Pakistan-China border closed over 20 months: Traders demonstrate in Islamabad
Jun 22, 2021, at 04:14 am
Islamabad: Traders recently demonstrated against the decision taken by the administration to keep the Pakistan-China border closed for the past 20 months.
Scantily clad women would have an impact on men: Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Jun 22, 2021, at 02:31 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has courted controversy over his comments on rape during a television interview, where he said a scantily clad woman would have an impact on men “unless they’re robots”.
Pakistan foreign minister refuses to call bin Laden a terrorist
Jun 22, 2021, at 02:28 am
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has refused to call slain Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden a terrorist.
Afghan President Ghani, peace negotiator Abdullah Abdullah to meet US President Biden
Jun 22, 2021, at 02:22 am
Amidst the intensified fighting in Afghanistan, President Ashraf Ghani and chief peace negotiator Abdullah Abdullah will visit the United States this week and meet US President Joe Biden, the White House said in a statement.
Nepal government pushes for shift to electric vehicles
Jun 22, 2021, at 02:20 am
Nepal plans to shift from light vehicles, running on petroleum products, to electric ones by 2031 as part of its strategic plan to lower fuel imports and reduce pollution,
Foreign forces leaving us in total ‘disgrace’ and ‘disaster’: Former Afghan president Karzai
Jun 22, 2021, at 02:08 am
US and NATO forces came to Afghanistan to fight extremism and bring stability and they are leaving almost two decades after having failed at both, said former Afghan president Hamid Karzai, calling the legacy of foreign forces a "total disgrace and disaster" for the war-ravaged country.
Maldives struggles to bring back children of Maldivian ISIS terrorist stuck in Afghanistan
Jun 22, 2021, at 01:40 am
Saifiu and his wife, both Maldivian nationals, were arrested by Afghan authorities in 2018 from eastern Nangarhar province, where they had joined ISIS. Since then, they, along with their children, are in an Afghan prison. The Maldivian government despite making several efforts have failed to repatriate their children.
Pakistan: Gunmen open fire on school van, 4 teachers injured
Jun 21, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Islamabad: At least four teachers were hurt as unknown gunmen opened fire on a school van in Mastung district of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Saturday, media reports said.
No need for nuclear deterrent once Kashmir issue is resolved: Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Jun 21, 2021, at 10:14 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has stated that there will be no need for nuclear deterrents once the Kashmir issue is resolved.
Pakistan: Police arrest Mufti Aziz ur Rehman, sons for involvement in sexual abuse case
Jun 21, 2021, at 03:27 pm
Islamabad: Police have arrested former JUI leader Mufti Aziz ur Rehman and his sons from Mianwali for their alleged involvement in sexual abuse case, media reports said.
Tibetan scholar arrested in China for his writings languishing without trial for two years
Jun 21, 2021, at 05:55 am
Lhasa: A Tibetan writer arrested on unspecified charges two years ago has still not been brought to trial, and family members are being kept in the dark about his fate, Tibetan sources told Radio Free Asia, citing yet another instance of Chinese atrocities in the region.
Pakistan-Iran goods train service suspended after freight train derails in Balochistan
Jun 21, 2021, at 05:20 am
Islamabad: Following the derailment of a freight train, goods train service between Pakistan and Iran was suspended on Saturday, media reports said.
Vietnamese people allegedly trafficked by Chinese nationals to Cambodia to work in casinos
Jun 21, 2021, at 04:48 am
Beijing: Some Chinese nationals are allegedly trafficking Viatnamese people to work in casinos and online gaming establishments in Cambodia, media reports said.
China: Top nuclear scientist dies under mysterious circumstances
Jun 21, 2021, at 04:37 am
Beijing: A top Chinese nuclear scientist, Zhang Zhijiang, has died under mysterious circumstances on Thursday, media reports said.
COVID-19: Pakistan is facing acute shortage of vaccines, centres closed in Sindh
Jun 21, 2021, at 04:24 am
Islamabad: Pakistan is facing acute vaccine shortage and several cities across the country have either suspended vaccination or slowed down the process, media report said.
Jun 21, 2021, at 04:16 am
Clerics involved in hate speeches and provocative religious debates in the mosques and seminaries have been banned from entering the tribal-dominated Khyber district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, close to the country’s border with Afghanistan.
