Over 3 million child labourers in Bangladesh; 1.3 million exposed to hazardous conditions
Sep 20, 2022, at 01:34 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Over three million children in Bangladesh are trapped in child labour and among them 1.3 million are made to work extremely hard in hazardous conditions, according to a report.
US releases top Afghan drug lord in prisoner swap
Sep 20, 2022, at 12:23 am
Washington: The United States released a powerful Afghan drug lord after two decades of imprisonment at Guantanamo Bay detention camp in return for an American held prisoner by the Taliban, Afghan officials said.
Karzai condemns clashes between Taliban, NRF in Panjshir
Sep 20, 2022, at 12:02 am
Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai had reacted to the ongoing clashes between Taliban and National Resistance Forces (NRF) in Panjshir and said the continued bloodshed must stop.
Taliban govt to ban Pubg, Tiktok in Afghanistan in 3 months
Sep 19, 2022, at 11:55 pm
The Taliban government has decided to ban Pub G and TikTok apps in the next three months.
Pakistan govt's expenses shoot up to Rs1.1 trillion in 2 months
Sep 19, 2022, at 11:34 pm
Islamabad: The current expenditure of the Pakistan government has touched nearly Rs1.1 trillion.
Pakistan: Flour crisis continues in Balochistan
Sep 19, 2022, at 11:32 pm
Quetta, Pakistan: The Balochistan region of Pakistan continues to face a flour crisis with the mill owners continuing to blame the provincial government for failing to procure the required wheat this year.
Pakistani Rupee slides by Rs. 1.07 during interbank
Sep 19, 2022, at 11:11 pm
The Pakistani Rupee slides by Rs1.07 against USD during the interbank market on Monday.
Taliban make $200m annually through criminal activities in Pakistan, claims Senator
Sep 19, 2022, at 08:25 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar has claimed that a high ranking government official revealed in a meeting of the National Security Committee of the National Assembly that the Afghan Taliban have been generating around USD 200 million annually by performing different kinds of criminal activities, which included extortion, in Pakistan.
Pakistan: Quetta blast leaves one dead
Sep 19, 2022, at 03:57 am
Quetta: At least one person died in a grenade explosion in Pakistan's Quetta region on Friday, media reports said.
UN Mission urges Taliban govt of Afghanistan to allow high school education for girls
Sep 18, 2022, at 11:33 pm
Kabul: The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) urged on Sunday the Taliban-led (under UN sanctions for terrorist activities) Afghan government to allow high school education for girls.
Afghanistan: One person dies as blast rocks Takhar
Sep 18, 2022, at 02:22 am
Kabul: One person died and three others were injured when a blast rocked the provincial capital of Takhar in Afghanistan, media reports said on Saturday.
Nepal: Landslide in Achham district leaves 17 people dead
Sep 17, 2022, at 11:06 pm
Kathmandu: Landslide in Nepal's Achham district has left 17 people dead and five others hurt,media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: 37 new people die due to flood, death toll 1,545
Sep 17, 2022, at 11:04 pm
The ongoing devastating flood in Pakistan has left 37 people dead as the death toll due to the natural calamity touched 1,545.
Sri Lanka 2019 Easter Sunday attacks: Former President Sirisena named suspect
Sep 17, 2022, at 03:36 pm
Colombo:A SriLankan court on Friday named former President Maithripala Sirisena as a suspect in a case related to the Easter Bombing of 2019.
Pakistan: 2,211 children abused in the period between January and June, claims NGO
Sep 17, 2022, at 05:47 am
Lahore: An NGO has claimed 2,211 children were abused in Pakistan in the period between January and June.
Pakistan: Three arrested in Haripur for ‘maligning’ army, its officers
Sep 17, 2022, at 05:36 am
Haripur, Pakistan: The cybercrime wing of the Federal Investigation Agency recently arrested three persons on the charges of maligning army and its senior officers through their social media accounts, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Swat residents demonstrate against rise of terror activities
Sep 17, 2022, at 05:30 am
Swat, Pakistan: Residents of Swat region of Pakistan recently demonstrated against the rise in terror activities in the area.
COVID-19 lockdown: China’s smartphone shipments tumble 31% in July
Sep 17, 2022, at 05:26 am
Beijing: China's lack of major smartphone releases and weak consumer sentiment led to a plunge of shipment of the gadget by 31 percent in July, media reports said.
Cyber warfare: Taiwan may hike defence spending amid Chinese threat
Sep 17, 2022, at 05:16 am
Taipei: Taiwan has decided to increase defense spending by 15 percent next year and enhance its military capabilities amid rising threats from China.
Shehbaz Sharif says even friendly countries are ‘fatigued’ by Pakistan's aid seeking
Sep 17, 2022, at 05:12 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif recently highlighted the poor economic state of the nation when he said friendly countries had started looking at Pakistan as a country that was always asking for money.
Undeclared Chinese blockade: Nepali traders dying by suicide
Sep 17, 2022, at 04:59 am
Kathmandu: For the last two years Beijing has imposed an undeclared blockade at the transit points on the Nepal-China border citing the COVID-19 pandemic which is causing trouble for Nepali traders and even their deaths by suicide.
Fire engulfs office tower in China, no casualty
Sep 16, 2022, at 10:47 pm
Beijing: A massive fire broke out at a high-rise office building in downtown Changsha city of China, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Flood leaves 22 people dead
Sep 16, 2022, at 10:30 pm
Islamabad: At least 22 people were killed and nine others injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods in the last 24 hours in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said.
Sri Lanka: GDP shrinks 8.4 pc in 2Q
Sep 16, 2022, at 09:53 pm
Sri Lanka's economy has officially entered into a period of recession with back-to-back negative growth rates in the first and second quarters amid unending economic and political turmoil, a newspaper reported on Friday.
Pakistan: Chamkani tribesmen protest poor law and order situation in Kurram
Sep 16, 2022, at 06:37 am
Peshawar, Pakistan: Chamkani Youth Movement, a representative organisation of the Chamkani tribe of Kurram, recently demonstrated against the deteriorating law and order situation in the tribal district.
Sep 16, 2022, at 06:34 am
Islamabad: In the wake of a recent announcement by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) that it would crack down on virtual private networks (VPNs), netizens fear there might be a surge in state surveillance.
China's Zero COVID policy turns lives of Tibetans miserable: Reports
Sep 16, 2022, at 06:07 am
Beijing/Lhasa: The Chinese government's Zero Covid policy has turned the lives of Tibetans miserable, where the viral infection has witnessed a surge in recent times.
Pakistan: Hand grenade blast in Kohat leaves three cops hurt
Sep 16, 2022, at 12:25 am
Kohat: At least three cops were hurt when a hand grenade blast occurred close to Bilitang police station of Kohat district in Pakistan, media reports said on Thursday.
China: Police detain four in Xinjiang for allegedly spreading rumours about COVID-19 outbreak
Sep 15, 2022, at 09:53 pm
Beijing: Police in the Xinjiang region of China have arrested four internet users and accused them of spreading rumours about an outbreak of Covid-19.
Afghanistan: UN accuses Taliban of harassing female staff
Sep 15, 2022, at 09:46 pm
New York/Kabul: The United Nations authorities in Afghanistan have accused the Taliban authorities of intimidating and harassing its female staff working in the country, including detaining three women for questioning on Monday.