Bangladesh govt extends COVID lockdown till June 16
Jun 07, 2021, at 12:44 am
Dhaka: The Bangladesh government on Sunday extended the COVID-19 restrictions by 10 more days till June 16 to keep COVID-19 cases in the country under control.
Financial Action Task Force's regional arm retains Pakistan on 'enhanced follow-up' list
Jun 06, 2021, at 10:11 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) Asia Pacific Group (APG) has retained Pakistan on "enhanced follow-up" status after releasing it second follow-up report.
Kuala Lumpur illegal gambling syndicate: 4 Chinese nationals detained
Jun 06, 2021, at 04:28 pm
Kuala Lumpur: Security officials in Kuala Lumpur have detained four Chinese nationals for being involved in a gambling syndicate, media reports said on Friday.
UAE-Pakistan flight restrictions disturb travel plan of expats
Jun 06, 2021, at 04:03 pm
Pakistani expats in the UAE are either cancelling or altering travel plans to their home country due to the travel ban imposed and the uncertainties prevailing over flight services amid COVID-19.
Pakistan province Sindh to block salary of unvaccinated govt employees
Jun 06, 2021, at 03:55 pm
Islamabad: A Pakistani province has announced that no government employee will receive their salary if they refuse to take the COVID-19 jab.
Pakistan: Punjab may miss vaccination target due to 'dead slow' process
Jun 06, 2021, at 02:33 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's Punjab region might miss the deadline of vaccinating all 67 million ‘eligible’ people by the end of December due to 'dead slow' vaccination process, media reports said.
Pakistan: Driver killed, 28 women injured as gunmen attack factory bus
Jun 06, 2021, at 02:31 am
Islamabad: A driver was killed and 28 women were hurt as a factory bus, in which they were travelling in, plunged into a ditch after gunmen opened fire at them in Pakistan's Hassan Abdal city of the eastern Punjab province on Friday, media reports said.
Jun 06, 2021, at 02:26 am
Islamabad: A key Pakistani newspaper has said proper gender balance in the higher judiciary would further ensure women’s rights in the country.
Deteriorating bond with Pakistan: Future of Saudi investment on refinery in doubt
Jun 06, 2021, at 02:19 am
Islamabad: The future of Saudi investment in a refinery in Pakistan remains uncertain amid the growing deteriorating bond between Riyadh and Islamabad.
Afghanistan: Taliban attack leaves seven Army soldiers dead
Jun 05, 2021, at 09:14 pm
Kabul: Taliban militants attacked a security outpost in Jawand district in the northwestern province of Badghis which left at least seven Afghanistan Army dead on Thursday, media reports said on Saturday.
UK: 'Uyghur Tribunal' starts investigating atrocities in China's Xinjiang
Jun 05, 2021, at 05:26 pm
London: A series of hearing started on Friday in London to gather evidence whether the Chinese government's alleged human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region was a genocide, media reports said.
Australian Uyghurs express concern over disappearing relatives in China
Jun 05, 2021, at 05:15 pm
Adelaide: Australian Uyghurs have expressed concern over the recent disappearance of the people belonging to the community in China.
Attack on Pakistan journalist earns concern of human rights groups
Jun 05, 2021, at 05:04 pm
A recent series of attacks and growing pressure on journalists who criticize the Pakistan government is a cause for serious concern, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the International Commission of Jurists have said. Those suspected of criminal responsibility should be promptly and fairly prosecuted, they said.
Pakistan records 10.09 percent inflation rate in May
Jun 05, 2021, at 04:50 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan recorded inflation rate of 10.9 per cent in May, as per data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
UN delegation lauds Bangladesh's Rohingya rehab move to Bay of Bengal island Bhasan Char
Jun 05, 2021, at 03:38 am
Dhaka: A high-level UN delegation, which had recently visited Bangladesh, appreciated PM Sheikh Hasina-led government over the Bhasan Char rehabilitation project of the Rohingyas and sought the international community's support to ensure the refugees live there with dignity.
