Afghanistan family claims their son, who served as MoD officer, detained by Taliban
Feb 17, 2022, at 04:31 am
Kabul: A family in the Afghan capital of Kabul has claimed that their son, who had earlier served as an officer at the Ministry of Defense, has been detained by Taliban forces, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Lady health workers demonstrate in Multan over unpaid salaries
Feb 17, 2022, at 04:17 am
Multan, Pakistan: Several lady health visitors (LHV) and other employees blocked the Multan-Muzaffargarh Highway in Pakistan as they demanded their pending salaries.
Pakistan: Farmers' group demonstrates against PTI govt over high fertiliser prices, power tariff
Feb 17, 2022, at 03:34 am
Sahiwal, Pakistan: The Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (PKI) on Monday demonstrated at Rangu Pull on Khanewal-Multan Road to mobilise farmers for the wider agitation against the government over issues ranging from power tariff to high prices of fertilizers.
Pakistan: Lawyers boycott dist courts against new rule for case allocation
Feb 17, 2022, at 03:29 am
Lahore, Pakistan: Members of Pakistan's Lahore Bar Association (LBA) observed a boycott of the district courts on Monday to protest against a newly-introduced mechanism of case allocation on the basis of tehsil and sub-division, media reports said on Monday.
China alerts its citizens in Solomon Islands after another Chinese shop looted
Feb 17, 2022, at 03:04 am
Beijing: Beijing's embassy in Solomon Islands has asked its citizens to remain alert after a Chinese store was looted recently.
Pakistan: Police foil mob attempt to lynch blasphemy suspect
Feb 17, 2022, at 12:16 am
Muzaffargarh, Pakistan: Police on Monday foiled an attempted lynching incident in Pakistan's Muzaffargarh area and rescued a man from a mob over alleged blasphemy and shifted him to some undisclosed location, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: FIA arrests man in Lahore for ‘vilifying’ PM Imran Khan’s wife
Feb 17, 2022, at 12:14 am
Lahore, Pakistan: The cyber crime wing of Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Monday arrested a person in connection with running a ‘malicious campaign’ against Prime Minister Imran Khan's wife Bushra Bibi on social media, media reports said.
Pakistan: PTM continues protest outside Sindh Assembly, demands MNA Ali Wazir's release
Feb 17, 2022, at 12:12 am
Sindh, Pakistan: Demanding the release of MNA Ali Wazir, the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) members continued their sit-in protest outside the Sindh Assembly in Pakistan on Monday.
Pakistan: Christian man stabbed to death in Lahore
Feb 17, 2022, at 12:09 am
Lahore, Pakistan: A Christian man was stabbed to death during a clash between the members of Muslim and Christian community over the construction of a wall in the neighborhood in the Factory Area police limits of Pakistan's Lahore city on Monday.
Pakistan: Prices of petroleum products reach record levels
Feb 17, 2022, at 12:05 am
Islamabad: The Pakistani government on Wednesday hiked prices of all petroleum products by Rs 10 to Rs 12 per litre for next fortnight ending on Feb 28, putting pressure on citizens, media reports said on Wednesday.
TikTok removes six million videos in Pakistan for violating guidelines
Feb 16, 2022, at 11:18 pm
Islamabad: Popular video sharing platform TikTok, which is owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance, has removed over six million videos from Pakistan during the July-September quarter of the last year for violating its guidelines.
Canada Freedom Convoy protest: Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly resigns
Feb 16, 2022, at 09:11 pm
Ottawa: Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly, who had earned criticisms for his handling of the anti-vaccine mandate protests, has resigned, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Lahore's Ravi among most polluted rivers
Feb 16, 2022, at 09:01 pm
Islamabad/UNI: A study has found that the river Ravi flowing through Pakistan's Lahore is among the world's most polluted rivers, with active pharmaceutical ingredients posing a "threat to environment and human health".
Somalia: Elections must be finalized amid worsening drought, Security Council hears
Feb 16, 2022, at 06:52 pm
New York: Somalia’s leaders must put aside their differences and urgently conclude a credible election process, the UN’s senior official in the country told the Security Council on Tuesday, noting that national elections are now more than a year behind schedule and women’s representation remains significantly off-track.
