May 08, 2022, at 08:54 pm
New York: UN chief Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over the Taliban's latest decree by which women in Afghanistan need to cover their faces in public.
John Lee becomes Hong Kong's new leader
May 08, 2022, at 08:20 pm
John Lee has become the new leader of Hong Kong at the end of a voting process which only saw him as the candidate.
Chinese confidence in Pakistan’s security ‘shaken’: Senator Mushahid Hussain
May 08, 2022, at 08:03 pm
Islamabad: Senator Mushahid Hussain has said Chinese nationals, who are currently staying in the country, seem to be less confident about the government protecting them after the Karachi University suicide blast episode.
Shortfall of 3m tonnes in wheat production feared, Pakistan PM Sharif informed
May 08, 2022, at 07:48 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has been informed that the government is bracing itself for another wheat shortage as output is estimated to fall short of the target for this year by almost three million tonnes, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Taliban passes decree which forces women to wear burqa
May 07, 2022, at 11:00 pm
Kabul: The Taliban administration of Afghanistan has issued yet another tough decree by which women of the country need to wear burqa in public.
Two buses collide in Bangladesh, six die
May 07, 2022, at 08:56 pm
Natore: Two buses collided in Bangladesh's Natore region which left at least six people dead, media reports said on Saturday.
Sri Lankan emergency: World expresses concern
May 07, 2022, at 07:33 pm
Colombo: Ambassadors of the US, the UK and the European Union delegation in Sri Lanka on Saturday expressed their concern over the state of emergency in the island nation.
China: Seven teachers from high school in Xinjiang confirmed imprisoned
May 07, 2022, at 04:28 pm
Xinjiang: As many as seven educators from a high school in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) have been imprisoned by Chinese authorities, media reports said.
Pakistan govt plans to scrutinise Imran Khan’s assets, income
May 07, 2022, at 04:24 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistani government has decided to scrutinise the statements of assets and income of former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Pakistan govt decides to bring back Farah Gogi from Dubai
May 07, 2022, at 04:22 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani authorities are planning to bring back Farah Gogi from Dubai.
PTI laid economic landmines to discredit successors, says Pakistan Economy Watch
May 07, 2022, at 04:20 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) has said former Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government has laid economic mines for the present government which is becoming difficult to deal with.
Antony Blinken speaks to Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, discusses situation in Afghanistan
May 07, 2022, at 03:28 pm
Washignton: United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken telephoned Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and discussed the situation in Afghanistan and the efforts to fight terrorism.
May 06, 2022, at 08:56 pm
Kathmandu: The domestic terminal of Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal's capital Kathmandu witnessed chaos and panic on Wednesday after receiving an alleged bomb threat call from Pakistan.
Pakistan: Protest held in Turbat against enforced disappearances of Baloch students
May 06, 2022, at 08:54 pm
Islamabad: Students from different educational institutions in Pakistan demonstrated in Turbat city in Balochistan against enforced disappearances, media reports said on Friday.
PTI played havoc with national economy: Pakistani Interior Minister
May 06, 2022, at 08:43 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan said that former Prime Minister Imran Khan-led PTI government had wasted precious four years of the country in addition to abandoning game changer China-Pakistan Economic Corridor related projects.
Banned from going to school, Afghanistan girls are facing mental health troubles: Experts
May 06, 2022, at 08:35 pm
Kabul: Kabul Experts said girl students of Afghanistan, who are studying above grade six, are facing mental health troubles.
May 06, 2022, at 02:57 pm
Kabul: The Eid seemed to be without joy for certain sections of Afghanistan society as the Taliban administration prevented hundreds of Shia mosques from holding Eid prayers on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Taliban stops issuing driving licence to women
May 06, 2022, at 02:33 pm
Kabul: The Taliban administration of Afghanistan has stopped issuing driving licenses to women in Kabul and other provinces, media reports said on Friday.
Beijing: Chinese authorities now implement curbs to combat rising COVID-19 cases
May 05, 2022, at 02:39 am
Beijing: Beijing, China's capital city, is now witnessing strict measures being implemented by authorities to combat growing COVID-19 cases.
Sri Lanka's foreign reserves USD 50 mn
May 05, 2022, at 12:02 am
Colombo: Sri Lankan Finance Minister Ali Sabry said on Wednesday that the country's current useable foreign reserves were less than $50 million.
Bangladesh: Police detain 10 suspected robbers from Rohingya refugee settlement
May 04, 2022, at 11:04 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh police have detained 10 suspected robbers when they conducted a raid at a Rohingya refugee settlement in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf Upazila, media reports said on Wednesday
May 04, 2022, at 02:44 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's state-run Pakistan Television (PTV) has suspended 17 officials after they failed to ensure 'proper' coverage of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's Lahore visit on the channel last week.
Pakistan: Inflation hits two-year high at 13.4pc in April
May 04, 2022, at 02:41 am
Islamabad: Pakistan, a country facing a high economic crisis, witnessed the inflation rate to climb up and touch 13.4 percent in April, a two-year high from 12.7 percent in the previous month on the back of a persistent increase in prices of perishable and non-perishable products, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Inflation reduces Eid-ul-Fitr business in Karachi
May 04, 2022, at 02:37 am
Karachi, Pakistan: The inflation rate in Pakistan remained so high that its impact was felt in the market where traders seemed dejected about Eid-ul-Fitr sales.
Dhaka: Child dies after falling off rollercoaster
May 03, 2022, at 11:39 pm
Dhaka: A child died after falling from a rollercoaster at the BIWTA eco-park in Dhaka’s Shyampur, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Crops likely to suffer as water crisis boils over
May 03, 2022, at 01:42 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's water crisis is taking a turn towards the worst as the cumulative river supplies dipped to 97,000 cubic feet per second (cusecs) on Saturday.
May 03, 2022, at 01:39 am
Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has slammed former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his government, and also blamed him for people now facing high inflation and unemployment in the country.
May 03, 2022, at 01:27 am
Karachi, Pakistan: The Sindh Commission on the Status of Women (SCSW) has called for safe recovery of allegedly abducted Dua Zehra and Nimra Kazmi from Karachi city in Pakistan recently.
Pakistan: 10 people die in road mishap
May 03, 2022, at 12:04 am
Islamabad: Ten people were killed and several others injured in separate road accidents on Monday in Pakistan, local media reported.
May 02, 2022, at 08:12 pm
Shanghai: Account of Wang Sicong, son of Chinese property tycoon Wang Jianlin and an influencer on Weibo with 40 million followers, has been removed from social media platforms after he slammed the Chinese government over the state-sanctioned medicine for treating Covid-19 and even the implementation of mandatory testing policy in Shanghai.