Afghanistan recognized as most insecure nation in world: Reports
Jan 07, 2023, at 12:39 am
Afghanistan has been declared as the most insecure nation in the world, as per a report released by the International Institute for Peace and Economics on Tuesday.
Taliban government of Afghanistan asks Pakistan to avoid ‘provocative statements’
Jan 07, 2023, at 12:01 am
Kabul: Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has asked Pakistan government to refrain from issuing “provocative and baseless” statements.
Pakistan floods: 9 million more risk being pushed into poverty, warns UNDP
Jan 06, 2023, at 11:25 pm
New York: An additional nine million people risk being pushed into poverty on top of the 33 million affected by last summer’s devastating floods in Pakistan, the UN development agency, UNDP said on Thursday, ahead of next week’s International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan in Geneva.
Pakistan: Thousands demonstrate in South Waziristan against rising terrorism
Jan 06, 2023, at 11:07 pm
South Waziristan: Thousands of people on Friday reached the streets of South Waziristan’s Wana region in Pakistan to protest against recent wave of terrorism in the area, media reports said.
Pakistan: FIA, PTA told to block scandalous content on social media
Jan 06, 2023, at 08:55 pm
Karachi: The Sindh High Court (SHC) directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to block defamatory and scandalous online content on social media sites against television actress Kubra Khan, Geo news reported.
Pakistan is witnessing shortage ghee, cooking oil
Jan 06, 2023, at 08:27 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan is witnessing a shortage of ghee and cooking oil in recent times as the country is moving forward to observe Ramadan month, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: 11 terrorists, including TTP commander, killed in South Waziristan
Jan 06, 2023, at 02:19 pm
Peshawar: Pakistani security forces have killed 11 terrorists, including a key commander of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, in the country's South Waziristan region, media reports said on Friday.
China's air incursions into Taiwan defence zone doubled last year: Reports
Jan 06, 2023, at 06:06 am
Beijing: China's warplane incursion into Taiwan’s air defence zone has doubled last year, media reports said on Wednesday.
Scientists warn China can expect repeat Covid infections with new Omicron strains on the way
Jan 06, 2023, at 05:21 am
Beijing: Scientists have warned that China is going to fight against multiple waves of coronavirus infections as the Omicron variant mutates to become better at spreading and evading immunity.
North Korea introduces total ban on visitors from China amid surge in COVID-19 cases
Jan 06, 2023, at 05:12 am
Pyongyang: North Korea has now introduced a total ban on visitors from its close ally and neighbor as China is witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases.
Retired people in Afghanistan protest in Kabul over unpaid pensions
Jan 06, 2023, at 05:07 am
Kabul: Dozens of retired officials on Monday demonstrated in Kabul city of Afghanistan over unpaid pensions, media reports said.
Money laundering: Nepal may soon be in FATF's 'greylist'
Jan 06, 2023, at 04:48 am
Kathmandu: Experts fear that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) may put Nepal to a greylist as the country is struggling to address a number of deficiencies to comply with the standards on anti-money laundering and terrorist financing.
'We follow Westminster type of democracy in Bangladesh': Sheikh Hasina tells British MPs
Jan 05, 2023, at 01:09 am
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the next general election will be held as per the country's constitution during her meeting with four MPs of the British All-Party Parliamentary Group.
Amnesty International calls for restoration of Internet and lifting of section 144 in Gwadar
Jan 04, 2023, at 11:41 pm
Islamabad: The internet shutdown in Gwadar, Balochistan following the imposition of an emergency law to quell protests on 28 Dec must be reversed immediately Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
Blasphemy: Bangladesh tribunal jails ex-leader of Hindu group for 7 years
Jan 04, 2023, at 03:33 pm
Dhaka: A Bangladesh court has sentenced a former leader of a Hindu group to seven years in jail on charges of blasphemy over a Facebook post allegedly insulting Islam five years ago, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Two CTD officials shot dead by terrorists
Jan 04, 2023, at 02:49 pm
Islamabad: At least two Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) officials died when terrorists attacked them in a local hotel in Khanewal city of Pakistan on Tuesday, media reports said on Wednesday.
Bangladesh: 6 Rohingya robbers held in Cox's Bazar
Jan 03, 2023, at 11:15 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh Coast Guard officials have arrested six Rohingya robbers with 14 domestic and foreign firearms, 486 rounds of ammunition and yaba from Cox's Bazar region of the country, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan government announces energy conservation plan
Jan 03, 2023, at 11:10 pm
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday announced an energy conservation plan to tackle the trouble faced by the nation in recent times.
China claims Nepal's Pokhara Airport was built under BRI
Jan 03, 2023, at 02:44 am
Kathmandu: Kathmandu might be saying that there was no project signed under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) between Nepal and China but a recent tweet by the Chinese Embassy made a surprise announcement on Saturday that spoke an alternative picture of the situation.
China willing to invest in coal-fired power in Afghanistan
Jan 03, 2023, at 02:39 am
Kabul: Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), the country’s power distributor, said Chinese investors have expressed their desire to invest in coal-fired power in Afghanistan, media reports said.
Several Afghanistan refugees detained in Pakistan: Report
Jan 03, 2023, at 02:26 am
Rawalpindi: Pakistani Police have arrested several Afghan refugees in the country's Rawalpindi city and accused them of carrying weapons and military equipment, media reports said on Monday.
Jan 03, 2023, at 02:09 am
Islamabad: A stadium filled up with people to observe a concert is a regular site but a large number of exam seekers assembling only to give an examination for recruitment of police constable is indeed making headlines in Pakistan.
Pakistan: JI protest against lawlessness, narcotics in Nowshera
Jan 02, 2023, at 11:57 pm
Nowshera: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) recently launched a sit-in demonstration in Pakistan's Nowshera region against lawlessness, crimes and narcotics in the district, media reports said.
Pakistan: Road mishap in Kohat leaves five persons dead
Jan 02, 2023, at 11:42 pm
Islamabad: At least seven people were killed and five others injured on Monday in a road accident in the Kohat district of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said a rescue official.
China: Former Uyghur Muslim preacher dies in Xinjiang prison
Jan 02, 2023, at 07:00 pm
Beijing: A Uyghur Muslim preacher, who was serving a five-year sentence in China’s far-western Xinjiang region for making a religious pilgrimage abroad, has died of liver cancer in prison, media reports said.
China's reopening policy fails to save mutual fund industry for another year: Reports
Jan 02, 2023, at 06:54 pm
Beijing: China's reopening policy has arrived too late and this has failed to save the country’s mutual fund industry from another dismal year, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: Govt hikes wheat flour price by 62pc in utility stores
Jan 02, 2023, at 02:44 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistani government has hiked prices of wheat flour, sugar and ghee by 25 to 62 per cent for sale through the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) with immediate effect, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: Terrorist, constable die as gunmen attack police checkpost
Jan 01, 2023, at 11:44 pm
Islamabad: A terrorist and a police constable died on Sunday when gunmen attacked a police checkpost in the Shahbaz Khel area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat District in Pakistan, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Several feared dead in Kabul airport blast
Jan 01, 2023, at 09:51 pm
Kabul: An explosion occurred on Sunday at a military airport in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, Interior Ministry spokesman Nafi Takoor said, adding that several people were killed or injured in the incident.
UN and top aid officials slam Afghan rulers’ NGO ban for women
Jan 01, 2023, at 12:49 am
New York: Top UN agency officials and civil society organization heads joined forces on Thursday to urge Afghanistan’s de facto authorities to reverse their ban on women working for NGOs that provide aid relief.