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.
Hong Kong: UN human rights office urges immediate release of arrested activist
Jan 08, 2021, at 06:50 pm
New York: The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Thursday voiced deep concerns over the arrests of over 50 individuals under the new National Security Law in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China, and called for their immediate release.
Expert believes Taliban failed to change its way despite Intra-Afghanistan talks
Jan 08, 2021, at 05:04 am
Keeping in mind the recent negotiations that the Afghanistan government and Taliban resumed, several American policymakers have opined that the Taliban has changed but the people of the war-battered nation feels that the group still believes in its "medieval, totalitarian, and dogmatic ideologies".
Sri Lankan Navy seizes over Rs 600 million worth drugs, role of Pakistan ISI suspected
Jan 07, 2021, at 10:31 pm
Colombo: A special operation carried out by the Sri Lankan Navy in the seas off Negombo on Monday led to the apprehension of 4 suspects with over 100 kg of Crystal Methamphetamine (ICE) and about 80 kg of Hashish besides seizure of a multi day fishing trawler used to transfer the narcotic substances.
China is waging cognitive warfare against Taiwan, warns Think tank
Jan 07, 2021, at 10:27 pm
Beijing: China is waging “cognitive warfare” against Taiwan by using tools like misinformation and an army of online trolls, a think tank has alerted.
COVID-19 pandemic: Experts alert Hong Kong govt about social unrest among youth
Jan 07, 2021, at 10:07 pm
Hong Kong: Experts have warned Hong Kong authorities that they must tackle students’ pent-up resentment against the government and frustration over the coronavirus pandemic as their anger may soon explode into social unrest.
Jan 07, 2021, at 05:00 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) president Maulana Fazlur Rehman has challenged PM Imran Khan and his government and said the 11-party alliance will show their cards at the right time which will leave the government shell-shocked.
Demonstrators protest outside Canadian Embassy in Paris to demand justice for Karima Baloch
Jan 07, 2021, at 04:14 am
Paris: Several protesters assembled outside the Canadian Embassy in Paris and demanded justice for activist Karima Baloch.
Hong Kong arrests over 50 opposition figures under national security Law: Reports
Jan 06, 2021, at 11:07 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Police in Hong Kong on Wednesday detained over 50 high-profile anti-Beijing activists and politicians, including one US national, in early morning raids, media reported.
Pakistan: Protest against coal miners killings continue
Jan 06, 2021, at 10:08 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The Hazara community continued their sit-in protest against the killing of Shia Hazara miners in the Machh area of Balochistan on Sunday, refusing to bury their deceased till Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan meets them.
China's plan to create dam along South Asian rivers triggers tension in India, Bangladesh
Jan 06, 2021, at 04:44 pm
Beijing/New Delhi/Dhaka: China's plan to build a super dam on a major river that flows into India and Bangladesh is surely threatening to create a flashpoint with New Delhi and even raise concern for Bangladesh, a nation which is dependent on the river for fresh water, media reports said.
Chinese lawyer accuses authority of “framing” him for helping Hong Kong activists
Jan 06, 2021, at 04:39 pm
Beijing: A mainland Chinese lawyer has claimed he has been informed by authorities that his licence could be revoked for 'making inappropriate remarks on the internet' after he helped 10 Hong Kong activists for crossing the border, media reports said.
Pakistan: Funeral of 11 coal miners killed in Machh terror attack held
Jan 06, 2021, at 04:33 pm
Islamabad: Funeral of the 11 coal miners, who were killed in a terror attack on Sunday, was held in Pakistan's Machh region on Monday, media reports said.
Lawyer kidnapped from Pakistan residence by men posing as CTD officials
Jan 06, 2021, at 04:30 pm
Islamabad: Unknown people, who were posing as Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) officials, kidnapped a lawyer from his residence in Pakistan's Islamabad city recently, media reports said.
Dialogue only possible after Imran Khan resigns: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
Jan 06, 2021, at 04:27 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari targeted Imran Khan and said that the option of dialogue at national level is possible only after the prime minister steps down.
Hindu temple vandalised in Pakistan: SC directs govt to rebuild it soon
Jan 06, 2021, at 04:25 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to rebuild the recently vandalised Hindu religious site in Tehri district.