Nepal responsible for torture, rape and killing of teenage girl: UN rights committee
May 24, 2022, at 07:13 pm
New York: Authorities in Nepal must thoroughly investigate the February 2004 torture, rape and execution of a 16-year-old girl by security forces during the country’s civil war, the UN Human Rights Committee said in a ruling on Monday.
China: Shanghai witnessing mass exodus of talent, labour amid tightened COVID-19 lockdown
May 24, 2022, at 01:01 am
Shanghai: Shanghai is facing an exodus of talent and labour as thousands of people leave the pandemic-hit city which is witnessing a total lockdown since Apr 1.
South Korean President wants to reduce reliance on Chinese imports
May 24, 2022, at 12:48 am
Seoul: South Korea, under the leadership of President Yoon Suk-yeol, is aiming to diversify the country’s imports and reduce dependence on China.
Philippines deploys buoys as ‘sovereign markers’ in disputed South China Sea
May 24, 2022, at 12:40 am
Manila: Philippines government has installed buoys and opened some command posts to mark out and assert its sovereignty in waters and islets it claims in the disputed South China Sea, media reports said on Sunday.
Imran Khan wants to plunge Pakistan into civil war: Shehbaz Sharif
May 23, 2022, at 11:29 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif accused former prime minister and PTI chairman Imran Khan of trying to incite a civil war in the country, and warned him that the nation will hold him by the collar for his ‘nefarious designs’, Dawn reported on Monday.
Pakistan: Police ready to stop long march in Islamabad
May 23, 2022, at 09:43 pm
Islamabad: Police in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi have started chalking out plans and strategies to stop the proposed 'Long March' called by former prime minister Imran Khan to the federal Capital, which will be followed by sit-in for indefinite time, The News reported on Monday.
May 23, 2022, at 09:09 pm
Washington: The members of Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities have staged a protest outside the White House on Sunday as they demanded actions against the perpetrators of the 1971 genocide, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan: Teenage girl abducted at gunpoint in Lahore
May 23, 2022, at 03:31 am
Lahore: A teenage girl was abducted at gunpoint in Pakistan's Lahore city, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan: Police start investigating murders of two Spanish sisters as 'honour killing'
May 23, 2022, at 02:38 am
Islamabad: Pakistani police have started investigating the murders of two Pakistani-Spanish sisters as an "honour killing", media reports said on Sunday.
Imran Khan announces PTI to begin long march towards Islamabad on May 25
May 23, 2022, at 12:48 am
Peshawar: Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Sunday announced his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf will participate in a long march towards Islamabad for the country's "battle for real freedom" will begin on May 25.
Pakistan: Forest fire rages in Balochistan
May 23, 2022, at 12:20 am
Islamabad: Devastating forest fire continues to rage in different parts of the Koh-i-Sulaiman range, with officials fearing that it may spread to populated areas, Dawn reported on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Blast in Kabul leaves three people hurt
May 23, 2022, at 12:08 am
Kabul: At least three people were hurt as a blast hit Police District 10 in Kabul city of Afghanistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Over 60 girls graduate from professional centre in Kabul
May 22, 2022, at 10:15 pm
Kabul: Over 60 girl students have graduated from a professional centre in Afghanistan capital Kabul city, media reports said on Sunday.
Tibetans forced to move to make way for Chinese power plant: Reports
May 22, 2022, at 05:58 am
Beijing: Residents of a Tibetan village in northwestern China’s Qinghai province have been forced to move out of their homes to make way for a government-ordered hydropower station, media reports said on Saturday.
China will soon establish their control over Indian Ocean by establishing ports on Myanmar: Reports
May 22, 2022, at 05:50 am
Beijing: China will soon establish their control over the Indian Ocean by establishing ports on Myanmar, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan water crisis: Sindh human rights group to protest outside UN Office
May 22, 2022, at 05:09 am
Islamabad: Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM), a human rights group, has decided to demonstrate in front of the UN office in New York against the water shortage in Pakistan that has led to a tense standoff between the provinces of Punjab and Sindh, media reports said.
HRCP condemns murder of Ahmadi man in Pakistan's Punjab province
May 22, 2022, at 04:58 am
Islamabad: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has condemned the murder of a Ahmadi man in the country's Punjab province.
Balochistan: Give Rights campaign to participate in civic polls
May 22, 2022, at 04:48 am
Quetta, Pakistan: Leader of the ‘Give Rights campaign’ and provincial General-Secretary of Jamaat e Islami Balochistan, Moulana Hidayat Ur Rahman Baloch has announced the party will participate in the civic polls in Pakistan.
Pakistan: International conference cancelled at Karachi University amid security threats
May 22, 2022, at 02:46 am
Karachi, Pakistan: An international conference, which was scheduled to be held at the University of Karachi (KU), has been cancelled amid security risk threats.
Pakistan: Protest held in Quetta over arrest of Baloch woman
May 22, 2022, at 02:35 am
Quetta, Pakistan: Protest was held in front of the Quetta Press Club in Pakistan over the recent arrest of Noor Jehan from Balochistan’s Turbat by the Counter-Terrorist Department, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: Imran Khan calls for nationwide protest following arrest of Shireen Mazari
May 21, 2022, at 11:52 pm
Islamabad: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) on Saturday called for a nationwide protest following the arrest of Shireen Mazari, former Human Rights Minister and senior PTI leader, by Punjab province's anti-corruption department.
Former Pakistani minister Shireen Mazari arrested
May 21, 2022, at 10:29 pm
Islamabad: Senior Pakistan-Tehreek-Insaf (PTI) leader and former federal minister for human rights Shireen Mazari was arrested from Islamabad , Geo News reported Saturday.
China is secretly increasing sea-borne oil imports from Russia at bargain prices
May 21, 2022, at 04:44 am
China has increased the purchase of Russian oil at discounted rates, Reuters reported.
Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to visit China
May 20, 2022, at 11:31 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will go to China from May 21 to 22 on his first official foreign visit since assuming office in April to discuss bilateral trade and economic cooperation, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
Afghanistan: Taliban bans wheat export
May 20, 2022, at 08:13 pm
Kabul: The Taliban on Friday banned the wheat exports from Afghanistan with immediate effect in order to meet domestic demand.
Afghanistan: Taliban issues diktat, directs female TV presenters to wear masks while going live
May 20, 2022, at 03:17 pm
Kabul: The Taliban’s Ministry of Propagation of Virtue and Prohibition of Vice has issued yet another bizarre diktat by which female TV presenters are directed to wear masks while going live.
Afghanistan: Attempted suicide cases, involving mostly women, rising in Badakhshan
May 19, 2022, at 01:09 am
Kabul: Health officials in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province has said around 30 people, who attempted to commit suicide, have been brought to the hospital in the past three months.
Pakistan rupee close to touching 200 mark against dollar
May 19, 2022, at 12:58 am
Islamabad: The Pakistani rupee continues to record a new low against the US dollar, trading at Rs 199.61, in the inter-bank market on Wednesday.
Pakistani TikToker faces flak for making video where she can be posing by forest fire
May 18, 2022, at 11:48 pm
Islamabad: A Pakistan TikToker recently drew flak from the public and social activists over posting a video of a forest fire in Islamabad's Margalla Hills.
Afghanistan: Taliban clash with Tajik border guards close to Sher Khan Bandar
May 18, 2022, at 10:16 pm
Kabul: Tajik border guards and Taliban forces recently fought on the border between the two countries near Sher Khan Bandar, local sources in Kunduz province told Khaama Press.