Aug 04, 2021, at 05:40 am
Kabul: The Taliban forces have started dominating over people in the regions they are capturing in Afghanistan.
London HC directs NAB, Pakistan govt to pay 1.2 million dollars to Broadsheet
Aug 04, 2021, at 05:37 am
London: A London High Court has directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and Pakistan government to pay a sum of 1.2 million dollars to asset-recovery firm Broadsheet LLC by the upcoming week, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Supreme Court voices concern over not rebuilding earthquake-hit schools
Aug 04, 2021, at 05:34 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Supreme Court on Monday voiced its concern over not constructing the schools damaged in the 2005 earthquake.
People demonstrate in Toronto, Paris over Pakistan-Iran's interference in Afghanistan
Aug 04, 2021, at 05:31 am
Toronto/Paris: Hundreds of Afghanistan people demonstrated in Canada and France against Pakistan’s and Iran’s interferences in the war-torn Afghanistan where Taliban has unleashed atrocities and killings to capture power, media reports said.
Imposing lockdown: Pakistan PM Imran Khan slams Sindh govt
Aug 04, 2021, at 05:26 am
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Sunday slammed the Sindh government for imposing partial coronavirus lockdown against the wish of the Centre as "such a move might break the back of the common man".
Pakistan: Activist calls recently held PoK elections as farce
Aug 04, 2021, at 05:22 am
Kabul: Kashmiri political activist Dr Misfar Hassan has described the recently held elections in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) as 'farce'.
US: New York to mandate COVID vaccination proofs for entry at restaurants, gyms
Aug 04, 2021, at 05:14 am
New York/IBNS: New York will become the first major city in the US to require proof of vaccination for both customers as well as staff in restaurants and gymnasiums, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: 1000 girls and boys converted to Isam every year, claims report
Aug 04, 2021, at 05:07 am
Islamabad: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has released a report where it showed around 1,000 girls and boys are converted to Islam every year, showing the dark moments minorities are facing in the country.
Pakistan: Chinese power firm alleges FBR role in delaying shipments
Aug 04, 2021, at 04:39 am
Islamabad: A Chinese company building a 720-megawatt hydropower generation complex on the Jhelum River has said it is now facing trouble and delays in obtaining advance tax exemption orders at import stage from the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for the last few months, media reports said.
Afghanistan: EU special envoy sees no fundamental change in Taliban
Aug 04, 2021, at 04:31 am
Kabul: The EU special envoy for Afghanistan Tomas Niklasson has said he could not see any fundamental change in the Taliban when it comes to their action regarding establishing peace in the war-torn nation.
Taliban is committing violation of human rights in Afghanistan: Minister
Aug 04, 2021, at 04:11 am
Kabul: Justice Minister Fazel Ahmad Manawi has sent out a strong message to Taliban and said the group is guilty of war crimes for torturing and killing war hostages.
Aug 04, 2021, at 04:03 am
Beijing: A major report has shown that China’s semiconductor industry expansion efforts may raise the risks of overcapacity and investment inefficiency.
German academic's wife charged with spying for Beijing
Aug 04, 2021, at 03:49 am
Frankfurt: A German academic's wife has been charged with spying for China for nearly a decade, media reports said quoting German prosecutors .
Taliban claims to have killed Paktika deputy police chief, cops reject
Aug 04, 2021, at 03:41 am
Kabul: The Taliban group has claimed to have killed the deputy police chief of southeastern Paktika province in Kabul city of Afghanistan, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Balkh youth complain of human rights violations taking place in conflict areas
Aug 04, 2021, at 03:27 am
Balkh: A number of youth and civil society activists in northern Balkh province on Sunday said human rights have been violated in the region as the Taliban capture areas.
Russia enhances contingent in exercise to take place close to Afghanistan border
Aug 04, 2021, at 01:11 am
Russia has enhanced the number of its military contingent in the joint trilateral exercises which is scheduled to be held in Tajikistan this month, just kilometres away from the war-ravaged Afghanistan, media reports said.
