Ghulja Massacre: Protests held in Bangladesh over Uyghur atrocities by China
Feb 06, 2023, at 11:24 pm
Dhaka: Several regions in Bangladesh witnessed protests against Chinese atrocities against Uyghur people recently to mark the anniversary of the Ghulja Massacre.
Pervez Musharraf broke from the past to reach out to GoI: Hurriyat
Feb 06, 2023, at 11:04 pm
Srinagar: Kashmiri separatist group All Parties Hurriyat Conference on Monday said that Pakistan’s former president General Pervez Musharraf broke from the past to reach out to Government India with an open mind to resolve the Kashmir issue.
Chinese atrocities against Uyghur: Demonstrations held in Turkey
Feb 06, 2023, at 10:45 pm
Istanbul: People in the Turkish city of Saryer marked Ghulja Massacre by walking out on the streets of the region and protested against China’s atrocities towards Uyghur Muslims.
Bangladesh: Unknown miscreants destroy 14 Hindu temples in Thakurgaon
Feb 06, 2023, at 01:40 am
Thakurgaon: Unknown miscreants have allegedly vandalized idols in 14 Hindu temples in Thakurgaon region of Bangladesh, media reports said on Sunday.
Bangladesh: Police arrest five people for gangraping woman who visited Dhaka
Feb 06, 2023, at 12:59 am
Dhaka: Police have arrested five people in the case related to the suspected gangrape of a mother who travelled from Jashore to Dhaka to meet her children, media reports said.
China: Road mishaps leave 16 people dead
Feb 06, 2023, at 12:23 am
Beijing: At least 16 people died after five multi-vehicle rear-end collisions occurred in central China's Hunan Province, media reports said on Sunday.
UNSC went against US on 2003 Iraq issue to avoid instability: Pakistan Ex-Foreign Minister
Feb 06, 2023, at 12:02 am
Geneva: The United Nations Security Council had to take a stand against the United States on the issue of Iraq in 2003 in order to avoid creating a precedent for preemptive attacks that could create global instability, Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, a former Pakistani foreign minister, told Sputnik.
Pakistan: Blast close to Quetta Police Lines leaves five people injured
Feb 05, 2023, at 11:25 pm
Quetta: A blast close to the Quetta Police Lines area in Pakistan on Sunday left at least five people hurt, media reports said.
IMF lays 'tough conditions' to release $1.1 billion to cash-strapped Pakistan
Feb 05, 2023, at 07:43 pm
Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has laid a string of “tough conditions” to bail Pakistan out of its spiralling financial crisis, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said, media reported.
Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf dies at 79 after prolonged illness
Feb 05, 2023, at 06:14 pm
Dubai/IBNS: Former Pakistan President and chief of the country's Army staff Pervez Musharraf, who had seized power in the South Asian nation in a bloodless coup in 1999, died at the American Hospital in UAE's Dubai on Sunday after a prolonged illness. He was 79.
China strongly opposes US move to shoot down 'unmanned' airship
Feb 05, 2023, at 04:26 pm
Beijing/UNI: China expressed strong dissatisfaction and opposition towards the US use of force to attack a Chinese civilian 'unmanned' airship, the country's Foreign Ministry said Sunday in a statement.
2 hurt in car explosion in central Kabul: Police
Feb 05, 2023, at 07:05 am
Kabul: At least two people were injured in a car explosion in Kabul's second district on Saturday, Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said.
Taliban detains Afghanistan professor who protested ban on women's education
Feb 05, 2023, at 04:45 am
Kabul: Afghanistan's Taliban government has detained a professor who tore up his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees on live TV in protest against a ban on Afghan women’s education in the country.
Former Pakistan minister says situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa deteriorating rapidly
Feb 05, 2023, at 04:41 am
Islamabad: A prominent minister of the former PM Imran Khan-led government has claimed that the security situation in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) is deteriorating rapidly.
Peshawar blast investigation: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police take a stand with threat of mass resignation
Feb 05, 2023, at 04:34 am
Peshawar: A memo circulated by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police's special branch has revealed that over 100,000 junior ranks are considering resigning en masse if the recent attack on the mosque wasn’t not properly investigated, media reports said.
Feb 05, 2023, at 12:14 am
Lahore: Pakistan's Punjab Home Department has directed Chinese nationals, who are living in the province or working with private companies, to hire private security companies of A category for their security, media reports said.
TTP can’t be eliminated without Kabul’s support, says PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry
Feb 05, 2023, at 12:05 am
Islamabad: PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday said the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan could not be eliminated without the support of the Afghanistan government.
Stop intel agencies from meddling in politics: Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan asks President Alvi
Feb 04, 2023, at 11:57 pm
Islamabad: PTI chief Imran Khan has sought the president's intervention to stop the “brazen interference of intelligence agencies” in politics, media reports said on Saturday.
Bhutan on course of graduating from Least Developed Countries status by June 2023: Reports
Feb 04, 2023, at 10:37 pm
Thimpu: Bhutan is on its way to graduate from the Least Developed Countries (LDC) status by June 2023, media reports said on Saturday.
PTA bans Wikipedia in Pakistan over 'sacrilegious content'
Feb 04, 2023, at 09:19 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has banned popular website Wikipedia in the country for not “blocking/removing sacrilegious content” within the 48-hour deadline given to the website, media reports said on Saturday.
Feb 04, 2023, at 07:34 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: A Pakistan leader has stirred a row with his bizarre solution to the country's economic crisis that has kept the South Asian nation on an edge, media reports said.
Myanmar junta is selling Rakhine's natural gas to China: Reports
Feb 04, 2023, at 07:06 pm
Naypyidaw: Myanmar's military junta has been selling Rakhine’s natural gas to China and it has sold over USD 1.43 billion worth of it in 2022, media reports said.
Pakistan: Police detain over 20 Afghan refugees from Islamabad
Feb 04, 2023, at 03:17 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani police have detained more than 20 Afghan refugees in Islamabad city on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan Rupee slides further to touch Rs 276.58 per dollar
Feb 03, 2023, at 11:06 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistani Rupee plunged further on Friday to touch Rs 276.58 per dollar in the interbank market, media reports said on Fridayl
Pakistan: Two terrorists killed during exchange of fire with security forces
Feb 03, 2023, at 08:47 pm
Lahore: At least two terrorists were killed by security forces in Pakistan's North Waziristan District during an exchange of fire on Friday, media reports said.
US, Pakistan officials fear looming food crisis
Feb 03, 2023, at 08:44 pm
Islamabad: US and Pakistani officials have said a potential food crisis, exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, the ever-rising inflation, and the devaluation of rupee “is a real concern in Pakistan”.
Hazara Committee in UK releases report on situation of members in Pakistan
Feb 03, 2023, at 08:40 pm
Islamabad: The Hazara community in the UK has recently released a report which revealed the atrocities faced by the community members in Pakistan.
Pakistan: Police stage demonstration against rising terrorism in KP
Feb 03, 2023, at 08:21 pm
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police on Wednesday protested against the rising terrorism in the province, media reports said.
Pakistan: Officers at Secretariat announce strike from Feb 6
Feb 03, 2023, at 07:40 pm
Peshawar: Officers at the Pakistani secretariat recently announced they will observe a pen-down strike from Feb 6 against what they said discrimination in grant of the executive allowance.
Pakistan ranks 140th in Corruption Perception Index
Feb 03, 2023, at 07:28 pm
Islamabad: Transparency International (TI) on Tuesday issued its 2022 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) report on global corruption where it found that the shared rule of Shehbaz Sharif and Imran Khan government is more than before.