Afghanistan TV presenter killed in suicide attempt
Dec 11, 2020, at 10:39 pm
Kabul: An Afghanistan news presenter was killed in a suicide attempt on Friday, media reports said.
China’s Gender imbalance reaches almost 20 percent among young people under 20
Dec 11, 2020, at 09:43 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: China has almost 20 percent more men than women among young people under the age of 20, the latest data by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday showed.
China: Big data program targets Xinjiang’s Muslims
Dec 11, 2020, at 04:59 pm
A big data program for policing in China’s Xinjiang region arbitrarily selects Turkic Muslims for possible detention, US-based Human Rights Watch said recently.
Afghanistan: Security officials seize IED factory during search operation in Khoghyani
Dec 11, 2020, at 03:55 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan security forces have seized an Improvised Explosive Devices factory during a search operation conducted in Khoghyani district of the country, media reports said on Friday.
Hindu, Christian women in Pakistan vulnerable to sex trafficking to China: US official
Dec 10, 2020, at 05:56 pm
Washington: A top US official has claimed that Hindu and Christian women from poor and marginalized communities in Pakistan are vulnerable to traffickers who falsely promise them they will be married to wealthy Chinese men.
Ex-Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif slams 'undemocratic forces'
Dec 10, 2020, at 05:25 pm
Islamabad: Stating that this is not the Pakistan which scholar Muhammad Iqbal had dreamt about, opposition leader Nawaz Sharif lashed out at 'undemocratic forces' and lamented that ex-PMs of the country have not been able to complete their full tenures.
Resignation from assemblies: PPP unwilling to back PDM's decision
Dec 09, 2020, at 11:02 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is not willing to back a decision taken by Pakistan's major opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) over the issue of resignation from assemblies, media reports said.
Dec 09, 2020, at 10:32 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has warned that the government might impose stricter restrictions in the upcoming weeks if the COVID-19 situation does not improve in the nation.
Chinese atrocities: Uighur poetry culture on verge of extinction
Dec 09, 2020, at 07:23 pm
Beijing: The loved poetries of Uighur people of China are one the verge of extinction amid growing atrocities carried out on them by Beijing over the years.
Difference with Prachande: Nepal PM Oli skips standing committee meeting
Dec 09, 2020, at 06:48 pm
Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister and Chairman of the ruling Nepal Communist Party KP Oli has informed his party’s standing committee meeting that he will not be able to attend the meeting to discuss the prevailing issues.
POK activist slams Imran govt over case of poverty-stricken father killing children
Dec 09, 2020, at 06:45 pm
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir activist Amjad Ayub Mirza attacked Prime Minister Imran Khan after a Lahore citizen threw his five kids into a canal due to poverty.
Dec 09, 2020, at 06:40 pm
Islamabad: The Auditor General of Pakistan’s (AGP) report into Peshawar’s Bus Rapid Transport project has unearthed financial irregularities of worth over Rs 2.77 billion, exposing yet another case of rampant corruption in the country.
Pakistan: PTI govt has become nightmare for poor, says Sirajul Haq
Dec 09, 2020, at 06:31 pm
Islamabad: Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Senator Sirajul Haq targeted Prime Minister Imran Khan-led PTI government in Pakistan and said it has become a nightmare for the poor people of the nation.
Dec 09, 2020, at 06:22 pm
Analysts believe that Taiwan's long-range radar system has become crucial for the safety of both the US and the self-ruled island amid rising tension with China, media reports said.
Myanmar rice exporters seek govt's help after Chinese trader escapes owing millions of dollars
Dec 09, 2020, at 05:35 pm
A Chinese trader disappeared without paying for more than 2.6 billion kyats (nearly US$2 million) worth of rice, forcing Myanmar rice traders to seek help from the Ministry of Commerce and Chinese officials, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pak PM Imran Khan unfollows everyone on Twitter including ex-wife Jemina Goldsmith
Dec 09, 2020, at 05:13 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has unfollowed everyone from his Twitter account including his first wife Jemima Goldsmith.
