Chemical plant explodes in northeastern China - Reports
Jan 16, 2023, at 02:22 pm
Beijing: An explosion took place at a chemical plant in China's northeastern province of Liaoning on Sunday, Chinese media reported.
Pakistan's spiking inflation: Protests held across Larkana
Jan 16, 2023, at 06:34 am
Larkana: Activists of Shia Ulema Council, Pakistan Peoples Party-Shaheed Bhutto, Sindh Taraqqi-pasand Party and Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan recently demonstrated outside the local press club against spiking inflation and shortage of flour on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Cop, passer-by killed in attack on police post
Jan 16, 2023, at 06:25 am
Dera Ghazi Khan: A police official and a civilian were killed, and one police official was injured in a drive-by attack by two motorcyclists at the Jhangi police checkpoint in Pakistan recently, media reports said on Sunday.
Shameful for a nuclear power nation to beg for funds: Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif
Jan 16, 2023, at 05:57 am
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has said it was a matter of shame that his nation needed to beg amid a falling economic state despite being a nuclear powered nation.
Over 500 policemen deployed for security of 161 ‘VIPs’: Pakistan's SHC told
Jan 16, 2023, at 05:36 am
Sindh: Pakistan's Sindh High Court on Friday directed the provincial home secretary to inform it under what scheme of law the special commandos of police were assigned to escort the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party leaders under the title of very important persons (VIPs), media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan: Gwadar protest leader arrested from court
Jan 16, 2023, at 05:26 am
Islamabad: Maulana Hidayatur Rehman, the chief of Haq Do Tehreek (HDT), was arrested on Friday from Gwadar after dodging the police for about two weeks, media reports said.
Jan 16, 2023, at 04:56 am
Pokhara: A video has gone viral on the internet which allegedly captured the last moments of the Yeti Airlines flight which crashed in Nepal's Pokhara city on Sunday killing 68 people.
Pakistan witnessing protest as government remains ignorant towards troubles faced by people: Report
Jan 16, 2023, at 03:43 am
Islamabad: Pakistan is witnessing widespread protests from Gilgit-Baltistan in the north to Gwadar port city in the south with people expressing discontent over the regime, media reports said.
New aid package of 40 mn USD in cash reaches Afghanistan
Jan 16, 2023, at 12:08 am
Kabul: A new package of 40 million US dollars in cash as humanitarian aid has been delivered to Afghanistan and deposited in one of the commercial banks in Kabul, said a statement from Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), the country's central bank, released here on Sunday.
Nepal’s worst air crash in three decades in Pokhara kills 68
Jan 15, 2023, at 11:51 pm
Pokhara: At least 68 people died when a Yeti Airlines plane, which had 72 passengers onboard, crashed upon landing at Pokhara International Airport in Nepal's Kaski district on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Ex-Afghan MP killed in Kabul
Jan 15, 2023, at 10:45 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan's Taliban government has said a former woman member of the country's Parliament and one of her security guards have been killed in Kabul city, media reports said on Sunday.
Women's rights not on priority list, matter to be dealt with as per Islamic laws: Taliban
Jan 15, 2023, at 10:27 pm
Kabul: Taliban has made it clear easing restrictions on women, including ban from universities and working in non-governmental organizations (NGOs), is not on the list of its priorities, reported Khaama Press.
At least 40 people killed in Nepal plane crash near Pokhara: Report
Jan 15, 2023, at 08:47 pm
Kathmandu: At least 40 of the 72 people onboard Yeti Airlines operated ATR 72 aircraft have been killed after the aircraft crashed in Nepal’s Pokhara this morning, Reuters reported.
Nepal plane with 72 onboard crashes on Pokhara runway, 16 bodies recovered so far
Jan 15, 2023, at 06:00 pm
Kathmandu/IBNS: A plane carrying about 72 people onboard crashed in Nepal's Pokhara enroute from Kathmandu on Sunday morning, Yeti Airlines said.
