COVID-19: China tightens ban on 'non-essential' overseas travel
May 15, 2022, at 04:17 am
Beijing: China, which is witnessing a tough fight against COVID-19, has imposed a de facto international travel ban that forbids citizens from going overseas for "non-essential" reasons.
Afghanistan: RSF calls journalist Khalid Qaderi's trial as 'illegal and arbitrary'
May 15, 2022, at 04:05 am
Kabul: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns an Afghan journalist’s trial by a military court last weekend, as well as recent arbitrary and illegal arrests of other journalists in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Taliban implements gender segregation in restaurants across Herat
May 15, 2022, at 04:02 am
Herat, Afghanistan: Taliban rulers of Afghanistan have implemented a gender segregation plan in restaurants situated in Herat province.
Pakistan’s net external debt moves up to almost $5bn
May 15, 2022, at 04:00 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's economic challenge continues as the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said the country made a net addition of USD 4.77 billion in the first half (July–December 2021) of the current fiscal year to its total external public debt of USD 90.6 billion, media reports said on Saturday.
IRSA says water shortage in Pakistan is worse than expected
May 15, 2022, at 03:54 am
Islamabad: Pakistan is battling an acute shortage of water for irrigation purposes amid the Kharif season which commenced on April 1 with the sowing of major crops, including cotton, sugarcane, rice and maize, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: 2 militants killed in Peshawar
May 15, 2022, at 12:07 am
Islamabad: Two militants were killed in an exchange of fire with police in Peshawar, the capital city of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of police said on Saturday.
Pakistan: Christian community demands justice over shooting incident in Rawalpindi
May 14, 2022, at 11:44 pm
Rawalpindi, Pakistan: Members of the Christian community, led by family members of the two young Christian boys who were shot and injured by local influential people in broad daylight, demonstrated outside Wah Saddar police station in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city recently.
A non-controversial person should be next army chief of Pakistan: Maryam Nawaz
May 14, 2022, at 11:39 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz appreciated Pakistan Army's decision to remain apolitical but at the same time said non-controversial professional should be appointed the army chief who can command respect within the army and among the public.
May 14, 2022, at 11:36 pm
Karachi, Pakistan: Pakistan Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Chief Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman has announced he will launch protests against the increasing severity of power outages and water scarcity in Karachi.
Pakistan's SBP forex reserves hit 23-month low
May 14, 2022, at 11:32 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves has now moved down to touch its lowest level since December 2019 at USD 16.4 billion.
Afghanistan: Blast rocks Ayuob Saber Mosque in Kabul, 3 injured
May 14, 2022, at 01:03 am
Kabul: A blast rocked the Ayuob Saber Mosque in Kabul city of Afghanistan on Friday which left three people hurt, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Unknown gunmen shoots down businessman in Khulna
May 13, 2022, at 09:09 pm
Khulna: Unknown gunmen shot dead a businessman when he was heading home to Fultola Upazila in Khulna region of Bangladesh with his wife on a motorcycle, media reports said.
Pakistan: Road mishap leaves 12 people dead
May 13, 2022, at 08:17 pm
Islamabad/Gujranwala: Two cans collided with a third vehicle in Pakistan's Gujranwala region which left at least 12 people dead, media reports said.
Pakistani drops by over Re1 against US dollar
May 13, 2022, at 07:03 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani Rupee dropped by over Re1 against the US dollar during intraday trading in the interbank market on Friday, media reports said.
Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe assumes charge as PM amid nation's economic crisis
May 13, 2022, at 06:47 pm
Colombo: Newly-appointed Sri Lankan Prime Minister and UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has assumed duties at the PM's office on Friday.
Pakistan: Blast in Karachi leaves 1 dead
May 13, 2022, at 01:53 pm
Karachi: At least one person died in a blast in Pakistan's Karachi city on Thursday, media reports said.
May 13, 2022, at 01:40 am
Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lanka's veteran political leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has been appointed the next Prime Minister of the crisis-hit island nation by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa amid ongoing protests.
Former Sri Lankan PM stopped from leaving country amid deteriorating economic crisis
May 12, 2022, at 11:26 pm
Colombo: Former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, his politician son Namal and 15 allies have been banned from leaving the country in connection with an investigation into acts of violence against anti-government demonstrators, a Sri Lankan court has ruled, media reports said.
China will not support US's draft on sanctions on NKorea: Envoy
May 12, 2022, at 06:39 pm
Washington: Beijing is against Washington's draft UN resolution on sanctions against North Korea, Chinese Ambassador to the UN Zhang Jun told reporters.
40 injured as Chinese plane skids off runway, catches fire
May 12, 2022, at 06:30 pm
Beijing: More than 40 people of the 122 onboard the Tibet Airlines plane were injured on Thursday after it skidded off the runway in southwestern China's Chongqing, media reports said.
Sri Lanka: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to name new prime minister
May 12, 2022, at 06:02 pm
Colombo: Troubled Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is likely to name a new prime minister on Thursday in a bid to steer the debt-ridden country out of grave economic crisis after days of violence, Khaleej Times reported.
Protest against Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan to be launched in few days: JUI-F
May 12, 2022, at 03:06 am
Islamabad: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Rawalpindi chapter on Monday said it will soon launch a protest against former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan as he started a campaign against national institutions.
22 Taliban members killed in Afghanistan, claims National Resistance Front
May 12, 2022, at 02:58 am
Kabul: Sebghatullah Ahmadi, a spokesman for the National Resistance Front (NRF), has claimed that 22 Taliban members had been killed in battles with the front.
Pakistan: Chinese IPPs warn of closure if not paid Rs 300bn
May 12, 2022, at 02:51 am
Islamabad: With more than Rs 300 billion in stuck up dues, over two dozen Chinese firms operating in Pakistan on Monday said that they would be forced to shut down their power plants this month unless payments were made upfront, media reports said on Wednesday.
May 12, 2022, at 02:47 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif slammed PTI chief and former PM Imran Khan for "poisoning" the minds of Pakistanis with his speeches targeting state institutions.
Pakistan: PEMRA warns TV channels against airing content against army, judiciary
May 12, 2022, at 02:44 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has warned the country's private channels from airing content against the country's armed forces and judiciary.
Tension prevails in economic crisis-hit Sri Lanka
May 11, 2022, at 11:09 pm
Tension prevailed in Sri Lanka as arson attacks continued for the second straight night on Tuesday in the country, media reports said.
Pakistani currency hits record low point
May 11, 2022, at 09:52 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani currency hit a new all-time low of Rs 190 against the US dollar in intra-day trade in the interbank market on Wednesday.
Pakistan: BNP-M leader gunned down in Quetta
May 11, 2022, at 09:49 pm
Quetta, Pakistan: Unidentified attackers gunned down Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) leader Saeed Ahmed Baloch in Qambrani Road area of Pakistan's Quetta city on Monday, media reports said.
Baloch National Movement condemns raid in its member's house by Pakistan security forces
May 11, 2022, at 09:43 pm
Quetta, Pakistan: The Baloch National Movement (BNM) has condemned the raid conducted by Pakistan security forces in the house of Mohsin Baloch, who is a member of BNM, the United Kingdom zone.