First Person: Heartbroken but hopeful, under Taliban rule in Afghanistan
Aug 19, 2022, at 07:06 pm
Zarina* is a young Afghan woman entrepreneur. Her drive for innovating, and passion for baking made her one of Afghanistan’s youngest entrepreneurs. Her business is still running, but her clients are scarce and her plans for expansion across the country had to be shut down.
Sri Lanka’s economic crisis pushes health system to brink of collapse
Aug 19, 2022, at 05:37 pm
New York: Sri Lanka is in the midst of the worst socio-economic crisis in its history, and the once robust health-care system is nearing collapse, with patients at risk from power shortages, a lack of medicines, and equipment shortages.
Aug 19, 2022, at 03:20 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said Hindu Community members of the country should be self-confident instead of feeling like minorities.
China's youth jobless rate hits a record high of 19.9%
Aug 18, 2022, at 06:01 am
Beijing: Official data released by the Chinese government showed the country's youth jobless rate has hit a record high of 19.9 percent, media reports said.
Chinese anime fan allegedly detained, interrogated by police for wearing traditional Japanese dress
Aug 18, 2022, at 05:57 am
Beijing: A Chinese anime fan has claimed she was detained by police and interrogated for wearing kimono, a traditional Japanese dress, to pose for photos in the eastern city of Suzhou, media reports said on Wednesday.
Bangabandhu Killing: Bangladesh Muktijoddha Morcha protests against Pakistan
Aug 18, 2022, at 05:52 am
Dhaka: Anti-Pakistan demonstrators protested in Dhaka on Aug 15 to mark the death anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rehman.
Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan owns Rs 304m assets
Aug 18, 2022, at 05:49 am
Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has declared his assets in the nomination papers which amount to Rs. 304 million, media reports said.
Huge explosion rocks Kabul Mosque, many feared killed
Aug 18, 2022, at 05:40 am
Kabul/IBNS: A huge explosion rocked a mosque in the Aghan capital Kabul during evening prayers on Wednesday with many feared dead or injured, media reports said on Wednesday.
Thailand Police arrest Chinese businessman for illegally running online casino
Aug 18, 2022, at 04:24 am
Bangkok: Thailand Police have arrested a Chinese businessman for allegedly running an illegal online casino, media reports said on Wednesday.
400 Afghan families receive assistance from China
Aug 17, 2022, at 11:57 pm
Aybak, Afghanistan: A total of 400 families in Afghanistan's northern Samangan province received assistance from China on Wednesday, provincial government official Wali Mohammad Stanikzai said.
Rohingya refugees share concerns with UN rights commissioner during visit to Cox’s Bazar
Aug 17, 2022, at 11:04 pm
New York: During her first official visit to Bangladesh, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, met with a host of officials, civil society representatives and Rohingya refugees on Tuesday.
Bangladesh: Chinese contractor booked in Dhaka crash
Aug 17, 2022, at 12:17 am
Dhaka: Police have filed a case against the contractor and crane operator for a crash here on Monday which crushed five persons to death and injured two inside a car.
Pakistan : 2 policemen guarding anti-polio team shot dead
Aug 16, 2022, at 11:11 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: Two policemen were killed in firing by unknown gunmen in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, according to police officials on Tuesday.
UN agencies recommitment to women, girls in Afghanistan one year after Taliban takeover
Aug 16, 2022, at 09:05 pm
A year of Taliban rule in Afghanistan has led to a deterioration in the lives of women and girls, affecting all aspects of their human rights, three UN agencies reported on Monday.
Pakistan: Passenger bus collides with oil tanker, 20 die
Aug 16, 2022, at 03:22 pm
At least 20 people died and six others were hurt when a passenger bus collided with an oil tanker on the Multan-Sukkur Motorway (M-5) in Pakistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
Pakistani artist creates special video, posts on Internet to wish Indians on I-Day
Aug 15, 2022, at 11:15 pm
Indians, who are celebrating their 75th Independence Day on Monday, received a special wish from Pakistan as artist Siyal Khan posted a video on Twitter playing the Indian National Anthem on Rabab, winning hearts across the internet.
