Japan PM voices strong concern over China human rights issues at Asia-Europe summit
Nov 29, 2021, at 05:47 am
Phnom Penh, Cambodia: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed strong concern over the human rights issues in China during his remarks to a virtual meeting of leaders from about 50 Asian and European countries at the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), The Japan Times reported.
Pakistan: Balochistan govt bans rallies, sit-ins on roads
Nov 29, 2021, at 04:50 am
Quetta, Pakistan/IBNS: The Balochistan government in Pakistan has imposed a ban on taking out processions and staging rallies and sit-ins on roads under the Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance promulgated by the provincial governor on Saturday, the Dawn reported.
Pak Supreme Court raises alarm over child pornography
Nov 29, 2021, at 04:46 am
Islamabad/IBNS: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Saturday deplored that the most alarming social evil is child pornography that has wreaked havoc and poses a great threat to morality as well as the future of children, reports the Dawn.
Nov 29, 2021, at 04:44 am
Islamabad/IBNS: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has issued a show-cause notice to Channel 24, a Pak Urdu news channel, for allegedly airing hate speech, inciting violence and being offensive to commonly accepted standards of decency in the programme 'Najam Sethi Show', according to the Dawn newspaper.
Afghan media outlets struggle to survive under Taliban rule
Nov 29, 2021, at 04:39 am
Kabul/IBNS: Afghan media industry has been struggling to survive since the Taliban effectively sealed their control of Afghanistan in mid-August as the Islamist group has banned multiple television stations to stop showing soap operas featuring women and forced female journalists-anchors to follow a dress code, according to media reports.
Nov 29, 2021, at 04:36 am
Kabul/IBNS: Delivering his first public speech since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in mid-August, the Islamist group's co-founder and the country's interim Prime Minister, Mohammad Hassan Akhund, has accused the ousted Aghan President Ashraf Ghani of corruption and funds embezzlement, according to local media reports.
Students protest against shortage of teachers at govt school in Pakistan's Waziristan
Nov 28, 2021, at 08:32 am
North Waziristan, Pakistan/IBNS: Students of a government-run primary school in Pakistan's North Waziristan staged a protest demonstration against the shortage of teachers on Friday, according to local media reports.
Afghanistan hospitals record major increase in admission of malnourished children: Health officials
Nov 28, 2021, at 05:39 am
Kabul/IBNS: The death rate of children affected with malnutrition and the number of kids being brought to Afghanistan hospitals have surged as the health sector in the war-torn country has been facing severe shortages of medical supplies, TOLOnews reported quoting officials.
Taliban kill young doctor in Afghanistan's Herat province
Nov 28, 2021, at 05:15 am
Kabul/IBNS: The Taliban security members killed a 33-year-old physician in the western Herat province of Afghanistan on Thursday, the country's largest online news service Khaama Press reported citing local sources.
US lawmakers meet with Taiwan president in surprise visit amid China tensions
Nov 28, 2021, at 05:03 am
Washington/Taipei/IBNS: A group of five US legislators have met with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in a surprise one-day visit, defying warnings from China to "stay out of the contested island", according to reports.
China pushing fake propagandas to manipulate global media, politics: Report
Nov 28, 2021, at 02:58 am
Beijing: The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been playing a significant role in manipulating the information spaces and media of other countries across the globe through fake propagandas, according to a recent report.
China's nominee wins key Interpol post amidst human rights concern
Nov 27, 2021, at 03:40 am
Lyon, France/IBNS: A senior Chinese government official has been elected as one of the members in the executive committee of global crime-fighting body, International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), despite opposition from global human rights groups and an alliance of lawmakers from 20 countries, according to South China Morning Post.
Chinese firms explore lithium projects in Afghanistan: Reports
Nov 26, 2021, at 02:15 am
Representatives of several Chinese companies visited Afghanistan recently to explore potential lithium projects in the country, media reports said.
