Balochistan witnesses protest after Quetta Police gun down youth
May 08, 2021, at 02:52 am
Quetta: Pakistan's Quetta city witnessed protests recently after the Eagle Squad of Balochistan Police allegedly opened fire on the car being driven by a 22-year-old youth, killing him on Wednesday night in Quetta, media reports said.
Hague: Pro Uyghur body stages demonstrate outside Chinese Embassy
May 08, 2021, at 02:09 am
Hague: Celebrating Doppa Day on May 5, a demonstration was staged in front of the Chinese Embassy here in the Netherlands by Hague based non-profit group Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD) and World Uyghur Congress (WUC), media reports said.
Helmed by a Pakistani, this London eatery serves 500 free mails daily
May 07, 2021, at 06:48 pm
The brainchild of a Pakistani activist and businessman, an Asian community kitchen in West London is serving over 500 hot meals to low-income families, the homeless, and refugees for free each day.
Taliban takes control of of key dam in Afghanistan
May 07, 2021, at 06:46 pm
The Taliban, the Afghan insurgent group, has taken control of the Dahla dam- the second biggest dam in Afghanistan- in the southern province of Kandahar where intense fightings have been raging for months.
Afghanistan border: Four Pakistani soldiers killed in 'terror' ambush
May 07, 2021, at 06:40 pm
Islamabad: As many as four Pakistani soldiers were killed in a terrorist attack near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Balochistan, officials said on Friday.
Rising number of poverty-induced child marriages makes Pakistan no country for girls
May 07, 2021, at 06:29 pm
Increasing poverty and spike in the number of child marriages due to it are becoming major causes of concern for young girls in Pakistan.
One dead, 3 injured as explosion hits repair plant in Southern China: Reports
May 07, 2021, at 06:13 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: A powerful explosion has hit a repair plant in China's southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, leaving one person dead and three more injured, media reported on Friday.
Former TV presenter gunned down in Afghanistan
May 07, 2021, at 01:14 pm
A former TV presenter in an Afghan news channel was on Thursday gunned down in the southern province of Kandahar, thus adding one more name to the long list of assassinated people, associated with the country’s media industry.
Ahead of confidence motion, Nepal PM Oli reaches out to opposition leader
May 07, 2021, at 01:03 pm
Soon after the Oli government in Nepal was reduced to a minority government, Oli reached out to Sher Bahadur Deuba, the leader of the Nepali Congress, a key opposition party, on Wednesday.
Pakistan PM lauds working of Indian embassies, reprimands its own diplomats
May 07, 2021, at 01:01 pm
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has lauded the working of Indian embassies in foreign countries, saying they work better and remain engaged to attract foreign investment in India. He advised Pakistani diplomats to adopt course corrections in their functioning.
Sri Lankan prime minister elected to head of board of governors of ADB
May 07, 2021, at 12:59 pm
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has been elected to the chair of the board of governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), reported Colombopage. Rajapaksa, who also holds the charge of the ministry of finance in Sri Lanka, will remain in the position for 2021-2022.
Beijing receives jolt: EU suspends efforts to ratify controversial investment deal with China
May 07, 2021, at 01:42 am
Brussels: Amid ongoing tension between Brussels and Beijing, the European Union has suspended efforts to ratify an investment deal with China, media reports said.
Human Rights and China: Uyghur School Director jailed for 14 years
May 07, 2021, at 01:12 am
A Uyghur academic director and prolific translator who is the brother of an RFA reporter has been sentenced to a lengthy prison sentence following two years spent in an internment camp in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) for “religious extremism", an episode surely highlighting the aggressive stance taken by China over the people of the region.
China arm-twists local news channels in Hong Kong: Reports
May 07, 2021, at 01:01 am
Hong Kong: China is taking up a more aggressive stance against Hong Kong’s main broadcaster as there has been sudden reshuffles from the top while journalists were even removed from their positions, which experts believe is Beijing's attempt to target the local media of the region.
Is Pakistani economy sinking as the trade deficit widens to $23.8b in 10 months?
