Jan 13, 2021, at 01:21 am
Hong Kong: The Hong Kong police have invoked the national security law for the first time to block a local website dedicated to publishing first-hand accounts of the anti-government protests in 2019 and the personal details of officers and pro-Beijing figures, showcasing the continuing atrocities carried out by officials in the city, media reports said.
Nepal: Students, police clash during protest against parliament dissolution
Jan 13, 2021, at 01:10 am
Kathmandu: Protesters, who were demonstrating against caretaker PrimeMinister KP Sharma Oli's decision to dissolve the lower house of NepaParliament, clashed with the police in Kathmandu on Sunday, media reports said.
PDM chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman calls its struggle against govt ‘jihad’
Jan 12, 2021, at 11:03 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Monday termed the opposition’s struggle against the government a 'jihad' and claimed that the nation is ready to offer any sacrifice for this cause.
North Korea possibly preparing for military parade in coming days amid Party Congress
Jan 12, 2021, at 10:43 pm
Pyongyang/Sputnik: North Korea could possibly hold a military parade in the coming days, after its state media reported about invitations being sent out to distinguished guests to celebrations of the 8th congress of the ruling party, the Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday,
Pakistan Army rejects allegations of meddling in country's political affairs
Jan 12, 2021, at 10:40 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Army has rejected the opposition’s criticism of its meddling in the country's political affairs and said there is no reason for the opposition alliance — Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) — to march to Rawalpindi, where the military headquarters are located.
Afghanistan: Car bomb blast leaves one person killed
Jan 11, 2021, at 09:36 pm
Kabul: A car bomb, which targeted National Directorate of Security (NDS) personnel in southern Helmand province region of Afghanistan, left at least one person killed on Monday, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: Two minor girls set ablaze over marriage dispute
Jan 11, 2021, at 05:44 pm
Muzaffargarh: A marriage dispute in Leshariwala locality in Pakistan turned violent when minor girls were set ablaze, media reports said on Sunday.
Five abducted Bangladeshi nationals rescued from Yemen
Jan 11, 2021, at 03:17 am
Dhaka/UNI: Five Bangladeshi nationals have been rescued and repatriated from Yemen, who were arrested by the Houti Coast Guard on 14th February 2020.
Pakistan: Blast hits Balochistan, four injured
Jan 11, 2021, at 03:05 am
Quetta: An explosion hit Turbat's Cinema bazaar in Balochistan region of Pakistan and left at least four people hurt on Sunday, media reports said.
We did not let China play procedural games over J&K: French President Emmanuel Macron's Advisor
Jan 11, 2021, at 02:39 am
New Delhi: Emmanuel Bonne, Diplomatic Advisor to French President Emmanuel Macron, has said his country has never let China play any procedural games regarding the security concern in Kashmir.
Ex-Hong Kong lawmaker sent to jail again
Jan 11, 2021, at 02:30 am
Hong Kong: A Hong Kong court has revoked bail for former lawmaker and Democratic Party chairman, Wu Chi-wai, who was charged with joining an alleged unauthorized demonstration last year.
National Security Law: Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested
Jan 11, 2021, at 02:12 am
Beijing: China's attempt to control activists and their free voices became evident once again when Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was arrested Thursday over an alleged violation of the city's national security law.
Protests in Bangladesh against atrocities against minorities in Pakistan
Jan 11, 2021, at 02:09 am
Dhaka: A large section of people recently protested in Bangladesh capital Dhaka against the ongoing atrocities on minorities in Pakistan, which had once unleashed horrors in the people of Bangladesh during its independence movement that culminated in the birth of a new nation in 1971.
Afghanistan: Magnetic bomb blast leaves NPPF spokesman, 2 others killed in Kabul
Jan 10, 2021, at 09:41 pm
Kabul: A magnetic bomb blast in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Sunday left at least three people, including a spokesman for National Public Protection Force (NPPF) Zia Wadan, killed, media reports said.
Blackout: Major power outage hits Pakistan
Jan 10, 2021, at 09:25 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan plunged into darkness after a major power breakdown occurred in the country.