US Secretary of Commerce calls China principal military, economic threat in Asia
Dec 08, 2020, at 11:09 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross on Tuesday described China as the main military and economic threat in the Asian region, chiding it for alleged non-compliance with international trade rules.
Hong Kong to toughen restrictive measures amid new wave of COVID-19: Chief Executive
Dec 08, 2020, at 10:35 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: Hong Kong decided to toughen restrictive measures in the city due to the new wave of COVID-19, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said at a briefing.
Pakistan: Journalist shot dead in Dera Ismail Khan
Dec 08, 2020, at 10:18 pm
Islamabad: Unknown persons shot dead a journalist in Pakistan's Dera Ismail Khan on Monday night, media reports said on Tuesday.
Mt Everest's height now revised to 8848.86 metres
Dec 08, 2020, at 09:03 pm
Kathmandu/UNI: Nepal and China on Tuesday jointly announced the new height of world's tallest mountain -- Mount Everest -- which now stands at 8848.86 metres.
Chinese authorities remove statue of revered Uyghur scholar in Xinjiang: Report
Dec 08, 2020, at 06:26 pm
Authorities in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) have removed the statue of revered Uyghur scholar Mahmud Kashgary, highlighting yet another instance of Chinese violations of the minority community in the country, media reports said.
Minor girl abducted in Pakistan, later forcefully married to 45-year-old man
Dec 08, 2020, at 05:33 pm
Islamabad: There seems to be no end to tortures committed against minors in Pakistan as a case has been registered against six men for allegedly abducting a 12-year-old girl from Ahmedabad in Pakistan’s Punjab province and even forcing her to marry a 45-year-old man.
Pakistan: Poor internet in Punjab leaves 34 million students' future at stake amid COVID-19
Dec 08, 2020, at 05:19 pm
Islamabad: Online education has emerged as the only alternative option for education in the world hit by COVID-19 pandemic but Pakistan's Punjab region is witnessing a massive challenge as the future of 34 million students is at stake due to poor internet connectivity in the belt, media reports said.
Improved Afghan law still fails victims of sex crimes and violence against women, UN report finds
Dec 08, 2020, at 04:29 pm
New York: Afghanistan’s justice system is continuing to fail female victims of violence and sex crimes, despite a 2009 law that was hailed as a significant step forward in legal efforts to protect them, according to a UN report published jointly on Monday by the UN human rights office (OHCHR) and the UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
Transfer of Rohingya refugees to Bay of Bengal island ‘must be voluntary’: UN refugee agency
Dec 08, 2020, at 04:10 pm
New York: The head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), has voiced concerns over the reported relocation of some Rohingya refugees by Bangladeshi authorities, to an island off the country’s coast, in the Bay of Bengal.
PDM leaders vow to hold Lahore public meeting despite Pakistan PM Imran Khan govt's warnings
Dec 08, 2020, at 04:45 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) leaders once again challenged Pakistan PM Imran Khan and said they will host the Lahore public meeting on Dec 13 despite the government warning of legal action.
Pakistan: Christian girl shot dead for rejecting marriage proposal sent by Muslim man
Dec 08, 2020, at 04:29 am
Islamabad: A Christian girl was allegedly killed after her parents rejected a marriage proposal sent to her by a Muslim man in Pakistan, media reports said on Monday.
Dec 08, 2020, at 12:04 am
Peshawar: Six COVID-19 infected patients died in a Pakistan hospital after oxygen supply at the medical facility ran out, media reports said on Monday.
Bangladesh: Anti-terrorism unit officials arrest two Hizb ut-Tahrir members
Dec 07, 2020, at 11:03 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh's anti-terrorism unit officials arrested two suspected members of banned militant outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir, media reports said on Monday.
Drugs worth Rs 2.5 billion from Chinese-controlled Gwadar seized by Sri Lankan officials
Dec 07, 2020, at 01:16 am
Colombo: The Sri Lankan authorities have arrested four people and seized Rs 2.5 billion worth of drugs which originated from Chinese-controlled Gwadar region of Pakistan, media reports said on Sunday.