China's BRI will certainly be plagued by delays: Expert
Aug 10, 2020, at 01:58 am
Amid COVID-19 pandemic spread and lockdowns, experts feel that China's Belt Road Initiative (BRI), which was previously known as the ‘One Belt One Road’ (OBOR), might not be shelved but certainly be plagued by delays.
Saudi Arabia defers to renew pact to supply oil to Pakistan on deferred payments
Aug 10, 2020, at 12:29 am
Islamabad: Saudi Arabia has not renewed an agreement with Pakistan which will allow oil supplies on deferred payments after that pact expired two months back, media reports said.
Bangladesh Crime: Couple found dead at residence in Moulvibazar
Aug 10, 2020, at 12:20 am
Dhaka: A man and his wife were found dead at their residence in Bangladesh's Moulvibazar area, media reports said.
Durand Line on Afghan-Pak border is turning bloodier than LoC: Expert
Aug 09, 2020, at 11:58 pm
Journalist Francesca Marino feels that the ongoing conflict on the Durand Line, which borders Afghanistan and Pakistan, has now become more 'bloodier' than Line of Control.
China’s party-state has become considerably more assertive in a number of domains: Think Tanks
Aug 09, 2020, at 10:08 pm
Washington: The world is confronting unique changes in relations among the United States, Europe, and China, which have now been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis, top US and European think tanks have said.
Afghanistan: Taliban mortar attack leaves 9 people wounded
Aug 09, 2020, at 09:54 pm
Kabul: At least nine members of a family were wounded as a mortar round fired by Taliban militants landed on their house in Afghanistan, media reports said.
World Bank rebuffs Pakistan, refuses to mediate in Indus water sharing issue
Aug 09, 2020, at 01:40 am
Islamabad/UNI: In a rebuff to Pakistan, the World Bank has refused to unilaterally decide on appointment of a neutral expert or Court of Arbitration (COA) for settling the dispute over the water sharing agreement between India and Pakistan under the 1960 Indus Water Treaty and suggested that the two countries mutually decide the matter.
Army officer, 5 militants killed in clashes in western Afghanistan
Aug 08, 2020, at 05:27 pm
Kabul/Xinhua: An Afghan national army officer and five militants were killed during clashes in Afghanistan's western province of Badghis, the country's Ministry of Defense confirmed on Saturday.
Bangladesh road mishap leaves five dead
Aug 08, 2020, at 04:24 pm
Dhaka: A road mishap in Bangladesh's Sarojganj Bazar area left at least five people dead, media reports said on Saturday.
Chaman Incident: Afghans protest against Pakistan
Aug 07, 2020, at 10:49 pm
Kabul: Hundreds of Afghans staged a protest in Kandahar to condemn last week’s deadly incident at Chaman crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Security Council condemns ‘heinous and cowardly’ terrorist attack in Jalalabad
Aug 07, 2020, at 10:41 pm
New York: Members of the UN Security Council have condemned “in the strongest terms” the terrorist attack at a prison complex in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Monday, that left at least 29 people – including civilians – dead.
Dhaka: Mountaineer Reshma Nahar Ratna dies in road mishap
Aug 07, 2020, at 10:28 pm
Dhaka: Mountaineer Reshma Nahar Ratna, who was riding a bicycle, died during a road mishap in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Saturday.
Pakistan: Peshawar police squad poses for selfie with murderer of blasphemy accused
Aug 07, 2020, at 06:48 pm
Peshawar: Shocking the world, an image of a Peshawar Police squad posing for a selfie with Faisal, also known as Khalid, who is accused of killing an American citizen in a Peshawar court last week, has gone viral on the internet.
ISIS Khorasan branch new leader is Pak-based Haqqani Network terrorist, claims Afghanistan Minister
Aug 07, 2020, at 06:40 pm
Kabul: An Afghanistan minister has claimed that the new leader of ISIS Khorasan branch in the country is a Pakistan-based Haqqani Network terrorist.
Aug 07, 2020, at 06:35 pm
Glasgow: A prominent Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) activist observed the first anniversary of Indian government's move of scrapping Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir last year by cutting tri-colour cake and releasing balloons.
