Don't use religion as a political tool: Sheikh Hasina on Victory Day
Dec 16, 2020, at 06:08 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has urged people of the country not to use religion as a political tool.
Bangladesh government extends Mujib Borsho celebration till Dec 16, 2021
Dec 16, 2020, at 04:09 pm
Dhaka: The Bangladesh government has extended the Mujib Borsho or Mujib Year, which marks the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, till Dec 16, 2021.
Afghanistan: IED blast leaves Kabul Deputy Governor killed
Dec 16, 2020, at 02:53 pm
Kabul: An IED blast in Afghanistan capital Kabul city left Mahbubullah Muhibbi, deputy governor of the city, and his secretary killed, media reports said on Wednesday.
Slavery will never be history as long as we turn a blind eye to China: Noted columnist warns
Dec 16, 2020, at 03:55 am
A noted journalist feels that slavery will never be history as long as the world turns a blind eye to China.
Qaumi Watan Party leader slams Imran Khan govt over treatment towards Pakhtuns
Dec 16, 2020, at 03:39 am
Islamabad: Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) provincial head Sikandar Hayat Khan Sherpao has slammed the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government as it could not provide relief to people.
Dec 16, 2020, at 03:32 am
Lahore: The Lahore Police have registered a case against key PML-N leaders and workers, including Maryam Nawaz Sharif, for holding the PDM rally at Minar-i-Pakistan in the Pakistani city on Sunday in violation of government orders and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the coronavirus, media reports said.
Maharaja Ranjit Singh statue vandalised in Lahore: ISI-Khalistanis rift emerges
Dec 16, 2020, at 02:57 am
Islamabad: The vandalization of a statue of Sikh icon Maharaja Ranjit Singh in Lahore city of Pakistan not only triggered condemnation from a section of the society but also brought to fore a rift between the Pak spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Pak-sponsored Khalistanis.
Slain Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour has a 'life insurance' policy in Pakistan: Report
Dec 15, 2020, at 03:21 am
Islamabad: Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour,who was killed in a US drone attack in 2016, had purchased a ‘life insurance’ policy from a private company in Pakistan using a fake identity, media reports said.
Bangabandhu statue: Joy feels Hifazat-e Islam is playing the role of 1971's Jamaat-e-Islami
Dec 15, 2020, at 02:28 am
Dhaka: Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed Joy , ICT Advisor to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has said that by opposing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's statue, hardline group Hifazat-e Islam is playing the role the Jamaat-e-Islami did during the 1971 Liberation War.
Nawaz Sharif slams Imran Khan,Pakistan Army during PDM rally
Dec 15, 2020, at 01:29 am
Lahore: Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif lashed out at Prime Minister Imran Khan and the country's army as he addressed the crowd via video link during the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM)'s Lahore rally on Sunday.
Pakistan: 25 hurt in Rawalpindi blast, 3 arrested
Dec 15, 2020, at 01:11 am
Rawalpindi: The total number of injured following a blast in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city has now touched 25, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists kill local imam
Dec 14, 2020, at 09:48 pm
Kabul: Suspected Taliban terrorists shot dead an Imam in Lash Juwayn district of Afghanistan's Farah region on Monday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Religious scholar Tariq Jamil tests COVID-19 positive, admitted to hospital
Dec 14, 2020, at 04:00 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani religious scholar Maulana Tariq Jamil has tested COVID-19 positive.
PDM leaders participate in Lahore rally, announce long march to Islamabad next year
Dec 14, 2020, at 03:53 pm
Lahore: Challenging the PM Imran Khan-led government, Pakistan's key opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement on Sunday participated in the Lahore rally where they announced the hosting of a long march to Islamabad next year.
Leaked documents unveil mass infiltration of UK firms by Chinese Communist Party
Dec 14, 2020, at 06:29 am
London: Leaked file reports have revealed that loyal members of the Chinese Communist Party are working in British consulates, universities and for some of the UK's leading companies, media reports said on Sunday.
Bangladesh inks vaccine agreement with Serum Institute of India
Dec 14, 2020, at 01:38 am
Dhaka, Dec 13(UNI) Bangladesh government has signed a procurement agreement with Serum Institute of India, which is producing doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, an official said on Sunday.
Pakistan: Blast in Rawalpindi leaves 17 hurt
Dec 13, 2020, at 09:52 pm
Rawalpindi: A blast rocked Rawalpindi city in Pakistan on Sunday which left at least 17 people hurt on Sunday, media reports said.
PDM to host rally in Lahore today, leaders start arriving in venue
Dec 13, 2020, at 09:34 pm
Afghanistan: Local judge shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Kabul
Dec 13, 2020, at 08:54 pm
Kabul: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a local judge in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghan security forces kill over 60 Taliban militants in Kandahar: Authorities
Dec 13, 2020, at 08:42 pm
KABUL/Sputnik:The Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) said on Sunday that 63 Taliban militants, including seven suicide attackers, had been killed and 29 others injured in the southern province of Kandahar over the past 72 hours.
US imposes sanctions, visa restrictions on two Chinese nationals
Dec 13, 2020, at 05:24 am
Washington: The United States has imposed sanctions and visa restrictions against two Chinese nationals, including gangster Wan Kuok Koi.
South Korea: Baloch Republic Party demonstrates in Busan against Pakistan Army abuses
Dec 13, 2020, at 05:00 am
Busan: The Baloch Republic Party (BRP) demonstrated in South Korea against the human rights abuses being committed by Pakistani armed forces in Balochistan province of Pakistan.
PML-N VP Maryam Nawaz asks people to join Lahore rally on Dec 13
Dec 13, 2020, at 04:17 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz has urged citizens of Lahore city to attend the anti-Imran Khan Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) rally on Dec 13.
Afghanistan: Rockets fired in different parts of Kabul, 1 killed
Dec 12, 2020, at 02:54 pm
Kabul: At least one person was killed and another was hurt as multiple rockets were fired on different parts of Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Saturday, media reports said.
People of Gilgit-Baltistan already tasting sour taste of Nov 15 polls: Activist Amjad Ayub Mirza
Dec 12, 2020, at 06:06 am
Glasgow: Activist Amjad Ayub Mirza has said the people of Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan have already started tasting the 'sour' taste of the Nov 15 polls.
Tension with US: China revokes visa exemption for diplomatic passport holders
Dec 12, 2020, at 06:02 am
Beijing: China on Thursday said it has decided to revoke visa exemption treatment for U.S. diplomatic passport holders paying temporary visits to Hong Kong and Macao, adding more fuel to the already tense relationship between the two nations.
Dec 12, 2020, at 05:54 am
Dhaka: A large number of people in Bangladesh's two major cities- Dhaka and Sylhet- took to the streets to protest against China and Pakistan over persecution of minorities in the two nations.
Dec 12, 2020, at 05:41 am
Lahore: A sound engineer, who was hired for the Pakistan Democratic Movement's (PDM) Dec 13 rally in Lahore, was arrested on the charges of possessing an illegal weapon and interference in official work, media reports said.
Pakistan: PML-N's Azma Bukhari steps down
Dec 12, 2020, at 04:21 am
Islamabad: Stating that the 2018 general elections were 'designed by known and unknown creatures', Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmaker Azma Bukhari recently resigned as a member of the provincial assembly, media reports said.
Pakistan: Maharaja Ranjit Singh's statue vandalised in Lahore
Dec 12, 2020, at 04:16 am
Lahore: The statue of 19th century Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh was vandalized in Pakistan's Lahore city, media reports said. One person was arrested.