Sri Lankan imports increase 23.1 pct in January 2022
Apr 03, 2022, at 04:01 am
Colombo: Sri Lanka's imports grew 23.1 per cent in January 2022, compared to January 2021, the latest data released by the central bank showed.
Sri Lanka imposes 36-hour curfew
Apr 03, 2022, at 03:14 am
Colombo/UNI/Xinhua: Sri Lanka declared an islandwide curfew from 6 pm Saturday to 6 am Monday as the country faced a severe power crisis and rising inflation.
Imran Khan calls on people of Pakistan to come out on streets ahead of non-trust vote
Apr 03, 2022, at 02:51 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday appealed to the people of his country to hit the streets to oppose the politicians who are pushing for a no-trust vote in the parliament, reasserting that foreign conspirators are looking to oust him from office.
Afghanistan: Two explosions rock Herat, four civilians die
Apr 03, 2022, at 12:08 am
Kabul: At least four civilians died in two explosions rocked Afghanistan's Herat region on Friday, media reports said.
Apr 02, 2022, at 07:15 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan's Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly, Shehbaz Sharif has asked the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration to ensure security of every parliamentarian irrespective of political affiliation after Prime Minister Imran Khan spoke about gathering 10,000 supporters outside Parliament on Sunday.
Apr 02, 2022, at 02:31 pm
New York: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has regretted that girls’ education above 6th grade still remains suspended in Taliban ruled Afghanistan.
Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after unrest over economic crisis
Apr 02, 2022, at 06:14 am
Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday declared a state of emergency providing the security forces with sweeping powers a day after hundreds of people protested outside his residence amid an unprecedented economic crisis.
My life is in danger: Pakistan PM Imran Khan ahead of no-confidence motion
Apr 02, 2022, at 04:36 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Ahead of the no-confidence motion against him, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said that his life is in danger.
4,500 MW power shortfall causes hour-long outages in Pakistan
Apr 02, 2022, at 02:17 am
Islamabad: All power companies in Pakistan have started observing hour-long forced loadshedding in urban and rural areas after the electricity shortfall in the country touched around 4,500 megawatts, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Low intensity blasts damage railway tracks in Hyderabad, Kotri
Apr 02, 2022, at 02:12 am
Hyderabad, Pakistan: Low intensity blasts damaged the railway tracks in Pakistan's Hyderabad and Kotri regions on Thursday, media reports said.
China's factory activities slow down in March amid COVID-19 resurgence
Apr 02, 2022, at 02:03 am
Beijing: The factory activities in China, a country witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases, likely shrank in March, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan may witness 27 pct water shortage in early Kharif season
Apr 02, 2022, at 01:36 am
Islamabad: Pakistan is likely to witness 27 percent water shortage during early Kharif season (starting April 1), media reports said on Friday.
Ruling PTI tops list of poll code violators: Pakistan election body document
Apr 02, 2022, at 01:33 am
Islamabad: A document prepared by the Election Commission of Pakistan has showed Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) committed more violations of the code of conduct during the campaign for local government elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) than other parties and independent candidates put together.
No truth behind Imran Khan's allegations: US rejects Pakistan PM's 'foreign conspiracy' claim
Apr 02, 2022, at 01:29 am
Washington: The United State has rejected Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's allegation that Washington played a role in an alleged "foreign conspiracy" to oust him from power.
Pakistan: Govt may take back PECA ordinance, IHC informed during hearing
Apr 02, 2022, at 01:09 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has informed the Islamabad High Court (IHC) that it is possible that it might take back the PECA Ordinance.
Pakistan: People find trouble as inflation rate touches 12.7 pct in March
Apr 02, 2022, at 12:36 am
Islamabad: People in Pakistan might be facing more troubles as the inflation rate jumped to 12.7 percent in March.
Pakistan: People find trouble as inflation rate touches 12.7 pct in March
Apr 02, 2022, at 12:24 am
Islamabad: People in Pakistan might be facing more troubles as the inflation rate jumped to 12.7 percent in March.
Imran Khan is history: Ex-wife Reham Khan tweets slamming Pakistan PM
Apr 01, 2022, at 10:40 pm
Islamabad: Imran Khan's ex-wife Reham Khan on Friday slammed him and said people of the country should focus on standing together to clean the mess that the PM has created.
Afghanistan: Explosion leaves five children dead
Apr 01, 2022, at 10:27 pm
Kabul: At least five children died as an explosive device left over from the past wars exploded in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan protests to US over Imran Khan's charge
Apr 01, 2022, at 10:15 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan has summoned a senior US diplomat to lodge a formal protest over the alleged American ''interference into its country's politics".
Absolutely no truth in Imran's allegations: US
Apr 01, 2022, at 04:45 pm
Washington/UNI: The White House on Thursday strongly denied the accusations of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan that foreign agencies are behind the attempts to destabilize his government.
Apr 01, 2022, at 02:20 pm
Colombo: Hundreds of protestors gathered outside Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's private residence in the capital city late on Thursday night, after the island experienced long power cuts further worsening the economic conditions.
Three stooges working with foreign powers want to oust me, will fight till end: Imran Khan
Apr 01, 2022, at 03:21 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is on the verge of losing his post after failing to prove a majority in the assembly, on Thursday urged the youth of the nation to not "crawl like ants" and alleged that "three stooges" working with foreign powers want to oust him of power.
Pak PM Imran Khan to address nation tonight after National Assembly adjourns till Sunday
Apr 01, 2022, at 01:37 am
Islamabad/UNI: Embattled Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will address the nation Thursday night after the 69-year-old cancelled his speech on Wednesday.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan offers to dissolve Assembly if no-trust motion is withdrawn
Mar 31, 2022, at 11:22 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday offered to dissolve the Assembly, if the no-confidence motion against him was withdrawn.
Imran Khan's address to nation postponed: PTI Senator
Mar 31, 2022, at 01:18 am
Islamabad: PTI Senator Faisal Javed Khan on Wednesday said Imran Khan's address to the nation has been postponed.
Blasphemy: Four girls 'slaughter' female seminary teacher in Pakistan
Mar 31, 2022, at 01:16 am
Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan: Four girls allegedly killed a female seminary teacher after accusing her of blasphemy at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Dera Ismail Khan region in Pakistan, media reports said on Wednesday.
China: People scramble to buy essential supply amid Shanghai's divided lockdown
Mar 31, 2022, at 01:12 am
Shanghai, China: Shanghai, a city which has been put under lockdown dividedly, is seeing residents scrambling to buy essential supplies while thousands quarantine in offices, media reports said on Wednesday.
Australian journalist Cheng Lei to be tried in Beijing
Mar 31, 2022, at 01:01 am
Beijing: An Australian TV journalist, who was detained in China 19 months ago, will be put on trial in the upcoming days, the Australian government confirmed on Wednesday.
Pakistan: MQM-P formally joins opposition
Mar 31, 2022, at 12:11 am
Islamabad: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), a key ally of PM Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf-led coalition government, on Wednesday announced to part ways with the ruling PTI.