Afghanistan: Violence in Kunduz leaves schools closed
Jan 10, 2022, at 08:54 pm
Kabul: Head of provincial education department Mawlawi Ismail Abu Ahmad has said more than 30,000 students have been deprived of schooling due to political conflicts in the region where their schools are located.
ECP report: Shahbaz Sharif slams Imran Khan, says 'no thief can be a prime minister'
Jan 10, 2022, at 08:51 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's key opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif has slammed Pakistan PM Imran Khan over his Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) remark and said under the Constitution of Pakistan and its laws, "no thief can be a prime minister".
ECP report: Maryam slams Imran Khan, says time for accountability has come
Jan 10, 2022, at 04:05 pm
Mumbai: Pakistan's key opposition leader Maryam Nawaz Sharif has slammed PM Imran Khan over the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) report and advised him to be ready as the “time for accountability has come."
Fire breaks out at Rohingya camp in Bangladesh, over 1000 shanties gutted
Jan 10, 2022, at 02:47 pm
Dhaka: More than 1,000 shanties were gutted as a fire broke out at a Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya on Sunday, media reports said.
New York: Fire breaks out at Bronx apartment, 19 die
Jan 10, 2022, at 02:37 pm
Bangladesh: Fire breaks out at Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar
Jan 10, 2022, at 02:42 am
Cox’s Bazar: A Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh's Cox’s Bazar area caught fire on Sunday.
Six terrorists killed in Pakistan: CTD spokesperson
Jan 10, 2022, at 01:36 am
Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: Six terrorists were killed in a shootout with police in Balochistan province in Pakistan, spokesperson of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of police said.
Opposition leaders target PM Imran Khan over Murree deaths
Jan 09, 2022, at 10:35 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Opposition party leaders have slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government over the deaths of tourists in Murree due to heavy snowfall and traffic congestion, media reported on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Former member of parliament attacked by unknown gunmen in Kabul
Jan 09, 2022, at 10:29 pm
Kabul: Unknown gunmen attacked and wounded former member of parliament from Kapisa province Abdul Hadi Safi in Kabul city as he was returning from a mosque following Friday prayers.
Afghanistan: Lecturer arrested in Kabul, family members ask people to help in his release
Jan 09, 2022, at 08:54 pm
Kabul: Family members of a university lecturer and political commentator from Afghanistan have confirmed he has been arrested and taken to an unknown location, media reports said on Sunday.
Heavy rain, snow kill 10 in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Jan 09, 2022, at 06:24 pm
Islamabad/UNI: At least 10 people killed and 13 were injured due to separate incidents of heavy rain and snow in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, media reported on Sunday.
Six Brazilians killed in rockslide
Jan 09, 2022, at 03:25 pm
Brasília/UNI/Xinhua: At least six people died, 32 people were injured and about 20 are missing after several giant rocks collapsed from a geological canyon and fell onto four boats on Furnas Lake in Brazil's southeast Minas Gerais state, rescue teams said on Saturday.
US: Shooter kills 1, injures 2 in Texas
Jan 09, 2022, at 02:08 pm
Washington/UNI/Xinhua: A suspect is at large after shooting one person dead while leaving two others wounded on Saturday morning at an after-hours club in southwest Houston, the largest city of south central US state of Texas, authorities said on Sunday.
Saudi princess released after being jailed without charge for 3 yrs
Jan 09, 2022, at 08:09 am
Riyadh: Saudi authorities have released a princess and her daughter after incarcerating them without charge for nearly three years in the capital, media reports said citing a human rights group.
US: Mother held for locking son in car boot in Texas
Jan 09, 2022, at 07:41 am
Texas/UNI: A mother in the US was arrested after she reportedly locked her Covid positive son in a car boot to protect herself from the virus while going to a testing site, media reports said.
Jan 09, 2022, at 05:36 am
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's son Sajeeb Wazed Joy has slammed Pakistan for attempts made to murder Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman inside the prison during the nation's celebration of its freedom.
Pakistan: Heavy snow leaves 21 people stranded in their cars dead in Murree
Jan 09, 2022, at 12:07 am
Murree: As many as 21 people, including children, died as heavy snow trapped them inside their vehicles in Pakistan's Murree mountainous resort town.
Gas suspension to Punjab: Pakistan loses textile exports worth USD 250m
Jan 08, 2022, at 11:55 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistani government has lost textile exports of USD 250 million in December amid gas supply closure to the sector in Punjab for 15 days, media reports said on Saturday.
Turkish Minister Solaiman Salu reviews Rohingya camp in Bangladesh
Jan 08, 2022, at 09:23 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Turkish Home Minister Solaiman Salu has reached Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar to review the Rohingya camp.
PoJK raises voice against interference in governance
Jan 08, 2022, at 09:19 pm
Islamabad: The subjugated voice of people of Pakistan occupied Jammu-Kashmir (PoJK) is gradually finding an outlet outside Pakistan.
Afghanistan: IRC warns 90 percent health centre may shut down in Afghanistan by 2022 end
Jan 08, 2022, at 09:14 pm
Kabul: International Rescue Committee has unveiled its latest report where a warning has been issued that up to 90 percent of health centers in Afghanistan might shut down by the end of 2022.
Afghanistan: Taliban put up posters across Kabul, asking women to cover up
Jan 08, 2022, at 08:55 pm
Kabul: The Taliban members of Afghanistan have put up posters across Kabul where they directed women to cover up.
Myanmar: WFP plans to aid 4 million through 2022
Jan 08, 2022, at 07:40 pm
New York: Ten months since the military takeover in February 2021, food insecurity in Myanmar has risen sharply, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
Release of detainees a ‘significant confidence-building step’ in Ethiopia: UN chief
Jan 08, 2022, at 07:32 pm
New York: The Ethiopian Government on Friday freed several high-profile political detainees, a move UN Secretary-General António Guterres hailed as a “significant confidence-building step”.
Afghanistan: Kabul residents complain about uneven distribution of aid
Jan 08, 2022, at 05:19 am
Kabul: Residents of Kabul city have complained they are witnessing “unfair distribution” of aid.
Durand Line: Pakistan military says fencing will be completed soon
Jan 08, 2022, at 05:15 am
Islamabad: Pakistan military has said it would complete the fencing along the Durand Line.
Torkham land dispute: Protesting tribesmen claim stopping construction work
Jan 08, 2022, at 05:11 am
Islamabad: The Khugakhel tribesmen recently protested in Pakistan's Landikotal area and stopped the National Logistics Cell (NLC) from undertaking the construction work, which was underway at Torkham border.
China: 16 killed, 10 injured in canteen blast
Jan 08, 2022, at 04:31 am
Chongqing/UNI/Xinhua: Sixteen people were killed and 10 injured, one critically, after a blast rocked a canteen of a subdistrict office in Wulong District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality at noon Friday.
COVID strategy: China set to remain closed for all of 2022
Jan 08, 2022, at 12:19 am
Beijing: Goldman Sachs Group Inc group has said China's border restriction will remain for the entirety of 2022 as the country gears up for important international events, such as the Winter Olympics.
Chinese person pleads guilty to economic espionage conspiracy
Jan 08, 2022, at 12:12 am
Beijing: Xiang Haitao, 44, a Chinese national formerly residing in Chesterfield, Missouri, pleaded guilty recently to conspiracy to commit economic espionage, said the US Department of Justice.