Chinese funded dam project: Demonstrators protest in PoK against biased policies
Aug 03, 2022, at 11:13 pm
Gilgit Baltistan: A protest was recently organized against the biased policies of the Chinese Dam administration and Pakistan-Occupied Gilgit Baltistan government as locals were being ignored for jobs related to Diamer-Bhasha dam construction projects.
Pakistan: Pakistan shuts down 263 illegal treatment centres in 11 districts
Aug 03, 2022, at 10:58 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) has shut down 263 illegal treatment centres in 11 districts of the country, media reports said.
Pakistan: Rains kills 15 in Balochistan
Aug 03, 2022, at 10:29 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The death toll from torrential rains and flash floods in Balochistan increased by 15 after heavy downpour continued to batter several districts, destroying houses and damaging infrastructure, Dawn reported on Wednesday.
China suspends export of natural sand to Taiwan: Ministry
Aug 03, 2022, at 08:14 pm
Beijing: The export of natural sand to the Taiwan region will be suspended starting Wednesday, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said.
Afghanistan: Unknown men kill woman in Badghis province
Aug 03, 2022, at 03:11 pm
Kabul: Unknown men have killed a woman in Afghanistan's Badghis province, media reports said on Wednesday.
21 Chinese military planes enter Taiwan's airspace as Nancy Pelosi visits
Aug 03, 2022, at 05:08 am
Taipei/IBNS: A total of 21 Chinese military planes flew into Taiwan's air defence zone on Tuesday as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived at the self-ruled island that Beijing considers its territory, officials in Taipei said.
Wreckage of missing Pakistani Army helicopter found, 6 officers dead
Aug 02, 2022, at 11:53 pm
Islamabad: The wreckage of the Pakistani Army helicopter which went missing in Pakistan's Balochistan region on Monday night has been recovered with all the 6 officers and soldiers onboard found dead.
Pakistan: ECP rules Imran Khan's PTI received prohibited funding
Aug 02, 2022, at 10:38 pm
Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan, in a unanimous verdict on Tuesday, said it found former PM Imran Khan's PTI received prohibited funding.
Pakistani Army helicopter with senior officers on board goes missing in Balochistan
Aug 02, 2022, at 03:04 pm
Islamabad: A Pakistani Army helicopter, which was carrying senior officials, went missing in Balochistan on Monday, media reports said.
Pakistan: July inflation figure touches 24.93 pct
Aug 02, 2022, at 02:40 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's citizens are bearing the burden of increasing food prices as the inflation rate in July touched a 14-year high of 24.93 per cent, media reports said.
Imran Khan, Miftah Ismail trade barbes over Pakistan economic crisis
Aug 02, 2022, at 04:34 am
Islamabad: PML-N and PTI leaders recently exchanged barbs as Pakistan's economy continued to struggle and even the country's rupee maintained the losing streak against the US dollar.
Stabilising Chinese economy: Shanghai offers over 5,000 postdoctoral posts
Aug 02, 2022, at 01:07 am
Shanghai: Shanghai has offered vacancies for 5,157 postdoctoral positions with the highest annual salary going up to 7,00,000 yuan as an attempt to stabilise the economy of China.
Aug 02, 2022, at 12:35 am
Beijing: China is planning to conduct live-fire exercises on Saturday in waters near Pingtan Island of Fujian province just ahead of the possible visit to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, media reports said.
Fates of Pakistani medical graduates in US in doubts
Aug 02, 2022, at 12:28 am
Islamabad: Doctors, who graduated from Pakistan, might not be able to work in the United States (US) after Jan 2024 as the country has failed to meet the criteria of the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) and the deadline is approaching fast, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: Lakki villages demonstrate against police action during Kabaddi match
Aug 02, 2022, at 12:21 am
Lakki Marwat, Pakistan: A large number of villagers closed the Tajazai-Darra Tang Road in Lakki city to protest against the police for disrupting a sports event in Mela Shahabkhel village of Pakistan on Saturday.
Pakistan: 2 die during Gilgit clash
Aug 01, 2022, at 03:36 pm
Gilgit: At least two people died and 17 others were injured when two religious groups clashed in the Gilgit region of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on Sunday, media reports said.
