Tibetan singer's death: Chinese authorities heightens security in Lhasa
Mar 20, 2022, at 03:56 am
Lhasa: Chinese authorities have placed Lhasa city of Tibet under control after Tibetan singer Tsewang Norbu died of severe burns.
Afghanistan: Taliban govt forms commission to facilitate return of political leaders
Mar 20, 2022, at 03:40 am
Kabul: The Taliban government of Afghanistan has established a commission to pave the way for the return of the Afghan political leaders who left the country since the insurgents captured power in the South Asian nation last year.
Pakistan: Foreign investment slides 33 percent in February
Mar 20, 2022, at 03:38 am
Karachi, Pakistan: Pakistan's Foreign direct investment (FDI) fell year-on-year (YoY) by 33 percent and declined by 17.3 percent compared to preceding month of January, as per data released by the State Bank of Pakistan showed on Thursday.
Pakistan: PTI issues show-cause notice to 14 dissident lawmakers
Mar 20, 2022, at 03:35 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday has issued show-cause notices to 14 of its lawmakers on grounds of alleged defection and asked to submit an unconditional apology and rejoin the party ranks within 7 days, local media reported.
Pakistan: PPP announces no-confidence motion to oust PTI-led K-P govt
Mar 19, 2022, at 11:45 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa President Najmudddin Khan on Saturday announced that the opposition has decided to oust the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government in K-P through a no-confidence motion, reports The Express Tribune.
Afghanistan: Four minors die in rocket explosion in Kandahar
Mar 19, 2022, at 11:06 pm
Kandahar: At least four children died when a rocket explosion hit southeastern Kandahar province of Afghanistan on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan: PM Imran Khan rules out imposition of Governor's rule in Sindh province
Mar 19, 2022, at 02:40 pm
Islamabad: The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government led by Imran Khan has ruled out the possibility of imposing governor's rule in Sindh, Dawn reported on Saturday.
Pakistan: PTI activists barge into PPP’s Sindh House
Mar 19, 2022, at 02:51 am
Islamabad: Activists of the ruling PTI on Friday stormed the Sindh House in Islamabad to protest against dissident lawmakers staying at the PPP-led provincial government's facility citing “security threats” from their own party.
Afghanistan: Taliban detain 2 journalists, says source
Mar 18, 2022, at 09:47 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: The Taliban (under UN sanctions for terrorism) detained two staffers of leading Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews, a source told Sputnik on Friday.
Sri Lanka: 32 school children hurt as bus hits tree
Mar 18, 2022, at 09:06 pm
Colombo: At least 32 school children were hurt when the vehicle in which they were travelling crashed into a tree in Walasmulla in southern Sri Lanka on Friday, media reports said.
New World Bank Survey offers a snapshot of living conditions in Afghanistan
Mar 18, 2022, at 08:45 pm
The World Bank today released results of a household survey conducted in Afghanistan in the fall of 2021 to assess changes in basic living conditions in the early days of the interim Taliban administration. The survey was conducted by phone and provides a representative sample of Afghan households covering all regions of the country.
Bangladesh: Dhaka's ISKCON Radhakanta temple vandalized
Mar 18, 2022, at 08:06 pm
Dhaka: Alleged extremist elements have vandalised the ISKCON Radhakanta temple in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka city on Thursday, media reports said.
World must deliver support to Afghans: UN refugee chief
Mar 18, 2022, at 06:37 pm
New York: UN Refugee Agency chief Filippo Grandi called on Thursday for sustained international support for Afghanistan’s people, where the country’s humanitarian crisis is worsening.
Security Council votes to bolster UN priorities in Afghanistan
Mar 18, 2022, at 05:25 pm
New York: Seven months after Afghanistan’s fall to the Taliban, the Security Council on Thursday renewed the mandate of the UN special political mission in the country, charging it with a robust set of priorities, ranging from coordinating humanitarian aid delivery to human rights monitoring and facilitating dialogue.
Afghanistan: Taliban govt halts insurance industry
Mar 18, 2022, at 03:55 pm
Kabul: Th Taliban government of Afghanistan has suspended the operations of the insurance companies in Afghanistan, media reports said on Friday.