Human rights defenders threatened at Poland-Belarus border
Feb 16, 2022, at 06:48 pm
New York: Independent UN experts expressed deep concern on Tuesday over allegations that human rights defenders have been threatened at the Polish-Belarusian border, including media workers and interpreters.
Ukraine Crisis: Joe Biden says informed Putin he stands ready to engage in high-level diplomacy
Feb 16, 2022, at 03:02 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he told Russian President Vladimir Putin over the weekend he is ready to engage in high-level diplomacy.
Canada's annual pace of housing starts lower in January: CMHC
Feb 16, 2022, at 06:01 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's annual pace of housing starts in Jan 2022 slowed compared with Dec 2021, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp (CMHC) reportedly said.
Students for Free Tibet-France demonstrates in Paris to mark Tibetan Independence Day
Feb 16, 2022, at 05:24 am
Paris: Students for Free Tibet-France recently demonstrated in Paris city to mark the 109th anniversary of Tibetan Independence Day.
Feb 16, 2022, at 04:56 am
Beijing: Authorities in China’s Tibet Autonomous Region have been detaining nomad Tibetans in Drago county and even sending them to labour camps for having content deemed politically inappropriate on their cell phones, people with knowledge of the situation to Radio Free Asia.
Germany: Protesters shout anti-Taliban slogans near Swiss Consulate in Munich
Feb 16, 2022, at 04:37 am
Munich: A large number of people, which included Afghan residents of Munich city, gathered at the entrance of the Swiss consulate in Munich, Germany on Sunday to protest as the Taliban delegation visited Switzerland recently.
Russia begins navy drill in Barents Sea
Feb 16, 2022, at 02:45 am
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Russia's Northern Fleet on Tuesday announced that it began military exercises in the Barents Sea with the participation of about 20 ships, including the Pyotr Veliky (Peter the Great) missile cruiser and the Admiral Gorshkov frigate.
Afghan activists demonstrate in front of Pakistan Embassy in Washington DC
Feb 16, 2022, at 02:23 am
Washington, DC: Afghan activists in the USA demonstrated in front of the Pakistan Embassy in Washington DC on Sunday.
Pakistan: People may face more trouble as milk price can spike by PKR 60 per litre
Feb 16, 2022, at 02:13 am
Islamabad: Pakistani people are finding themselves in more trouble amid growing economic problems and adding to it milk prices in Karachi is likely to shoot up by PKR 60 per litre.
Pakistan army kills young Baloch leader during clash
Feb 16, 2022, at 01:59 am
Quetta, Pakistan: Pakistani army allegedly killed a young Baloch named Sarmachar Hidayatullah was killed in Shadi Kaur area of Pasni tehsil of Gwadar district during a clash on Monday, media reports said on Tuesday.
UK: Several bridges closed in London
Feb 16, 2022, at 12:18 am
London/UNI/Sputnik: London's Metropolitan Police cordoned off several bridges because of an unattended item in the vicinity of South Bank on Tuesday.
Ukraine crisis can only be solved via dialogue, says Italy
Feb 16, 2022, at 12:13 am
Rome/UNI/Sputnik: Tensions around Ukraine can be defused only through dialogue as all major European actors are looking for ways to engage Russia, Franco Frattini, President of the Italian State Council, said in an interview with Sputnik.
Ukraine: ‘Do not fail the cause of peace’ Guterres urges
Feb 16, 2022, at 12:11 am
New York: Amid increasing tension over Ukraine between Russia and Western countries of the NATO alliance, the UN Secretary-General declared on Monday that “there is no alternative to diplomacy.”
Mali Humanitarian Response Plan seeks $686 million
Feb 16, 2022, at 12:02 am
New York: The UN together with humanitarian partners on Monday, launched the 2022 Humanitarian Response Plan for Mali, seeking $686 million from donors to help 5.3 million of the most vulnerable people in the country.
Feb 15, 2022, at 11:49 pm
Larkana, Pakistan: A large number of people participated in a rally and held a sit-in outside the Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University (SMBBMU) in Pakistan's Larkana region over failure of police in arresting the suspected blackmailers responsible for the death of two medical students, media reports said on Tuesday.
Russia pulls some troops back from border from Ukraine border
Feb 15, 2022, at 11:45 pm
Moscow: The Russian government on Tuesday said it is pulling back some of its troops from the Ukraine border.