Afghanistan: Airstrikes kill 15 Taliban militants in northern Samangan province
Aug 02, 2021, at 11:17 pm
Aybak/UNI/Xinhua: A total of 15 militants were confirmed dead as fighting planes struck Taliban hideouts and positions in parts of Hazrat-e-Sultan district of northern Samangan province on Sunday, army spokesman in the northern region Mohammad Hanif Rezai said Monday.
Chinese authorities in Tibet now demand information on relatives staying abroad
Aug 02, 2021, at 06:00 pm
Beijing: Chinese authorities in Tibet are ordering the residents to turn over the names and other personal information of relatives living in exile communities outside Tibet, threatening loss of state benefits such as land and housing for non-compliance, displaying yet another attempt by Beijing to oppress Tibetans.
Journalists' association release report on the deterioration of press freedom in Hong Kong
Aug 02, 2021, at 05:39 pm
Hong Kong: On July 15, the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) published their 2021 annual report on the effects of a repressive government on the media. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) supported its affiliate HKJA and the report’s findings.
China: Foreign journalists covering flood disaster harassed, claims IFJ
Aug 02, 2021, at 05:31 pm
Beijing: Foreign journalists reporting on the recent floods in Zhengzhou in central China’s Henan province on July 22 were harassed and threatened in Zhengzhou and on social media platforms, said The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).
At least 20 dead, 90 injured over four days of fighting in Afghanistan’s Herat region: Reports
Aug 02, 2021, at 04:01 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: At least 20 people, including civilians, have died and another 90 were injured during the last four days of ongoing fighting with the Taliban (a terror group, banned in Russia) in the Afghan city of Herat and its outskirts, the Tolo News TV channel reports.
Pakistan cannot bear burden of hosting more Afghan refugees, says Pakistan NSA
Aug 02, 2021, at 04:51 am
Washington/Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan’s National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf has said that Pakistan cannot bear the burden of hosting more Afghan refugees and that arrangements should be made to keep displaced Afghans inside their country instead of pushing them into Pakistan.
Political solution to Afghan issue cannot happen without US, says Pakistan NSA Yusuf
Aug 02, 2021, at 04:49 am
Washington/Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan’s National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf, who was in Washington to hold talks with his US counterpart Jake Sullivan, has said that he sensed a receptivity on the US side to work together with Pakistan on the Afghan issue and added that a political solution “cannot happen without US involvement”.
Pakistan procures four LNG cargoes at highest-ever prices
Aug 02, 2021, at 04:34 am
Islamabad; Pakistan, which has been battling a tough economic situation, has procured four liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes at the highest-ever rates at $15.19-$15.49 per mmBtu for the month of September, media reports said.
Proxy war in Afghanistan: Demonstration held outside Sweden's Pakistan embassy
Aug 02, 2021, at 04:28 am
Stockholm: Protesting against Pakistan's involvement in a proxy war in Afghanistan, a demonstration was held outside the country's embassy in Sweden on Friday, media reports said.
International conference slams Pakistan blasphemy law
Aug 02, 2021, at 04:23 am
Islamabad: A recently held international conference has concluded that the blasphemy law in Pakistan is used in the country for abuse and harassment on the minorities.
US military may strike if terrorist camps are found within Afghanistan
Aug 02, 2021, at 04:15 am
Islamabad: The US has said its military would conduct strikes in Afghanistan if terrorist camps were found in the country.
Afghanistan: Rights groups blame Taliban for recent civilian deaths in Kandahar
Aug 02, 2021, at 04:09 am
Kandahar: Several human rights organizations have blamed Taliban terrorists for the death of dozens of civilians in Kandahar's Spin-Boldak district.
Terrorist groups are getting help from Pakistan Army, claims international news portal
Aug 02, 2021, at 03:42 am
Islamabad: A popular international news portal has claimed that the Pakistan Army continues to provide a safe zone for Al-Qaeda and the Taliban because of which these organisations are getting stronger and have captured almost 90% of the border.
Afghanistan: Kandahar airport closed temporarily after rocket strikes
Aug 01, 2021, at 09:45 pm
Kandahar/IBNS: At least three rockets struck Kandahar airport in southern Afghanistan overnight, AFP reported, as Taliban intensified offensive to capture more areas and counter military action by Afghan forces to contain and eliminate the armed group.
