Pakistan PM directs officials to ensure formal launch of new subsidy system next month
Jun 17, 2021, at 02:08 am
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed that the new subsidy system for the weaker sections of the society be finalized at the earliest so that it could be formally launched next month.
National security law: Hong Kong media baron Jimmy Lai to face trial
Jun 17, 2021, at 01:50 am
Hong Kong: Persecuted Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying is all set to stand for trial in the High Court for "breaching the national security law by colluding with foreign forces".
Bangladesh: Govt extends Covid curbs till July 15
Jun 17, 2021, at 12:04 am
Dhaka/UNI: The Bangladesh government on Wednesday extended the ongoing covid-19 restrictions till July 15 to contain the infection spread.
Radiation levels remain normal at Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Guangdong: China
Jun 17, 2021, at 12:02 am
Beijing: The Chinese government on Tuesday said the radiation levels remained normal at the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Guangdong province.
COVID-19 vaccine shortage hits vaccination process in several Pakistan cities
Jun 16, 2021, at 11:55 pm
Lahore: Delay in supply of COVID-19 vaccines by the federal government due to unknown reasons has stopped the vaccination process in Pakistan's Punjab province cities, including Lahore, media reports said on Wednesday.
Jun 16, 2021, at 11:47 pm
A report has claimed that the fund raised by United States-based Pakistan-linked charity organisations in the name of helping India in the COVID-19 crisis might have been used to sponsor terror attacks.
Sindh water sharing: PPP president Nisar Ahmed Khuhro slams Imran Khan govt
Jun 16, 2021, at 09:34 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party Sindh president Nisar Ahmed Khuhro recently slammed PM Imran Khan and accused the federal government of stealing Sindh’s share in water.
Four churches attacked in Myanmar, Bishops appeal for peace
Jun 16, 2021, at 05:31 pm
Yangon: Catholic bishops along with the president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Myanmar have appealed for peace amid deaths of people who had taken shelter in a Catholic church in Loikaw town of Myanmar besides continuing attacks on the churches in the country now under a military regime.
Five polio vaccination workers shot dead in Afghanistan; UN condemns ‘brutal’ killings
Jun 16, 2021, at 04:06 pm
New York: Five health workers carrying out a polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province were killed on Tuesday, and four others injured, during a series of attacks condemned by a senior UN official on the ground as brutal and “senseless”.
Domestic workers among hardest hit by COVID crisis, says UN labour agency
Jun 16, 2021, at 03:33 pm
New York: Domestic workers globally have been among the hardest hit by the COVID crisis, losing more jobs and working hours than other sectors, the UN labour agency ILO said on Tuesday.
Joe Biden administration assessing reported leak at Chinese nuclear power facility
Jun 16, 2021, at 03:14 pm
Washington: The US government recently assessed a report of a leak at a Chinese nuclear power plant, media reports said.
Pakistan: Power workers protest in Lahore demanding raise in wages, pensions
Jun 16, 2021, at 06:30 am
Islamabad: Thousands of Pakistani electricity workers demonstrated on Monday under Lesco Workers Union before Bakhtiar Labour Hall in Lahore city to demand raise in wages and pensions of workers employed in government, semi-government, industrial and commercial sector, banks and media by 30 percent and prevent tragic accidents of line staff due to serious shortage of staff.
Pakistan: Two under-trial prisoners die in court premises due to police 'torture'
Jun 16, 2021, at 06:21 am
Islamabad: Police allegedly tortured two under-trial prisoners in the court premises on Monday leading to deaths, media reports said on Tuesday.
Chinese census data showed migration hiked Han population in Xinjiang
Jun 16, 2021, at 06:18 am
Beijing: A 2020 Chinese census report has revealed that the Han population in China’s western region of Xinjiang grew faster than the ethnic minority Uygur population over the last decade, media reports said.
China: Gas explosion in Hubei, death toll touches 25
Jun 16, 2021, at 06:03 am
Wuhan: The death toll in the gas explosion in China's Hubei Province has touched 25, media reports said on Tuesday.
