Pakistan's weekly inflation rate touches all-time high of 42.3pc
Aug 21, 2022, at 05:04 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday stated that the inflation measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI) has moved up sharply in the previous week to touch 42.3 percent year-on-year basis in August.
Pakistan: TTP warns nationalists against levelling allegations
Aug 21, 2022, at 05:02 am
Islamabad: Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has warned 'secular' and nationalist groups to stop levelling allegations against the banned outfit.
Pakistan Information and Broadcasting Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb demands arrest of Imran Khan
Aug 21, 2022, at 05:01 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Thursday said the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) should arrest Imran Khan like the PML-N leaders who were apprehended on the basis of mere accusations.
Experts believe new submarines could help Taiwan build strong deterrence against China
Aug 21, 2022, at 04:26 am
Taipei: Amid heightened tension between China and Taiwan in the backdrop of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the self-governed island, defence experts have said a new fleet of modern submarines could help Taipei build strong deterrence against Beijing.
Chinese-Canadian tycoon Xiao Jianhua sentenced to 13-years in prison
Aug 21, 2022, at 04:21 am
Hong Kong: Chinese-Canadian tycoon Xiao Jianhua has been sentenced to 13-years in prison, media reports said on Saturday.
34 fishermen missing as 11 trawlers capsize in Bay of Bengal
Aug 20, 2022, at 11:18 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Eleven fishing trawlers carrying at least 150 fishermen have capsized in the Bay of Bengal near Kuakata Patuakhali District in Bangladesh due to rough weather.
Pakistan: Security forces kill two terrorists during operation in North Waziristan
Aug 20, 2022, at 10:08 pm
Rawalpindi: Security forces have gunned down two terrorists in North Waziristan regin of Pakistan, media reports said on Saturday.
Beijing announces new military drills off south coast on Aug 23
Aug 20, 2022, at 05:48 am
Beijing: China’s maritime safety authority in Guangdong province said Friday that a fresh military exercise will be held on August 23 between Macao and Hong Kong, off the southern coast.
Taliban have not lived up to its commitments: US
Aug 20, 2022, at 01:08 am
Washington: The United States has said it does not believe that the Taliban are capable of implementing the pledges they made in Doha.
Returning criminals: UK-Pakistan ink deal
Aug 20, 2022, at 01:04 am
Islamabad: The United Kingdom government has signed a deal with Pakistan under which foreign criminals and immigration offenders from the UK can be returned to Pakistan.
Afghanistan: Taliban seizes $7 b US military equipment after seizing power
Aug 20, 2022, at 12:56 am
Kabul: The United States provided more than $7 billion worth of military equipment to the former Afghan government and now they have ended up in the hands of the Taliban, media reports said on Friday.
Afghanistan: Taliban adds more compulsory religion classes for university students
Aug 20, 2022, at 12:18 am
Kabul: Afghanistan's Taliban regime has said university students will need to attend compulsory Islamic studies classes.
Taliban kill its rebel Hazara Shia commander 'trying to flee to Iran from Afghanistan'
Aug 19, 2022, at 08:37 pm
Herat, Afghanistan: The Taliban’s lone Hazara Shia commander, who reportedly parted ways with the Islamic emirate a couple of months ago, was killed when he attempted to flee to Iran, media reports said on Friday.
UN deplores deadly attack in Afghanistan, killing scores and injuring many others
Aug 19, 2022, at 07:25 pm
New York: The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemned on Thursday, a fatal attack on a Mosque in the capital, Kabul.
First Person: Heartbroken but hopeful, under Taliban rule in Afghanistan
Aug 19, 2022, at 07:06 pm
Zarina* is a young Afghan woman entrepreneur. Her drive for innovating, and passion for baking made her one of Afghanistan’s youngest entrepreneurs. Her business is still running, but her clients are scarce and her plans for expansion across the country had to be shut down.
Sri Lanka’s economic crisis pushes health system to brink of collapse
Aug 19, 2022, at 05:37 pm
New York: Sri Lanka is in the midst of the worst socio-economic crisis in its history, and the once robust health-care system is nearing collapse, with patients at risk from power shortages, a lack of medicines, and equipment shortages.
Aug 19, 2022, at 03:20 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said Hindu Community members of the country should be self-confident instead of feeling like minorities.
China's youth jobless rate hits a record high of 19.9%
Aug 18, 2022, at 06:01 am
Beijing: Official data released by the Chinese government showed the country's youth jobless rate has hit a record high of 19.9 percent, media reports said.
Chinese anime fan allegedly detained, interrogated by police for wearing traditional Japanese dress
Aug 18, 2022, at 05:57 am
Beijing: A Chinese anime fan has claimed she was detained by police and interrogated for wearing kimono, a traditional Japanese dress, to pose for photos in the eastern city of Suzhou, media reports said on Wednesday.
Bangabandhu Killing: Bangladesh Muktijoddha Morcha protests against Pakistan
Aug 18, 2022, at 05:52 am
Dhaka: Anti-Pakistan demonstrators protested in Dhaka on Aug 15 to mark the death anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rehman.
Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan owns Rs 304m assets
Aug 18, 2022, at 05:49 am
Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has declared his assets in the nomination papers which amount to Rs. 304 million, media reports said.
Huge explosion rocks Kabul Mosque, many feared killed
Aug 18, 2022, at 05:40 am
Kabul/IBNS: A huge explosion rocked a mosque in the Aghan capital Kabul during evening prayers on Wednesday with many feared dead or injured, media reports said on Wednesday.
Thailand Police arrest Chinese businessman for illegally running online casino
Aug 18, 2022, at 04:24 am
Bangkok: Thailand Police have arrested a Chinese businessman for allegedly running an illegal online casino, media reports said on Wednesday.
400 Afghan families receive assistance from China
Aug 17, 2022, at 11:57 pm
Aybak, Afghanistan: A total of 400 families in Afghanistan's northern Samangan province received assistance from China on Wednesday, provincial government official Wali Mohammad Stanikzai said.
Rohingya refugees share concerns with UN rights commissioner during visit to Cox’s Bazar
Aug 17, 2022, at 11:04 pm
New York: During her first official visit to Bangladesh, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, met with a host of officials, civil society representatives and Rohingya refugees on Tuesday.
Bangladesh: Chinese contractor booked in Dhaka crash
Aug 17, 2022, at 12:17 am
Dhaka: Police have filed a case against the contractor and crane operator for a crash here on Monday which crushed five persons to death and injured two inside a car.
Pakistan : 2 policemen guarding anti-polio team shot dead
Aug 16, 2022, at 11:11 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: Two policemen were killed in firing by unknown gunmen in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, according to police officials on Tuesday.
UN agencies recommitment to women, girls in Afghanistan one year after Taliban takeover
Aug 16, 2022, at 09:05 pm
A year of Taliban rule in Afghanistan has led to a deterioration in the lives of women and girls, affecting all aspects of their human rights, three UN agencies reported on Monday.
Pakistan: Passenger bus collides with oil tanker, 20 die
Aug 16, 2022, at 03:22 pm
At least 20 people died and six others were hurt when a passenger bus collided with an oil tanker on the Multan-Sukkur Motorway (M-5) in Pakistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
Pakistani artist creates special video, posts on Internet to wish Indians on I-Day
Aug 15, 2022, at 11:15 pm
Indians, who are celebrating their 75th Independence Day on Monday, received a special wish from Pakistan as artist Siyal Khan posted a video on Twitter playing the Indian National Anthem on Rabab, winning hearts across the internet.