Beijing's support to military rule: Myanmar witnesses protest outside Chinese consulate
Feb 16, 2021, at 12:48 am
Yangon: Several protesters assembled outside the Chinese consulate in Mandalay to demonstrate against Beijing's support for the military regime, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban abduct 11 members in Herat
Feb 15, 2021, at 10:39 pm
Herat: Suspected Taliban terrorists have abducted 11 workers at the Pashdan Dam in Karokh district of Afghanistan's Herat region on Sunday, media reports said.
Feb 15, 2021, at 10:23 pm
Islamabad: PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz attacked the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and said it had nominated individuals for the upcoming Senate elections who were "billionaires with no connection or service to the party".
Afghanistan: 7 ISIS terrorists killed during operation
Feb 15, 2021, at 10:12 pm
Kabul: At least seven ISIS terrorists died during an operation conducted by the National Directorate of Security personnel in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Monday.
China-Pakistan: Deadlock in commissioning of Matiari-Lahore HVDC transmission project
Feb 14, 2021, at 07:21 am
Chinese company Pak Matiari- Lahore Transmission Company (PMLTC), which completed ±660kV Matiari-Lahore HVDC Transmission Project with investment of $2.2 billion in two years time, has threatened to move the international arbitration court against Pakistan government -owned company National Transmission Dispatch Company (NTDC), stating that it is creating hurdles in the commissioning of the project, media reports said.
Pakistan: Police, govt employees clash in Islamabad over pay rise issue
Feb 14, 2021, at 07:16 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's Islamabad city witnessed unruly scenes as the federal government employees and security personnel clashed throughout the day in the heavily-guarded area recently, media reports said.
Trouble with China: Philippines govt to protect its fishermen by deploying more naval forces
Feb 14, 2021, at 07:13 am
Manila: The Philippines government will beef up its naval presence in the South China Sea to protect its fishermen, officials said recently.
If Pakistan is removed from FATF list then terrorists world over will celebrate: Expert
Feb 14, 2021, at 07:09 am
Washington: A geopolitics expert has said removing Pakistan from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list will be rejoiced by terrorists world over.
Broadsheet to seize further Pakistani assets following its failure to pay USD 2.2 million
Feb 14, 2021, at 07:06 am
Islamabad: The Broadsheet LLC has directed its lawyers at Crowell and Moring LLP to initiate new proceedings so that it could seize Pakistani assets after the company failed to get a reply from the country regarding the recovery of nearly $2.2 million, Geo News reported.
Armenian American diaspora demands FATF to put Pakistan in blacklist
Feb 14, 2021, at 07:04 am
The Armenian National Committee of America has asked the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to blacklist Pakistan for 'terrorist financing'.
Sheikh’s acquittal shows Pakistan is a terror-sponsor state, writes Afghanistan Times
Feb 14, 2021, at 07:01 am
Kabul: A news portal has targeted Pakistan and said the recent acquittal of journalist Daniel Pearl’s murderer, the terrorist Omar Saeed Sheikh, by the Supreme Court of Pakistan reflects that Islamabad is “a truly terrorist-sponsor state.”
Former ISI chief Durrani case: Pakistan judge rescues himself without citing reason
Feb 14, 2021, at 06:59 am
Islamabad: An Islamabad High Court (IHC) judge, Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, has recused himself from further hearing a petition filed by former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) director general Lt Gen (retd) Asad Durrani by seeking removal of his name from the Exit Control List (ECL), media reports said.
More than 10,000 government schools nonfunctional in Sindh, unveils report
Feb 14, 2021, at 06:47 am
Islamabad: A report has revealed that more than 10,000 government schools are nonfunctional in Pakistan's Sindh region, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Chinese workers beat up local, triggers tension
Feb 14, 2021, at 06:39 am
Dhaka: Some local workers in Bangladesh on Thursday allegedly vandalized several cars and residential barracks housing many Chinese workers in the under-construction Lebukhali Bridge area over the Payra River in Barisal city, an incident which might hit the relationship between the two nations.
