Italian FM says impossible for his nation to recognise Taliban govt of Afghanistan

Sep 28, 2021, at 02:29 am

Rome: Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio has said it is impossible for his nation to recognize the Taliban government.

China is now on hypersonic ‘EMP’ missile that could plunge cities into darkness with ‘chemical explosion’: Reports

Sep 28, 2021, at 02:21 am

Beijing: Chinese scientists are creating a hypersonic weapon designed to generate an intense electromagnetic pulse that would wipe out communication and power supply lines, media reports said.

Banned members of BLF destroy Mohammad Ali Jinnah's statue in Pakistan

Sep 28, 2021, at 02:10 am

Gwadar: Statue of Pakistan's Founding Father Mohammad Ali Jinnah was destroyed in a bomb attack in the country's Gwadar region recently.

Pakistan: Relatives block train demanding justice for alleged encounter victim

Sep 28, 2021, at 01:54 am

 Toba Tek Singh, Punjab: Relatives of a man, who was allegedly killed in 'encounter', blocked trains by putting burning tyres and parking tractor-trolleys along with the body at the level crossing at Gojra on Sunday for several hours, media reports said.

Taliban insurgents ban Helmand barbers from trimming beard as it 'breaches' interpretation of Islamic law

Sep 28, 2021, at 01:38 am

Kabul: The Taliban insurgents have issued yet another bizarre diktat to hairdressers in Afghanistan's Helmand province by which they are asked not to shave or trim beards as it breaches their interpretation of Islamic law.

Pakistan: CTD officials detain two ISIS-linked terrorists in Karachi

Sep 27, 2021, at 11:55 pm

Islamabad:  The Counter-Terrorism Department and a federal intelligence agency of Pakistan carried out  a joint raid at New Truck Stand on Karachi's Mauripur Road on Monday and detained two Islamic STate terrorists, media reports said.

Pakistan: Senate body told 24 pct educated people are jobless countrywide

Sep 27, 2021, at 10:47 pm

Islamabad:  The Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) has highlighted the grim reality of economic condition of the country whereB 24 per cent of educated people were jobless at the moment.

Indonesia’s plan to build mega railway with China triggers debt trap fear

Sep 27, 2021, at 04:42 pm

Jakarta: Indonesia is planning to involve Japan and China to build two separate routes for the same railway project, a move analysts fear might lead to Chinese debt trap and even deteriorate Jakarta's relationship with Tokyo.

German federal election: Social Democrats’ Scholz declares victory

Sep 27, 2021, at 03:25 pm

Berlin/UNI/Sputnik: Olaf Scholz, the leader of Germany’s Social Democrats, called the outcome of this Sunday’s federal election a success that proved voters wanted to see him as their next chancellor.

PML-N will bury PTI forever in 2023 polls: Shahbaz Sharif

Sep 27, 2021, at 03:06 pm

Islamabad: PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday gave a strong message to PM Imran Khan and said his party will "bury PTI forever" in the 2023 general elections.

Twitter removes blue verified badge from accounts of several Afghan ministries: Reports

Sep 27, 2021, at 02:14 pm

Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Twitter has taken away blue verification checkmarks from the accounts of several Afghan ministries, the Pajhwok news agency reported on Sunday.

Pakistan: Ruling coalition senator wants special aircraft for legislators

Sep 27, 2021, at 04:02 am

Islamabad:  A Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) legislator has demanded that the Senate should have its own dedicated aircraft for the use of members of parliament.

CPEC: Pakistan govt unveils Karachi coastline plan

Sep 27, 2021, at 03:58 am

Islamabad: The Pakistani government has unveiled an ambitious plan to rebuild Karachi’s coastline under the China-Pakistan Economic Corri­dor (CPEC) with $3.5 billion “direct Chinese investment”.

Pakistan Crime: Peshawar man arrested on charges of 'sextortion' of US minor

Sep 27, 2021, at 03:36 am

Peshawar: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Friday said a Peshawar man was arrested on the complaint of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on charges of ‘sextortion’ of a US-based minor girl, media reports said.

Taliban regime may alter current national IDs and passports

Sep 27, 2021, at 03:17 am

Kabul: The Taliban regime of Afghanistan has announced that the national identity cards and the passports that were issued by the previous Afghan government are valid for the time being but they might be changed soon.

