Pakistan: Civil society activists demonstrate abduction of North Waziristan drivers
May 26, 2021, at 11:57 pm
Quetta: A large number of civil society activists recently demonstrated against the abduction of two drivers hailing from the tribal district of Shikarpur in Pakistan, media reports said.
China ‘storm’ could be coming, warns New Zealand minister Nanaia Mahuta
May 26, 2021, at 11:46 pm
Wellington: New Zealand foreign minister Nanaia Mahuta has warned that her nation might find itself in the heart of a “storm” of anger from China in the upcoming days.
Afghanistan: Roadside blast leaves six people hurt
May 26, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Kabul: At least six people were hurt as a roadside blast hit a military vehicle on the northern outskirts of Kabul city on Tuesday, media reports said.
Pakistan crime: Influential tribal chief arrested in Karachi for ‘abetting’ Shikarpur bandits
May 26, 2021, at 11:36 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan police have arrested a Teghani tribe chief Tegho Khan Teghani, his sons and associates from Karachi over their alleged involvement in Shikarpur incident in which dacoits martyred two police personnel and a photographer, media reports said.
China's aggression with neighbours and foreign powers sparks World War 3 fear: Expert
May 26, 2021, at 11:28 pm
A leading political expert has opined that World War 3 fears have been sparked as China continues its aggression with its neighbours and foreign powers.
After Colombo Port City, yet another construction project goes to a Chinese firm
May 26, 2021, at 10:43 pm
Colombo: Ever since the Rajapaksa brothers came to power in Sri Lanka, China has steadily been increasing its footprints in the island nation. On Tuesday, the Sri Lankan cabinet awarded yet another major project for building a key expressway in its capital Colombo to a Chinese firm.
COVID-19: Bahrain suspends entry of passengers from Pakistan, four other nations
May 26, 2021, at 07:57 pm
Manama: The Bahrain government has stopped entry of travellers arriving from COVID-19 red list countries, namely India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal, on all flights starting May 24, media reports said.
Sri Lanka to buy 14 million doses of Sinopharm vaccines from China
May 26, 2021, at 07:47 pm
Sri Lanka will buy 14 million Sinpharm vaccines from China as the government aims to fast-track vaccines drive in the country amid worsening Covid-19 situation, reported Colombopage.
Nepal amends citizenship rules, to provide citizenship by descent
May 26, 2021, at 01:31 am
COVID-19: Bahrain suspends entry of passengers from Pakistan, four other nations
May 26, 2021, at 01:17 am
Manama: The Bahrain government has stopped entry of travellers arriving from COVID-19 red list countries, namely India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal, on all flights starting May 24, media reports said.
Pakistan: APC terms Bahria Town Karachi as 'illegal'
May 26, 2021, at 01:08 am
Islamabad: An All Parties Conference (APC) on Sunday declared Bahria Town Karachi (BTK) of Pakistan as "illegal and unconstitutional" and "a modern form of colonisation", media reports said.
Pakistan: FC men, protesters clash in Kurram leaving 8 injured
May 26, 2021, at 01:04 am
Kurram: Clashes between the protesters and personnel of the law enforcement agencies in Pakistan's Kurram region on Saturday left at least eight people hurt, media reports said.
Pakistani Air Force partners with Turkey’s notorious paramilitary group: Reports
May 26, 2021, at 12:48 am
The Pakistani Air Force (PAF) has agreed to cooperate with a Turkish paramilitary group accused by the United Nations of deploying fighters, including children, from Syrian armed groups to take part in military operations in Libya, says Stockholm-based Nordic Research and Monitoring Network.
Forced conversion still remains an irritant for Pakistan: Report
May 26, 2021, at 12:44 am
Islamabad: Experts have voiced their concerns that Pakistan is still witnessing hundreds of annual cases of forced conversions of mostly underage non-Muslim girls to Islam in the country.
TLP’s radicalism impacting Pakistan’s political structure: Expert
May 26, 2021, at 12:38 am
Lahore: A Lahore-based journalist has said the rise of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) group has changed the trend in Pakistan which has witnessed religious-political parties not gaining much popularity or even vote bank politics in the country.