Covid-19 and floods will hold back China's economic recovery: Analysts
Aug 07, 2020, at 06:11 pm
Beijing: The fresh wave of COVID-19 outbreak and the flood hitting the country might hold back China’s recovery from the pandemic as consumption and construction are likely to be hit, analysts believe.
Afghanistan: Afghan forces arrest top ISIS leader
Aug 05, 2020, at 10:47 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan security forces have arrested a top commander of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Khurasan (ISIS-K), media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghan president expresses sympathy with Lebanese gov't over Beirut port blast
Aug 05, 2020, at 05:39 pm
Kabul/Xinhua: Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has expressed sympathy over deadly blast in the Beirut port and condolences to the victims' families, said a statement of Presidential Palace released here Wednesday.
Nepal records 259 new cases, 65 recoveries, one fatality
Aug 05, 2020, at 02:02 am
Kathmandu/UNI: Nepal’s Health Ministry said that the country on Tuesday recorded 259 new cases of COVID-19, taking the nation's tally to 21,009.
Bangladesh: Flood situation deteriorates
Aug 04, 2020, at 10:51 pm
Six rivers in Central Bangladesh continued to be in spate as almost half the country remained in the grip of floods until Tuesday, over a month after monsoon flood hit the country in late June.
Afghanistan reports 36 new COVID-19 cases, 36,782 in total
Aug 04, 2020, at 10:46 pm
Kabul/UNI: Afghanistan on Tuesday reported 36 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total to 36,782, the country's Ministry of Public Health said.
Aug 04, 2020, at 04:41 pm
Kathmandu: The decision taken by Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli government to appoint Sushil Bhatt as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the "Office of the Investment Board" has sparked off a controversy specially after it was found that he has close links with foreign companies including China.
Dhaka: Dhamrai road accident leaves three killed
Aug 04, 2020, at 02:49 pm
Dhaka: A bus hit a pick-up van in Bangladesh's Dhaka-Aricha highway which left three people dead, media reports said.
ADB finances largest private gas power plant to improve access to energy in Bangladesh
Aug 03, 2020, at 11:05 pm
Dhaka: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $200 million financing package with Reliance Bangladesh LNG and Power Limited (RBLPL) to build and operate a 718-megawatt (MW) combined-cycle gas-fired power plant in Bangladesh.
Aug 03, 2020, at 04:06 pm
Beijing: Experts believe that China's tampering with the natural flow cycle of the Mekong River, which is considered the world’s most productive freshwater fishery, is leaving thousands of people living in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam starved.
China asks Maldives to pay up ‘private loan’: Reports
Aug 03, 2020, at 04:01 pm
Male: Maldivian President Ibrahim Solih and his government is not only battling COVID-19 outbreak in the nation but the short, medium and long-term fallouts, with China asking the Maldivian state to repay at least an instalment of a massive loan granted to a local resort owner.
Chinese govt sponsors rape of Uyghur women through forced marriage, allege activists
Aug 03, 2020, at 03:53 pm
Hit by sex-ratio trouble, the Chinese government is allegedly getting involved in the 'forced marriage' game by advertising marriages to Uyghur women and girls to attract men into the Xinjiang or East Turkistan region of China.
Jalalabad prison blast: Three killed, ISIS claims responsibility
Aug 03, 2020, at 02:35 pm
Jalalabad: A car bomb exploded outside the main prison in this western city of Jalalabad on Sunday which left at least three people killed, media reports said.
Turkish President Recap Erdogan assures Pakistan of support on Kashmir
Aug 03, 2020, at 03:21 am
Islamabad/UNI: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday assured his country's support for Pakistan's stance on the Kashmir issue.
Afghanistan: Ghani-led govt releases 317 more Taliban prisoners
Aug 03, 2020, at 01:20 am
Kabul/UNI: The Afghan government released 317 more Taliban prisoners from Parwan and other provinces, bringing the total number of prisoners released so far to 4,917, the National Security Council tweeted on Sunday.