Microsoft hacking and China: Biden administration expected to form task force

Mar 09, 2021, at 05:00 pm

Washington: US President Joe Biden-led administration is expected to form a task force to deal with major cyber intrusions that Microsoft said this week were linked to China, media reports said.

Chinese challenge on East China Sea: Japan considers sending in troops

Mar 09, 2021, at 04:42 pm

Tokyo: East China Sea region is witnessing fresh tension as Japan is considering sending its armed forces to deal with a surge in Chinese activity near islands claimed by both countries, media reports said.

Bangladesh State Minister Shahriar Alam proposes strengthening intra-OIC trade

Mar 09, 2021, at 03:17 pm

Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh State Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Shahriar Alam meets the OIC Secretary General Dr. Yousef binAhman Al-Othaimeen at the OIC Secretariat in Jeddah.

Pakistan: Two navy men killed in attack on vehicle in Gwadar

Mar 09, 2021, at 02:05 am

Quetta: At least two Pakistan Navy men died as their vehicle was attacked in the country's Ganz area on Saturday, media reports said.

Beijing Olympics: World Uyghur Congress writes to Ban Ki moon over breach of procedural rules

Mar 09, 2021, at 01:46 am

Beijing: The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has formally written to Ban Ki Moon on his role as Chair of the International Olympic Committee’s Ethics Commission over failure of the Ethics Office to follow the Rules of Procedure Governing Cases of Possible Breach of Ethical Principles in connection with the hosting of Beijing Olympics next year.

Turkey shifts stance on criticising China's Uighur policy, ban anti-China gathering

Mar 09, 2021, at 01:29 am

Istanbul: Turkey seems to have shifted its stance on China's Uighur policies in recent times going by its action of banning a gathering of Uighur activists on its soil.

Pakistan Army kills 8 terrorists during separate operations

Mar 09, 2021, at 01:22 am

Lahore: Pakistan Army on Monday said during two separate operations conducted in terrorist hideouts in Boya and Dosalli areas of North Waziristan at least eight terrorists have been killed.

Nepal: House of Representatives witnesses ruckus over ordinance

Mar 08, 2021, at 11:59 pm

Kathmandu/UNI: Nepal's House of Representatives met on Monday after it was reinstated by a Supreme Court order and saw unruly scenes with lawmakers from opposition parties raising slogans against the government from the well of the House and ruling party lawmakers close to Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal walking out of the House over its agenda.

China to launch 'health certificates' for int'l travel - Foreign Minister

Mar 08, 2021, at 01:12 am

Beijing/Sputnik: China plans to introduce health certificates for international travelers and vaccinate citizens abroad in a bid to overcome the travel and work disruptions caused by the pandemic, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday.

COVID-19: Bangladesh reports 606 more case, 11 deaths

Mar 08, 2021, at 01:05 am

Dhaka/UNI: Eleven more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 8,462.

Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli inoculated with Indian COVID vaccine

Mar 08, 2021, at 12:57 am

Kathmandu/UNI: Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was vaccinated against the COVID-19 with the Indian-made Covishield vaccine here on Sunday.

Sri Lanka receives 1st batch of COVID-19 vaccines via COVAX facility

Mar 07, 2021, at 11:52 pm

Colombo/UNI: Sri Lanka has received the first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccines through the international COVAX facility run by the World Health Organization (WHO), the UN body said on Sunday.

Pakistan: Lahore-bound train derails near Rohri, 1 dead

Mar 07, 2021, at 11:44 pm

Lahore: Several coaches of the Lahore-bound Karachi Express derailed between Mando Dero and Sanghi railway stations near Rohri city of Pakistan on Sunday which left at least one person dead, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen leave policewoman wounded

Mar 07, 2021, at 10:49 pm

Kabul: Unidentified gunmen shot and wounded a policewoman in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan on Sunday, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina among top woman leaders of the Commonwealth

Mar 07, 2021, at 09:02 pm

Dhaka/UNI: Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been named among the top three inspirational women leaders of the Commonwealth.

Pakistan: MQM-P and PPP hold talks on Senate chairman poll

Mar 07, 2021, at 08:56 pm

Islamabad/UNI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan(MQM-P) and the Pakistan People's Party(PPP) on Saturday held a meeting regarding the upcoming Senate chairman election, with the MQM-P leader Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui saying that his party's doors were "open for all political forces".

