Pakistani terrorist arrested in Afghanistan, says official
Jul 21, 2021, at 11:53 pm
Kabul/UNI: A Pakistani terrorist, who slipped into Afghanistan with fake immigration papers, was detained by Afghan security forces, an official at the Afghan Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Ex-diplomat's daughter killed in Islamabad
Jul 21, 2021, at 11:41 pm
Islamabad: Daughter of a former Pakistani diplomat was killed in Islamabad city on Tuesday, media reports said.
Hong Kong: Police arrest ex-Apple Daily senior editor
Jul 21, 2021, at 11:19 pm
Hong Kong: Hong Kong Police arrested a former editor of now-defunct pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper on Wednesday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Telecom regulatory authority blocks TikTok
Jul 21, 2021, at 09:36 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Wednesday blocked access to popular video-sharing app TikTok, for its failure to remove "inappropriate content".
CCP video: China threatens to nuke Japan over Taiwan
Jul 21, 2021, at 05:29 pm
Beijing: The Chinese Communist Party recently aired a video which warned Japan of a nuclear response and "full-scale war" if the island nation interferes in its handling of Taiwan.
China: Two dams collapse as heavy rains lash Hulun Buir City, no casualty
Jul 21, 2021, at 05:17 pm
Beijing: Heavy rains led to the collapse of two dams in Hulun Buir City in North China's Inner Mongolia on Saturday, media reports said.
Bangladesh: 10 shanties in Rohingya camp gutted, no casualty
Jul 21, 2021, at 03:21 pm
Dhaka: At least 10 shanties were gutted as fire broke out at Balukhali Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh's Cox’s Bazar city on Tuesday, media reports said.
China: Dam near Zhengzhou city destroyed by flood, says Reports
Jul 21, 2021, at 02:41 pm
Beijing/UNI/Sputnik: A dam near the city of Zhengzhou in China's central Henan province has been destroyed as a result of massive flooding, the state-run CGTN broadcaster reported.
China: Two trapped workers found dead in flooded tunnel
Jul 21, 2021, at 06:29 am
Guangzhou: Two workers of a construction site, who were trapped in a flooded tunnel, were found dead on Monday in China's Zhuhai City.
Pakistan govt slams Afghanistan's decision to call back ambassador, diplomats
Jul 21, 2021, at 12:22 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has criticised Afghanistan's decision to call back its ambassador and diplomats.
Pakistan: Passenger bus-truck collide in Dera Ghazi Khan, 33 die
Jul 21, 2021, at 12:09 am
Dera Ghazi Khan: At least 33 people died and 40 others were hurt when a passenger bus collided with a truck on the Indus Highway in Pakistan's Dera Ghazi Khan region on Monday, media reports said.
Afghan girls bag award at international astronomy competition
Jul 20, 2021, at 11:56 pm
Even as the future of their conflict-ridden country hangs in the balance, a group of Afghan girls from the western city of Herat gave their war-weary people something to cheer about when they won an award at the International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition hosted by Poland which was held online early in July.
Pakistan: Rain-induced flooding leaves 21 people dead in Balochistan
Jul 20, 2021, at 11:17 pm
Quetta: The Balochistan government recently said the spell of monsoon rains and floods which wreaked havoc in the province left 21 people dead, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Balochistan govt expresses concern over rise of COVID-19 cases
Jul 20, 2021, at 10:47 pm
Quetta: The sharp rise in COVID-19 case in Balochistan has triggered criticisms from the region's government as the province is currently witnessing the fourth wave of the deadly pandemic.
Afghanistan: Rockets land close to Presidential palace in Kabul, no casualty
Jul 20, 2021, at 10:38 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan capital Kabul city was rocked by three rockets as they landed in PD one and PD two when country's president Ashraf Ghani was busy performing Eid-l-Adha prayer along with officials and politicians in the Presidential palace on Tuesday, media reports said.
Chinese govt denies carrying out cyber-attack against Microsoft
Jul 20, 2021, at 10:26 pm
Wellington/UNI: China on Tuesday denied that it carried out a major cyber-attack against tech giant Microsoft.
Pakistan reports 37 fresh COVID-19 deaths
Jul 20, 2021, at 10:18 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan reported 37 fresh COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the total death toll due to the highly infectious disease to 22848, media reports said on Tuesday.
Myanmar: ‘Brute force terror campaign’ targeting rights defenders, UN experts say
Jul 20, 2021, at 06:45 pm
New York: Human rights defenders in Myanmar are being targeted under a “brute force terror campaign” by the military junta, United Nations independent experts said on Monday, calling again for a stronger international response to the coup.
Three million doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine arrives in Dhaka
Jul 20, 2021, at 02:56 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh on Monday received three million doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine from the US under the Covax facility.
Pakistan and Afghanistan in tit-for-tat envoy recall as diplomatic tensions rise
Jul 20, 2021, at 04:04 am
In an escalation of their diplomatic standoff, Pakistan called back its ambassador to Afghanistan for "consultations” hours after Kabul recalled its ambassador and senior diplomats from Islamabad over the alleged abduction and release of the Afghan envoy’s daughter in the Pakistani capital.
Fifteen foreign missions call Taliban to lay down arms and to agree on ceasefire
Jul 20, 2021, at 03:57 am
Fifteen diplomatic missions along with the NATO representative in Afghanistan asked the Taliban on Monday to halt its military offensive and lay down arms to end the conflict in Afghanistan.
Pakistan: Jamshoro CIA centre sealed following arrest of six policemen with 76kg charas
Jul 20, 2021, at 03:29 am
Karachi: Six policemen of CIA-Jamshoro in Pakistan were arrested on Sunday after 76 kilograms of charas was found in the police mobile van they were travelling in, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: Three cops shot dead in Peshawar
Jul 20, 2021, at 03:22 am
Mardan: Three policemen, including an official of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), dring separate incidents in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Sunday.
967 Taliban fighters killed in 4 days: Afghanistan security forces official
Jul 20, 2021, at 02:57 am
The Afghan security and defense forces spokesman said 967 Taliban fighters have been killed and over 500 more have been wounded during the operations conducted in the country for the past four days.
Pakistan: Iran hands over more than 306 Pakistanis
Jul 20, 2021, at 02:54 am
Chagai: Iranian authorities handed over more than 306 Pakistanis, who were arrested for not having valid travel documents, to the local administration at Taftan border in Chagai district of Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Boycott Beijing Winter Olympic Games: Activists protest in Tokyo
Jul 20, 2021, at 02:32 am
Tokyo: More than 30 people, representing oppressed groups like Tibetans, Uighurs and Mongolians, and human rights defenders from Hong Kong, Japan and China, have called upon the world community to acknowledge human rights abuses by China and boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.
Pakistan govt increases petrol prices, opposition leader slams
Jul 20, 2021, at 12:56 am
Islamabad: Major opposition party of Pakistan has slammed PM Imran Khan-led government over the increase of petrol prices last week.
ISI instructs Pakistani fighters, Taliban to target India-built assets in Afghanistan: Reports
Jul 19, 2021, at 11:53 pm
Islamabad: As many Pakistanis joined the Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has reportedly instructed them to target the Indian-built assets over the last many years in the war-torn country.
US is now planning to build three secret spy bases to track Russia and China satellites
Jul 19, 2021, at 11:49 pm
Washington: The American government is planning to build a deep space spy base in the UK to protect satellites from Russian and Chinese weapons, media reports said.
London: British-Pakistani man charged with plot to murder exiled blogger
Jul 19, 2021, at 10:54 pm
London: A British-Pakistani man has been charged with conspiring to murder a Pakistani blogger who is currently staying in the Netherlands.