China: Lanzhou city put under lockdown to bring COVID-19 spike under control
Oct 26, 2021, at 11:05 pm
Lanzhou: Chinese city of Lanzhou has been put under lockdown by authorities to bring the COVID-19 spike under control, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistani Federal Shariat Court declares swara as being un-Islamic
Oct 26, 2021, at 10:59 pm
Islamabad: The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) on Monday declared the custom of swara as being un-Islamic, the Dawn reported on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Women protest on streets of Kabul against Taliban over closure of schools for girls
Oct 26, 2021, at 10:55 pm
Several women assembled on the streets of Kabul on Tuesday to demonstrate against closure of school for girls in Afghanistan.
UN experts condemn Israel’s designation of Palestine rights defenders as terrorist organisations
Oct 26, 2021, at 10:51 pm
New York: Independent UN human rights experts on Monday strongly condemned the decision by the Israeli Minister of Defence to designate six Palestinian human rights and civil society groups as terrorist organisations.
UN rights experts condemn US expulsion of Haitian migrants and refugees
Oct 26, 2021, at 10:36 pm
New York: A group of UN human rights experts have condemned the United States of America’s recent and ongoing systematic mass deportation of Haitian migrants and refugees, declaring them a violation of international law.
Afghanistan on ‘countdown to catastrophe’ without urgent humanitarian relief
Oct 26, 2021, at 10:28 pm
New York: The combined shocks of drought, conflict, COVID-19 and an economic crisis in Afghanistan, have left more than half the population facing a record level of acute hunger, according to a new UN assessment published on Monday.
UN chief condemns ‘ongoing military coup’ in Sudan
Oct 26, 2021, at 10:22 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General, António Guterres on Monday condemned the “ongoing military coup” in Sudan, saying Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and all other officials, “must be released immediately.” In a statement, he called for the "immediate reconstitution" of the Government, which is due to guide Sudan through to democratic elections.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets Taliban delegation in Doha
Oct 26, 2021, at 09:30 pm
Doha/Kabul/UNI: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban’s acting Deputy Prime Minister, in Doha, in the latest high level contact between the two sides since the takeover of Afghanistan by the Islamist militia group.
China: Wuhan stabbing leaves seven people dead
Oct 26, 2021, at 09:09 pm
Wuhan: A knife attack incident in Wuhan city of China left at least seven people dead on Monday, media reports said.
Climate Change: John Kerry to visit UK to meet Chinese counterparts in London
Oct 26, 2021, at 03:02 pm
Washington: US Special Representative for Climate John Kerry will visit the UK to meet his Chinese counterparts in London on Tuesday to discuss matters concerning climate change, the State Department said.
Australia fights COVID-19: Victoria introduces new "pandemic specific laws"
Oct 26, 2021, at 02:16 pm
Canberra/UNI/Xinhua: The government of Australian state of Victoria announced on Tuesday new public health laws to replace emergency powers which were put into place at the beginning of the pandemic.
Debt bubble: More Chinese companies default
Oct 26, 2021, at 06:02 am
China, which recently witnessed the Evergrande crisis in which the real estate bellwether was found $305 billion in the red, is also recording several major real estate players defaulting on their debt payments.
Pakistan govt seems to have surrendered to Islamist group TLP, frees 350 members
Oct 26, 2021, at 05:58 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan federal government seems to be surrendering to the proscribed Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) by announcing the release of 350 members even as the Islamist group took out its violent march for the past few days.
Sri Lanka bans fertilizers from China after finding it contaminated
Oct 26, 2021, at 05:54 am
Sri Lanka has barred a Chinese ship carrying desperately needed organic fertiliser which experts said was tainted with harmful bacteria, media reports said.
Pakistan: Balochistan CM Jam Kamal Khan Alyani resigns
Oct 26, 2021, at 05:51 am
Quetta: Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani of the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) has tendered his resignation, media reports said on Monday.
