Pakistan bus mishap: Chinese company stops work on Dasu project
Jul 17, 2021, at 10:44 pm
Islamabad: Stating concern, a Chinese firm, which was working on the Dasu Hydropower Project in Pakistan, has stopped work on the site, media reports said.
Jul 17, 2021, at 09:46 pm
China and Bangladesh have agreed to work towards the repatriation of the Rohingya refugees to the Rakhine state in Myanmar and underscored the need for resuming tripartite talks on the issue, a Bangladesh government statement said. Bangladesh Foreign Minister A K Momen and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, who met on the sidelines of a conference in Tashkent, also discussed Dhaka’s plans for co-production of vaccines.
Prison population surge triggers overcrowding, COVID casualties
Jul 17, 2021, at 07:00 pm
New York: One in three prisoners around the world is being held without having stood trial or been found guilty by any court, according to a new study published on Friday by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
UN deputy chief warns of ‘hurricane of humanitarian crises’
Jul 17, 2021, at 06:54 pm
New York: There is a “bloody surge” impacting humanitarian crises around the world, with civilians in conflict zones paying the highest price, the UN deputy chief told the Security Council on Friday.
UN rights chief calls for prompt release of protestors held in Cuba
Jul 17, 2021, at 06:39 pm
New York: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday called for the prompt release of protestors and journalists detained during anti-government demonstrations in Cuba, some of whom are being held incommunicado.
Afghanistan: UNAMA expresses concern over serious human rights abuses
Jul 17, 2021, at 06:35 pm
Kabul: The United Nations in Afghanistan is increasingly concerned with the number of reported serious human rights abuses and violations alleged in communities most affected by the ongoing military offensive across the country.
Bangladesh: 2 million doses of Chinese Sinopharm vaccine to arrive today
Jul 17, 2021, at 03:06 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh, which is fighting another deadly wave of COVID-19 outbreak, is all scheduled to receive a new consignment of 2 million doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine on Saturday.
Classified UK Army tank documents posted on gaming forum: Reports
Jul 17, 2021, at 02:37 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: A War Thunder videogame player uploaded classified information about the UK Challenger 2 tank to the gaming forum to improve the tank’s model in the game, UK media reported on Friday.
Only children of fully vaccinated families can attend school, say Chinese authorities
Jul 17, 2021, at 03:28 am
Beijing: Students will not be allowed to attend schools in China unless their entire family is fully vaccinated, some local governments in the country have issued the order, according to media reports.
Pakistan warns Afghan Air Force against conducting operations near border
Jul 17, 2021, at 02:41 am
Fighter aircraft of the Afghan Air Force, on their way to operations against the Taliban, have reportedly received warnings from Pakistan not to conduct operations in Spin Boldak, a border town near Pakistan witnessing heavy fighting between Afghan security forces and the Taliban.
Afghanistan policeman fights against Taliban forces for 18 hours alone
Jul 17, 2021, at 01:52 am
Kandahar: The Taliban is slowly trying to make its grip stronger on Afghanistan soil but amid such a dark situation a police officer has emerged as an icon in the country as he fought against the terror group members for nearly 18 hours alone.
Dark days return for women in Afghanistan as Taliban members make comeback
Jul 17, 2021, at 01:44 am
Dark days are returning for women in Afghanistan as the Taliban is slowly capturing regions in the South Asian country where foreign troops are slowly moving out after decades of war.
BNM urges UN to protect lives and future of Baloch refugees in Afghanistan
Jul 17, 2021, at 01:03 am
Islamabad: Baloch National Movement members have urged the United Nations to take immediate steps to protect and secure the lives and future of Baloch refugees in Afghanistan as the security situation in the war-torn country deteriorates with the advances of Taliban.
Afghanistan: UNAMA expresses concern over serious human rights abuses
Jul 17, 2021, at 12:46 am
Kabul: The United Nations in Afghanistan is increasingly concerned with the number of reported serious human rights abuses and violations alleged in communities most affected by the ongoing military offensive across the country.