Challenging China: French submarine patrols South China Sea
Feb 14, 2021, at 06:24 am
Paris: Showing signs that the South China Sea issue is now an international concern, France has just confirmed the deployment of a nuclear attack submarine and naval vessel to the hotly contested waters, media reports said.
Pakistan: Terrorists attack army check post in South Waziristan, four soldiers killed
Feb 14, 2021, at 05:38 am
Islamabad: At least four Pakistani soldiers were killed after terrorists opened fire on a security forces post in Makeen, South Waziristan, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: College students abducted, gang-raped in Karachi
Feb 13, 2021, at 02:59 pm
Karachi: A college student has been allegedly abducted and gang-raped in Pakistan's Karachi city, media reports said.
Australians more worried about income, less confident in Government: Study
Feb 12, 2021, at 11:44 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: While the confidence in the Australian government saw its peak during the pandemic in 2020, the current levels are slowly falling against the backdrop of soaring financial distress among the population, according to a new study by the Australian National University (ANU).
US condemns China's decision to ban BBC World News
Feb 12, 2021, at 10:57 pm
Washington: The US has condemned China's decision to ban BBC World News.
Police resort to firearms to disperse anti-coup student protest in Myanmar: Reports
Feb 12, 2021, at 10:53 pm
Naypyitaw/UNI: Myanmarese police had to open fire to disperse an anti-coup student protest in the nation's fourth-largest city of Mawlamyine, claimed media reports on Friday.
Only ‘following orders’, no defence for any Myanmar atrocities: UN expert
Feb 12, 2021, at 05:02 pm
New York: The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar on Wednesday said that security forces in the country must “stand down before there are more casualties” among protesters, amid reports of use of lethal force against those demonstrating against last week’s military takeover.
BBC World News banned from broadcasting in China
Feb 12, 2021, at 02:28 pm
Beijing/UNI: The Chinese government's television and radio regulator announced on Thursday that it is banning the BBC World News from broadcasting in the country, with immediate effect.
Ban on BBC 'unacceptable curtailing of media freedom' by China : UK
Feb 12, 2021, at 06:50 am
London/IBNS: The British government has slammed China over media censorship, after Beijing banned BBC World News for its reporting of Uighur minority.
Pakistan Minister says terrorism spread due to weak education system in country
Feb 12, 2021, at 06:06 am
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mehmood has said terrorism spread in Pakistan due to the country's weak education system.
Pakistan says China's Sinopharm vaccine not recommended for people aged above 60
Feb 11, 2021, at 04:56 pm
The Chinese Sinopharm vaccine for Covid-19, which started being administered in Pakistan recently, is not recommended for people aged over 60, a top official said.
Pakistan: Human rights activist Gulalai Ismail's father arrested, US voices concern
Feb 11, 2021, at 04:53 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani human rights activist Gulalai Ismail, currently seeking political asylum in the US, is finding herself amid a storm as her father Muhammad Ismail was arrested in Pakistan on charges of terrorism and sedition.
COVID-19 patient who fled from Hong Kong hospital jailed
Feb 11, 2021, at 04:44 pm
Beijing: A Covid-19 patient in Hong Kong, who fled from hospital only to be captured more than two days later, has been jailed for four months, reports South China Morning Post.
Feb 11, 2021, at 04:37 pm
Dhaka/Kolkata: Former Indian civil servant Gautam Bhattacharya feels that the most important contribution of Bangladesh's 'Founding Father' Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was just not to give the clarion call for liberation but to develop the “spirit of muktijuddho” (liberation war), to make all his people dream of establishing a society based on liberal values.
Pakistan govt is struggling to repay, may seek debt relief from China Belt and Road loan
Feb 11, 2021, at 04:28 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan is now planning to ask China for relief in payments for power projects which Beijing has financed for the past eight years, media reports said.
Leaked video shows PTI lawmakers receiving bribes before Senate elections in 2018; Imran Khan reacts
Feb 11, 2021, at 03:39 pm
Islamabad: A video has surfaced on the social media where the ruling PTI lawmakers are allegedly seen receiving bribes before the Senate elections in 2018, media reports said.