China’s 6.8 per cent rise in military spending worries Australia: Expert
Mar 13, 2021, at 04:40 pm
Beijing: The rise in China's defence budget has probably left Australia concerned, an expert believes.
Breaking WeChat ban: Three Tibetan teens go missing, one hospitalised
Mar 13, 2021, at 04:26 pm
Lhasa: Three Tibetan teenagers went missing and even one remained hospitalised with two broken legs after reportedly failing to register a WeChat text group chat with local authorities, as per a report published by a Tibetan advocacy group.
Afghanistan: Car bomb blast rocks Herat, 8 die
Mar 13, 2021, at 03:00 pm
Kabul: At least eight people died as a car bomb blast hit Afghanistan's Herat region on Friday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Gunmen kills prosecutor in Paktia Province
Mar 12, 2021, at 10:21 pm
Kabul: Gunmen killed a prosecutor in Paktia Province of Afghanistan on Thursday, media reports said on Friday.
Transgenders: The Outcasts of South Asia Prisons
Mar 12, 2021, at 07:32 pm
In South Asian countries like India and Pakistan, the judgments from apex courts declare self-determination of gender identity by trans people as fundamental to gender recognition. However, the right to self-determination of gender is not yet realised for transgender persons admitted to prisons. Sai Bourothu writes
Myanmar crackdown has led to likely crimes against humanity, Human Rights Council told
Mar 12, 2021, at 06:11 pm
New York: The Myanmar junta’s brutal response to peaceful protests likely meets the legal threshold for crimes against humanity, a UN-appointed independent rights expert told the Human Rights Council on Thursday.
China should have no role to play in deciding Dalai Lama's successor: Ned Price
Mar 12, 2021, at 04:45 pm
Washington: The United States has said China should have no role to play in deciding the successor of spiritual leader Dalai Lama.
More than 1500 Tibetans demonstrate in Paris against Chinese atrocities
Mar 12, 2021, at 04:35 pm
Paris: Over 1500 Tibetans and Free Tibet supporters demonstrated in Paris city of France on Wednesday against decades of Chinese atrocities in Tibet.
Pakistan: Peshawar High Court directs PTA to ban TikTok over 'obscene' content
Mar 12, 2021, at 02:42 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Thursday ordered the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to ban TikTok — the popular social media platform for entertainment videos — for allegedly "spreading obscenity in society".
Pakistan: Cancer patients block Metro bus track in Lahore after free drugs denied to them
Mar 12, 2021, at 07:09 am
Several poor cancer patients blocked the Metro Bus track at Kalma Chowk region in Lahore city of Pakistan to protest against suspension of free medicines supply at the state-run hospitals of Punjab, media reports said.
Pakistan: Lack of teachers force Sindh’s 6,866 public schools to shut down
Mar 12, 2021, at 06:54 am
Islamabad: The Sindh High Court (SHC) was recently informed that 6,866 public schools across the province have been closed due to lack of teachers, media reports said.
Pakistan: Students block road, protest against lack of teachers in school
Mar 12, 2021, at 06:47 am
Students of a Pakistani school recently blocked a road to demonstrate against lack of teachers in the institution.
Pakistan leader feels 'flawed’ border policy affecting trade with Afghanistan
Mar 12, 2021, at 06:40 am
Islamabad: Awami National Party provincial president Aimal Wali Khan has cautioned the federal government that it should immediately correct its ‘flawed’ border policy regarding Afghanistan if it does not want to lose its trade with the neighbouring nation.
Pakistan: Armed men barge into Hindu family house, kidnap teen girl
Mar 12, 2021, at 06:33 am
Islamabad: A group of armed men recently barged into a Hindu house in Jarwar locality in Tangwani town of Pakistan and kidnapped a teen girl on Tuesday, media reports said
Myanmar: UN Security Council strongly condemns violence against peaceful protesters
Mar 11, 2021, at 11:27 pm
New York: The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the violence against peaceful protesters in Myanmar and voiced “deep concern” at restrictions on medical personnel, civil society, labour unions and journalists, as demonstrations continue across the south-east Asian nation against the military takeover last month.
