US-Taiwan arms sale: China threatens retaliation
Oct 24, 2020, at 07:18 pm
Beijing: China seems to be irked by the US move of approving the potential sale of $1.8bn worth of advanced weapons systems to Taiwan as Beijing on Thursday said Washington 'seriously interferes' in China's internal affairs.
Oct 24, 2020, at 07:12 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Interior Minister Brig (retd) Ijaz Shah is suspected to be the person behind the recent Pakistan Rangers' move to 'kidnap' Sindh IGP and subsequent arrest of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leader Safdar Awan, media reports said.
European Parliament member claims Pakistan poses ‘security threats’ through EU passport, visa sales
Oct 24, 2020, at 05:56 pm
Brussels: A noted European Parliament member has said Pakistan is a key player regarding the ‘serious security threats’ through the sale of EU passports and visas to criminals.
Pakistan to remain on global terror-financing 'grey list' till Feb next year: FATF
Oct 24, 2020, at 02:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Pakistan will continue to remain on the "grey list" of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) till February next year, the body, which acts as a global terror financing watchdog, ruled on Friday.
Tokyo: Black Day demonstration held outside Pakistan embassy
Oct 24, 2020, at 12:08 am
Tokyo: Reminding the world about the atrocities carried out by Pakistan while invading Jammu and Kashmir in 1947, demonstrations were held in front of the country's embassy in Japan's capital Tokyo on Thursday, media reports said.
Twelve Taliban insurgents killed in Afghanistan's east - Governor's Office
Oct 23, 2020, at 11:47 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: Twelve Taliban insurgents, including six Pakistani nationals, were killed and seven other were injured in a retaliatory airstrike in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar, the provincial governor's office said on Friday.
Bangladesh: Danger level of deep depression in Bay of Bengal levels to 4
Oct 23, 2020, at 11:36 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Due to the deep depression in the Bay of Bengal, coastal districts and their outlying islands and chars are at risk of wind-swept tidal waves 3 to 4 feet higher than normal.
China expresses discontent over Tibetan leader meeting US officials
Oct 23, 2020, at 02:11 am
Beijing: The Chinese government has expressed discontent over Tibetian President-in-exile Lobsang Sangay meeting US special coordinator for Tibetan issues Robert Destro.
Pakistan is controlled by two parallel governments: Nawaz Sharif
Oct 23, 2020, at 02:02 am
London: Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif has said the South Asian country is currently controlled by two parallel governments.
Afghanistan lawmaker says Pakistan will not be able to escape FATF grey list
Oct 23, 2020, at 01:42 am
Kabul: A member of the Afghanistan Parliament has claimed that despite high diplomacy and other steps, Pakistan will still remain in the FATF (Financial Action Task Force) grey list.
Oct 23, 2020, at 01:24 am
Islamabad: A key social activist has claimed that the kidnapping of the Sindh police inspector general (IGP) and later the arrest of the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Mohammad Safdar Awan in Karachi might eventually lead to Pakistan PM Imran Khan being involved in a scam like the 'Watergate scandal'.
Black Day: Demonstration to be held outside Pakistani diplomatic bodies in England
Oct 23, 2020, at 01:16 am
Gilgit Baltistan leader and activist Sajjad Raja on Wednesday said demonstrations will be held outside the Pakistani diplomatic bodies in England on Thursday (Oct 22) to mark it as a Black Day for Kashmir when in 1947 the region was brutally invaded by Pakistan.
Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) witnesses demonstrations on Black Day
Oct 23, 2020, at 01:06 am
United Kashmir People's National Party and United Kashmir National Students Organisation workers demonstrated in Muzaffarabad city of Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) on Thursday to mark Oct 22, the day of Kashmir invasion by Pakistan in 1947, as a 'Black Day'.
Pakistan indulged in ethnic cleansing of local Kashmiris in 1947: CRPF official
Oct 23, 2020, at 12:51 am
Suneem Khan, a senior medico serving with Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Srinagar, has alleged that Islamabad was involved in ethnic cleansing in Kashmir during the Pakistani invasion of October 1947.
Pakistan: Karachi explosion leaves five people dead
Oct 21, 2020, at 10:33 pm
Karachi: An explosion triggered by a gas leak in a multi-storey residential building in Pakistan's Karachi city left at least five people dead and 28 others injured on Wednesday, media reports said.