Mar 17, 2022, at 04:35 am
Kabul: A large number of women demonstrated in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Monday against the Taliban when they also distanced themselves from prominent women’s rights activist Fatima Gailani, stating that she does not represent them.
Pakistan: Protesters stopped from entering Quetta’s Red Zone
Mar 16, 2022, at 11:53 pm
Quetta: Police on Tuesday prevented an attempt of the Balochistan Employees and Workers Grand Alliance to enter the Red Zone in Pakistan's Quetta city to stage a sit-in in support of their demands.
BNM plans to organize protests in UK, South Korea against Pakistan's 'atrocities' in Balochistan
Mar 16, 2022, at 11:14 pm
Balochistan: The Baloch National Movement has announced it will host a series of protests in the UK and South Korea against Pakistan's 'atrocities' in Balochistan.
Pakistan: 5 trans women shot, injured in Mansehra
Mar 16, 2022, at 10:34 pm
Mansehra: A group of armed people entered the house and shot and injured five trans women in Pakistan's Mansehra city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Food insecurity and malnutrition threaten ‘an entire generation’
Mar 16, 2022, at 07:21 pm
New York: People in Afghanistan are today facing a food insecurity and malnutrition crisis of “unparalleled proportions”, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator said on Tuesday.
Myanmar: ‘Appalling’ violations demand ‘unified and resolute international response’
Mar 16, 2022, at 07:11 pm
New York: Security forces in Myanmar have killed at least 1,600 people and detained more than 12,500, since the military coup last year, the UN rights office said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Homeless person had Rs 4 billion in Swiss bank
Mar 16, 2022, at 02:02 am
Islamabad: An episode of fake accounts operating in Pakistan became evident from the fact that the name of a homeless person in Lahore recently emerged who held two accounts with a combined balance running around four billion rupees in a Swiss Bank.
Vandalism cannot be ruled out in Taiwan's Taoyuan airport power outage: Authority
Mar 16, 2022, at 01:52 am
Taipei, Taiwan: Airport authorities doubt the unexpected power outage at Terminal 2 of Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on March 11 may have been an act of vandalism.
COVID-19: Panic selling grips Chinese tech stocks again amid rising concerns over lockdown
Mar 16, 2022, at 01:43 am
Hong Kong: The relentless sell-off in Chinese technology stocks continued in Hong Kong on Monday amid lockdown imposed in tech hub Shenzhen due to COVID-19 spike.
China crimps contact between Tibetans abroad and in Tibet: Reports
Mar 15, 2022, at 11:35 pm
Beijing: The Chinese government has imposed restrictions and stepped up its surveillance measures to prevent online communications between Tibetans and their family members and friends, who are staying abroad.
Bangladesh: Two JMB members jailed over Hussaini Dalan bombing before Tazia procession
Mar 15, 2022, at 10:58 pm
Dhaka: A Bangladesh court on Tuesday sentenced two members of the banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to different prison terms in a case filed over the bomb blasts at Hussaini Dalan in 2015.
COVID-19: China diverts more than 100 flights from Shanghai
Mar 15, 2022, at 03:43 pm
Beijing: China's aviation regulator said on Tuesday that it will be diverting around 106 international flights that were scheduled to arrive in Shanghai to other Chinese cities between March 21 to May 1 due to the worsening Covid-19 situation across the country.
Pakistan: PDM chief urges entire nation to 'march' towards Islamabad on Mar 23
Mar 15, 2022, at 02:44 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman Monday urged the entire nation to march towards Islamabad on Mar 23 for an anti-government long march.
Afghanistan: Taliban border guards arrest two smugglers who wanted to smuggle weapons to Pakistan
Mar 15, 2022, at 02:34 pm
Kabul: Taliban officials in Afghanistan's southeastern Kandahar province said that border guards have arrested two smugglers who wanted to smuggle weapons to Pakistan.
Pakistan: Two people hurt in Sibi landmine blast
Mar 15, 2022, at 12:50 am
Dera Murad Jamali: A landmine explosion in Pakistan's Samgan area of Sibi district on Sunday left two people injured, media reports said.