Pakistan is witnessing rise in terrorist attacks following Taliban offensive: Report
Jan 03, 2022, at 04:51 am
Kabul: Afghan Taliban’s military offensive that started in May 2021 and peaked in August 2021 with the takeover of Kabul also coincided with terrorist attacks in Pakistan, reveals data released by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Study (PICSS).
Fire damages South African Parliament
Jan 03, 2022, at 03:01 am
Cape Town: South African Parliament was damaged by a fire which broke out in the structure on Sunday, media reports said.
Fire breaks out at South African Parliament building
Jan 02, 2022, at 11:17 pm
Cape Town: A fire broke out and damaged the Houses of Parliament in the South African city of Cape Town on Sunday, media reports said.
Pakistan is witnessing the beginning of another COVID-19 wave: Minister
Jan 02, 2022, at 10:11 pm
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar cautioned countrymen that the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is starting.
Afghanistan: Taliban prevents Pakistani military from erecting barbed wire, outposts
Jan 02, 2022, at 08:32 pm
Kabul: The Taliban government of Afghanistan in the country's western Nimroz province have stopped the Pakistani military from erecting barbed wire and outposts, media reports said.
Shehbaz Sharif slams Imran Khan over fuel price hike
Jan 02, 2022, at 08:08 pm
Islamabad: Key Pakistani opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif has attacked Pakistan PM Imran Khan over the issue of fuel price rise.
Canada to resettle female Afghan judges
Jan 01, 2022, at 11:29 pm
Kabul/UNI: Canada will resettle the female Afghan judges currently residing in Greece, the spokesperson of the Immigration Minister of Canada said.
Pakistan: Quetta blast death toll touches 6
Jan 01, 2022, at 10:42 pm
Quetta: The death toll due to the blast which rocked Quetta city of Pakistan on Thursday has touched six, media reports said on Saturday.
Three Tanzanian peacekeepers injured in Central African Republic
Jan 01, 2022, at 10:32 pm
New York: Three Tanzanian peacekeepers serving on the United Nations’ mission in Central African Republic (MINUSCA) were injured on Thursday, when their vehicle struck an unidentified explosive device.
PPP Chairperson Zardari slams Imran Khan govt over petrol price hike
Jan 01, 2022, at 10:28 pm
Islamabad: PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday slammed PM Imran Khan-led government over the issue of petrol price hike and said it is a gift to the citizens of the country.
Sudan: Refrain from ‘disproportionate use of force’ against protesters
Jan 01, 2022, at 10:23 pm
New York: Reported killings and injuries during peaceful demonstrations in Sudan is a cause for deep concern, said the UN human rights office on Friday (OHCHR).
People of Myanmar face ‘unprecedented’ crisis in 2022
Jan 01, 2022, at 10:00 pm
New York: The people of Myanmar are facing an unprecedented political, socioeconomic, human rights and humanitarian crisis with needs escalating dramatically since the military takeover and a severe COVID-19 third wave.
Taiwan will not bow to China: President
Jan 01, 2022, at 09:41 pm
Taipei/UNI: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Saturday said "democratic Taiwan" will not bow to China's pressure.
Pakistan: Petrol prices hiked by Rs. 4 per litre
Jan 01, 2022, at 07:30 pm
Islamabad: New Year did not give bright news for people of Pakistan as the government hiked the price of petrol by Rs. 4 per liter.
US breaks daily COVID-19 cases record again
Jan 01, 2022, at 02:49 pm
Washington/UNI/Xinhua: The United States set a new record high of over 640,000 daily COVID-19 cases on Friday, according to latest data of Johns Hopkins University.
US urges Hong Kong authorities to release detained Stand News employees
Jan 01, 2022, at 02:32 am
Washington, DC: The United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has asked Hong Kong authorities to release the staff members of the pro-democracy media outlet Stand News who were arrested after a police raid.
Pakistan: Transporters in Puran and Makhozi tehsils protest imposition of tax toll
Jan 01, 2022, at 12:22 am
Shangla, Pakistan: Transporters in Puran and Makhozi tehsils of Pakistan on Thursday sat on a wheel jam strike to demonstrate against the imposition of toll tax.
Blast targeting workers of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam faction in Pakistan's Quetta leaves four people dead
Jan 01, 2022, at 12:13 am
Quetta, Pakistan: At least four people died in a bomb explosion near the main gate of a college at Jinnah Road area in Pakistan's Quetta on Thursday night.
Pakistan's human rights group warns of sit-in from Jan 31 if govt fails to recover missing persons
Dec 31, 2021, at 11:59 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's human rights group, The Defence of Human Rights (DHR), has said all efforts by the government to recover missing persons have failed.
Afghanistan: Roof of school building collapses in Kandahar, 1 dies
Dec 31, 2021, at 11:57 pm
Kandahar, Afghanistan/IBNS: At least one student was killed as the roof of a religious school collapsed in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar city on Thursday, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Jamaat-e-Islami to protest against hike in electricity prices today
Dec 31, 2021, at 11:55 pm
Peshawar, Pakistan: The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) members are going to demonstrate across Peshawar province in Pakistan on Friday against the hike in the rates of electricity and imposing unjustified taxes and fuel price adjustment in bills.
Sindh’s share in urea being given to Punjab, alleges adviser to Sindh CM on agriculture
Dec 31, 2021, at 11:52 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Adviser to Sindh chief minister on agriculture Manzoor Hussain Wassan has alleged that Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan-led federal government was giving Sindh’s share of urea to other provinces by exerting pressure on fertiliser companies.
China facing the tough task of stabilising economy amid COVID-19 pandemic, fast-aging population
Dec 31, 2021, at 11:47 pm
Beijing: China is facing the tough task of stabilising employment in 2022 amid the crisis of COVID-19 and a fast-aging population.
Top Pakistan Police official claims 90% of terrorist groups are operating from Afghanistan
Dec 31, 2021, at 11:38 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan's top police official claimed over 90 percent of the terrorist groups are planning attacks and operating from Afghanistan.
China to open consulate office in Iran's Bandar Abbas
Dec 31, 2021, at 11:31 pm
Tehran: Iran's cabinet of ministers on Wednesday voted to allow China the permission to open its consulate general in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, media reports said.
Xi'an lockdown: 'Starving' residents survive on a bowl of porridge
Dec 31, 2021, at 11:25 pm
Xi'an, China: Beijing is claiming that they have 'sufficient' food supplies but 'starving' residents in the locked-down Chinese city of Xi'an are portraying a different picture as they are surviving on a bowl of porridge a day.
Taliban says growing beard is not mandatory in Afghanistan
Dec 31, 2021, at 11:15 pm
Kabu/UNI: The Taliban has told people in Afghanistan that growing a beard is a recommendation, not mandatory, the media reported on Friday.
Chinese army moving robot vehicles in Tibet
Dec 31, 2021, at 11:05 pm
Beijing: The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has deployed a large number of unmanned ground vehicles to carry troops, weaponry and supplies, a move made to tackle the difficulties faced by Han Chinese soldiers due to cold weather and high altitudes in the Tibetan plateau.
Ashraf Ghani gives reason for leaving Kabul as Taliban approached city on Aug 15
Dec 31, 2021, at 09:15 pm
Kabul: Former Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani said he decided to flee Afghanistan when Taliban approached Kabul as he wanted to prevent the destruction of the city.
Pakistan: Unknown attackers gundown two people, including a cop, in Karachi
Dec 31, 2021, at 09:07 pm
Islamabad: Armed men on motorcycle gunned down two people, including a Sindh Police assistant sub-inspector (ASI), in Pakistan's Karachi city on Friday, media reports said.