Afghanistan: Killers of Japanese physician in Jalalabad are yet to be held accountable
Dec 06, 2021, at 12:10 am
Kabul: The targeted killing of Japanese physician and honorary Afghan citizen Tetsu Nakamura still remains unsolved and the perpetrators are yet to be held accountable, local media reports said on Sunday.
Dec 05, 2021, at 10:55 pm
The US and a host of allied countries have expressed deep concern over the targeted killing of former members of Afghan security forces by Taliban members.
Pakistan: In Sialkot lynching new video shows victim's colleague trying to save Sri Lankan man
Dec 05, 2021, at 10:25 pm
Islamabad/UNI: A new video of Sialkot lynching incident has surfaced showing that a fellow worker had tried to save the victim from the mob.
Sialkot Sri Lankan national lynching: Pakistan police arrest six more suspects
Dec 05, 2021, at 10:23 pm
Sialkot: The Pakistan police have arrested six people for being involved in the lynching of 49-year-old Sri Lankan factory manager Priyantha Kumara in Sialkot over blasphemy allegations.
Pak PM speaks with Sri Lankan President to express nation's 'anger, shame' over lynching
Dec 05, 2021, at 04:23 am
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday spoke with Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa over the phone to convey his nation’s “anger and shame” over the lynching of a Sri Lankan national over blasphemy allegations, even as Punjab police said they have arrested 120 men, including 13 prime suspects, for the brutal crime.
US to modernise its military bases to counter threats from China
Dec 05, 2021, at 02:24 am
Washington, DC: The United States has decided to shift its military bases to Australia and Pacific Islands as an attempt to counter the threats emanating from China.
Pakistan embassy in US reportedly ran out of funds to pay staff salaries
Dec 04, 2021, at 11:40 pm
Washington/UNI: The Pakistan Embassy in the United States reportedly ran out of funds to pay salaries for at least four months to some of its employees, though the Pakistani ambassador cleared the dues at the end moment, The News reported citing sources.
Afghanistan: Blast rocks Kabul, no casualties confirmed
Dec 04, 2021, at 10:28 pm
Kabul/UNI/Xinhua: A bomb blast rocked Police District 4 of Kabul, capital of Afghansitan, on Saturday with no casualties confirmed, Interior Ministry spokesman Qari Sayed Khosti said.
Sialkot Sri Lankan national lynching: Two key suspects 'confess' their involvement
Dec 04, 2021, at 10:19 pm
Two key suspects, who were arrested in connection with the killing of a Sri Lankan national in Sialkot, have 'confessed' to their involvement in the incident.
Sialkot Lynching: Civil society members demonstrate in Lahore
Dec 04, 2021, at 09:55 pm
Lahore: The civil society group in Lahore city of Pakistan came out on the streets on Saturday to demonstrate against the killing of a Sri Lankan national by a mob on accusation of blasphemy in Sialkot city on Friday.
Shocking: Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa reacts to Sialkot lynching incident
Dec 04, 2021, at 09:19 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday described the killing of a Sri Lankan national in Sialkot region of Pakistan as 'shocking'.
Avoid starvation: ‘Immediate priority’ for 3.5 million Afghans
Dec 04, 2021, at 09:08 pm
New York: Amidst “truly unprecedented levels” of hunger in Afghanistan, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday that as winter arrives, avoiding widespread starvation “is an immediate priority”.
Dec 04, 2021, at 08:45 pm
Colombo/UNI: Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry said Friday it expects Pakistan authorities to take the required action to investigate and ensure justice following the brutal lynching of a Sri Lankan national in Sialkot, Pakistan, by a mob of frenzied Islamic zealots over allegations of blasphemy.
Dec 04, 2021, at 06:21 am
Islamabad/IBNS: In a chilling case of a vigilante mob justice, a Sri Lankan man was lynched and then set on fire by a marauding crowd at a factory in Pakistan's Sialkot on accusation of blamsphemy, sparking global outrage over the rising incidents of religious fundamentalism in the Islamic nation.
A day of shame for Pakistan: PM Imran Khan reacts to Sialkot lynching
Dec 04, 2021, at 03:30 am
Islamabad: Strongly condemning the mob lynching of a Sri Lankan national in northeast Pakistan's Sialkot over allegations of blasphemy, Pak Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday evening said the "horrific" incident was a "day of shame" for the country.
