FATF retains Pakistan in 'grey list', gives June deadline to implement action plan
Feb 26, 2021, at 06:15 am
Islamabad:Pakistan has once again been retained in the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) 'grey list', giving the south Asian nation yet another jolt on Thursday.
Successful Olympic Games in 2022 could validate China's authoritarian system: Expert
Feb 26, 2021, at 04:12 am
Edinburg: A geo-politics expert has said he feels hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics could help China revamp their image from a world factory to a world power.
China: Teacher shares her 'horrific' experience of Uyghur detention camp
Feb 26, 2021, at 03:43 am
Beijing: Qelbinur Sidik, who was assigned the task of teaching at a Chinese government-run detention center in Xinjiang, has said she has witnessed 'horrific tragedy' in the centres.
Pakistan govt's plan to commercialize COVID vaccine triggers row
Feb 26, 2021, at 03:09 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's health experts have expressed concern over the government's decision to allow some private companies to import coronavirus vaccines as they fear the step might make the vaccines to be sold at commercial rates.
'Insulting' deceased soldiers during Galwan clash: Chinese police detain blogger Qiu Ziming
Feb 26, 2021, at 02:27 am
Beijing: The Chinese police have detained a blogger over his social media posts that authorities say demeaned military casualties of a border clash with India, media reports said.
Cambodia: COVID-19 outbreak hits Chinese community
Feb 26, 2021, at 02:19 am
Phnom Penh: A COVID-19 outbreak incident has been reported among Chinese expat community members in Cambodia, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: Politician Maulana Salahuddin Ayubi marries 14-year-old girl
Feb 24, 2021, at 11:04 pm
Islamabad:A Pakistani politician, who is believed to be aged in his mid fifties, has married a 14-year-old Chitrali girl, triggering a row,media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen kill surgeon
Feb 24, 2021, at 03:03 pm
Kabul: Unknown gunmen have killed surgeon Dr. Khalil-ur-Rahman Narmgo in Afghanistan, media reports said on Wednesday.
‘Disturbing spike’ in Afghan civilian casualties after peace talks began: UN report
Feb 23, 2021, at 11:55 pm
New York: Civilian casualties in Afghanistan witnessed a sharp rise since peace negotiations started in September last year, even though overall deaths and injuries dropped in 2020, compared to the previous year, according to a UN human rights report launched Tuesday.
‘No place’ for coups in today’s world, UN chief tells Myanmar military
Feb 23, 2021, at 10:45 pm
New York: On the opening day of a new UN Human Rights Council session on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his “full support to the people of Myanmar”, three weeks after the military takeover that has brought thousands out onto the streets in protest.
Rohingya refugees: UN agency urges immediate rescue to prevent ‘tragedy’ on Andaman Sea
Feb 23, 2021, at 10:18 pm
New York: The UN refugee agency (UNHCR), on Monday, called for immediate efforts to search and rescue a group of Rohingya refugees, who have been adrift on the Andaman Sea for over a week.
Pakistan: Four women aid workers gunned down in North Waziristan
Feb 23, 2021, at 12:10 am
Islamabad: Unknown gunmen shot dead four women aid workers in Pakistan's North Waziristan region on Monday,media reports said.
China's CGTN applies to French media regulator for right to broadcast in Europe: Reports
Feb 22, 2021, at 10:40 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: China's state-owned media China Global Television Network (CGTN) has applied to the French media regulator, Superior Audiovisual Council (CSA), to receive permission for broadcasting in Europe, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing the regulator.
Rohingya refugees: UN agency urges immediate rescue to prevent tragedy on Andaman Sea
Feb 22, 2021, at 09:45 pm
New York: The UN refugee agency (UNHCR), on Monday, called for immediate efforts to search and rescue a group of Rohingya refugees, who have been adrift on the Andaman Sea for over a week.
China urges Washington to engage in dialogue, lift restrictions: Foreign Minister
Feb 22, 2021, at 03:34 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: Beijing is ready to work on restoring dialogue with Washington and hopes the US abandons its sanctions policy, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, emphasizing that China never meddled in US internal affairs.
Pakistan President Arif Alvi cautions France against enacting anti-Muslim laws
Feb 22, 2021, at 03:51 am
Islamabad: Pakistan President Arif Alvi has urged political leadership of France “not to entrench the discriminatory attitudes against Muslim into laws”, a comment which may further deteriorate relationship between the two nations.
Exiled dissidents demonstrate outside FATF Paris hdqs demanding action against Pakistan
Feb 22, 2021, at 03:44 am
Paris: Around 30-40 exiled dissidents from Balochistan, Tibet, Hong Kong and of the Pashtun and Uyghur communities demonstrated outside the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) headquarters here on Saturday and urged action against Pakistan, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Kabul blast leaves two people dead
Feb 22, 2021, at 02:04 am
Kabul: A roadside bomb hit Kabul city of Afghanistan on Sunday which left at least two people dead, media reports said.
After completing term, Uyghur man re-imprisoned for 18 years
Feb 22, 2021, at 01:23 am
Beijing: A Uyghur man who spent 18 years in prison following an incident of deadly unrest in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) was once again sentenced to similar years of imprisonment, media reports said.
China fails to witness COVID-19 baby boom
Feb 22, 2021, at 12:59 am
Beijing: China is witnessing another tough episode when the country witnessed a decline in child birth rates.
Bangladesh observing International Mother Language Day today
Feb 21, 2021, at 09:36 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The supreme sacrifice of the 'language heroes' on this day 69 years back is being remembered as people are paying glowing tributes to them at the altar of the Central Shaheed Minar since midnight while maintaining health guidelines.
Sri Lanka is now a Chinese colony: Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga
Feb 21, 2021, at 05:17 am
Colombo: Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has said Sri Lanka has all but become a colony of China and trade unionists.
Forced labour in China: US House reintroduces bill to ban good from Xinjiang
Feb 21, 2021, at 05:07 am
Washington: A bipartisan bill that would prohibit the importation of goods made with forced labor in China was introduced in the US House of Representatives.
Feb 21, 2021, at 04:56 am
Taipei: Taiwan has expressed concern over Beijing’s aggressive and destabilizing actions near the Diaoyutai Islands.
Beijing's newly amended criminal law now leaves young children in trouble
Feb 21, 2021, at 04:48 am
Beijing: China is amending its criminal law which will lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility in special circumstances, leaving no chance for young offenders as small as 12 years old to escape criminal punishment.
Estonia warns of 'silenced world' dominated by China
Feb 21, 2021, at 03:09 am
Tallinn: The Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service has highlighted in its report the stark picture of China’s attempts to silence criticism and dominate key technologies in Estonia and other democracies.
Pakistan: Rape victims will now need to pay Rs 25,000 for medical exam
Feb 21, 2021, at 12:03 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's Forensic Department of Khyber Medical College University has decided to make certain changes for the foreinsic service by which the medical examination of rape victims will cost Rs 25,000 and the charges for autopsy will be Rs 5,000 for the local residents of Peshawar, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: 2 die in firing incident at polling station during Daska by-election
Feb 20, 2021, at 11:52 pm
Islamabad: A firing incident at a polling station on Friday in Daska's NA-75 constituency in Pakistan's Sialkot region left at least two people killed on Friday.
Pakistan's external debt and liabilities swell to $115.7 billion
Feb 20, 2021, at 10:46 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Central Bank data has shown the country's foreign debt and liabilities increased $3 billion or 2.6 percent during the six months period ended in December last.
Feb 20, 2021, at 10:20 pm
Islamabad: Religious scholars have rejected Pakistan government' plans to take over mosques and seminaries and announced they will hold countrywide protests against the move.