COVID contributed to ‘starvation’, executions in DPR Korea, Rights Council hears
Mar 11, 2021, at 10:23 pm
Disturbing reports have emerged from North Korea - officially known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) - that people have starved or been executed because of COVID-19 restrictions, a leading rights expert said on Wednesday.
US blocks Turkey attack helicopter deal with Pakistan
Mar 11, 2021, at 07:39 pm
The United States has blocked Turkey from supplying 30 locally-made attack helicopters to Pakistan, reported Bloomberg citing diplomatic sources in Washington. The blockade came as a response to Turkey buying the S-400 missile defense system from Russia.
Pakistan reimposes restrictions amid rising Covid-19 cases
Mar 11, 2021, at 07:30 pm
Less than three after Pakistan lifted all Covid019 related restrictions last month, officials were forced to announce fresh restrictions from the next week as the country saw a sudden spike in cases in some major cities.
School building constructed with Indian grants inaugurated in Nepal
Mar 11, 2021, at 07:16 pm
A school building, constructed with Indian grants in Gorkha district of Nepal, has been inaugurated jointly by officials from the Indian embassy and Nepal’s district development authority.
Mar 11, 2021, at 02:41 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan's Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood said on Wednesday that educational institutions in as many as seven cities of Punjab province will close down for at least two weeks from March 15 due to the rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in recent days.
Pakistan: Balochistan reports 47 incidents of violence against women in 2020
Mar 11, 2021, at 03:49 am
Quetta: The restive Balochistan region in Pakistan has witnessed 47 incidents of violence against women in 2020, officials said recently.
Cases of violence against women and rape in Pakistan doubled in last six months: Report
Mar 11, 2021, at 03:40 am
Islamabad: A report has showed that cases of violence against women, including rape, in Pakistan were doubled in the last six months of 2020 as compared to the first six months of the year.
Bangladesh: Chinese supplied military hardware facing 'serious problems'
Mar 11, 2021, at 03:37 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh is currently facing a major trouble when the military hardware supplied to it by China was found faulty, facing 'serious problems'.
Pakistan: Chinese national survives apparent targeted attack in Karachi
Mar 11, 2021, at 01:37 am
Karachi: A Chinese national was hurt after armed motorcyclists opened fire at his vehicle in Pakistan city Karachi's Lyari region on Tuesday.
Bangladesh to soon buy 1.50 lakh tonnes of non-basmati boiled rice from India
Mar 11, 2021, at 01:21 am
New Delhi/UNI: Bangladesh will procure 1.50 lakh tonnes of rice under direct procurement method (DPM) from India.
Bangladesh: Madrassa teaches beats up a child mercilessly, video goes viral
Mar 10, 2021, at 11:58 pm
Chittagong: A video has surfaced where a madrasa teacher in Hathazari of Bangladesh's Chittagong region could be seen beating up a minor boy mercilessly.
Myanmar's military officials detain two journalists
Mar 10, 2021, at 09:26 pm
Naypyitaw/UNI: Myanmar’s military detained two journalists and raided a further two news outlets on March 8 as the military continues its onslaught to quell media coverage of nationwide protests.
Afghanistan: Blast in Nangarhar province leaves two ANA soldiers hurt
Mar 10, 2021, at 09:14 pm
Kabul: At least two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were wounded as a blast rocked Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Wednesday, media reports said.
Stop violating human rights in Tibet: Activist tells China ahead of Tibetan Uprising Day
Mar 10, 2021, at 04:42 pm
A Tibetan activist has said it is time for China to stop violating human rights in Tibet and restore total respect for Tibetans’ cultural identity and freedom of religion.
Beijing urges US to cease support for pro-Taiwan independence forces, arms sales to island
Mar 09, 2021, at 11:53 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: China has made strong appeals to the United States to refrain from sending false signals to the pro-Taiwan independence forces and stop selling arms to the island, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Tuesday, commenting on the recent statement by Washington on the matter.