Pakistan: Imran Khan rejects reports of deal with establishment behind end of Azadi March
May 28, 2022, at 12:26 am
Islamabad: PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Friday rejected reports that he had called off the much hyped Azadi March on Thursday after cutting a deal with the establishment, The News reported.
Pakistan: Senate approves bills relating to election reforms and amendments to NAB laws
May 28, 2022, at 12:22 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's Senate passed the Elections (Amendment) Bill 2022 and the National Accountability (Second Amendment) Bill 2021 on Friday, a day after they sailed through the National Assembly, Dawn reported.
Afghan authorities urged to address serious human rights challenges
May 27, 2022, at 09:49 pm
NEW YORK: Afghanistan is at a crossroads and the de facto authorities, the Taliban, must pursue a path towards stability and freedom for all citizens, especially women, the UN independent expert on human rights there said in the capital, Kabul, on Thursday.
Pakistan: Gilgit-Baltistan CM Khalid Khurshid booked for rioting during Azadi March
May 27, 2022, at 09:28 pm
Islamabad: The Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan Khalid Khurshidhas was on Friday booked for rioting and disturbing public order in the federal capital during the PTI Azadi March, The News reported.
Afghanistan: Taliban suppresses women's protest in Kabul
May 27, 2022, at 02:35 pm
Kabul: The Taliban rulers of Afghanistan on Thursday suppressed a demonstration by women in Kabul city, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Govt hikes prices of petrol products by Rs. 30
May 27, 2022, at 02:20 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Thursday announced a spike in petrol products prices after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) emphasised abolishing the subsidies on commodities, media reports said.
Activist raises alarm over curb of free speech in Hong Kong
May 26, 2022, at 03:32 am
Hong Kong: A Hong Kong activist has raised alarm over the curb of free speech in Hong Kong at the Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF).
Pakistan: Section 144 imposed in Karachi amid 'rising terror incidents'
May 26, 2022, at 03:13 am
Karachi, Pakistan: Sindh officials have imposed Section 144 across the Pakistani province for at least 20 days in the wake of "rising terror incidents" in the province, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Afghan refugees who want to settle in developed countries hold rally in Islamabad
May 26, 2022, at 02:02 am
Islamabad: A large number of refugees from Afghanistan recently demonstrated in Pakistan's Islamabad city as they demanded shelter in developed countries.
Pakistan: Balochistan witnessing cholera outbreak
May 26, 2022, at 01:47 am
Quetta, Pakistan: Pakistan's Balochistan region, an area which is deprived of clean drinking water, is witnessing a cholera outbreak, media reports said on Wednesday.
Chinese company stops operation in Pakistan's Gwadar
May 26, 2022, at 01:05 am
Islamabad: A Chinese company that exports copper, aluminium and iron to Beijing has stopped its operation in Pakistan's Gwadar city, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Imran Khan wants dismissal of US official Donald Lu
May 26, 2022, at 01:02 am
Islamabad: Ex-Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has once again repeated his claim that the United States had orchestrated his ouster and urged Washington to sack the official who allegedly demanded his removal.
80pc non-Muslims employed in low-paid jobs in Pakistan: Reports
May 26, 2022, at 12:50 am
Islamabad: A report has unveiled that 80 percent of non-Muslims in Pakistan are employed to carry out jobs for which they are paid less.
PAF aircraft crashes near Mianwali during routine training, no life lost
May 25, 2022, at 11:41 pm
Islamabad: A Pakistan Air Force's trainer aircraft crashed near Mianwali during a routine training mission.
In response to US, PLA conducts military exercises off Taiwan
May 25, 2022, at 09:14 pm
Beijing: In reaction to US President Joe Biden's remark on Taiwan, the Chinese armed forces have organised military exercises near Taiwan.
Pakistan rupee nosedives to historic low against US Dollar
May 25, 2022, at 08:48 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistani rupee has dropped to a historic low point of Rs202 against the US dollar on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Govt files FIR against senior journalists over sedition charges
May 25, 2022, at 01:46 am
Islamabad: Pakistan government has registered cases against journalists Imran Riaz Khan, Sabir Shakir and Arshad Sharif for allegedly criticising state institutions and “abetting mutiny”, it emerged on Sunday.
Several Afghanistan soldiers fled to Pakistan after Kabul's fall last year: US Report
May 25, 2022, at 01:41 am
An US report has shown that several soldiers of the former Afghanistan government have fled to Pakistan since its fall on Aug 15.
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif says Imran Khan is trying to start a civil war in country
May 24, 2022, at 09:43 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has alleged that PTI chief Imran Khan is trying to start a civil war in the country.
Pakistan: Two Army soldiers martyred as terrorists attack check post in North Waziristan
May 24, 2022, at 09:32 pm
Islamabad: At least two Pakistani soldiers died during an attack carried out by terrorists at a check post in North Waziristan on Monday, media reports said on Tuesday.
17 Rohingya feared dead amid storm off Myanmar coast: UNHCR
May 24, 2022, at 07:19 pm
New York: The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has said it is shocked and saddened by reports that more than a dozen Rohingya – including children – have perished at sea off the coast of Myanmar over the weekend.
Nepal responsible for torture, rape and killing of teenage girl: UN rights committee
May 24, 2022, at 07:13 pm
New York: Authorities in Nepal must thoroughly investigate the February 2004 torture, rape and execution of a 16-year-old girl by security forces during the country’s civil war, the UN Human Rights Committee said in a ruling on Monday.
China: Shanghai witnessing mass exodus of talent, labour amid tightened COVID-19 lockdown
May 24, 2022, at 01:01 am
Shanghai: Shanghai is facing an exodus of talent and labour as thousands of people leave the pandemic-hit city which is witnessing a total lockdown since Apr 1.
South Korean President wants to reduce reliance on Chinese imports
May 24, 2022, at 12:48 am
Seoul: South Korea, under the leadership of President Yoon Suk-yeol, is aiming to diversify the country’s imports and reduce dependence on China.
Philippines deploys buoys as ‘sovereign markers’ in disputed South China Sea
May 24, 2022, at 12:40 am
Manila: Philippines government has installed buoys and opened some command posts to mark out and assert its sovereignty in waters and islets it claims in the disputed South China Sea, media reports said on Sunday.
Imran Khan wants to plunge Pakistan into civil war: Shehbaz Sharif
May 23, 2022, at 11:29 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif accused former prime minister and PTI chairman Imran Khan of trying to incite a civil war in the country, and warned him that the nation will hold him by the collar for his ‘nefarious designs’, Dawn reported on Monday.
Pakistan: Police ready to stop long march in Islamabad
May 23, 2022, at 09:43 pm
Islamabad: Police in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi have started chalking out plans and strategies to stop the proposed 'Long March' called by former prime minister Imran Khan to the federal Capital, which will be followed by sit-in for indefinite time, The News reported on Monday.
May 23, 2022, at 09:09 pm
Washington: The members of Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities have staged a protest outside the White House on Sunday as they demanded actions against the perpetrators of the 1971 genocide, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan: Teenage girl abducted at gunpoint in Lahore
May 23, 2022, at 03:31 am
Lahore: A teenage girl was abducted at gunpoint in Pakistan's Lahore city, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan: Police start investigating murders of two Spanish sisters as 'honour killing'
May 23, 2022, at 02:38 am
Islamabad: Pakistani police have started investigating the murders of two Pakistani-Spanish sisters as an "honour killing", media reports said on Sunday.