Pakistan: Locals demonstrate against prolonged power cuts in Swabi
Aug 04, 2021, at 12:15 am
Swabi: People of Shewa Adda, Razaar tehsil headquarters and the adjoining villages in Pakistan on Monday blocked Swabi-Mardan Road for nearly three hours to protest against power cuts for several hours in the region.
Afghanistan, NATO discuss further cooperation after foreign troop withdrawal: Foreign Ministry
Aug 03, 2021, at 11:52 pm
Moscow/UNI/SPUTNIK: Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar has met with NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative for Afghanistan Stefano Pontecorvo to discuss further cooperation after the international troops withdrawal, the Afghan Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists destroy 11 Salam telecom towers in Paktia
Aug 03, 2021, at 11:39 pm
Kabul: Taliban terrorists have destroyed eleven towers of the state-run Salam telecommunication network in Paktia region of war-torn Afghanstan recently, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban brutally tortures 12-year-old boy as his father is a security official
Aug 03, 2021, at 11:27 pm
Kabul: Taliban terrorists have beaten up a 12-year-old boy in Afghanistan's northern Faryab province, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Gunmen kill policeman guarding anti-polio workers
Aug 03, 2021, at 10:52 pm
Peshawar: Unknown gunmen shot dead a policeman who was guarding polio vaccination workers in the Kot Attal Sharif area of Dera Ismail Khan district of Pakistan recently, media reports said on Tuesday.
United Nations calls for ceasefire as 40 Afghan civilians killed in one day's fighting in Lashkagah
Aug 03, 2021, at 10:30 pm
Moscow/UNI/SPUTNIK: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Tuesday said that 40 civilians were killed and 118 injured over the past day only as the Taliban (a terrorist group, banned in Russia) and the Afghan government fight for the control of the city of Lashkagah.
Afghanistan: Security forces kill 375 Taliban terrorists
Aug 03, 2021, at 10:03 pm
Kabul: The Afghanistan security forces killed 375 Taliban terrorists and wounded 193 others while conducting operations in several regions of the country in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Locals in Herat march against Taliban, VP Amrullah Saleh welcomes
Aug 03, 2021, at 09:39 pm
Herat: Announcing their support for Afghanistan government forces, locals united against Taliban and marched the streets of the western city of Herat on Monday night.
Afghanistan updates - Clashes continue in Herat city, Injil district
Aug 03, 2021, at 07:25 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Clashes continued in Herat city as well as the adjoining Injil district of Afghanistan as the conflict between Taliban and the Afghan security forces intensified.
Pakistan Minister says new restrictions to be imposed in major cities amid rising COVID-19 cases
Aug 03, 2021, at 03:36 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Monday said new restrictions will be imposed in several major cities in the country to contain rising COVID-19 cases.
US announces programme to offer refuge to Afghans who aided Americans
Aug 03, 2021, at 03:03 pm
Washington: The US government on Monday announced a new programme to give certain Afghan nationals and their eligible family members.a chance to resettle in America as refugees.
Afghanistan: Airstrikes kill 15 Taliban militants in northern Samangan province
Aug 02, 2021, at 11:17 pm
Aybak/UNI/Xinhua: A total of 15 militants were confirmed dead as fighting planes struck Taliban hideouts and positions in parts of Hazrat-e-Sultan district of northern Samangan province on Sunday, army spokesman in the northern region Mohammad Hanif Rezai said Monday.
Zoom agrees to pay $85Mln to settle user privacy suit: Reports
Aug 02, 2021, at 11:10 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Zoom Video Communications agreed to pay $85 million to settle a collective claim on alleged user privacy breach in the US, the New York Times reported on Monday.
Chinese authorities in Tibet now demand information on relatives staying abroad
Aug 02, 2021, at 06:00 pm
Beijing: Chinese authorities in Tibet are ordering the residents to turn over the names and other personal information of relatives living in exile communities outside Tibet, threatening loss of state benefits such as land and housing for non-compliance, displaying yet another attempt by Beijing to oppress Tibetans.