British woman found dead in Pakistan
May 05, 2021, at 11:24 pm
A Pakistani-origin British woman was found dead in a house in Pakistan’s Lahore city, reported Dawn. The victim, Maya, 25, had come to Pakistan two months back to attend a marriage of her relative and been staying in the country since.
Nepal constructing 2000-bed capacity isolation facility
May 05, 2021, at 11:23 pm
Amid rising cases of coronavirus, authorities in Nepal have started the construction of an isolation facility with a 2,000-bed capacity in Geta Medical College of Kailali district, reported The Himalayan Times.
Afghanistan: Taliban digs a tunnel to ANDSF camp, over 20 killed
May 05, 2021, at 11:21 pm
Kabul: Taliban militants captured an army base in Farah’s Bala Buluk last week, media reports said.
No compromise on finality of Prophethood laws: Pakistan PM Imran Khan
May 05, 2021, at 11:18 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan has made it clear that his government would not compromise on the laws pertaining to the finality of the Prophethood, media reports said.
Bangladesh reports 50 new COVID-19 deaths
May 05, 2021, at 10:17 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh registered 50 COVID-19 related deaths in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Wednesday.
Nepal's hospitals face oxygen supply shortage
May 05, 2021, at 08:50 pm
Kathmandu/Xinhua: Nepal's two major government-run hospitals based in capital Kathmandu have been facing oxygen supply shortage, authorities said.
Pakistan government decides to import 4m MT of wheat
May 05, 2021, at 07:24 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has decided to import four million metric tons of wheat this year to meet the domestic consumption, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Blast targets bus carrying health workers, 1 dead
May 05, 2021, at 02:52 pm
Kabul: At least one person was killed and three others were injured as a blast targeted a bus carrying health workers in Afghanistan's Kalakan district on Wednesday, media reports said.
Israeli air strike on Syria's Latakia province kills civilian: Reports
May 05, 2021, at 02:42 pm
Beirut/Sputnik: A civilian was killed and two others were injured in an Israeli air strike on civilian targets in the Syrian province of Latakia, Syrian state television station Al Ikhbariya reported.
Boris Johnson, Antony Blinken discuss pandemic, Afghanistan, Iran, China
May 05, 2021, at 02:18 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday discussed the coronavirus vaccines rollout, Afghanistan, Iran and China, the British government said.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan urges Muslim countries to counter Islamophobia
May 05, 2021, at 04:37 am
Days after facing heat from the European Union for its blasphemy laws, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to vehemently counter Islamophobia, reported Dawn. He also objected to equating Islam with radicalism and terrorism.
Mike Pompeo in Kazakhstan warns against Chinese investment and influence
May 05, 2021, at 03:46 am
Nur Sultan: Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is currently visiting Kazakhstan where he asked the country to be wary of Chinese investment and influence.
Chinese man crosses Taiwan Strait in a small rubber dinghy in search of 'freedom and democracy'
May 05, 2021, at 03:41 am
Beijing: Taiwanese police said a Chinese man recently crossed the highly-militarized Taiwan Strait in a small rubber dinghy Saturday in search of "freedom and democracy".
Security concerns: Japanese companies are moving away from Chinese drones
May 05, 2021, at 02:26 am
Fearing security risks, several Japanese infrastructure companies will end their use of Chinese-made drones, media reports said.
Darwin Port lease to Chinese company Landbridge should be reviewed, feels ex Australian PM Rudd
May 05, 2021, at 02:18 am
Melbourne: Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has said the Australian government should conduct a cost-benefit analysis to determine whether the 99-year lease of Darwin Port to a Chinese company is justified on national security grounds.
PM Imran Khan govt's claim of Pakistan press being free is nothing but a 'bald-faced lie': Dawn News
May 04, 2021, at 08:40 pm
Islamabad: A leading Pakistani news paper has opined that for PM Imran Khan-led government functionaries to insist that the press in the country is free, as they are wont to do sometimes, is no less than a bald-faced lie.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan-led govt has gagged media: Bilawal Bhutto
May 04, 2021, at 08:38 pm
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari slammed PM Imran Khan-led government and said it has chained press freedoms in Pakistan through threats, intimidation, and pressure tactics.
Balochistan govt allies, several BAP members demand replacement of CM Jam Kamal
May 04, 2021, at 08:35 pm
Conflict has emerged and discontent is rising among several members of the ruling Balochistan Awami Party as well as allies of the Balochistan government which has led to them demanding the replacement of Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pandemic showcases need for partnerships: ECOSOC President
May 04, 2021, at 08:27 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how all countries are connected, underscoring that global cooperation and solidarity are the only way out of the crisis, senior UN officials said on Monday during the annual Partnership Forum, organized by the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
UN condemns deadly attack at guesthouse in Afghanistan
May 04, 2021, at 06:22 pm
New York: The United Nations strongly condemned Friday’s suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan, in which at least 21 were killed and over 100, including women and children, wounded.
Poland starting to lift many of its coronavirus restrictions
May 04, 2021, at 06:13 pm
Warsaw/Sputnik: Poland is starting to lift many of its coronavirus restrictions.
Chinese mainland reports 17 new COVID-19 cases, all imported
May 04, 2021, at 03:38 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 17 new COVID-19 cases, all of which were imported, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Tuesday.
Pakistan: 11 die as bus turns turtle in Hasan Abdal
May 04, 2021, at 02:43 pm
Attock: At least 11 people died as a bus turned upside down at Hasan Abdal's Burhan Interchange area in Pakistan, media reports said on Tuesday.
Hainan Airlines registers biggest-ever annual loss for a listed Chinese company
May 04, 2021, at 08:57 am
Beijing: Hainan Airlines Holding, the aviation unit of debt-laden Chinese conglomerate HNA Group, is facing the heat of COVID-19 outbreak as it posted the biggest-ever annual loss among listed Chinese companies recently, media reports said.
COVID-19: China's small businesses still struggling to recover
May 04, 2021, at 08:54 am
Beijing: China's small businesses are still failing to add to the country's economic recovery as they are struggling to still deal with the damage done to them by COVID-19.
Two US states keep up with lawsuits against China for 'malicious' role in COVID-19 pandemic
May 04, 2021, at 08:49 am
Two US Republican states are keeping up their efforts to hold China accountable for the spread of the deadly COVID-19 virus which has not only left several people dead in the country but also hit the economy hard.
New Zealand’s differences with China becoming ‘harder to reconcile’, says PM Jacinda Ardern
May 04, 2021, at 08:46 am
Wellington: New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern has sent out a strong message to China and said that it is becoming “harder to reconcile" its relationship with Beijing.
Pakistan to seek debt restructuring from China
May 04, 2021, at 08:43 am
In a bid to preempt any possibility of raising power tariff, Pakistan will seek debt restructuring of USD 3 billion against the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) energy projects, a top official said.
Will disrupt any threat emanating from Afghanistan: Biden
May 04, 2021, at 08:39 am
The United States will remain “vigilant” about any threat emanating from Afghanistan, said US President Joe Biden, on the 10th anniversary of the raid by US special forces that killed Osama Bin Laden in 2011.
Expert highlights the need to develop Balochistan
May 04, 2021, at 08:36 am
Islamabad: A leading Pakistani social development and policy adviser has said the vast geography and natural endowments have become a political nemesis for the people of Balochistan.