Tiananmen Square Massacre Anniversary: Protest held outside Chinese embassy in Tokyo
Jun 06, 2022, at 06:17 pm
Tokyo: A large number of people demonstrated outside the Chinese embassy in Tokyo to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in Hong Kong.
Chinese fighter jet 'chaffs' Australian plane near South China Sea
Jun 06, 2022, at 03:28 pm
Canberra: A Chinese fighter jet's aggressive maneuvers endangered the crew of an Australian reconnaissance plane as it patrolled in the vicinity of the South China Sea, Australia's Defense Ministry claimed on Sunday.
Pakistan: Security forces kill seven terrorists in Bannu, North Waziristan districts
Jun 06, 2022, at 01:48 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani security forces have killed seven terrorists in two separate Intelligence Based Operations (IBOs) in Bannu and North Waziristan districts of the country, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: Govt employees announce sit-in to demand rise in salaries
Jun 06, 2022, at 04:11 am
Islamabad: Certain sections of Pakistan's government employees have decided to hold a token sit-in outside the Ministry of Finance from Monday before holding a dharna on Thursday to demand a hike in salaries.
Afghanistan: Taliban converts private news channel complex to religious seminary
Jun 06, 2022, at 03:16 am
Kabul: The Taliban have converted the complex of Afghanistan news channel Metra to a religious seminary, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan: Two soldiers killed during exchange of fire with terrorists
Jun 06, 2022, at 02:57 am
Peshawar: A least two Pakistani soldiers died during an exchange of fire with terrorists in two areas of North Waziristan tribal district on Thursday night and Friday, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan's defence budget hiked by 6 pct
Jun 06, 2022, at 02:17 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has hiked the defence budget for the outgoing fiscal year by 6 percent, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan: PM Shehbaz calls for 'grand dialogue' for nation to progress
Jun 06, 2022, at 01:44 am
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday called for a "grand dialogue" between all stakeholders over vital sectors of the economy to ensure progress of the nation.
Jun 06, 2022, at 12:43 am
Dortmund: Baloch Republican Party Germany recently demonstrated in Dortmund city against Pakistan Army's atrocities in Balochistan.
Pakistan: Jamaat-e-Islami members demonstrate in Karachi against petrol price hike
Jun 06, 2022, at 12:35 am
Karachi: Jamaat-e-Islami’s (JI) members demonstrated in Karachi city recently against Pakistan government's decision to hike petroleum prices.
Pakistan imposes 10 pct duty on Chinese petroleum
Jun 05, 2022, at 11:50 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has imposed a 10 per cent regulatory duty on the import of petroleum products from China, media reports said on Sunday.
Hong Kong: 6 arrested during Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary
Jun 05, 2022, at 11:34 pm
Hong Kong: At least six people were arrested in Hong Kong as the authorities attempt to restrict public commemoration of the Tiananmen Square massacre.
Moody's revises Pakistan Water and Power's outlook to negative
Jun 05, 2022, at 11:24 pm
Moody's Investors Service has revised Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority's (WAPDA) outlook to negative from stable.
Imran Khan will be arrested by 'own' security: Pakistan Minister
Jun 05, 2022, at 10:55 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Sunday said that the "same security" provided to former Prime Minister Imran Khan would arrest him with "great enthusiasm" once his bail expires.
Chinese fighter jet threatened Australian plane near South China Sea: Canberra
Jun 05, 2022, at 10:33 pm
Canberra: Australia on Sunday slammed China over its interception of a maritime surveillance flight in the international airspace in the South China Sea region.
Bangladesh: Fire breaks out at Chattogram container depot, 41 die
Jun 05, 2022, at 10:07 pm
Dhaka: As many as 41 people died as a fire broke out at a container depot in Chattogram’s Sitakunda in Bangladesh, media reports said on Sunday.
Amid Imran Khan's assassination plot rumours, high alert sounded in Islamabad
Jun 05, 2022, at 06:10 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Amid rumours of a plot being hatched to assassinate former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, the Islamabad Police has said that the security agencies have been put on high alert in adjoining areas of Bani Gala in the city.
Bangladesh: At least 14 die as oil tank explodes at container depot in Chittagong
Jun 05, 2022, at 02:07 pm
Dhaka/UNI: At least 14 people were killed and more than 150 injured after an oil tank exploded at a container depot in Bangladesh's Chittagong, local authorities said on Sunday.
Pakistan: After petrol price hike, OGRA approves 45% rise in gas tariff from July
Jun 05, 2022, at 03:36 am
Islamabad: In a bid to reach a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Pakistan's Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has approved a hike in the price of gas.
Pakistan: Gilgit-Baltistan region contributes 90 percent suicide cases
Jun 05, 2022, at 03:33 am
Quetta, Pakistan: Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region is contributing up to 90 percent of suicide cases across the country, media reports said on Saturday.
High-speed train derails in China, one dies
Jun 05, 2022, at 12:03 am
Shanghai: At least one person died as a high-speed train derailed in southern China on Saturday morning, media reports said.
Pakistan: Azan to control Karachi fire draws flak
Jun 05, 2022, at 12:00 am
Karachi: A group in Pakistan's Karachi were seen performing ''Azan'' as an experiment to extinguish a fire that broke out three days back and has been burning for over 72 hours at a superstore basement in Jail Chowrangi.
Bangladesh: Train hits auto rickshaw in Narsingdi, three die
Jun 04, 2022, at 09:58 pm
Dhaka: As many as three people,who were travelling in an autorickshaw, died as a train rammed the vehicle at a level crossing in Narsingdi’s Raipura, media reports said on Friday.
Jun 04, 2022, at 05:07 am
Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has cautioned that the nation might descend to civil war if elections were not announced.
Tiananmen Event: Hong Kong students hide tiny 'democracy goddesses' statue on campus
Jun 04, 2022, at 01:56 am
Hong Kong: Hong Kong University students have hid the tiny figurines of a "democracy goddess" around campus in the lead-up to the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, media reports said.
Pakistan: Imran Khan disappointed with senior PTI members for failing to draw crowd to May 25 rally
Jun 04, 2022, at 01:43 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed disappointment that the senior members of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) failed to draw a crowd for the May 25 rally.
China: No justice 33 years after Tiananmen Massacre, says HRW
Jun 04, 2022, at 01:25 am
Chinese authorities have over the past year stepped up the harassment and persecution of activists for commemorating the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Massacre, Human Rights Watch said today.
Pakistan former PM Imran Khan's security withdrawn
Jun 04, 2022, at 01:12 am
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shahbaz Gill on Friday said that the security provided to former premier Imran Khan has been withdrawn.
Somalia: ‘Dire and grim’ drought, impacting more than 7 million
Jun 03, 2022, at 06:51 pm
New York: Accompanying Somalia’s newly-appointed drought envoy on his first field visit, the United Nations’ top humanitarian official for the Horn of Africa country warned on Tuesday of the devastating outlook for millions of affected Somalis, amidst heightened risks of famine.
China detains Australian journalist
Jun 03, 2022, at 03:01 pm
Beijing/UNI: The Australian partner of a journalist who has been detained in China for nearly two years said Thursday that she is being denied the chance to speak with her family and consular staff, and her health is declining due to a poor prison diet, New York Post reported Thursday.