Peng Shuai: Human Rights Watch asks IOC not to promote Chinese state propaganda
Nov 26, 2021, at 02:00 am
New York: The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) collaboration with Chinese authorities on tennis star Peng Shuai’s reappearance undermines its expressed commitment to human rights, including the rights and safety of athletes, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.
China witnessing drop in child birth rate, ruling communists concerned
Nov 26, 2021, at 01:19 am
Beijing: The birth rate in China has dropped to a new low in 2020, giving the country's government a challenge to deal with a shrinking labor force and growing population of elderly people, media reports said.
Afghanistan's security situation deteriorated in 100 days since Taliban takeover
Nov 26, 2021, at 12:42 am
Kabul: The security situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated significantly in 100 days since the Taliban returned to power, media reports said.
US blacklists 27 entities, including 12 in China, over National Security concerns
Nov 26, 2021, at 12:04 am
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The United States has blacklisted 27 foreign entities, including 12 from China, over national security concerns, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Taliban crackdown on media worsens, warns HRW
Nov 25, 2021, at 07:03 pm
Kabul: Taliban authorities in Afghanistan are threatening journalists and imposing strict new media guidelines that especially harm women, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said recently.
1971 Pakistan War Crimes: European Bangladesh Forum to organize conference in Netherlands
Nov 25, 2021, at 01:53 am
The Hague, Netherland: European Bangladesh Forum, a platform of Bangladeshi European, is set to organize an international conference on Nov 30 in the Netherlands, to mark the victims of the 1971 Genocide committed by Pakistan in Bangladesh.
Concessions to Pakistan is like offering matches to arsonist: US scholar to Biden
Nov 25, 2021, at 01:46 am
Washington: A US scholar has asked President Joe Biden-led administration to stop offering concessions to Pakistan in exchange for counterterrorism cooperation, saying that “it is like offering arsonist matches and gasoline in exchange for a promise not to start fires.”
Taliban confirm meeting with US, EU representatives in Doha from Nov 27-29
Nov 25, 2021, at 01:23 am
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: A Taliban delegation will meet with US and EU representatives in the Qatari capital of Doha from Nov 27-29, Taliban spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi said.
Pakistan: 2 policemen killed in firing in Peshawar
Nov 25, 2021, at 12:02 am
Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: Two policemen were killed in a firing in Pakistan's northwestern Peshawar city, police said on Wednesday.
Two religious scholars shot dead near Kabul, says source
Nov 24, 2021, at 11:59 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Gunmen opened fire at four religious scholars near Kabul on Wednesday morning, killing two and wounding two others, a local source told Sputnik.
Taliban complete 100 days: 257 media outlets closed
Nov 24, 2021, at 11:55 pm
Kabul: At least 257 media outlets have closed in 100 days since the Taliban took over government.
Beijing irked as US invites Taiwan to democracy summit
Nov 24, 2021, at 11:52 pm
Beijing/UNI/Sputnik: The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday criticized the United States for inviting Taiwan, claimed by China as it's territory, to the 'Summit for Democracy' which President Joe Biden will host virtually in December.
Pakistan: Six people killed, 3 injured in road accident
Nov 24, 2021, at 11:39 pm
Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: At least six people were killed and three others injured after a car fell into a ravine in Pakistan's northwest Upper Kohistan district on Wednesday, local media reported.
Bangladesh registers three fresh COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Nov 24, 2021, at 11:18 pm
Dhaka: As many as three people died due to COVID-19 in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
Pakistan: Lahore emerges world's most polluted city
Nov 24, 2021, at 09:43 pm
Lahore/UNI: Pakistan's Lahore city has been ranked as the world's most polluted city, for second time in less than a week, with particulate matter (PM) rating of 241.
40 percent population in Pakistan is malnourished: Minister
Nov 24, 2021, at 09:29 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan's Federal Minister for Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam said 40 percent of the country's population is malnourished.
Afghanistan: Two security personnel hurt in magnetic mine blast in Kabul
Nov 24, 2021, at 03:46 pm
Kabul: At least two security personnel were injured as a magnetic mine blast hit Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Tuesday, media reports said.