Afghanistan: Blast rocks educational centre in Kabul, 19 die
Sep 30, 2022, at 09:32 pm
Kabul: A blast rocked an education centre in Afghanistan's capital Kabul city on Friday which left at least 19 people dead, media reports said, triggering widespread condemnation.
Chinese dentists attacked in Pakistan: Police register case against Sindhudesh People’s Army
Sep 30, 2022, at 03:40 pm
Islamabad: Police on Thursday registered a case against the outlawed Sindhudesh People’s Army, said to be a coalition of Sindhi and Baloch separatist outfits, over attacking a Chinese dentist couple in Karachi city of Pakistan on Sept 28.
Pakistan receives hefty money for allowing US airstrikes in Afghanistan: Taliban
Sep 30, 2022, at 05:36 am
Kabul: The Taliban government of Afghanistan has accused Pakistan of receiving hefty sums of money from the United States to allow US drones to invade Afghanistan for airstrikes through the airspace of Pakistan.
Taliban asks Pakistan not to interfere in the internal affairs of Afghanistan
Sep 30, 2022, at 05:31 am
Kabul: Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai has asked Pakistan not to interfere in the internal issues of Afghanistan.
Pakistan: Four Ahmadi students expelled from school
Sep 30, 2022, at 05:24 am
Attock, Pakistan: School authorities in Pakistan's Attock region recently expelled four Ahmadi community students for their religious beliefs.
China: Tech hub Shenzhen witnesses rare protest over lockdown
Sep 30, 2022, at 02:33 am
Beijing: Dozens of people took part in a rare demonstration in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, also known as the tech hub of the country after authorities announced a snap lockdown over a handful of COVID-19 cases.
Pakistan: Hindu Senator protests 'discrimination' in job
Sep 30, 2022, at 02:20 am
Islamabad: Hindu senator Danesh Kumar slammed the discrimination made towards minorities in Pakistan in the hiring for posts in foreign missions, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Transgender killed in firing in Swabi
Sep 30, 2022, at 01:34 am
Swabi: A transgender person was killed in a firing incident in Pakistan's Swabi region on Tuesday, media reports said on Thursday.
Pakistan: Women in Charsadda demonstrate against excessive gas prices, power cut
Sep 30, 2022, at 01:31 am
Charsadda: Women from Pakistan's Charsadda city recently demonstrated against excessive gas prices and electricity load shedding.
Pakistan: IHC terms Adiala Jail as detention centre
Sep 30, 2022, at 01:29 am
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has termed that Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi has turned into ‘detention centre’ for torturing inmates.
World ‘must engage’ or risk Afghanistan’s collapse, Security Council hears
Sep 29, 2022, at 11:48 pm
New York: “Patience is running out” for many in the international community when it comes to effectively engaging with Afghanistan’s de facto rulers, the Taliban, senior UN envoy for the country, Markus Potzel, told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Myanmar: Military court sentences Aung San Suu Kyi, Australia economist to three years in prison
Sep 29, 2022, at 11:32 pm
Naypyidaw: A Myanmar military court on Thursday sentenced the country's ousted leader and Nobel prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi and her former adviser, Australian Sean Turnell, to three years in prison for violating the country’s Official State Secrets Act, media reports said.
Chinese national killed in Pakistan: Motive behind attack still not clear, says police official
Sep 29, 2022, at 11:18 pm
Karachi: Pakistani police are still not clear about the motive behind the killing of a Chinese national by an unknown gunman in Karachi city.
China: Fire breaks out at restaurant, 17 die
Sep 29, 2022, at 11:14 pm
At least 17 people have died as a fire broke out at a restaurant in China's Changchun region, media reports said on Thursday.
Pakistan: Chinese national killed, 2 others injured in shooting inside Karachi dental clinic
Sep 29, 2022, at 02:04 am
A Chinese national was killed and two other foreign nationals were injured when unknown assailants opened fire inside a dental clinic, media reports said.