Bangladesh: 3 more pilgrims die during Biswa Ijtema
Jan 14, 2023, at 11:36 pm
Dhaka: At least three pilgrims have died at the Biswa Ijtema grounds in Bangladesh town of Tongi on Saturday, media reports said.
Unity in Security Council essential, in face of Taliban rights violations against women and girls
Jan 14, 2023, at 09:13 pm
New York: The UN Security Council must be unified in opposing Taliban policies to erode the fundamental human rights of women and girls in Afghanistan, the UN’s Special Representative there said on Friday.
Lotus Tower vandalized, authority says strict action will be taken against those involved
Jan 14, 2023, at 03:14 pm
Colombo: Sri Lanka's Lotus Tower management has said strict action will be taken against people who vandalized the structure.
Pakistan: Three policemen killed in Peshawar terror attack
Jan 14, 2023, at 02:55 pm
Islamabad: At least three police personnel were killed during an exchange of gunfire with terrorists during an overnight assault at a police station in Peshawar city, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Former minister's house catches fire, no casualty
Jan 14, 2023, at 02:36 pm
Kabul: Residence of former Afghanistan Minister of Justice Fazal Ahmad Manavi in Rukha district has been set on fire, media reports said on Saturday.
China's population shrank last year for first time in decades: Reports
Jan 14, 2023, at 06:14 am
Beijing: Experts believe that China's population shrank last year for the first time in decades, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: PoK residents protest over shortage of wheat
Jan 14, 2023, at 06:09 am
Muzaffarabad: A large section of people in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) recently demonstrated over shortage of wheat and even hold Islamabad and the PoK government squarely responsible for the acute food shortages.
Pakistan: Residents of South Waziristan demonstrate against spike in terror activities
Jan 14, 2023, at 06:07 am
Wana, South Waziristan: Residents of South Waziristan recently blocked several roads in the Pakistani district for the sixth consecutive day amid rising terrorist activities in the region, media reports said.
Unknown men attack Pakistani journalist's residence with grenade
Jan 14, 2023, at 06:01 am
Peshawar: Unknown men attacked the house of a Parachinar-based journalist Mohammad Ali Turi in Pakistan with a hand grenade, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan witnessing Diphtheria outbreak
Jan 14, 2023, at 05:52 am
Islamabad: The National Institute of Health (NIH) Islamabad has ‘advised’ the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) to ensure the availability of Diphtheria Antitoxin in the country following the deaths of dozens of children throughout the country due to diphtheria.
Pakistan appoints ISI officer as Kartarpur corridor project CEO: Reports
Jan 14, 2023, at 05:49 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has appointed an Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officer as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the project management unit (PMU) that oversees the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Kartapur Sahib in Narowal district of Pakistan Punjab, The Times of India reported.
HRCP expresses concern over Pakistan flour crisis
Jan 14, 2023, at 01:00 am
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has expressed concern over the flour crisis in the country after several people were injured in different regions during a stampede over buying the food item.
Women Education issue: OIC to send ‘Team of Ulama’ to Afghanistan to discuss with Taliban
Jan 13, 2023, at 11:39 pm
Kabul: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is planning to send a delegation to Afghanistan to discuss the issues ranging from women’s rights to education and employment with the Taliban interim government.
Satellite images from Beijing's funeral home reveal new car park built as China's covid death surges
Jan 12, 2023, at 05:01 am
Beijing/IBNS: Disturbing satellite images have emerged showing a funeral home in Beijing clearing the way for a car park as more bodies arrive for cremation revealing the true scale of China's Covid situation even as the government tried to downplay it.
Afghanistan officials ask Pakistan not to arrest its citizens
Jan 12, 2023, at 12:31 am
Kabul: The chargés d'affaires of Afghanistan’s embassy in Islamabad, Sardar Ahmad Shakib, has asked Pakistan not to arrest Afghanistan citizens in the country.
Association claims 7 million people laid off in Pakistan textile industry
Jan 12, 2023, at 12:23 am
Islamabad: About seven million people in textile and textile-related industries have been laid off due to dwindling exports and the government’s failure to end the economic crisis, experts associated with the industry said.