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.
Pakistan government decides to hike electricity tariff
Jan 18, 2021, at 02:46 am
IIslamabad: In a move towards reviving the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, the Pakistan government has decided to hike electricity rates by about Rs 1.90 per unit in the current billing month, media reports said.
US designates six pro-China officials over Hong Kong arrests
Jan 18, 2021, at 02:41 am
Washington: The United States is designating six PRC and Hong Kong officials in connection with the draconian National Security Law (NSL), pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13936, “The President’s Executive Order on Hong Kong Normalization.”
China: Nearly 100 million people are supplied 'unsafe' drinking water
Jan 18, 2021, at 02:33 am
Beijing: Neatly 100 million people in China are provided with drinking water in which toxic chemicals were found to exceed safe limits, media reports said.
Sheikh Hasina urges filmmakers to make more movies on Liberation War
Jan 18, 2021, at 01:28 am
Dhaka/UNI: Stating that her government would do everything necessary for survival of the country’s cinema industry, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged all concerned to make more films on the our Liberation War 71 as the generation after generation could know the real history of Bangladesh’s emergence as an independent nation.
Afghanistan: Unidentified gunmen killed 2 female judges in Kabul
Jan 17, 2021, at 09:48 pm
Kabul: Unidentified gunmen shot dead two female judges in Kabul on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Police arrest six Pakistani nationals on suspicion of spying
Jan 17, 2021, at 06:57 am
Kabul: The Afghanistan Police have arrested six Pakistani nationals on suspicion of spying in Spin Boldak border district of southern Kandahar province, media reports said.
COVID-19 positive: China halts PIA flight operations for three weeks
Jan 17, 2021, at 06:51 am
Islamabad: China, which is an all-weather ally of Pakistan, has stopped the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) from operating flights for three weeks after 10 passengers tested COVID-19 positive, media reports said.
China possibly committed 'genocide' against Uighurs: US Commission report
Jan 17, 2021, at 06:46 am
Washington: A US commission has said in its report that China possibly carried out genocide against Uighur Muslims and other ethnic minorities in its northwestern region of Xinjiang, media reports said.
Chinese tech brand Huawei backtracks after filing for patent to identify Uyghur faces
Jan 17, 2021, at 04:16 am
Beijing: Chinese technology brand Huawei has decided to backtrack a patent application it filed for a facial recognition system intended to identify Uyghurs from other Chinese ethnicities, media reports said on Saturday.
Malaysian authorities seize PIA Boeing 777 aircraft
Jan 16, 2021, at 11:58 pm
Islamabad: Malaysian authorities have seized a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Boeing-777 aircraft at Kuala Lumpur airport over outstanding lease dues.
Tibetan community accuse China of sabotaging polls
Jan 16, 2021, at 04:38 pm
Lhasa: The Tibetan community has accused China of attempting to sabotage the Tibetan government in exile and Tibetan Parliament's election.
UN steps up support for thousands left homeless after fire at Rohingya refugee camp
Jan 16, 2021, at 03:04 pm
New York: UN agencies have stepped up efforts to help thousands of Rohingya refugees left without shelter after a devastating fire tore through a crowded refugee camp in south-eastern Bangladesh on Thursday.
Afghanistan: Local radio station attacked in Kunduz
Jan 16, 2021, at 02:56 pm
Kunduz: An imam of a mosque, along with a mob, attacked local radio station Zohra Radio in Afghanistani city of Kunduz recently, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: Imran Khan’s spokesperson resigns over difference on 'Machh incident'
Jan 16, 2021, at 07:03 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s spokesperson Nadeem Afzal Chan has resigned from his position, media reports said on Friday.
Hazaras targeted in Pakistan due to govt's anti-Shia militancy
Jan 16, 2021, at 07:00 am
Islamabad: The targeted killing of Hazara community members in Pakistan is a reflection that the state was simultaneously allowing anti-Shia hysteria to be propagated across the nation, The Diplomat reported.