Jun 21, 2021, at 03:12 am
Lauding the efforts of Pakistani and Chinese engineers and workers for the construction of the World Bank aided 4,320-megawatt Dasu hydropower project, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the dam is vital for the development of Pakistan, as it will meet the country’s electricity need at a very reasonable tariff. Chinese engineering firms are playing key roles in the construction of the project.
Two TTP insurgents, Pakistan army soldier killed in encounter in Waziristan
Jun 21, 2021, at 03:09 am
Islamabad: A Pakistan Army soldier and two militants belonging to the Tahreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed in an army operation in its tribal North Waziristan area, the ISPR, the media wing of the Pakistan Army, confirmed on Sunday.
Pakistan to complete fencing along Afghan border this month
Jun 21, 2021, at 02:39 am
Islamabad: Pakistan will complete all the fencing works along its border with Afghanistan by the month-end, announced Pakistan’s Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid in parliament. The two countries share 2760 kilometers of the long border.
Exiled dissidents demonstrate outside FATF HQ, demand moving Pakistan from grey to 'blacklist'
Jun 21, 2021, at 01:51 am
Paris: Exiled dissidents belonging to Baloch, Pashtun, Uyghur, Tibetan and Hong Konger Communities demonstrated close to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) headquarter in Paris as they demanded the body to move Pakistan from the grey list to the blacklist.
Balochistan Assembly chaos: PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto calls episode as 'unfortunate'
Jun 21, 2021, at 01:43 am
Islamabad: PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari expressed displeasure over the "scenes of violence inside and outside Balochistan Assembly" and called the incident as 'unfortunate'.
Afghan government replaces security chiefs as Taliban marches on cities
Jun 21, 2021, at 01:16 am
Amidst the intensified fighting across Afghanistan, the country’s President Ashraf Ghani unveiled major shake-ups-- the second time in two months period-- in the top echelon of the country’s security establishment, replacing defense and interior ministers as well as army chief.
Nepal to resume more flights to ease travel for migrant workers
Jun 21, 2021, at 01:09 am
Authorities in Nepal have decided to resume flights to six more countries that have significant Nepali migrant workers, including Japan and Malaysia, reported The Himalayan Times.
Bhutanese court scraps sedition case against businessman; verdict hailed as victory of democracy
Jun 21, 2021, at 01:03 am
A sedition case against Penjore, a businessman, was perhaps one of the most keenly watched legal cases in recent times in Bhutan. A conviction would have been perceived by most Bhutanese, if not all, as the end of freedom of speech and the rule of constitutional law. A Thimphu district court in Bhutan, this week, dismissed the case, restoring the confidence of many people in the virtues of dissent and criticism in a democracy.
Pakistan: 1 soldier, 2 terrorists die in North Waziristan operation
Jun 21, 2021, at 12:36 am
Islamabad: At least one Pakistani soldiers and two terrorists were killed due to a gunfight between security forces and Tehreek-i-Taliban (TTP)-backed militants during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Spinwam area of North Waziristan.
Bangladesh gearing up to observe International Yoga Day tomorrow
Jun 20, 2021, at 11:54 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh is enthusiastically preparing for the forthcoming International Yoga Day on June 21, it was announced on Saturday.
Apple Daily publishes 500,000 copies despite police crackdown
Jun 20, 2021, at 02:57 am
Hong Kong: Despite police raids, Hong Kong pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily continued its operations and printed 500,000 copies of Friday’s paper, media reports said.
Chinese warplanes enter Taiwan air defence zone triggering tension
Jun 20, 2021, at 02:38 am
Beijing: Seven Chinese air force warplanes flew into Taiwan’s air defence identification zone on Thursday, adding more fuel to the conflict between the two regions.
China now opposes US Federal Commission’s vote to advance ban on Chinese equipment
Jun 20, 2021, at 02:28 am
Beijing: The Chinese government has 'firmly opposed' US Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) recent vote to advance a plan to ban equipment from Chinese firms including Huawei in US telecoms networks.
Chinese aggression: US vows to use global clout to defend Taiwan
Jun 20, 2021, at 02:15 am
Washington: Top US officials have said the nation will use its global clout and alliances to strengthen Taiwan’s defence, international presence and economy, including its vital semiconductor industry, against China.