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Three million people will overcome all hurdles to reach Islamabad: Imran Khan

May 10, 2022, at 04:54 am

Islamabad: Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said three million people would overcome all barricades put up by the current government and reach Islamabad on his call.

Sri Lanka MP, ex-minister's houses set ablaze by protesters

May 10, 2022, at 04:42 am

Colombo/IBNS: The houses of a Sri Lankan legislator and a former minister were set ablaze on Monday evening in the biggest clashes in weeks of anti-government protests in the island nation.

Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns amid nationwide protests

May 09, 2022, at 10:40 pm

Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday resigned from his position as nationwide protests continued against his government's handling of the financial crisis.

Sri Lanka: Curfew imposed in Colombo after clashes between protesters

May 09, 2022, at 09:31 pm

Colombo: A curfew was imposed by the police in Sri Lanka on Monday after tensions arose following clashes between protesters in Colombo.

Chinese Communist Party’s position on Taiwan is far from consistent: Dutch ex-diplomat

May 09, 2022, at 08:55 pm

Beijing: Former Dutch diplomat Gerrit van der Wees has said  the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) leader Mao Zedong had refuted claims over Taiwan, a region which is engaged in a conflict with Beijing.

COVID-19: Shanghai defers annual college entrance exams to July

May 09, 2022, at 08:50 pm

Beijing/Shanghai: Shanghai has postponed the annual college entrance examination to July as the Chinese city continues to fight against the recent spike in COVID-19 cases by implementing severe measures.

Karachi Electricity Supply Company increases timing of loadshedding amid rising mercury levels

May 09, 2022, at 08:47 pm

Karachi, Pakistan: The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KE) in Pakistan has decided to extend the timing of load shedding in the Pakistani city amid rising mercury levels, media reports said on Monday.

PM Shehbaz Sharif terms Imran Khan's Abbottabad speech 'conspiracy against Pakistan', warns legal action

May 09, 2022, at 03:01 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif termed former PM Imran Khan's Abbottabad speech "a conspiracy against Pakistan" and warned legal action will be taken against him.

Pakistan: Punjab govt imposes 10-year ban on commercial fishing due to critical depletion of fisheries in rivers

May 09, 2022, at 01:56 am

Lahore: Pakistan's Punjab government has imposed a 10-year ban on commercial fishing in the provincial water due to critical depletion of fisheries in the rivers, media reports said on Sunday.

Pakistan: Trade deficit widens sharply in ten months

May 09, 2022, at 12:44 am

Islamabad: Pakistan's trade gap widened 64.8 percent to touch a massive $39.26 billion from July through April 2022, media reports said on Sunday.

Pakistan: Wapda Chairman Lt Gen (retd) Muzammil Hussain quits, states personal reason

May 09, 2022, at 12:28 am

Lahore:  Lt Gen (retd) Muzammil Hussain has quit as  Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) chairman after serving in the office for more than five years, media reports said on Sunday.

Afghanistan: Taliban orders women to stay home; cover up in public

May 08, 2022, at 11:46 pm

New York: The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) issued a statement of deep concern on Saturday in response to an announcement made by the Taliban de facto authorities saying that women should only leave their homes in cases of necessity and then, with their faces covered in public.

Lawmakers elected on reserved seats should be jailed for switching loyalties, says former Pakistan PM Imran Khan

May 08, 2022, at 10:57 pm

Islamabad: Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Sunday said lawmakers who were elected on reserved seats and "sold" their loyalties should be "thrown in jail".

Pakistan: Prices of food items at utility stores spike as Ramzan Relief Package ends

May 08, 2022, at 10:43 pm

Islamabad: Prices of different food items have gone up in Pakistan once the government's Ramzan Relief Package came to an end recently.

Antonio Guterres expresses concern over Taliban's latest decree on Afghanistan women needing to cover their faces in public

May 08, 2022, at 08:54 pm

New York: UN chief Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over the Taliban's latest decree by which women in Afghanistan need to cover their faces in public.

John Lee becomes Hong Kong's new leader

May 08, 2022, at 08:20 pm

John Lee has become the new leader of Hong Kong at the end of a voting process which only saw him as the candidate.

Chinese confidence in Pakistan’s security ‘shaken’: Senator Mushahid Hussain

May 08, 2022, at 08:03 pm

Islamabad: Senator Mushahid Hussain has said Chinese nationals, who are currently staying in the country, seem to be less confident about the government protecting them after the Karachi University suicide blast episode.

Shortfall of 3m tonnes in wheat production feared, Pakistan PM Sharif informed

May 08, 2022, at 07:48 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has been informed that the government is bracing itself for another wheat shortage as output is estimated to fall short of the target for this year by almost three million tonnes, media reports said on Sunday.

Afghanistan: Taliban passes decree which forces women to wear burqa

May 07, 2022, at 11:00 pm

Kabul: The Taliban administration of Afghanistan has issued yet another tough decree by which women of the country need to wear burqa in public.

Two buses collide in Bangladesh, six die

May 07, 2022, at 08:56 pm

Natore: Two buses collided in Bangladesh's Natore region which left at least six people dead, media reports said on Saturday.

Sri Lankan emergency: World expresses concern

May 07, 2022, at 07:33 pm

Colombo: Ambassadors of the US, the UK and the European Union delegation in Sri Lanka on Saturday expressed their concern over the state of emergency in the island nation.

China: Seven teachers from high school in Xinjiang confirmed imprisoned

May 07, 2022, at 04:28 pm

Xinjiang: As many as seven educators from a high school in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) have been imprisoned by Chinese authorities, media reports said.

Pakistan govt plans to scrutinise Imran Khan’s assets, income

May 07, 2022, at 04:24 pm

Islamabad: The Pakistani government has decided to scrutinise the statements of assets and income of former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Pakistan govt decides to bring back Farah Gogi from Dubai

May 07, 2022, at 04:22 pm

Islamabad: Pakistani authorities are planning to bring back Farah Gogi from Dubai.

PTI laid economic landmines to discredit successors, says Pakistan Economy Watch

May 07, 2022, at 04:20 pm

Islamabad: The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) has said former Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government has laid economic mines for the present government which is becoming difficult to deal with.

Antony Blinken speaks to Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, discusses situation in Afghanistan

May 07, 2022, at 03:28 pm

Washignton: United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken telephoned Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and discussed the situation in Afghanistan and the efforts to fight terrorism.

Nepal: Hoax bomb threat call from Pakistan hits domestic air service from Tribhuvan International Airport

May 06, 2022, at 08:56 pm

Kathmandu: The domestic terminal of Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal's capital Kathmandu witnessed chaos and panic on Wednesday after receiving an alleged bomb threat call from Pakistan.

Pakistan: Protest held in Turbat against enforced disappearances of Baloch students

May 06, 2022, at 08:54 pm

Islamabad: Students from different educational institutions in Pakistan demonstrated in Turbat city in Balochistan against enforced disappearances, media reports said on Friday.

PTI played havoc with national economy: Pakistani Interior Minister

May 06, 2022, at 08:43 pm

Islamabad: Pakistani Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan said that former Prime Minister Imran Khan-led PTI government had wasted precious four years of the country in addition to abandoning game changer China-Pakistan Economic Corridor related projects.

Banned from going to school, Afghanistan girls are facing mental health troubles: Experts

May 06, 2022, at 08:35 pm

Kabul: Kabul Experts said girl students of Afghanistan, who are studying  above grade six, are facing mental health troubles.