Carjacking: Pakistan police arrest two govt officials
Jun 16, 2021, at 04:32 am
Islamabad: Two Pakistani government officials have been arrested along with three others suspects for running a stolen cars racket.
Pakistan: NOC only hands over 1000 Pfizer vaccine to Balochistan government
Jun 16, 2021, at 01:01 am
Islamabad: The National Command and Operation Centre has handed over only 1,000 doses of Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine to the Balochistan government at a time when the nation is fighting to control the COVID-19 pandemic.
Baloch group urges G7 to investigate crimes against humanity committed by Pakistan
Jun 16, 2021, at 12:42 am
London: The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) has demanded from the G7 summit that a UN fact-finding mission should be sent to investigate the crimes against humanity being committed by the Pakistani state in Balochistan.
China targets NATO leaders over 'systemic challenges' comment
Jun 15, 2021, at 11:27 pm
Beijing: China has attacked the NATO leaders over "systemic challenges" comment and accused the international organization of slandering its peaceful development.
Pakistan: After Punjab now Sindh govt decides to block sim cards of unvaccinated people
Jun 15, 2021, at 10:44 pm
Islamabad: The Sindh government has also decided to follow the footsteps of Punjab and block the mobile SIM cards of unvaccinated individuals.
Economist feels China's three child policy will not drastically increase birth rate
Jun 15, 2021, at 04:25 am
Beijing: China's three child policy will not be able to increase the country's birth rate drastically.
Guangzhou: Chinese investigators target officials over coronavirus outbreak
Jun 15, 2021, at 04:14 am
Guangzhou: Officials in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou are going to be held accountable over COVID-19 outbreak in the region.
Hong Kong witnesses protest over second anniversary of 2-19 anti-govt demonstrations
Jun 15, 2021, at 03:55 am
Hong Kong: Hong Kong witnessed demonstrations to mark the second anniversary of the 2019 anti-government protests recently.
Daily wagers hit hard in Nepal’s Lumbini
Jun 15, 2021, at 12:55 am
When the cases of the coronavirus were surging in Nepal, authorities had imposed a strict lockdown across the country, forcing many out of work. Daily wagers have been hit the hardest, especially when they received no relief from the government.
Nepalis living in Africa launch joint ventures in Nepal
Jun 15, 2021, at 12:40 am
Around 100 Non-Resident Nepalis (NRN) living in various countries in Africa have come together to form the NRN Africa Ventures Limited with an aim to invest in different sectors in their native country.
Bangladesh signs deal with China to buy Sinopharm Covid 19 vaccine
Jun 14, 2021, at 11:45 pm
Bangladesh has signed a deal with China to buy the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said on Saturday. China is also set to deliver 600,000 doses of the vaccine in a second consignment given to Bangladesh as a gift on Sunday, Dhaka Tribune reported.
Jun 14, 2021, at 11:33 pm
The Hague: The Hague city on Saturday witnessed a protest organized by Overseas Pakistani Christian against kidnapping, forced conversion, forced marriages of Pakistani minor Christian's girls outside Dutch Parliament.
I reject the government's PTIMF budget: Bilawal Bhutto slams Imran Khan government
Jun 14, 2021, at 10:40 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's key opposition leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari recently criticised PM Imran Khan government's budget and said the decision to impose nearly Rs 375 billion worth of taxes on the masses is an "injustice."
Pakistan bans travelers from 26 nations amid COVID-19 pandemic
Jun 14, 2021, at 10:08 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan, a nation struggling to contain the coronavirus outbreak, has banned travelers' arrival from 26 countries amid COVID-19 pandemic, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Pakistan Embassy in Kabul closes its consulate section amid rising COVID cases
Jun 14, 2021, at 09:36 pm
Kabul: The Pakistani Embassy in Kabul city has closed the consular section due to rising COVID-19 cases.