15 killed in stampede near Pakistan consulate in eastern Afghanistan
Oct 21, 2020, at 08:21 pm
Kabul/UNI: At least 15 people were killed when a stampede broke out at Pakistan's consulate in Jalalabad city where thousands of Afghans had gathered on Tuesday to apply for visas, officials in the eastern city of Jalalabad said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Explosion in Karachi's Gulshan-i-Iqbal area leaves 3 dead, 15 injured
Oct 21, 2020, at 08:15 pm
Islamabad/UNI: An explosion in a building near Maskan Chowrangi in Karachi's Gulshan-i-Iqbal area on Wednesday killed 3 people and injured 15 others, Dawn News reported.
Taiwan alleges its official was hurt by Chinese diplomats during skirmish in Fiji
Oct 21, 2020, at 06:34 pm
Taiwan's foreign ministry has alleged that Chinese diplomats injured a Taiwanese official at an event in the southern Pacific island nation of Fiji, media reports said.
Imran Khan 'lost' Karachi after PDM's rally: Activist Amjad Ayub Mirza
Oct 21, 2020, at 06:07 pm
Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) activist Amjad Ayub Mirza has claimed that Pakistan PM Imran Khan has lost Karachi after a large number of people attended the rally hosted by the opposition alliance in the city.
Maryam Nawaz Sharif's husband 'arrested' after her fiery speech in PDM rally
Oct 21, 2020, at 05:49 pm
Islamabad: The political tension in Pakistan intensified after police allegedly arrested and then released Pakistan Muslim League (N) leader Maryam Nawaz Sharif's husband following her fiery speech at the People''s Democratic Movement (PDM) rally on Sunday.
Oct 21, 2020, at 04:28 pm
Karachi: Balochistan National Party president Akhtar Mengal has targeted PM Imran Khan and said it is only the Pakistani government which should be blamed for the atrocities on Baloch people.
Oct 21, 2020, at 04:08 pm
Karachi: The arrest of ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif's son-in-law, Capt (retd) Muhammad Safdar, has triggered a bitter conflict between Pakistan Army and the Sindh Police, heightening the political tension buiding up in the nation ever since the opposition alliance displayed their strength against the Imran Khan government with two massive rallies.
5 civilians killed in improvised bomb explosions in Afghanistan
Oct 20, 2020, at 10:53 pm
Maidan Shar/Xinhua: Five Afghan civilians were killed and nine others wounded after two improvised bombs tore apart two vehicles in eastern Wardak province on Tuesday, a provincial government spokesman confirmed.
Afghanistan: Nimruz blast leaves five security personnel dead
Oct 20, 2020, at 10:11 pm
Kabul: At least five security forces men were killed and two others were hurt as the vehicle in which they were travelling hit through a roadside mine in Kang district of Nimruz province, media reports said.
Pakistan: Special Assistant to Prime Minister Sania Nishtar tests COVID-19 positive
Oct 20, 2020, at 03:32 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's aide Sania Nishtar has announced that she has tested COVID-19 positive.
PPP slams Imran govt for not laying PIDA Ordinance before Parliament
Oct 20, 2020, at 04:48 am
Islamabad: Targeting Pakistan PM Imran Khan, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), one of the main opposition parties of the country, questioned why the Pakistan Islands Development Authority (PIDA) Ordinance has not been laid in Parliament.
Oct 20, 2020, at 04:30 am
Islamabad: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Saturday targeted Imran Khan and said he did not want to name army generals at rallies as "such moves" could impact the integrity of national institutions but the PM forced the opposition to do so.
Oct 22, 1947 should be observed as 'Resistance Day': activist Sajjad Raja
Oct 20, 2020, at 04:20 am
New Delhi: Gilgit-Baltistan leader and activist Sajjad Raja on Saturday recalled the invasion of Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistan on October 22, 1947 and said the day should be observed as 'Resistance Day'.
Pakistan Democratic Movement alliance gives strong message to Imran Khan govt with Karachi rally
Oct 19, 2020, at 03:33 pm
Karachi: The 11-party anti-government alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on Sunday displayed their massive show of strength by staging their rally in Karachi city in the presence of a large number of supporters.
Oct 19, 2020, at 02:38 pm
Paris/Sputnik: French President Emmanuel Macron has held a defense council meeting following the deadly attack on a history teacher in a Paris suburb, BFMTV reports.