May 07, 2021, at 12:02 am
Islamabad: Pakistan seems to be struggling in the economic front and it is evident from the trade deficit as it widened to $23.8 billion and exceeded the annual target by $4.1 billion in 10 months of the current fiscal year.
Afghanistan Alert: Taliban threatens media outlets over gov’t collusion
May 06, 2021, at 11:57 pm
Kabul: Taliban terror group has warned the Afghan media outlets to halt what they called one-sided publications and broadcastings.
May 06, 2021, at 11:30 pm
Islamabad: A senior Pakistan journalist has pointed out that a large number of children in the country are sexually abused and are vulnerable to assault and this is a reality that can no longer be ignored.
Beijing indefinitely suspends China-Australia strategic economic dialogue: Commission
May 06, 2021, at 09:43 pm
Beijing/UNI: Beijing decided on Thursday to indefinitely suspend the China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue over what it describes as Canberra's measures to disrupt normal exchanges and cooperation, the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said.
Sky News host highlights China's threat to world democracies, urge countries to stand together
May 06, 2021, at 04:20 pm
Sky News host Andrew Bolt has said all the world's democracies should stand together or they will fall separately as China is engaged in war in the grey zone where it conducts strategic operations short of an all-out war.
US report alerts: Taliban's return to power may undo women's advancement in Afghanistan
May 06, 2021, at 02:53 pm
Kabul: A US intelligence has warned in its classified report that in case Taliban forces return to power in Afghanistan then it would risk undoing the gains made in women's rights since the group's ousting nearly two decades ago.
Aggressive Dragon: Japan protests presence of Chinese research vessel close to Okinawa
May 06, 2021, at 04:45 am
Okinawa: The Japan Coast Guard recently chased away Chinese research vessel from its exclusive economic zone where Japanese authorities believe it was conducting research, media reports said.
Pakistan minister says govt won't follow Western advice on tackling Islamist group TLP
May 06, 2021, at 04:31 am
Islamabad: Amid its worsening ties with France over Islam, Pakistan's Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday said the government would not take any dictation (from the West) to settle internal issues, including action against the banned far-right Islamist group Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP).
US report alerts: Taliban's return to power may undo women's advancement in Afghanistan
May 06, 2021, at 04:20 am
Kablu: A US intelligence has warned in its classified report that in case Taliban forces return to power in Afghanistan then it would risk undoing the gains made in women's rights since the group's ousting nearly two decades ago.
Pakistan records 4113 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
May 06, 2021, at 02:28 am
Islamabad: Pakistan, a country hit by COVID-19 pandemic, has registered 4,113 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Wednesday
Pakistan: Local tribal leader mysteriously killed
May 05, 2021, at 11:44 pm
Islamabad: A local tribal leader has been mysteriously gunned down by unknown men in Datta Khel area of Pakistan, media reports said.
Pakistan: Three cops snatch cash from a person, booked
May 05, 2021, at 11:32 pm
Police have booked three cops in Pakistan on the charge of snatching cash from a citizen, media reports said.
British woman found dead in Pakistan
May 05, 2021, at 11:24 pm
A Pakistani-origin British woman was found dead in a house in Pakistan’s Lahore city, reported Dawn. The victim, Maya, 25, had come to Pakistan two months back to attend a marriage of her relative and been staying in the country since.
Nepal constructing 2000-bed capacity isolation facility
May 05, 2021, at 11:23 pm
Amid rising cases of coronavirus, authorities in Nepal have started the construction of an isolation facility with a 2,000-bed capacity in Geta Medical College of Kailali district, reported The Himalayan Times.
Afghanistan: Taliban digs a tunnel to ANDSF camp, over 20 killed
May 05, 2021, at 11:21 pm
Kabul: Taliban militants captured an army base in Farah’s Bala Buluk last week, media reports said.
No compromise on finality of Prophethood laws: Pakistan PM Imran Khan
May 05, 2021, at 11:18 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan has made it clear that his government would not compromise on the laws pertaining to the finality of the Prophethood, media reports said.