Pakistan: Three die during shootout in Karachi
Dec 27, 2021, at 10:17 pm
Karachi: At least three people died and two people, including a policeman, were injured due to a shootout in Pakistan's Karachi city on Monday, media reports said.
Myanmar: UN humanitarian chief calls for probe into ‘grievous’ attack on civilian
Dec 27, 2021, at 10:11 pm
New York: Authorities in Myanmar must investigate a recent deadly attack against civilians in Kayah state, the UN humanitarian affairs chief Martin Griffiths said in a statement on Sunday.
Bangladesh: Death toll due to collision between train-bus in Narayanganj touches four
Dec 27, 2021, at 10:06 pm
Narayanganj: The death toll as a train hit a bus in Bangladesh region of Narayanganj has touched four, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: Eight die, 4 injured in shootings
Dec 27, 2021, at 08:34 pm
Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: At least eight people were killed while four injured in two separate shooting incidents in Pakistan, media reported on Monday.
Co-education is reason behind closure of universities: Afghanistan Minister
Dec 27, 2021, at 03:16 pm
Acting minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Abdul Baqi Haqqani has said the co-education system in the country's universities along with economic woes is a major reason behind the closure of universities.
Bangladesh: Train hits bus at level crossing, 2 die
Dec 27, 2021, at 03:11 am
Narayanganj: A train hit a bus at a level crossing in Narayanganj of Bangladesh on Sunday which left at least two people dead, media reports said.
Kabul Passport office attack: ISIS-K claims responsibility
Dec 26, 2021, at 09:12 pm
Kabul: Terrorist outfit Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan Branch (ISIS-K) has claimed responsibility for the attack on the General Directorate of Passport in Afghanistan capital Kabul that was thwarted by the Taliban affiliates.
Immediately end genocide, crimes in Xinjiang province: US calls on China
Dec 26, 2021, at 04:46 am
Washington: The United States has asked the Chinese government to immediately end genocide and crimes against humanity against the predominantly Muslim Uyghurs and members of other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang province.
Exporters could lose $175 mln due to pile-up in Vietnam-China border
Dec 26, 2021, at 04:23 am
Hanoi, Vietnam: Experts believe that exporters could lose VND3-4 trillion ($131-175 million) if 6,200 container trucks remain stuck at the Vietnam-China border.
Pakistan: Imran Khan names new organisational structure for PTI after drubbing in KP local polls
Dec 25, 2021, at 11:02 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has named a new organisational structure for the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party, a day after the previous bodies within the party were dissolved following an embarrassing defeat in the first phase of local government elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Pakistan, Afghanistan's Taliban reach agreement on contentious border fencing issue
Dec 25, 2021, at 09:13 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan and the Taliban regime in Afghanistan have reached an understanding to resolve the contentious issue of border fencing through talks, after Taliban soldiers last week tried to disrupt the fencing along the eastern province of Nangarhar, a senior Pakistani official said.
Pakistan: Massive protests in Karachi over gas shortage
Dec 25, 2021, at 08:01 pm
Karachi: Pakistan faces an acute shortage of natural gas this winter, and several areas in Karachi experienced cutting back of gas supplies, sparking angry protests across the city.
Pakistan: Terrorists target checkpost in Balochistan, 2 security personnel die
Dec 25, 2021, at 04:38 am
Karachi, Pakistan: At least two Pakistani security personnel were killed as terrorists attacked a checkpost in District Kech in Balochistan region of Pakistan on Friday, media reports said.
China imposes retaliatory sanctions on US officials over Xinjiang
Dec 25, 2021, at 04:24 am
Beijing: The Chinese government has announced sanctions on four members of the United States government's Commission on International Religious Freedom in retaliation for penalties imposed on Chinese officials over complaints of abuses in the country’s northwestern Xinjiang region.
