China marks lowest economic growth in several decades
Jan 23, 2021, at 04:31 pm
Beijing: China marked its lowest economic growth in a span of four decades in recent years.
Uighur women tweet: Twitter locks US Chinese Embassy page
Jan 22, 2021, at 11:26 pm
Washington: Popular micro-blogging site Twitter has locked the official account of Chinese Embassy in the US over its earlier tweet which claimed that Uighur women in Xinjiang region are now "emancipated" and no longer "baby-making machines", creating another chapter of embarrassment for Beijing.
China marks lowest economic growth in several decades
Jan 22, 2021, at 06:42 pm
Beijing: China marked its lowest economic growth in a span of four decades in recent years.
Jan 22, 2021, at 04:15 am
Beijing/UNI: Jack Ma, the founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, made his first public appearance on Wednesday, after disappearing from the public's eyes for almost three months following his controversial speech criticizing China's banking system in October last year.
China gifts Pakistan 500,000 doses of its Sinopharm vaccine: Foreign Minister
Jan 22, 2021, at 03:54 am
Moscow/Sputnik: China has sent 500,000 doses of its Sinopharm vaccine to Pakistan for free and pledged to send 1.1 million more doses by late February, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Thursday.
There is always room for improvement: China on COVID-19 handling
Jan 22, 2021, at 03:23 am
Beijing: Receiving flak, China has admitted that the nation could have done better and there is always room for betterment in handling the COVID-19 pandemic situation which is believed to have originated from Wuhan city and later spread across the globe.
China is calling all independent coverage in Xinjiang as fake news: Report
Jan 22, 2021, at 03:06 am
Trying to keep all developments in the region under tight restriction, China is allegedly calling all independent coverage in the Xinjiang region as 'fake news'.
Baloch, Sindhi human rights groups demand international investigation into death of Karima Baloch
Jan 22, 2021, at 02:33 am
Islamabad: Baloch and Sindhi human rights and political organisations have demanded an international investigation into the death of activist Karima Baloch in Canada last month.
Hong Kong issue: China targets US over 'blatant interference'
Jan 22, 2021, at 02:19 am
Beijing: China has condemned the US stance of blatant interfering in Hong Kong affairs, a region which is continuously in conflict with Beijing.
Pakistan police drop investigation into Muslim man who abducted, raped Christian woman
Jan 22, 2021, at 02:16 am
Islamabad: Pakistan police have dropped an investigation against three men who are accused of kidnapping a Christian girl, 12, before abusing her and chaining her up for five months, a case indicative of the misery of minorities in the nation.
Marks and Spencer signs Call to Action on human rights abuses on Uyghurs in China
Jan 21, 2021, at 06:11 am
Causing major embarrassment to China, multinational retailer M&S has become one of the first companies to formally sign the Call to Action on human rights abuses: Brand Commitment to Exit the Uyghur Region.
Pakistan-China's spat over Belt Road Initiative may delay CPEC
Jan 20, 2021, at 11:01 pm
Islamabad: The annual bilateral summit of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been delayed amid serious disagreement between the all-weather allies over the Belt and Road Initiative, hinting a probable break in the relationship, media reports said.
Imran Khan challenged: Pakistan’s Peoples Party wins Umerkot by-polls
Jan 20, 2021, at 10:36 pm
Islamabad: PPP’s Ameer Ali Shah has clinched the by-polls in the Umerkot’s PS-52 seat, giving a challenge to the PM Imran Khan-led government in Pakistan.
Geopolitics expert believes China is planning to expand foreign policy vision to Latin America
Jan 20, 2021, at 06:20 pm
Beijing: China is slowly projecting to deepen its interest in Latin American commodities while further capitalizing on Latin America’s strategic proximity to the United States, a geopolitics expert believes.