Pakistan: Two Hindu girls kidnapped, forcibly converted to Islam
Jan 10, 2021, at 05:13 am
Islamabad: Two Hindu girls have been abducted and now forcibly converted to Islam in Pakistan, showing the state of minority community in the country.
Relation between France and Pakistan has touched historic low: French President's top advisor
Jan 10, 2021, at 04:46 am
French President Emmanuel Macron's top advisor, Emmanuel Bonne, has said the relationship between France and Pakistan has touched 'historic low'.
Only new elections can solve Pakistan’s problems: Abbasi
Jan 10, 2021, at 04:36 am
Islamabad: Senior PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said only a fresh election can bring Pakistan out of the prevailing crisis.
Jan 10, 2021, at 04:17 am
Quetta: Condemning the killing of 11 coal miners by Islamic State terrorists, the World Sindhi Congress (WSC) on Friday urged the international community to put pressure on Pakistan to ensure the safety of all the minorities.
Viet Nam: UN rights office denounces ‘increasing clampdown’ on freedom of expression
Jan 09, 2021, at 11:51 pm
The UN human rights office (OHCHR), on Friday, voiced concerns over the use of “vaguely defined laws” in Viet Nam, to arbitrarily detain an increasing number of journalists, bloggers, commentators and rights defenders, amidst what appears to be part of an “increasing clampdown” on the freedom of expression in the country.
South Korea: Pakistan's minority rights activist attacked, seeks help for medical treatment
Jan 09, 2021, at 11:34 pm
Seoul: A Pakistani activist and lawyer was recently attacked in South Korea, making him seek help for medical treatment.
Don't blackmail me: Imran Khan tells protesting Hazara community members
Jan 09, 2021, at 11:25 pm
Islamabad: PM Imran Khan on Friday targeted the protesting Hazara community members, who are demonstrating for the past several days over the killing of the coal miners in Machh region by terrorists on Sunday, and said they should not 'blackmail' him.
US envoy to UN plans to visit Taiwan: China slams Washington
Jan 09, 2021, at 11:19 pm
Beijing: China has targeted the USA over the announcement of its ambassador to UN Kelly Craft's proposed visit to Taiwan and said the announcement seriously violates the one-China principle.
Afghanistan: IED explosion leaves three dead
Jan 09, 2021, at 11:08 pm
Kabul: An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion hit Afghanistan's Pul-e-Khumri city on Saturday which left at least three people, including civilians, killed, media reports said.
Beijing is now planning to combine all ethnic minorities into singular national identity
Jan 09, 2021, at 08:16 pm
Beijing: China is believed to be engaging in the practice of combining all the different ethnic minorities in China into a singular national identity and thereby imposing the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) ideology on them, media reports said on Friday.
Conflict with Tibet: China performs military air drill over Lhasa
Jan 09, 2021, at 03:22 am
Beijing: China performed a military air drill over Lhasa region, amid alleged growing resentment against Beijing in Tibet, media reports said.
Beijing is now emerging as world's worst abuser of internet freedom: Report
Jan 09, 2021, at 03:10 am
Beijing: China is emerging as a nation which is not giving its citizens the same freedom as other nations plan to give.
Pakistan: Christian person moves to high court to demand her release from 'illegal' detention
Jan 09, 2021, at 03:03 am
Islamabad: A Christian person, who is kept in Peshawar Central Prison, moved to the high court on Wednesday to seek his release from the prolonged ‘illegal’ detention, media reports said.
Pakistan: Riot police use batons, lob tear gas shells to disperse protesting teachers
Jan 09, 2021, at 02:55 am
Muzaffarabad: Riot police resorted to baton-charge and lobbed tear gas shells to disperse protesting teachers in Pakistan's Muzaffarabad region on Wednesday, media reports said.
Pakistan court sentences Mumbai attack conspirator Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi to 15 years' imprisonment
Jan 08, 2021, at 09:18 pm
Islamabad: A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced Lashkar-e-Taiba top commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi for 15 years of imprisonment.