Afghanistan: IRC warns 90 percent health centre may shut down in Afghanistan by 2022 end
Jan 08, 2022, at 09:14 pm
Kabul: International Rescue Committee has unveiled its latest report where a warning has been issued that up to 90 percent of health centers in Afghanistan might shut down by the end of 2022.
Afghanistan: Taliban put up posters across Kabul, asking women to cover up
Jan 08, 2022, at 08:55 pm
Kabul: The Taliban members of Afghanistan have put up posters across Kabul where they directed women to cover up.
Myanmar: WFP plans to aid 4 million through 2022
Jan 08, 2022, at 07:40 pm
New York: Ten months since the military takeover in February 2021, food insecurity in Myanmar has risen sharply, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
Afghanistan: Kabul residents complain about uneven distribution of aid
Jan 08, 2022, at 05:19 am
Kabul: Residents of Kabul city have complained they are witnessing “unfair distribution” of aid.
Durand Line: Pakistan military says fencing will be completed soon
Jan 08, 2022, at 05:15 am
Islamabad: Pakistan military has said it would complete the fencing along the Durand Line.
Torkham land dispute: Protesting tribesmen claim stopping construction work
Jan 08, 2022, at 05:11 am
Islamabad: The Khugakhel tribesmen recently protested in Pakistan's Landikotal area and stopped the National Logistics Cell (NLC) from undertaking the construction work, which was underway at Torkham border.
China: 16 killed, 10 injured in canteen blast
Jan 08, 2022, at 04:31 am
Chongqing/UNI/Xinhua: Sixteen people were killed and 10 injured, one critically, after a blast rocked a canteen of a subdistrict office in Wulong District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality at noon Friday.
COVID strategy: China set to remain closed for all of 2022
Jan 08, 2022, at 12:19 am
Beijing: Goldman Sachs Group Inc group has said China's border restriction will remain for the entirety of 2022 as the country gears up for important international events, such as the Winter Olympics.
Chinese person pleads guilty to economic espionage conspiracy
Jan 08, 2022, at 12:12 am
Beijing: Xiang Haitao, 44, a Chinese national formerly residing in Chesterfield, Missouri, pleaded guilty recently to conspiracy to commit economic espionage, said the US Department of Justice.
Afghanistan: Taliban ban women from certain sporting activities
Jan 08, 2022, at 12:07 am
Kabul: The Taliban government in Afghanistan has banned sporting activities for women in the country.
Pakistan Military official says border fencing with Afghanistan will remain
Jan 08, 2022, at 12:03 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Army this week vowed to continue beefing up the fence on the disputed borders with Afghanistan despite recent tensions with the Taliban.
Jan 08, 2022, at 12:00 am
Islamabad: A report compiled by the scrutiny committee of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has found that PM Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) received funding from foreign nationals and companies, under-reported funds and concealed dozens of its bank accounts.
Large number of Pakistanis purchased cryptocurrency worth $5 crore in just six months: Reports
Jan 07, 2022, at 11:58 pm
Islamabad: A large number of Pakistani people have purchased cryptocurrency worth $5 crores in just six months, causing the country's investigative agency to look into the matter, media reports said.
Pakistan targeting its Sikh minority population: Reports
Jan 07, 2022, at 11:54 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan, a Islam majority nation, is systematically targeting the Sikh minorities to hurt their sentiments, media reports said.
Pakistan President Alvi tests COVID19 positive
Jan 07, 2022, at 11:52 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan President Arif Alvi has tested positive for COVID-19.
North Korea to boycott 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
Jan 07, 2022, at 08:34 pm
Pyongyang/UNI/Sputnik: North Korea will not take part in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing over the activities of "hostile forces" and the COVID-19 pandemic, the stare-run KCNA news agency reported on Friday.
Blast hits canteen in China, 20 trapped
Jan 07, 2022, at 08:28 pm
Beijing: A blast hit a canteen of a subdistrict office in Wulong District of China on Friday left at least 20 people trapped under the debris.
Former British-Pakistani peer Lord Ahmed found guilty of child sex offences
Jan 06, 2022, at 07:18 am
London/IBNS: Former Labour peer Lord Ahmed has been found guilty of sexual offences against two children in the 1970s.
Jan 06, 2022, at 03:07 am
Swat, Pakistan/IBNS: A local Hindu delegation, led by Member of Parliament (MP) Ramesh Kumar, recently expressed displeasure over the condition of the civilian hospital in northwestern Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Taliban govt frees 40 inmates from Kandahar prison
Jan 05, 2022, at 11:04 pm
Kabul: The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has released 40 prisoners in Kandahar.
Bangladesh: Trawler capsizes on Dhaleshwari River after hit by launch, 12 missing
Jan 05, 2022, at 09:35 pm
Dhaka: A trawler capsized on Dhaleshwari River in Bangladesh's Narayanganj region after it was hit by a launch which left at least 12 people missing.
Harsh winter fuels ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
Jan 05, 2022, at 09:31 pm
New York: UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday that a harsh winter in Afghanistan is aggravating already severe conditions faced by millions across the country.
Bangladesh: Fire rips through COVID treatment centre for Myanmar refugees
Jan 05, 2022, at 09:19 pm
New York: A devastating fire has ripped through a COVID-19 treatment centre for Myanmar refugees sheltering in Bangladesh, UN migration agency (IOM) said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Seven killed, 5 injured in fire, gas leakage accidents
Jan 05, 2022, at 09:11 pm
Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: Seven people were killed and five others injured in two separate accidents in Pakistan in the last 24 hours, local media reported on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Punjab Health Minister tests COVID-19 positive
Jan 05, 2022, at 08:51 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Punjab region Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid on Tuesday tested positive for COVID-19.
Pakistan: Smartcard registration drive for Afghan refugees ends
Jan 05, 2022, at 07:10 pm
New York: The first drive to verify data relating to around 1.4 million Afghan refugees on the move over past decade in Pakistan has been concluded, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.
Hong Kong: Activist convicted over Tiananmen massacre
Jan 04, 2022, at 11:51 pm
Hong Kong/UNI: Hong Kong's pro-democracy activist Chow Hang Tung was on Tuesday sentenced for 15 months for organising vigil in 2021 to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen massacre.
We didn’t plan to assassinate Ashraf Ghani: Taliban govt's Deputy PM
Jan 04, 2022, at 11:44 pm
Kabul: Deputy Prime Minister of Taliban government in Afghanistan, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, has claimed the insurgents had no plan to assassinate ousted Afghan President Ashraf Ghani when they took control over Kabul in mid-August last year.
Afghanistan: Taliban shuts down women's baths in northern Balkh province
Jan 04, 2022, at 11:30 pm
Kabul: The Taliban government of Afghanistan has started taking various measures to control the lives of eves in the nation and the latest measure being closure of all general baths for women in an Afghan province.
Afghanistan: Businesses in Kandahar planning to move to Iran, Pakistan
Jan 04, 2022, at 11:23 pm
Kandahar, Afghanistan: Kandahar’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said factory owners, who are currently operating from Afghanistan, are planning to move their business operations to Iran or Pakistan, media reports said.