Leading Pakistan daily describes PIA aircraft episode as 'national embarrassment'
Jan 20, 2021, at 05:05 pm
Islamabad: A leading Pakistan daily has described the incident where a Pakistan International Airlines plane was impounded by Malaysian authorities as a 'national embarrassment'.
996 work culture: Death of 22-year-old techie exposes toxicity of the Chinese industry
Jan 20, 2021, at 03:05 am
Beijing: The death of a 22-year-old Chinese woman tech worker has exposed the industry's toxic '996' work culture, media reports said.
Uyghur woman Gulbahar Haitiwaji reveals her days of torment in Chinese camps
Jan 20, 2021, at 02:45 am
Beijing: An Uyghur woman, who was lured back to China from France only to be arrested, interrogated and abused, has penned down her experiences in a book where she said in the camps run by Beijing the thought of life and death do not remain the same as it is in the normal world.
Pak, Turkey are two countries 'but one nation': PAF chief
Jan 19, 2021, at 11:44 pm
Istanbul: Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan has said Pakistan and Turkey are "two countries, one nation", highlighting the growing bond between the two.
Pakistan: Peshawar's Bus Rapid Transit system lacks functional washrooms
Jan 19, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan inaugurated the Bus Rapid Transit in Peshawar in August but in only a gap of five months passengers are yet to be provided working bathrooms in the facility.
Imran Khan under immense pressure to resign, says PML-N leader
Jan 19, 2021, at 11:40 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's key opposition party Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) has said PM Imran Khan is under "immense pressure" to resign from his post by Jan 31.
Think tank says China's revisions to defense law push Beijing closer to war
Jan 19, 2021, at 11:36 pm
Beijing: A think-tank in Taiwan has said a recent amendments to its National Defense Law indicates that Beijing has shifted its defense strategy to a more pre-emptive posture, making it more likely that it wages war, media reports said.
Jan 19, 2021, at 11:32 pm
Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan has suspended the membership of 154 federal and provincial lawmakers after they failed to submit assets and liabilities statements.
Afghanistan: Five civilians injured in central Uruzgan province blast
Jan 19, 2021, at 10:41 pm
Kabul: Five civilians and two policemen were hurt as a bomb-rigged motorcycle blasted in Afghanistan's central Uruzgan province on Tuesday, media reports said.
PDM announces new round of anti-government rallies against Imran Khan govt across Pakistan
Jan 19, 2021, at 05:15 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's key opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on Monday announced the second round of rallies against Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government across the country.
Hong Kong: China to bar British overseas passport holders from public office
Jan 19, 2021, at 04:59 pm
Beijing: China is planning to bar British National (Overseas) passport [BN (O)] owners from holding public office in Hong Kong, a measure believed to be taken by Beijing to control dissenting voice, media reports said.
Lease payment for seized aircraft: PIA officials to appear in UK, Malaysia courts
Jan 19, 2021, at 01:22 am
Islamabad: A day after a Pakistan International Airlines plane was impounded by Malaysian authorities due to a British court case over the aircraft’s $14 million lease dispute, country's Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Saturday said the national carrier did not pay the lease due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
No-trust vote is the only way to remove Imran Khan government: Bilawal Bhutto
Jan 19, 2021, at 12:25 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Saturday said the only way to remove Imran Khan from power is by tabling a no-confidence motion against the prime minister among its allies.
Police recover several children before being sent to Pakistan
Jan 18, 2021, at 10:01 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan's First Vice President Amrullah Saleh has said police have recovered several young and minor children who were being taken to Taliban madrassas in Pakistan for insurgency training.
Pakistan: Security forces kill 2 terrorists
Jan 18, 2021, at 09:54 pm
Islamabad: Two terrorists were killed during an Intelligence Based Operation conducted by the Pakistan Army security personnel in South Waziristan district, Pakistan's Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.
Afghanistan: US condemns killing of two female court judges
Jan 18, 2021, at 02:34 pm
Kabul: The US condemned the killing of two Afghanistan female court judges in Kabul city on Sunday.