Pakistan Army chief says peace in Afghanistan is his country's earnest desire
Aug 01, 2021, at 01:23 pm
Islamabad: Talking to a 15-member Afghan media delegation in Rawalpindi on Friday, Pakistan’s Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa said that peace in Afghanistan is his country’s earnest desire and ‘spoilers’ will not be allowed to derail the process.
Afghanistan: Ashraf Ghani meets political and jihadi leaders
Aug 01, 2021, at 01:16 pm
Kabul: President Ashraf Ghani convened on Saturday a meeting of prominent political and jihadi leaders of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan security forces engage in tough battle with Taliban
Aug 01, 2021, at 01:02 pm
Kabul: Local Afghan news outlets reported on Saturday about intense clashes between Afghan security forces and the Taliban in Herat city.
Bangladesh registers 9369 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Aug 01, 2021, at 12:03 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh, the country struggling to contain the recent spike in cases, registered 9,369 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
Afghanistan Twin mishaps in Qarghayi district leaves 20 people dead
Jul 31, 2021, at 09:25 pm
Kabul: Two traffic accidents in Qarghayi district of Afghanistan in the past 12 hours left at least 20 people dead, media reports said.
Afghan military regains control over Guzara district in Herat province
Jul 31, 2021, at 06:34 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The Afghan government forces have liberated the Guzara district from the Taliban in the western province of Herat, the Ministry of Defense said.
Afghanistan: Attack on UN mission draws global condemnation
Jul 31, 2021, at 05:43 pm
New York: The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemned an attack in its main compound in the western Afghan province of Herat on Friday that left an Afghan police guard dead and other officers injured.
Five booked in Pakistan for 'sexually assaulting' goat
Jul 31, 2021, at 05:35 pm
Okara: Police have booked five men for allegedly sexually assaulting and killing a goat in Pakistan's Okara city on Thursday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Six CIA cops caught with narcotics, sent to judicial custody
Jul 31, 2021, at 05:31 pm
Karachi: A Pakistani court has sent six personnel of the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) in judicial custody over the alleged smuggling of 76 kilogrammes of charas in a police van, media reports said.
Security forces repel Taliban attacks in Herat City, Karokh
Jul 31, 2021, at 05:14 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan security forces pushed back Taliban attacks on Herat city and Karokh district in Herat province of Afghanistan on Wednesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Balkh residents claim Taliban destroying their homes
Jul 31, 2021, at 05:07 pm
Kaldar: Residents in the newly retaken Kaldar district of Balkh in northern Afghanistan on Thursday claimed Taliban terrorists have burned down their homes and even used locals as human shields during their clash against security forces.
Pakistan-Afghanistan border trade route witnessing double tax, banditry amid rise of Taliban
Jul 31, 2021, at 05:01 pm
Islamabad: Trucking cost has hiked ever since a Taliban group captured a key Afghan-Pakistan border post recently, media reports said.
Pakistan: Locals protest against Chinese investment, CPEC projects in Gwadar
Jul 31, 2021, at 04:51 pm
Gwadar: Locals in Balochistan are on a warpath with the authorities against Chinese investments and China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project in Gwadar recently.
Hong Kong: First person charged under national security law imprisoned for 9 years
Jul 31, 2021, at 04:35 am
Hong Kong activist Tong Ying-kit, who is the first person to be convicted under the national security law Beijing imposed on the city, has been jailed for nine years, media reports said on Friday.
Covid-19: China imposes fresh lockdown after hundreds infected
Jul 31, 2021, at 12:09 am
Beijing/IBNS: China has imposed a lockdown in Jiangsu province, after a cluster of infections in its capital, Nanjing city, spread to Beijing and five provinces by Friday.
Pakistan: Sindh govt decides to impose lockdown from tomorrow amid rising COVID-19 cases
Jul 30, 2021, at 11:56 pm
Islamabad: The Sindh government has decided to impose a lockdown from Saturday till Aug 8 amid the rise of COVID-19 cases in the country, media reports said on Friday.