Pakistan Court lifts ban on mobile app TikTok
Jul 03, 2021, at 01:25 am
Islamabad/UNI: A Pakistan Court on Friday ended the countrywide suspension of popular video-sharing mobile application TikTok.
Pakistan: Blast in Quetta leaves six people hurt
Jul 03, 2021, at 12:04 am
Quetta: At least six people were injured as an explosion occurred in front of Askari Park on Quetta's Airport Road in Pakistan's Balochistan area on Thursday, media reports siad.
Bangladesh: 12 people die due to COVID-19 in Rajshahi hospital in past 24 hours
Jul 02, 2021, at 09:56 pm
Rajshahi: At least 12 patients died due to COVID-19 at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital's COVID-19 unit in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan records over 1000 new COVID-19 cases for two consecutive days
Jul 02, 2021, at 09:22 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan continued to register over 1000 COVID-19 cases for the past two days, marking yet another spike in cases in the country.
Hong Kong's National Security Law has created a human rights emergency, says Amnesty International
Jul 02, 2021, at 06:02 am
Hong Kong’s National Security Law (NSL) has decimated the city’s freedoms and created a landscape increasingly devoid of human rights protections, Amnesty International said in a new research briefing released today, exactly one year after the Beijing-imposed legislation took effect.
Pakistan's struggling rural education system: 264 students struggle in just two rooms
Jul 02, 2021, at 05:55 am
Islamabad: The poor condition of Pakistan's education system can be gauged from the situation in which 264 students of Government Girls High School of Hussain Khanwala, Chak 8, in Chunian tehsil of Kasur, are studying in just two classrooms.
Pakistan: Muslim lawyer faces wrath of extremists after he freed death row Christians
Jul 02, 2021, at 05:48 am
Islamabad: A Pakistani lawyer is living in fear for his life after he freed death row Christians as several extremists have started threatening him, according to a media report.
Report now claims Wuhan virologist who worked on bat coronaviruses tied to military scientists
Jul 02, 2021, at 05:30 am
Wuhan: A top Chinese virologist has been tied to at least two Chinese military scientists who collaborated with her on coronavirus research in the past, including one now listed as deceased, making yet another crucial revelation in the path to trace the origin of the COVID-19 virus which is wreaking havoc across the world.
China's acute power shortage may hit its economic recovery
Jul 02, 2021, at 05:23 am
Beijing: Extreme weather is leaving China in the middle of a huge power crunch which has left demand for energy surging and even the strict limits on coal usage delivers a triple blow to the nation's electricity grid.
Pakistani court warns FIA against misuse of authority
Jul 02, 2021, at 04:44 am
Islamabad: The cybercrime wing of Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency received a jolt from the Islamabad High Court (IHC) when it warned the body to exercise its powers judiciously or else the court would impose a heavy cost on the investigation officers for misuse of authority.
Jul 02, 2021, at 04:40 am
Kabul: Afghanistan Interior Minister has warned the Taliban terror group to stop taking the military equipment and tanks they seize from the Afghan military in war to Pakistan.
Tribal leaders participate in Kandahar rally amid rise in violence in Afghanistan
Jul 02, 2021, at 04:37 am
Kandahar: Several prominent tribal leaders of Afghanistan's Alokozai Tribe recently organized a rally in Kandahar in support of the democratic system and peace process.
Two Pakistan Army soldiers die in cross-border 'terror' attack from Afghanistan
Jul 02, 2021, at 04:32 am
Islamabad: Two Pakistani soldiers were killed as suspected terrorists from across the border, inside Afghanistan, attacked a military post in Dwatoi, North Waziristan on Wednesday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Peshawar University employees found taking commissions for issuing degrees
Jul 02, 2021, at 04:15 am
Peshawar: An investigation by a leading Pakistan news channel has found that University of Peshawar employees have been taking commissions from students to issue transcripts and degrees.
Pakistani court sentences man to death for killing bank manager over blasphemy allegations
Jul 02, 2021, at 04:11 am
Islamabad: A Pakistani court has sentenced to death a man after he was found guilty of murdering his employer over blasphemy allegations last year.