China: PLA fighter jet crashes in Henan province, video emerges
Oct 26, 2021, at 05:47 am
Taipei: A video was released recently where it was seen that a People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) two-seater Chengdu J-10S fighter jet crashed in Henan Province, media reports said.
Oct 26, 2021, at 05:29 am
Ottawa/IBNS: During an appearance on the popular Radio-Canada talk show- Tout le Monde en Parle-on Sunday, former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien said during his tenure as minister, he did not hear anything about the occurrence of abuse in residential schools.
Lt Gen Faiz Hameed is ISI chief at present, says Pak Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed
Oct 26, 2021, at 12:13 am
Islamabad/UNI: With no decision forthcoming on the appointment of next Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency’s chief, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has asserted that Lt-General Faiz Hameed is DG ISI at present.
Explosion hits laboratory of China's top aerospace university, 2 die
Oct 25, 2021, at 11:44 pm
Nanjing: At least two people died as an explosion rocked the laboratory of China's top national aerospace university on Sunday, media reports said.
Oct 25, 2021, at 11:36 pm
Paris: Indian diaspora associations and friends of India in France demonstrated recently in Paris in front of the Pakistan Embassy against the country's state-sponsored terrorism acts in Jammu and Kashmir.
Oct 25, 2021, at 11:30 pm
Islamabad: A Pakistan Minister stirred controversy when he said Muslims across the world, including in 'India', wished for Pakistan cricket team's victory against arch-rivals India.
Entire PM Imran Khan govt must be sent packing: Pak Leader of Opposition over inflation
Oct 25, 2021, at 11:25 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Lashing out at Prime Minister Imran Khan over inflation in Pakistan, Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif said the "entire government" should be "sent packing" and delay in the matter will be a "gross injustice" with the country.
Unknown armed men kill religious scholar in Afghanistan's eastern province
Oct 25, 2021, at 11:12 pm
Jalalabad/UNI/Xinhua: Unknown armed men shot dead a religious scholar who served as a prayer leader at a local mosque in Behsoud district of Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Monday, a local official said.
Sudanese people will resist against military coup: Foreign Minister
Oct 25, 2021, at 10:57 pm
Khartoum/UNI/Sputnik: Sudanese people reject the ongoing military coup and will fight against it, Foreign Minister Mariam Sadig al-Mahdi said on Monday.
Will close 2 offices in Hong Kong by end of year, says Amnesty International
Oct 25, 2021, at 10:40 pm
London/UNI/Sputnik: Amnesty International announced on Monday that it would close its two offices in Hong Kong by the end of 2021 after 40 years of working there and will move operations to the organization's other missions in the Asia-Pacific region.
Half of Afghanistan's population face acute hunger as humanitarian needs grow to record levels: UN
Oct 25, 2021, at 10:25 pm
Kabul: More than half the population of Afghanistan – a record 22.8 million people - will face acute food insecurity from November, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report issued today by the Food Security and Agriculture Cluster of Afghanistan, co-led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN and the UN World Food Programme.
Opposition leader Maryam Nawaz slams Pak PM by sharing his old statement on Umrah trip
Oct 25, 2021, at 10:05 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Taking a jibe at Prime Minister Imran Khan over his visit to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah, PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz said he is on tour when the country is facing its worst inflation.
PM Sheikh Hasina must give security to Bangladeshi Hindus: ISKCON chief
Oct 25, 2021, at 03:30 pm
Dhaka/UNI: ISKCON Bangladesh chief Charu Chanda Das Brammachari has slammed the Bangladesh government over attacks on Hindus and demanded Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to provide security to the minority community here.
US imported tens of millions of used medical gloves from Thailand: Reports
Oct 25, 2021, at 03:34 am
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Tens of millions of already used nitrile medical gloves were imported into the United States from Thailand during the pandemic, CNN reported on Sunday, citing its own investigation.
Afghanistan border forces beat up Tolo News correspondent: Reports
Oct 25, 2021, at 01:50 am
Afghanistan's border forces beat up a TOLO News correspondent near Torkham gate on Sunday while making a report about the situation at the crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan, media reports said.