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.

Afghanistan: Five civilians killed in mortar attack in Zabul

Jul 30, 2021, at 11:53 pm

Kabul:  At least five civilians, including three children and two women, died in a mortar attack on a civilian home in Afghanistan's  Zabul province, media reports said on Friday.

Pakistan: Policeman dies as blast hits Peshawar

Jul 30, 2021, at 11:45 pm

Peshawar: A blast in Pakistan's  Peshawar city on Friday left at least one policeman dead, media reports said on Friday.

Bangladesh: Deadly flooding, landslides devastate Rohingya refugees

Jul 30, 2021, at 06:13 pm

New York: Three days of strong winds and heavy monsoon rain on sprawling refugee sites in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar have taken Rohingya refugee lives and wreaked havoc and destruction, the UN refugee agency said on Wednesday.

Hacking of LINE messaging account: Taiwan starts investigation

Jul 30, 2021, at 05:42 pm

Taipei City: Taiwan's police have started probing after local media reported more than 100 LINE messaging app accounts used by officials had been hacked.

Beijing's appointed Panchen Lama tells Tibetan Buddhists to stay away from separatist forces

Jul 30, 2021, at 05:35 pm

Beijing: During his visit to Tibet recently, Beijing's appointed Panchen Lama  has said Buddhist people have been asked to  stay away from “separatist forces” and adapt their religion to “socialism and Chinese conditions”.

Afghanistan people queing up in front of passport office amid rise of violence, Taliban atrocities

Jul 30, 2021, at 05:18 pm

Kabul: Thousands of people in Afghanistan are aiming to move out of the war-torn country as long queues could be seen in front of the passport offices.

Pakistan: Markan witnesses outrage over power failures

Jul 30, 2021, at 05:15 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan's Turbat region witnessed demonstrations recently as thousands took to streets against frequent and prolonged power outages in all the three districts of Kech, Gwadar and Panjgur, media reports said.

Taliban atrocities are leaving Kandahar bleeding: Official

Jul 30, 2021, at 05:07 pm

Kandahar: Taliban atrocities in Kandahar city have left  22000 families displaced, an Afghanistan government official said.

Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists caught on camera torturing old man

Jul 30, 2021, at 05:02 pm

Kabul: The Taliban terrorists were caught on camera torturing an old man in an undisclosed location in Afghanistan recently.

Taliban terrorists killing civilians 'mercilessly' in Spin Boldak

Jul 30, 2021, at 04:51 pm

Kabul: The Taliban  terrorists are bringing out civilians from their homes in Afghanistan's Spin Boldak region and killing them mercilessly, reports said.

Afghanistan: Security forces repel Taliban attacks in Herat, Karokh

Jul 30, 2021, at 02:45 pm

Herat: Afghanistan security forces have pushed back Taliban attacks on Herat city and Karokh district in Herat province on Wednesday, media reports said on Friday.

Afghanistan: Taliban leader Mullah Shafiq killed during operation in Faryab

Jul 30, 2021, at 06:15 am

Kabul: Afghanistan security forces killed Taliban shadow district governor Mullah Shafiq during an operation in northern Faryab province Saturday.

Afghanistan: Taliban forces set factories on fire in Chele Mazar

Jul 29, 2021, at 05:42 pm

Kabul: The Taliban forces continue to destroy the regions  they are capturing as the members  have set fire in one of the flour factories in the Chele Mazar area of Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists destroyed over 500 million dollars worth of the state's properties

Jul 29, 2021, at 05:37 pm

Kabul:  Taliban terrorists have destroyed over 500 million dollars worth of the state's properties in Afghanistan in recent times, media reports said.

Afghanistan origin people in California demonstrate against Taliban atrocities

Jul 29, 2021, at 05:35 pm

California: Afghanistan citizens in California  in the US recently  staged a rally against Taliban atrocities, pledging support for the security forces, media reports said on Wednesday.

Pakistan supporting Taliban: PTM

Jul 29, 2021, at 05:31 pm

Kabul:  Pashtoon Tahafoz Movement (PTM) leader Manzoor Ahamd Pashteen has slammed Pakistan for still supporting Taliban forces.

Taliban delegation visits China amid Afghanistan violence

Jul 29, 2021, at 05:14 pm

Beijing: A Taliban delegation visited China on Tuesday, a development assuming significance especially at a time when Afghanistan is witnessing a resurgence of violence following the withdrawal of foreign forces from the country.

Pakistan's key opposition leader Maryam Nawaz Sharif tests COVID-19 positive

Jul 29, 2021, at 12:13 am

Islamabad:  PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz  has tested COVID-19 positive, a party leader confirmed on Wednesday.

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi met with Taliban political office chief

Jul 29, 2021, at 12:06 am

Beijing/UNI/Sputnik: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a meeting with Abdul Ghani Bardar, who heads the political office of the Taliban terrorist group in Qatar, the Chinese Foreign Ministry's spokesman, Zhao Lijian, confirmed on Wednesday.

No ban on ships crewed by Indian seafarers, says Beijing

Jul 28, 2021, at 11:51 pm

New Delhi/UNI: China has denied reports that it is not allowing commercial ships with Indian crew to berth at the country's ports since March this year.

Bangladesh: Judicial Magistrate dies of COVID at Jhalokhati

Jul 28, 2021, at 11:49 pm

Dhaka/UNI: A senior judicial magistrate Sania Akhter died from COVID-19 infection on Wednesday morning at Jhalokhati Barishal.

Bangladesh decides to vaccinate Rohingyas: FS Masud Bin Momen

Jul 28, 2021, at 11:46 pm

Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh government has decided to vaccinate the Rohingyas as part of an inclusive vaccination programme.

Two Chinese nationals shot at by masked assailants in Pakistan's Karachi

Jul 28, 2021, at 11:33 pm

Karachi/IBNS: A Chinese national sustained bullet injury in an attack by two bike-borne masked assailants, police said, according to media reports.

Pakistan records over 4000 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Jul 28, 2021, at 11:30 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan is once against witnessing a spike in COVID-19 cases as daily case count crossed 4,000 for the first time in two months Wednesday.

World will not work with Taliban if there is no progress reached in peace talks: Deborah Lyons

Jul 28, 2021, at 11:13 pm

New York: Deborah Lyons, the UN secretary general's special representative for Afghanistan, has warned that the world will not work with the Taliban if there is no progress in the peace talks.