Jul 02, 2021, at 03:51 am
Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has directed the Chinese embassy to educate a Chinese company to refrain its employees from wearing military-style camouflage uniforms, media reports said on Thursday.
Bomb blast kills 8 police officers, 1 soldier in western Afghanistan
Jul 01, 2021, at 07:39 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: A car bomb has gone off in Afghanistan's western province of Herat, leaving eight police officers and one soldier dead, a security source said on Thursday.
Indian visa center in Bangladesh closed indefinitely
Jul 01, 2021, at 06:33 pm
Dhaka/UNI: All Indian Visa Centers in Bangladesh have been closed indefinitely, the Indian High Commission in Dhaka said in a statement on Thursday .
Germany completes troops withdrawal from Afghanistan
Jul 01, 2021, at 12:50 am
Germany ended its military presence in Afghanistan on Tuesday as the last German soldier deployed in the country returned home, German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said. "After nearly 20 years of deployment, the last soldiers of our Bundeswehr have left Afghanistan this evening," she said in a statement.
Iran says Taliban doesn't represent all Afghanistan, but is part of solution
Jun 30, 2021, at 10:14 pm
The Taliban, the Afghan insurgent group, doesn’t represent all Afghanistan, said the Iranian Foreign Ministry amid the continued Taliban offensive in the country’s northern part and Western part. It added the Taliban is a part of the solution to the conflict.
Bhutan signs MoU with Singapore for technical training for Bhutanese youth
Jun 30, 2021, at 09:55 pm
Bhutan and Singapore have signed a MoU under which the latter will provide “high-quality practice orienting skilling training” in the field of automobile technology.
Bangladesh: Death toll due to Dhaka building collapse touches 8
Jun 30, 2021, at 03:10 pm
Afghanistan may collapse in civil war following troop withdrawal: Top US General
Jun 30, 2021, at 02:48 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Afghanistan may collapse into civil war after the full US military withdrawal is completed, commanding General Austin Miller said on Tuesday.
Pakistan may face huge consequences for supporting Taliban: Amurullah Saleh
Jun 30, 2021, at 02:02 am
Kabul: Afghanistan Vice President Amurullah Saleh warned Pakistan that it will pay a heavy price if it continued providing support to the Taliban.
TTP is not founded in Afghanistan: Govt
Jun 30, 2021, at 01:35 am
Kabul: The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is neither founded in Afghanistan nor operates on our soil, the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday.
US to give 37 Black Hawk choppers, two fixed-wing attack aircraft to Afghanistan: Report
Jun 29, 2021, at 11:36 pm
The United States will provide 37 Black Hawk helicopters and two fixed-attack aircraft to Afghanistan, the Afghan delegation that traveled to the US last week was reportedly assured of assistance to the Afghan Air Force.
Nepal: Restrictions eased in Kathmandu; public transport resumes
Jun 29, 2021, at 11:20 pm
Authorities in Nepal have eased restrictions in the capital Kathmandu, and the nearby regions, allowing public transport with certain conditions. Restrictions have been in place in the Kathmandu region for almost two months now amid the second wave of the Covid-19.
Pakistan: Peshawar witnesses protests over issue of recovery of missing persons
Jun 29, 2021, at 11:13 pm
Peshawar: Seeking an early recovery of their loved ones, relatives of missing persons from the Mohmand tribal district staged a protest outside the Peshawar Press Club on Monday.
Pakistan: Poor internet service troubling students, hotelier in Kalam
Jun 29, 2021, at 10:56 pm
Islamabad: In this age of technology when the internet has become a part of life, people in Pakistan's Kalam valley and its suburbs are still without proper Internet service, media reports said.
Jun 29, 2021, at 10:41 pm
Islamabad: A group of Pakistani lawyers on Monday blocked the entry of police officials, including those on security duty, in the local courts premises, for 'lack of progress in six dacoities in which lawyers’ houses were targeted during the last six months.