Ishaq Dar becomes Pakistan's new Finance Minister
Sep 29, 2022, at 01:42 am
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistani parliamentarian Ishaq Dar on Wednesday took oath as the 42nd Finance Minister of Pakistan a day after swearing in as a senator.
Sri Lanka should have embraced IMF earlier: State Finance Minister
Sep 28, 2022, at 10:43 pm
Colombo/UNI: Sri Lanka would not have landed in an economic mess if only previous governments had adhered to the agreements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), State Finance Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said in remarks published on Wednesday.
Tibet: Kashag promulgates firm stand on reincarnation of 14th Dalai Lama
Sep 27, 2022, at 09:01 pm
Lhasa: Since the Chinese government’s introduction of “Management Measures for the Reincarnation of Living Buddhas in Tibetan Buddhism” in 2007, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has consistently misused the authority to administer Tibetan monastic societies in general and recognition of reincarnations in particular for its political interests.
Military helicopter crash kills 6 in Pakistan
Sep 27, 2022, at 05:44 am
Islamabad: A helicopter of the Pakistan Army crashed in the Harnai district of the country's southwestern Balochistan province, killing all six people on board, an army statement said.
24 killed in Bangladesh boat capsize
Sep 26, 2022, at 05:05 am
Dhaka: At least 24 people were killed and several went missing after a boat capsized in Karatoa river in Bangladesh on Sunday, police said.
Afghanistan: One killed in Faizabad blast
Sep 26, 2022, at 03:10 am
Faizabad (Afghanistan): One person was killed and three others injured as a blast rocked Faizabad city, the capital of Afghanistan's northern Badakhshan province, on Sunday, provincial head of information and culture department Qari Maazudin Ahmadi said.
Xi Jinping under house arrest? Social media abuzz with rumours
Sep 25, 2022, at 03:00 pm
In the last few weeks social media has been abuzz with rumours of Chinese President Xi Jinping being put under house arrest. Several social media posts indicated that Jinping was removed as the chief of China’s People’s Liberation Army, or the PLA while he was away in Samarkand in Uzbekistan to attend the SCO meeting.
Hong Kong might face Covid and flu spike in upcoming winter season: Experts
Sep 25, 2022, at 05:37 am
Hong Kong: Winter season is fast approaching in Hong Kong and added to it the country might soon be facing the double strike of Covid-19 and seasonal flu, experts fear.
European investments in China slowly decreasing
Sep 25, 2022, at 04:08 am
Beijing: European corporate investment in China is slackening as the country’s real estate market is slumping, and consumer spending is drying up due to the stringent COVID-19 policy followed by Beijing.
Sep 25, 2022, at 04:02 am
Islamabad: The Secretary General of Baloch National Movement (BNM) Dil Murad Baloch condemned Pakistan for the blockade of the music concert in Panjgur and even described the incident as a “Baloch cultural genocide”.
Pakistan: Karachi Police arrest man for allegedly harassing Turkish vlogger
Sep 24, 2022, at 11:29 pm
Karachi: Karachi Police in Pakistan have arrested a man for allegedly harassing a female Turkish vlogger.
Afghanistan: Kabul blast leaves 9 people dead
Sep 24, 2022, at 02:31 pm
Kabul: At least nine people died and 41 others, including children, were hurt as a blast occurred in the Wazir Akbar Khan area of Kabul city on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Uzbek community leader slams Hazara leader over secret ties with Pakistan
Sep 24, 2022, at 05:24 am
Kabul: An Uzbek community leader in Afghanistan has accused Mohammad Karim Khalili, a Hazara leader, of having secret ties with Pakistan.
China: Ex-justice minister Fu Zhenghua jailed on corruption charges
Sep 24, 2022, at 04:53 am
Beijing: China's former justice minister Fu Zhenghua has been jailed due to bribery, media reports said on Friday.
Winter crisis: NEA plans to light up Nepali homes with Indian energy
Sep 24, 2022, at 04:27 am
Kathmandu: The Nepal Electricity Authority is planning to buy electricity from the Indian market under a six-month contract to meet the domestic demand market for power in winter.