Bangladesh: Fire at polythene factory brought under control
Aug 15, 2022, at 08:34 pm
Dhaka: A fire, which broke out at a polythene factory in Old Dhaka's Chawkbazar area, has been brought under control, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: 35 sustain bullet injuries amid Independence Day celebration in Karachi
Aug 15, 2022, at 03:13 pm
Karachi: As many as 35 people, including five women, sustained bullet injuries during Pakistan's Independence Day celebration in Karachi city on Sunday, media reports said.
Ahmadi man stabbed to death in Pakistan over 'religious differences'
Aug 15, 2022, at 03:13 am
Lahore: An Ahmadi man was stabbed to death in Pakistan's Chenabnagar region over ‘religious differences’ on Friday, media reports said on Sunday.
Ousted Pakistan PM Imran Khan's PTI hires firm to ‘improve image’ in US
Aug 15, 2022, at 12:47 am
Washington: Former PM Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) US chapter has hired a public relations firm to improve its image in the United States.
Pakistan: Political activists, opposition leaders observe I-Day as Black Day
Aug 14, 2022, at 10:59 pm
Islamabad: A certain section of people, political activists and opposition leaders observed the 75th Independence Day of Pakistan as 'Black Day' when they showed dissatisfaction with the government.
Pakistan: Two Pakistan Army soldiers die during terror attack in Balochistan
Aug 14, 2022, at 10:36 pm
Quetta: At least two Pakistan Army soldiers died when unidentified terrorists raided a post of security forces in the Harnai area of Balochistan on Saturday night, media reports said on Sunday.
Aug 14, 2022, at 03:17 am
Karachi, Pakistan: Pakistan might be witnessing a shortage of medicines as a tug of war between pharmaceutical manufacturers and the drug regulatory body is threatening to turn into a crisis after a decision was taken by local companies to stop the production of several drugs.
Pakistan govt creating ‘contingency plan’ to tackle TTP resurgence
Aug 14, 2022, at 03:14 am
Islamabad: The Pakistani government is planning to create a ‘contingency plan’ to deal with a potential resurgence of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
China publishes its first white paper on Taiwan in more than two decades
Aug 14, 2022, at 03:07 am
Beijing: Triggering a new conflict, China has published its first white paper on Taiwan in more than two decades, offering as a blueprint for unification of the “one country, two systems” model that it used to recover Hong Kong a quarter of a century ago.
Afghanistan: Four people, including two Taliban members, wounded in Kabul blast
Aug 14, 2022, at 12:25 am
Kabul: At least four people, including two members of the Taliban forces, were wounded in a blast which occurred close to an electronic identity center in PD 13 of capital Kabul on Saturday, media reports said.
‘Immensely bleak’ future for Afghanistan unless massive human rights reversal, experts warn
Aug 13, 2022, at 06:06 pm
New York: The international community must dramatically increase efforts to urge the de facto authorities in Afghanistan to adhere to basic human rights principles, a group of UN independent rights experts said on Friday.
Ahmadiyya community man stabbed to death in Pakistan
Aug 13, 2022, at 03:01 pm
Islamabad: An unidentified man stabbed to death a man belonging to the Ahmadiyya community in Chenab Nagar area of Pakistan, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: Unknown gunmen kill three teen friends in Swabi
Aug 13, 2022, at 05:03 am
Swabi, Pakistan: Unknown gunmen were suspected to have killed three teen friends and their bodies were recovered from a graveyard in Swabi region of Pakistan on Monday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Powerloom workers’ protest continues in Faisalabad
Aug 13, 2022, at 05:01 am
Toba Tek Singh, Pakistan: The sit-in of powerloom workers of the Sadhar industrial sector took place for the ninth straight day on Wednesday at Faisalabad’s Airport Chowk in Pakistan after the deadlock continued between powerloom workers and owners over increasing wages of workers as per the notification of the government.