Dawood Ibrahim: US agents asked Pakistani gold trader Asif Hafeez for help
May 26, 2021, at 12:34 am
Islamabad: Court papers have revealed that American agents had asked Pakistani gold trader Muhammad Asif Hafeez to help them with information for a breakthrough on India’s most wanted Dawood Ibrahim, media reports said on Tuesday.
Nepal, US discuss bilateral cooperation and Covid situation
May 25, 2021, at 10:33 pm
Nepal’s Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali hd a telephonic conversation with US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and discussed bilateral cooperation including the Covid situation in Nepal.
Afghan forces free over 40 people from Taliban captivity: Defence Ministry
May 25, 2021, at 10:29 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: The Afghan special forces liberated 41 captives from a Taliban prison in the western province of Herat, the Afghan Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday.
Bangladesh Bank approves 200 million currency swap with Sri Lanka
May 25, 2021, at 10:20 pm
Bangladesh Bank has approved a 200 million US dollar currency swap with Sri Lanka’s central bank. Bangladesh and Sri Lanka agreed to the arrangement during the visit of Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to Dhaka earlier this year.
Australia to close down its embassy in Afghanistan amid worsening security situation
May 25, 2021, at 09:16 pm
Melbourne: Australia will close down its embassy in Kabul this week, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Tuesday, citing the uncertain security environment, thus making it the first major country to shut down its mission after the announcement of foreign troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Pakistan's literacy rate stagnated at 60 percent: Survey
May 25, 2021, at 08:22 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's literacy rate among children aged 10-year-old and above have stagnated at 60 percent, media reports said.
Pakistan seeks broad-based partnership with US, seeks help to arrange Covid 19 vaccine
May 25, 2021, at 08:11 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has now sought the US role in arranging coronavirus vaccine for his country after the nation failed to get supply committed under the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) COVAX because of excessive global demand.
Chinese aggression: Beijing is gradually invading Bhutan, reveals study
May 25, 2021, at 07:52 pm
Paro: A new research has unveiled that China has quietly been invading its Himalayan neighbour Bhutan for years, media reports said.
High-level probe into Chinese ‘spies’ working in British universities could lead to arrests: Report
May 25, 2021, at 07:19 pm
Beijing/London: A high-level probe into Chinese ‘spies’ working in British universities might lead to arrests in the upcoming weeks, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Commandoes free 8 captives from Taliban
May 25, 2021, at 12:05 am
Kabul: Eight security forces members have been rescued from Taliban prison during an operation conducted in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan region on Sunday, media reports said.
Pakistan wants Afghanistan to break off ties with India, says former Afghan president
May 24, 2021, at 10:20 pm
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said that Pakistan wanted Afghanistan to “break off” relations with India in exchange for its cooperation in establishing peace in the country. He said agreeing to the demand would mean compromising with the country’s “sovereignty”.
Pakistan locally produces single-dose Chinese Cansino Covid vaccine
May 24, 2021, at 10:17 pm
In what came as a big move for vaccine manufacturing in Pakistan, the country has successfully produced 124,000 doses of Cansino, a single dose Covid-19 vaccine produced by a Chinese firm, Cansino Biologics. The single-shot vaccine has 65.7 percent efficiency.
Pakistan: Blast rocks Quetta, 3 hurt
May 24, 2021, at 09:48 pm
Quetta: A blast rocked Pakistan's Quetta city on Monday which left at least three people hurt, media reports said.
China: Boat capsizes in Heilongjiang, four dead
May 24, 2021, at 06:08 pm
Beijing: A fishing boat capsized in China's Heilongjiang province on Saturday which left four people dead and five others missing, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan witnesses drop in foreign investments by 32.5 pct in 10 months
May 24, 2021, at 05:39 pm
Islamabad: The rate of foreign investment flow in different sectors of Pakistani economy has dropped by 32.5% to $1.55 billion in the first 10 months of current fiscal year 2020-21 as compared to $2.3 billion in the same period of last year, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported on Friday.