One dies in border clash between Iran, Taliban : Reports
Aug 01, 2022, at 03:16 am
Kabul: One person has died and another got injured in a clash between border forces of Iran and the Taliban (under UN sanctions over terrorist activities) in Afghanistan's southwestern province of Nimruz, Afghan media reported on Sunday.
Unknown gunmen kill religious scholar in Afghanistan
Jul 31, 2022, at 07:22 pm
Kabul: Unknown gunmen have shot down a religious scholar in Kunar province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday.
3 injured in football match blast in southwest Pakistan
Jul 31, 2022, at 03:56 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua: At least three people were injured in a blast in Turbat city of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, on Saturday night.
Jul 31, 2022, at 04:55 am
Kabul: Signalling a new geopolitical equation, Taliban rolled out a red carpet welcome for a batch of Afghanistan Military cadets, who were trained in India, as they returned to Kabul recently.
Afghanistan: Video showing Taliban destroying Pakistan-built minaret goes viral on social media
Jul 31, 2022, at 04:31 am
Kabul: A video has gone viral on the social media which showed members of the Taliban destroying a minaret built by the Pakistani Army in Afghanistan by Badakhshis in Wakhan Badakhshan.
Pakistan: Economic outlook looks bleak, says Ministry of Finance
Jul 31, 2022, at 12:13 am
Sukkur: Pakistan's Ministry of Finance on Thursday said the country's economic outlook remained uncertain and blurry while inflation would stick around the current level of 21 percent in the short term.
Pakistan:Displaced persons from Waziristan continue their demonstration in Peshawar
Jul 30, 2022, at 11:00 pm
Peshawar: The Temporarily Displaced Persons (TDPs) from North Waziristan tribal district on Thursday continued their demonstration for the fourth consecutive day as they demanded practical steps for resolution of their problems.
Afghanistan: Blast in Kabul International Cricket Stadium leaves '19 people' dead
Jul 30, 2022, at 10:53 pm
Kabul: As many as 19 spectators are believed to have died as a blast hit Kabul International Cricket Stadium in Afghanistan's capital city while a match was ongoing on Friday.
Pakistan: Special court to indict PM Shehbaz Sharif, Hamza on Sept 7 in money laundering case
Jul 30, 2022, at 07:10 pm
Islamabad: A special court in Lahore on Saturday fixed September 7 when Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, his son Hamza Shahbaz, and others, will be indicted for their alleged involvement in a money laundering case to the tune of Rs16 billion in the sugar scam case, Geo News reported on Saturday.
Pakistan: Six Baloch separatists killed in Kech operation
Jul 30, 2022, at 05:58 pm
Islamabad: At least six Baloch separatists were killed in a heavy exchange of fire with security forces in the Hoshab area of Kech district during an operation, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement here on Saturday.
Armed men breach canal dyke to ‘punish farmers’ for not paying protection money in Pakistani village
Jul 30, 2022, at 05:41 am
Sukkur, Pakistan: A group of armed men breached a dyke of Hazaro Shakh (water channel) to inundate several acres of farmland in Hafiz Mohammad Bakhsh Malik village near Tangwani town of Pakistan on Wednesday to punish the growers as they declined to pay them protection money.
Pakistan: North Waziristan people demonstrate against targeted killing
Jul 30, 2022, at 05:37 am
North Waziristan, Pakistan: Residents of Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal district on Wednesday protested against the targeted killings and lawlessness in the area, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: 1,072 constables among 1,480 KP cops died in last 15 years
Jul 30, 2022, at 05:34 am
Islamabad: As many as 1,480 policemen, including 1,072 constables, of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police were killed in suicide attacks, bomb blasts, target killings, encounters and ambushes in the past 15 years in the province, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Family members of missing persons Aslam Mengal and Shah Fahad Baloch demonstrate in Kharan
Jul 30, 2022, at 05:31 am
Kharan, Pakistan: Family members of “missing persons” Aslam Mengal and Shah Fahad Baloch participated in rallies in Kharan region of Pakistan recently to press for their immediate release.