Attack on passport department in Kabul thwarted: Afghanistan govt
Dec 25, 2021, at 03:56 am
Kabul: The Taliban government on Friday said an attack in front of the passport department in the Afghan capital of Kabul was thwarted on Thursday, according to media reports.
China opposes Japan's decision to release nuclear-contaminated water into sea
Dec 24, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Beijing: China on Friday said it is opposed to the Japanese side’s "unilateral" decision to discharge the nuclear-contaminated water into the sea and their proceeding with the preparatory work.
Two more Hong Kong varsities remove Tiananmen monuments
Dec 24, 2021, at 11:21 pm
Hong Kong/UNI: Two Hong universities on Friday removed monuments commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, days after the University of Hong Kong removed a 24-year-old sculpture marking victims of the crackdown.
Dec 24, 2021, at 11:11 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistani government has failed to transfer full relief promised by Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Economic Stimulus Package during Covid-19, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan's senior opposition leader says $5 billion trade deficit is sign of economic catastrophe
Dec 24, 2021, at 10:59 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president and National Assembly Opposition Leader Shehbaz Sharif has said the country's record trade deficit touched at more than $5 billion this month was an alarming sign of economic catastrophe.
Dec 24, 2021, at 10:50 pm
Karachi, Pakistan: The management of a popular bakery chain in Pakistan's Karachi city has decided to take action against an employee after he refused to write 'Merry Christmas' on a cake.
Pakistan: Explosion in a sewerage line leaves three hurt
Dec 24, 2021, at 10:44 pm
Karachi: An explosion in a sewerage line in Mehmoodabad area of Pakistani city of Karachi on Friday left three people injured, media reports said.
Security Council paves way for aid to reach desperate Afghans
Dec 24, 2021, at 10:38 pm
New York; The Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution clearing the way for aid to reach Afghans in desperate need of basic support, while preventing funds from falling into the hands of the Taliban, a move welcomed by the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator as a “milestone” decision that will save lives.
Balochistan: Two Pakistanis forced to walk on hot embers
Dec 24, 2021, at 10:31 pm
Islamabad: Police in Pakistan's Balochistan province have launched an investigation after a video went viral showing two men being forced to walk barefoot on hot embers to prove their innocence following allegations of theft.
Pakistan's JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman extends support to Taliban govt in Afghanistan
Dec 24, 2021, at 10:29 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said his outfit will extend political support to the Taliban government in Afghanistan.
Over 200 media outlets shut down in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover: Survey
Dec 24, 2021, at 10:16 pm
Kabul: A survey by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) shows a radical change in the Afghan media landscape since the Taliban seized power.
Bangladesh: Fire erupts in ferry, 37 die
Dec 24, 2021, at 08:00 pm
Dhaka: At least 37 people died after a ferry, in which they were traveling, caught fire on the Sugandha river in the southern Bangladesh district of Jhalakathi on Friday, media reports said.
China to hold Taiwan independence supporters criminally liable for life
Dec 23, 2021, at 07:05 pm
China’s Taiwan Affairs Office on November 5 issued a statement declaring that the pro-Taiwanese activists who support Taiwan’s independence to be held liable criminally for life, sparking a new tension in the already strained Beijing-Taipei relations amid the island nation’s claim of being an independent country.
Thailand worries China-Laos railway may open floodgate for Chinese goods
Dec 23, 2021, at 02:12 am
Bangkok: The Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) has expressed concern that the China-Laos railway will hurt Thailand’s agricultural economy and the competitiveness of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), according to media reports.
Retired Uyghur civil servant dies in Xinjiang internment camp: Report
Dec 23, 2021, at 01:43 am
Beijing: A retired Uyghur civil servant abducted by police and taken to an internment camp more than three years ago died earlier last year, officials said.
Pakistan-US relationship touches low point as Islamabad regrets to attend Biden summit
Dec 23, 2021, at 01:27 am
Islamabad: Relationship between Pakistan and the United States have touched historic low after the Southasian country rejected its invitation to the US President Joe Biden’s Summit for Democracy.