Pakistan's Lahore city is most polluted city: Report
Dec 04, 2021, at 01:55 am
Islamabad: Lahore, the capital city of Punjab Province in Pakistan has once again topped as the most polluted cities in the world with a hazardous Air Quality Index of 999 on Friday.
Sindh Assembly Speaker arrested outside Pakistan Supreme Court in disproportionate assets case
Dec 03, 2021, at 11:54 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday arrested Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani from outside the Pakistan Supreme Court building after the court ordered him to surrender before the anti-graft body.
Mob in Pakistan's Sialkot burns to death Sri Lankan factory manager on blasphemy charge
Dec 03, 2021, at 11:26 pm
Sialkot: A mob in Pakistan's Sialkot area on Friday tortured a Sri Lankan man to death and then burned his body on charges of blasphemy, media reports said.
Taiwanese legislators demand boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
Dec 03, 2021, at 11:13 pm
Taipei, Taiwan: Legislators from Taiwan’s New Power Party (NPP) have called for a boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, owing to China's human rights violations in Tibet, Xinjiang and Hong Kong, media reports said.
Protest in Pakistan's Gwadar: Additional police force deployed to control agitators
Dec 03, 2021, at 11:04 pm
Balochistan, Pakistan/IBNS: Balochistan police have issued orders to send 5,500 police officers to Gwadar from other districts to maintain peace and security in the region where people are protesting for more than a week.
China decides to suspend hybrid energy project in 3 Sri Lankan islands close to TN coast
Dec 03, 2021, at 11:02 pm
Colombo/UNI: China has decided to suspend a proposed hybrid energy project in three Sri Lankan islands off the Jaffna peninsula, close to the Tamil Nadu coast, due to “security concerns” from a third party, months after India was reported to have protested the awarding of the tender to a Chinese firm.
Afghanistan's GDP may shrink by 20 pc
Dec 03, 2021, at 11:00 pm
Kabul: The value of Afghanistan's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is forecast to likely contract further by several billions, as per a UN body report.
Dec 03, 2021, at 07:02 pm
Belgrade, Serbia/IBNS: The Pakistan embassy in Serbia on Friday openly criticized the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government for not paying salary to the embassy staff for the last three months.
China finances coal power plants in Bosnia and Herzegovina despite its climate pledge
Dec 03, 2021, at 07:28 am
Washington: China is financing coal power plants in Bosnia and Herzegovina, despite making pledges to reduce carbon emissions, Asian News International (ANI) reported.
China wants to make sure that Uyghur genocide is never discussed: Human rights lawyer
Dec 03, 2021, at 05:50 am
London: Irish-British human rights lawyer Emma Reilly, a whistleblower who was fired after warning her bosses at the United Nations Human Rights office that China was getting information on dissidents coming to speak at the world body, has said Beijing does not want Uyghur genocide issue is ever discussed at the UN.
Chinese authorities restrict what Tibetan children read about Dalai Lama
Dec 03, 2021, at 05:31 am
Beijing: Chinese authorities in Qinghai province have started restricting Tibetan children about what they read about spiritual leader Dalai Lama.
Taliban fails to secure UN seat
Dec 03, 2021, at 05:17 am
Kabul: The Taliban received a jolt from the United Nations (UN) Accreditation Committee as the current Taliban rulers of Afghanistan were not approved a seat at the world body.
Pakistan's trade deficit hits all-time high in November
Dec 03, 2021, at 05:09 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan witnessed a massive rise of 162.4 percent in trade deficit during the November month of the current fiscal year.
EU launches €300bn bid to counter Chinese influence
Dec 03, 2021, at 04:23 am
Brussels: The European Union (EU) has revealed a detailed €300 billion ($340 billion) global investment plan, described as a response to China’s Belt and Road strategy.
WFP appeals for greater support for Afghanistan as hunger increases
Dec 03, 2021, at 02:18 am
New York: With millions in Afghanistan facing starvation as winter arrives, the World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday urged countries to put politics aside and step up support to avert a potential catastrophe.