Bangladesh observes historic 7th March Speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Rahman today

Mar 07, 2021, at 08:48 pm

Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh is observing the historic March 7 on Sunday commemorating the landmark speech of 'Father of the Nation' Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman which was touted as the indirect declaration of the country’s independence in 1971.

Don't sling mud on national institutions:  Election Commission of Pakistan tells Imran Khan

Mar 07, 2021, at 12:34 am

Islamabad: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has responded to the criticisms levelled against it by PM Imran Khan and members of his cabinet following the Senate polls and asked the government to let it work and "not sling mud on national institutions".

Maryam Nawaz Sharif says Army chief, ISI head should not have met Pakistan PM Imran after PTI's Senate result

Mar 06, 2021, at 11:57 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan key opposition leader Maryam Nawaz Sharif has targeted Imran Khan and said the military leadership "should not have been seen" with the Prime Minister a day after the ruling PTI suffered what she called a "battering" in the recent Senate elections.

Over 30,000 US entities targeted by Chinese hackers

Mar 06, 2021, at 10:57 pm

Washington/UNI: More than 30,000 US organisations including local governments came under attack allegedly by Chinese hackers in recent days by what has been described as an “unusually aggressive” Chinese cyber-espionage campaign, a computer security specialist said here on Saturday.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan wins trust vote

Mar 06, 2021, at 09:47 pm

Islamand: Pakistan PM Imran Khan and his PTI government secured 178 votes to clinch the vote of confidence in the National Assembly.

UN rights expert calls for ‘urgent and decisive’ action to support people of Myanmar

Mar 06, 2021, at 03:51 pm

New York: The United Nations independent human rights expert on Myanmar has called on the Security Council for “decisive and unified action” against the military junta, including targeted sanctions and an arms embargo.

Pakistan: Bomb blast in Sibi town leaves five dead  

Mar 06, 2021, at 03:44 pm

Quetta: At least five labourers died in a bomb blast in Pakistan's Sibi town on Friday, media reports said.

Hizb-e-Islami protests in Kabul against those 'inimical to peace'

Mar 05, 2021, at 11:02 pm

Kabul/UNI: The Gulbuddin Hekmatyar led Hizb-e-Islami group on Friday staged a protest in Kabul near the Presidential Palace against “those who impede peace efforts”.

Myanmar: Six journalists charged for coverage of anti-coup protests

Mar 05, 2021, at 10:06 pm

Naypyitaw/UNI: Myanmar authorities have charged six journalists for their coverage of anti-coup protests in Myanmar.

Microsoft accuses China of e-mail server cyber attack, Beijing says it combats cyber attacks in all forms

Mar 05, 2021, at 04:50 pm

IT giant Microsoft recently claimed a group of hackers linked to China hacked into its popular email service that allowed them to gain access to computers.

Pakistan needs more legislations to meet FATF benchmark before June deadline: Report

Mar 05, 2021, at 04:44 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan government will need to make further legislation on at least two counts to meet three outstanding benchmarks of the 27-point action plan of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) before the June deadline, media reports said.

Stop murdering and jailing protestors, UN human rights chief tells Myanmar military

Mar 05, 2021, at 03:49 pm

New York: The United Nations top human rights official, on Thursday, said that the military in Myanmar must halt their “vicious crackdown” on peaceful protestors, amid reports that at least 54 people have been killed since the 1 February coup, 38 of them on Wednesday alone. 

Germany: Free Balochistan Movement stages demonstration against enforced disappearance in Balochistan

Mar 05, 2021, at 05:54 am

Frankfurt: The Free Balochistan Movement Germany group recently demonstrated in front of the Pakistani Consulate in Frankfurt to express solidarity with the families of the state victims of enforced disappearance in Balochistan.

Pakistani girl's viral 'Pawri' video becomes rage in India

Mar 04, 2021, at 06:03 am

Karachi: A 19-year-old Pakistani girl and her five second video clip have become a social media sensation across neighbouring nation India where many people, including Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, are seen making their own versions of the 'pawri' clip and memes.