Uzbek Islamic Movement leader killed during operation: Afghanistan Defence Ministry confirms
Nov 13, 2020, at 02:14 pm
Kabul: The Afghanistan Ministry of Defence on Thursday said Aziz Yuldash, leader of Uzbekistan Islamic Movement, was killed during an ANDSF operation in Ghormach district of the country.
US Commerce Department backs off from shutting down TikTok
Nov 13, 2020, at 02:01 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The US Commerce Department is backing off from enforcing a shutdown of Chinese-owned TikTok video-sharing app after a federal court ruling prevented the move, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
Ontario's new COVID-19 cases of 1,575 break its previous one-day record
Nov 13, 2020, at 04:39 am
Toronto, Nov 12 (IBNS): Ontario's renewed surge in infections on Nov 12 with a record high of 1,575 Covid-19 cases as against 1,426 on Nov 11, broke its previous single-day record, media reports said.
Protests in Bangladesh, Nepal over persecution of Uyghurs in China
Nov 13, 2020, at 04:23 am
Dhaka: A protest rally and human chain was held on Thursday at Dhaka National Press Club by Islamic scholars and Ulemas under the banner of ‘Uyghur Muslim Rights Council’(Uyghur Musalmaner Odhikar Parishad) to demand political and religious rights for the persecuted people in Xinjaing Uyghur Autonomous Region of China.
Nov 13, 2020, at 03:43 am
Islamabad: Pakistani rights activist Maria Iqbal Tarana has alleged that a senior government official has harassed her while she was visiting the President House to attend an event, media reports said.
PoK activist urges Joe Biden to intervene to heal wounded people of Gilgit Baltistan
Nov 13, 2020, at 02:40 am
Highlighting the atrocities caused by Pakistan on the people of the region, activist Amjad Ayub Mirza on Wednesday urged US President-elect Biden to “heal” the “wounded people and divide people” of PoK and Gilgit Baltistan (GB).
China asks US to stop boosting relationship with Taiwan
Nov 13, 2020, at 02:33 am
Beijing: China is irked by the decision taken by US and Taiwan to commence economic talks and said Beijing opposes official exchanges between the two nations.
Australia should know how to fix trade bond with China: Beijing
Nov 13, 2020, at 02:25 am
Canberra/Beijing: Adding fuel to the already tense relationship between Canberra and Beijing, a top Chinese official has said Australia should know what step is needed to be taken to improve ties.
Afghanistan: Pakistani-origin Al-Qaeda terrorist killed
Nov 13, 2020, at 02:16 am
Kabul: A Pakistani-origin Al-Qaeda terrorist has been killed during a special operation by Afghanistan security forces in the south Asian war-ravaged country.
China targeting its own community members in Canada to silence Xi Jinping critics: Report
Nov 13, 2020, at 02:03 am
Ottawa: China has taken another aggressive stance by routinely using undercover state security officials and 'trusted agents' to target Canadian Chinese community members to silence critics of President Xi Jinping, media reports said.
Pakistan: HRCP report highlights human rights violations in Khyber Pakhtunkwa
Nov 13, 2020, at 01:11 am
Islamabad: A recent report on the human rights violation situation in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkwa region has highlighted the troubled water in which the people of the region are currently surviving.
Imposition of new education policy: China facing protests in Inner Mongolia
Nov 13, 2020, at 12:49 am
Beijing: China is facing violent protests in Inner Mongolia over Beijing's decision to impose new education policy in the region.
Uyghur ICC genocide complaint backed by 63 parliamentarians in 16 countries
Nov 13, 2020, at 12:40 am
Washington: The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) has urged the international criminal court’s chief prosecutor to accept the complaint by the East Turkistan Government in Exile and the East Turkistan National Awakening Movement alleging genocide by China.
Gilgit Baltistan under illegal occupation of Pakistan since 1947, say experts at a webinar
Nov 13, 2020, at 12:22 am
An area five times more than that of PoJK (Pakistan Occupied Jammu & Kashmir) with a population of approx. 1.8 million, Gilgit Baltistan has been under illegal occupation of Pakistan since 1947, according to speakers at a webinar on Gilgit-Baltistan (Jammu & Kashmir: Status & Current Affairs) organised on Tuesday by Kashmir (Policy & Strategy) Group (KPSG).