China to join Pakistan in blast probe that killed 9 Chinese workers
Jul 17, 2021, at 12:45 am
Beijing: China will join the probe into the blast that killed 13 people, including 9 Chinese workers, travelling in a bus in Northwest Pakistan.
Taliban members capture town on Afghan side of Chaman-Spin Boldak border: Pakistan official
Jul 16, 2021, at 11:49 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan has confirmed that Taliban members have captured a key town on the Afghan side of its Chaman-Spin Boldak border.
British MPs vote for UK to stage diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Jul 16, 2021, at 11:44 pm
London: The UK House of Commons has unanimously passed a motion calling for the British government to stage a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics unless the Chinese government ends the “atrocities” taking place in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Australian authorities tracking Chinese spy ship which is expected to monitor Australia-US war games
Jul 16, 2021, at 11:37 pm
Sydney: Australian authorities have started tracking a Chinese surveillance ship which is expected to monitor large-scale military exercises involving the United States off the coast of Queensland, media reports said.
Pakistan against witnessing rise in COVID-19 positivity rate
Jul 16, 2021, at 11:09 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan, a country that has witnessed several waves of the pandemic, is slowly witnessing the COVID-19 positivity rate touch to 6.1 percent.
Pak backing Taliban with critical support, says Afghan vice-president
Jul 16, 2021, at 11:00 pm
Kandahar: Afghanistan has accused Pakistan of providing crucial support to Taliban as the federal forces are locked in fierce fighting with the insurgents to reclaim the lost territories.
Udichi bomb attack case in Bangladesh: JMB member executed
Jul 16, 2021, at 10:35 pm
Dhaka: A convict in the 2005 Udichi bomb attack case, who is a member of banned terror group Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), has been executed in Gazipur's Kashimpur Central Jail.
Uyghur issue: US Senate passes bill to ban Xinjiang imports
Jul 16, 2021, at 10:27 pm
Washington: The US Senate has passed a bill to ban imports from Xinjiang region, an episode which has potential to further trigger conflict between Washington and Beijing.
‘Deeply negative impact’ of COVID pandemic, reverses SDG progress
Jul 16, 2021, at 07:00 pm
New York: Closing a key international development forum on Thursday, the deputy UN chief observed that a year of “immense challenges” has reversed progress on meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Afghanistan: Funding shortfall amid deepening humanitarian crisis
Jul 16, 2021, at 06:57 pm
New York: A senior UN official on Thursday urged donors to step up support for Afghanistan, where ongoing drought and increased military operations amid foreign troop withdrawal, are displacing scores of civilians, creating a growing humanitarian crisis.
Libya: Positive steps needed to break ‘political stalemate’
Jul 16, 2021, at 06:48 pm
New York: The interdependent tracks of implementing Libya’s ceasefire agreement, political progress and economic reform, are in danger of going into reverse, UN Special Envoy Ján Kubiš warned the Security Council on Thursday.
UK Carrier Strike Group reaches Indian Ocean Region
Jul 16, 2021, at 06:44 pm
London/IBNS: The United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 2021, led by HMS Queen Elizabeth, has sailed into the Indian Ocean Region having recently transited the Suez Canal.
China's unfair trade practice: US vows to work with Australia
Jul 15, 2021, at 11:32 pm
Washington: The US government has now vowed to work with Australia to push back against China’s “unfair” trade practices, media reports said.
Illegal fishing in Gwadar: Pakistan detains five Chinese trawlers
Jul 15, 2021, at 11:22 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani authorities have detained five Chinese trawlers on suspicion of illegal fishing near Gwadar city, media reports said.
Pakistan: Unknown men gun down blasphemy accused in Multan
Jul 15, 2021, at 11:02 pm
Multan: Unknown men shot dead a blasphemy accused in Pakistan's Multan city, media reports said.
Jul 15, 2021, at 10:58 pm
Islamabad: Petitioner in the foreign funding case Akbar S. Babar has now claimed that a fact-finding report has shown that ruling PM Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has received illegal funding to the tune of Rs 2.20 billion during the period between 2009 and 2013, media reports said on Thursday.