Former Afghan Minister Masouda Jalal says women are facing uncertain future under Taliban rule
Kabul: Former Afghan Minister Masouda Jalal has voiced concern that the women of the country under Taliban rule are facing an uncertain future.
Hong Kong University orders to remove Tiananmen memorial statue
The University of Hong Kong has directed to remove a statute which commemorates the Tiananmen Square massacre, an episode which can be seen as yet another stance taken by China to dominate over the region.
We will not bow to Beijing pressure: Taiwan president gives strong reply to Xi Jinping
Taipei: President Tsai Ing-wen has targeted China in her defiant speech and said will not bow to pressure from Beijing and will defend its democratic way of life.
Ex-journalist detained over comment on Chinese soldiers in war movie
Beijing: A former journalist has been detained in the Chinese city of Hainan for making “insulting comments” about Chinese soldiers portrayed in a blockbuster movie about the Korean war, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Beheaded body of elderly man found in Jalalabad
Jalalabad: An elderly man was found beheaded in Afghanistan's Jalalabad city on Friday, Pajhwok Afghan News reported.
'Father of Pakistan's atomic weapons programme' Abdul Qadeer Khan dies at 85
Islamabad: Pakistani nuclear physicist and metallurgical engineer Abdul Qadeer Khan, who was regarded as the "father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb", died on Sunday in Pakistani capital Islamabad after being hospitalized with Covid-19. He was 85.
PDM demands early polls in Pakistan
Lahore: The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on Saturday called for early elections in the country as a measure needed to combat rising inflation and the economic crisis of Pakistan.
Pakistan: Four terrorists killed in Balochistan
Rawalpindi: Pakistan's Frontier Corps (FC) troops spotted and killed four terrorists in Balochistan's Awaran area on Saturday, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Doctors protest in Kabul over nonpayment of salaries for past 14 months
Kabul: Hundreds of male and female doctors from Samangan and Nuristan provinces gathered at the gate of UNAMA in Kabul and demanded their salaries for the past 14 months to be paid.
At least five killed after boat capsizes in Bangladesh
Dhaka/UNI/Xinhua: At least five bodies were recovered after a boat capsized in the Turag river in Savar, on the outskirts of Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Saturday.
UNSC calls for justice after terrorists attack mosque in Afghanistan’s Kunduz
New York/UNI/Sputnik: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has condemned this week’s deadly attack on a Shia mosque in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province that took the lives of dozens of people.
Afghanistan: US, Taliban representatives hold first talks since withdrawal
Doha: US officials on Saturday met members of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban government in Qatar for the first time ever since the foreign forces left the nation in August.
Hundred Afghans stranded in India leave for Kabul
New Delhi/UNI: Over 100 Afghan nationals stranded in India left for Kabul on Iran's Mahan Airlines flight, Puneet Singh Chandhok, President Indian World Forum, said on Saturday.
Pakistan: ISIS-K claims responsibility for killing Sikh Unani medicine practitioner in Peshawar
Peshawar: Terror group Islamic State-Khorasan has claimed responsibility for the killing of Sikh hakim or Unani medicine practitioner in the north-western Pakistan's Peshawar city, media reports said on Saturday.
Xi Jinping vows to pursue 'reunification' with Taiwan
Beijing; Chinese President XI Jinping has vowed to pursue the "reunification" with Taiwan, which Beijing observes as a breakaway province, in a peaceful manner.