Nov 12, 2020, at 06:02 pm
Dhaka: White Board, a newly launched policy magazine, has highlighted the policies of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman which has helped in shaping up Bangladesh in its first issue published recently.
PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz Sharif compares PM Imran Khan to 'COVID-19'
Nov 12, 2020, at 05:59 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz Sharif has slammed Pakistan PM Imran Khan and compared him to COVID-19 virus.
Nov 12, 2020, at 05:55 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said Prime Minister Imran Khan had earlier opposed the move of providing status of a province at every step to Gilgit-Baltistan region.
Negative PCR test must for people travelling to Spain
Nov 12, 2020, at 07:21 am
Madrid/IBNS: Visitors to Spain from countries with high risk of coronavirus infection have to produce a negative PCR test within 72 hours of their arrival, said the country's health ministry on Wednesday.
Uyghur: Activist Rushan Abbas highlights atrocity faced by her sister in hands of China
Nov 12, 2020, at 01:09 am
Director of Campaign for Uyghurs Rushan Abbas has said her sister Gulshan Abbas and aunt 'disappeared' just days after she spoke publicly for the first time about the disappearance of her husband’s entire family in China.
Uyghur: East Turkistan leaders host press conference to highlight Chinese genocide issue
Nov 12, 2020, at 01:01 am
Washington: Prime Minister Salih Hudayar of the East Turkistan government-in-exile recently held a press conference to highlight the atrocities faced by Uyghurs in China and draw global awareness on it.
China gets four Hong Kong lawmakers disqualified, others resign en masse
Nov 11, 2020, at 11:36 pm
Hong Kong/UNI: The Hong Kong government's decision to disqualify four opposition lawmakers on Wednesday led to a cascading effect, as 15 others from Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp in the legislature also tendered their resignation.
UK University students will have 'travel window' to spend Christmas with family: Govt
Nov 11, 2020, at 11:15 pm
London/Sputnik: UK university students will be able to spend Christmas with their families, but only if they use a six-day “travel window” that will be open from December 3 to December 9 immediately after the COVID-19 lockdown is lifted in England, the government announced on Wednesday.
US embassy in Islamabad apologizes for retweeting post insulting PM Imran Khan
Nov 11, 2020, at 10:34 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The US embassy in Islamabad on Wednesday apologised for retweeting a post critical of Prime Minister Imran Khan by PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal after it sparked an outrage on social media.
Pakistan: Christian mother, son allegedly murdered over blasphemy charges
Nov 11, 2020, at 10:22 pm
Islamabad: A Christian mother and her son were allegedly murdered in broad daylight in Pakistan's Punjab province over charges of blasphemy, media reports said.
'Have some plans': New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern on her wedding
Nov 11, 2020, at 07:01 pm
Welington/IBNS: After registering a thumping victory in the elections, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has revealed she might get wedded to her partner Clarke Gayford soon.
COVID-19: Slow road to jobs recovery for Latin America and the Caribbean
Nov 11, 2020, at 04:08 pm
New York: The labour market in Latin America and the Caribbean faces a slow recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the need for “active macro policies” and other measures to promote sustainable development alongside getting people back into the workforce.
Nov 11, 2020, at 03:57 pm
New York: The Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is urging Libya’s warring parties to implement their recent historic ceasefire agreement, calling it a “welcome concrete development” for a population that has been yearning for peace.
UN agency for Palestine refugees runs out of money as COVID-19 spreads
Nov 11, 2020, at 03:52 pm
New York: The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNWRA) has run out of cash on hand to keep vital services going amid the worsening health emergency, UNRWA spokesperson Tamara Alrifai told a regular UN press briefing in Geneva on Tuesday.
UN rights chief Bachelet condemns Tanzania election violence
Nov 11, 2020, at 03:48 pm
New York: The people of Tanzania should be allowed to express grievances “without fear of reprisals” after nationwide elections, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Tuesday.
Oppose hatred in all its forms, UN chief urges
Nov 11, 2020, at 03:42 pm
New York: The United Nations Secretary-General has called on the global community to stand against hatred in all its forms, and to reject the “lies and loathing” which led to the rise of Nazism and which fractures societies today.