Jun 05, 2021, at 02:07 am
Having spent eight years in prison for a crime they never committed, for this Pakistani Christian couple justice has finally was served, but after a long, grueling wait, and at a heavy cost. For these eight years they were accused of committing blasphemy-- a crime punished by the death sentence in Pakistan, according to its infamous blasphemy laws.
Colombo archbishop slams Sri Lankan government over China-funded Port City project
Jun 05, 2021, at 02:04 am
Launching a verbal assault on the Sri Lankan government apparently over the China-funded Colombo Port City project, Archbishop Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo, said the island nation was being dragged down a path of destruction by those who came to power claiming to protect the country.
Pakistan to give minimum two-year visas to Chinese workers in only 48 hours
Jun 05, 2021, at 01:56 am
Chinese citizens working on various projects in Pakistan will now get new visas for a minimum duration of two years with the permits being handed over within only 48 hours from the time of application, a senior minister said in Islamabad. Pakistan Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed announced the new visa policy approved by the federal cabinet for the Chinese workers.
Tiananmen Anniversary: Hong Kong police arrests pro-democracy activist Chow Hang Tung
Jun 05, 2021, at 01:47 am
Hong Kong: Hong Kong police on Friday arrested pro-democracy activist Chow Hang Tung on the 32nd anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.
China: Nine dead as train hits railway workers
Jun 04, 2021, at 10:29 pm
Beijing/UNI: Nine lives were lost when a passenger train hit a group of railway workers in the northwestern Chinese province of Gansu on Friday, local media reported.
US condemns closure of Tiananmen Square museum in Hong Kong
Jun 04, 2021, at 09:59 pm
Washignton: The US government has condemned Hong Kong authorities that prompted organizers to close the June 4th Museum that commemorates the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing.
Xinjiang: Members of US Congress to reconsider maintaining ties with Chinese sports companies
Jun 04, 2021, at 09:51 pm
A US congressional group has asked National Basketball Association (NBA) players to reconsider maintaining their ties with Chinese sports companies that use cotton from Xinjiang.
US diplomat voices concerns about China's military presence during Cambodia visit
Jun 03, 2021, at 11:05 pm
Washington: A US senior diplomat has expressed serious concerns about China's military presence and construction of facilities at Ream Naval Base on the Gulf of Thailand.
Jun 03, 2021, at 10:49 pm
Islamabad: National Assembly Standing Committee on Human Rights Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has slammed Pakistan PM Imran Khan and said he should feel ashamed while telling lies to the entire world that the media was completely free in Pakistan.
Not trying PM Imran Khan under Article 6 was a mistake, says PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal
Jun 03, 2021, at 10:42 pm
Islamabad: PML-N Secretary General Ahsan Iqbal has said not trying Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and current PM Imran Khan under Article 6 for allegedly attacking the parliament in 2014 was a 'mistake'.
UAE extends travel ban on Pakistani travellers till June 30
Jun 03, 2021, at 10:39 pm
Islamabad: The UAE has extended the ban on Pakistani travellers till June 30 as a measure taken to contain COVID-19 pandemic.
Canada: Regional Tibetan Youth Congress participates in 10-day protest march against China
Jun 03, 2021, at 10:09 pm
Sunny Sonam, the vice president of the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress in Canada, participated in a 10-day march to protest against China’s occupation of Tibet, media reports said.
Nepal: Lockdown extended for ten days in Kathmandu
Jun 03, 2021, at 09:19 pm
As coronavirus cases remain high, authorities in Nepal have decided to extend the ongoing restrictions in Kathmandu, the country’s capital, for ten more days till 14 June. However, the government has permitted construction-related activities in the valley.
Media fraternity cries foul over proposed media laws; calls it attempt to take state control
Jun 03, 2021, at 09:16 pm
Journalists in Pakistan have expressed their displeasure as the government pushes for new media laws that they allege would pave the way for “state control” over media. Under the proposed ordinance, all other existing laws regulating media will be superseded by the new law.
Pakistan to sell arms to Tajikistan
Jun 03, 2021, at 09:12 pm
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has stressed the need to improve defense ties with Tajikistan, as the two countries signed memorandums of understanding (MOU) for the sale of Pakistan-manufactured arms to the Central Asian country.