Female investor shuts down driving training centre for women in Kabul as Taliban controls Afghanistan

Sep 27, 2021, at 03:05 am

Kabul: An Afghan female investor has decided to shut down a driving training center for women that was established a year ago in Kabul as a hardline Islamic Taliban rule takes hold in Afghanistan.

Switzerland referendum: Voters seem to back same-sex marriage

Sep 26, 2021, at 11:55 pm

Bern: People in Switzerland have backed same-sex marriage in a referendum, media reports said on Sunday.

Afghanistan: US condemns Taliban govt's decision to reinstate executions, amputations

Sep 26, 2021, at 10:37 pm

Washington: The US government has condemned the Taliban administration's recent announcement to restore the use of amputations and executions as punishment in Afghanistan.

Huawei executive Meng returns to China after 3-yr detention in Canada in bank fraud case

Sep 26, 2021, at 06:38 pm

Chinese telecom giant Huawei's top executive Meng Wanzhou, who was detained in Canada for over three years, arrived in Shenzhen on a special plane sent by the government on Saturday, media reports said.

Russia calls for ‘concerted efforts’ to follow purposes and principles of UN Charter

Sep 26, 2021, at 04:30 pm

New York: The Russian Foreign Minister addressed the UN General Assembly on Saturday, calling for a new consensus to uphold the “purposes and principles” of the UN’s founding document, the UN Charter, and a rejection of the Western-backed “Rules Based Order” concept.

Sudan striving for ‘common goal’ of peace, prosperity, freedom and justice

Sep 26, 2021, at 04:22 pm

New York: Sudan continues the path to democracy, two years after the revolution that “carried the aspirations of our people for freedom, peace and justice”, Prime Minister Abdalla Adam Hamdok told the UN General Assembly on Saturday.

St. Vincent’s Prime Minister urges world to ‘rise collectively’ and combat today’s challenges

Sep 26, 2021, at 04:11 pm

New York: In addition to the global challenges surrounding climate, security and the raging COVID-19 pandemic, the Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on Saturday drew the attention of the 76th UN General Assembly to devastating volcanic eruptions and the on-rushing Atlantic Hurricane season confronting his small-island developing State (SID).

Haitian Prime Minister: As long as there is inequality, migration will continue

Sep 26, 2021, at 03:59 pm

New York: The Prime Minister of Haiti, Ariel Henry, said on Saturday that “human beings, fathers and mothers who have children, are always going to flee poverty and conflict.”

Taliban's recognition not under considerations, says Russia: Report

Sep 26, 2021, at 03:27 pm

New York: International recognition of the Taliban was not currently under consideration, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said on the sidelines of the annual gathering of world leaders here for the UN General Assembly.

Several dead, at least 50 injured in train derailment in US's Montana

Sep 26, 2021, at 03:01 pm

Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Several fatalities occurred as a result of the Amtrak passenger train derailment in the US state of Montana, and dozens of people were injured, media reports said on Sunday.

Thousands evacuated, houses destroyed as volcanic eruption in Spanish island enters 'new explosive phase'

Sep 26, 2021, at 05:39 am

La Palma: Cumbre Vieja volcano in Spain's La Palma started emitting red hot lava as it entered a new explosive phase on Saturday after erupting last Sunday, according to media reports.

Chinese diplomat says his country should abandon no-first-use policy on nuclear weapons

Sep 26, 2021, at 05:04 am

Beijing: A senior Chinese diplomat has said Beijing must be ready to use nuclear weapons and should abandon its 'no-first-use' policy to push back against new alliances forming in the Pacific.

China may ban more fruit imports from Taiwan, warns lawmaker

Sep 26, 2021, at 04:57 am

Taipei: A Taiwanese lawmaker has warned the  government should prepare contingency plans for a possible Chinese ban on oranges from Taiwan.

Taliban hang 4 bodies on public display, call it a lesson in 'kidnappings'

Sep 26, 2021, at 03:55 am

Herat: The Taliban killed four kidnappers during a shoot-out in Afghanistan's western city of Herat on Saturday and hung them on a crane for public display in various places, according to media reports.

Pakistan: 8 terrorists held in separate intelligence-based ops in Punjab

Sep 26, 2021, at 02:07 am

Islamaba/UNI/Xinhua: Eight terrorists were arrested Saturday in separate intelligence-based operations in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of the Pakistani police told local media.