ISIS activities key destabilizing factor in Afghanistan : Russian Diplomat
Feb 14, 2022, at 11:44 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Russia's military performance in Syria has considerably weakened the Islamic State terrorist group but the extremist organization continues to pose serious threat to stability in Afghanistan, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov said on Monday.
Taiwan administration decides to ease Covid-19 quarantine policy
Feb 14, 2022, at 10:42 pm
Taipei/UNI/Xinhua: Taiwan planned to ease its Covid-19 quarantine policy from next month, given that the local epidemic is stable and under control, the island's disease-monitoring agency said Monday.
Man accused of blasphemy stoned to death in Pakistan
Feb 14, 2022, at 04:09 am
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan has asked authorities to take action against those involved in lynching of a man who had allegedly commited blasphemy in Mian Channu region of the country.
British officials discuss humanitarian crisis situation in Afghanistan with Taliban representatives
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:40 am
Kabul: British officials held talks with Taliban representatives in Afghanistan on the current humanitarian crisis situation in the country.
Pakistan: 34 disappeared in 10 days in Balochistan
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:37 am
Quetta, Pakistan: In the first 10 days of February, Pakistani security forces and its affiliated militias abducted at least 34 civilians, Human Rights Council of Balochistan said in a statement.
Pakistani activist says people in Balochistan suppressed by military, terror groups
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:34 am
Balochistan, Pakistan: An activist in Pakistan's Balochistan region has said military and terror groups are suppressing locals in the region.
Pakistan is facing mounting trouble in power sector as circular debt surges to Rs 2.47 trillion
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:31 am
Islamabad: Imran Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) shattered all previous records as the power sector circular debt during its regime reached the highest level of Rs 2,476 billion in the history of the country, media reports said.
Bus explosion in China kills 1, injures 42: Police
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:26 am
China/UNI/Sputnik: A bus explosion in the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang has left one person dead and 42 injured, local police said on Saturday.
Pakistan registers 44 fresh COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Feb 12, 2022, at 10:52 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan registered 44 new deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Rights experts decry ‘appalling’ culture of impunity around killing of journalists
Feb 12, 2022, at 07:24 pm
New York: Authorities in Bangladesh have yet to conduct an investigation into the murder of prominent journalists Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi 10 years after they were killed, UN human rights experts said on Friday.
Number of internally displaced in Myanmar doubles, to 800,000
Feb 12, 2022, at 07:17 pm
New York: The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Myanmar has doubled since February of last year, now crossing the 800,000 mark, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) announced on Friday.
Trade bond deteriorates: China bans Lithuanian beef, dairy, alcohol amid Taiwan row
Feb 12, 2022, at 03:50 am
Beijing: China has banned beef, dairy and alcohol imports from Lithuania, hinting an escalation in the business and geopolitical bond between the two nations, media reports said.
China: Owner of Shanghai Private Fund Manager found dead
Feb 12, 2022, at 03:45 am
Shanghai: The owner of a Shanghai-based private equity fund manager was found dead in Huangpu River in the Chinese city of Shanghai.
Bribery charge: China arrests ex-deputy banking regulator
Feb 12, 2022, at 03:32 am
Beijing: Chinese authorities have arrested a former senior official at the nation’s banking regulator over alleged bribery.
Xinjiang: Chinese authorities detain Uyghur man who studied in Japan
Feb 12, 2022, at 03:26 am
Beijing: Local police have arrested a Uyghur who studied in Japan as a graduate student and worked at a restaurant chain in China’s far-western Xinjiang region after he returned home, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Unknown attackers shot dead Pak Sarzameen Party activist
Feb 12, 2022, at 03:23 am
Karachi, Pakistan: Unknown people attacked and killed an activist of the Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) in Pakistan's North Karachi on Thursday.
China, Pakistan discuss extending CPEC to Kabul
Feb 12, 2022, at 03:18 am
Beijing: China and Pakistan, two all-weather allies, have expressed interest in discussing the extension of CPEC (China–Pakistan Economic Corridor) with Kabul authorities, media reports said on Friday.
Feb 12, 2022, at 03:03 am
Kabul: The UN Secretary General’s special envoy to Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, held a meeting with the acting Taliban Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, where the issue of missing women was raised, media reports said.
One million Afghan children may die from malnutrition unless action taken, warns UNICEF
Feb 12, 2022, at 02:32 am
Kabul: UNICEF Afghanistan has warned that one million Afghan children could die from severe acute malnutrition if “urgent” actions were not initiated to protect them.
US always used Pakistan for its purpose: Imran Khan
Feb 12, 2022, at 01:36 am
Islamabad: Pak Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said the United States always used Pakistan for its purpose.
Afghanistan: Bomb blast close Qala-i-Naw mosque leaves one dead
Feb 12, 2022, at 12:00 am
Qala-i-Naw: At least one person died and 14 others were hurt in a bomb blast in front of Grand Jami Mosque in Qala-i-Naw region of Afghanistan on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistani farmers protest against non availability of urea, block Narowal-Sialkot Road
Feb 11, 2022, at 09:30 pm
Narowal, Pakistan: Pakistani farmers blocked Narowal-Sialkot Road for traffic and chanted slogans against the government over non-availability of urea and sale of the fertiliser on the black market on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Protesters demand lifting of ban on students unions
Feb 11, 2022, at 09:29 pm
Islamabad: Students in Pakistan have been demanding all political parties to unanimously pass legislation in parliament to decriminalise student politics.
Hub Dam issue: Pak parliamentary panel directs Sindh, Balochistan to clear Rs 1.75bn dues
Feb 11, 2022, at 09:27 pm
Islamabad: A Pakistani parliamentary panel has directed the Sindh and Balochistan governments to clear their Rs 1.752 billion outstanding dues to the Hub Dam management on account of water charges, media reports said.
People finds rising inflation trend as the worst news received in 2021: Pakistani survey
Feb 11, 2022, at 09:24 pm
Islamabad: A Survey conducted in Pakistan showed 25 percent of people believed the trend of rising inflation is the worst news they received in 2021.
Pakistan: PM Imran Khan admits he failed to bring promised change
Feb 11, 2022, at 04:00 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday admitted that he has failed to bring the promised “change” in the country that he had made when he came to power, due to “faults” in the system, Dawn reported on Friday.
Displacement, humanitarian needs surging inside Afghanistan and across region
Feb 10, 2022, at 12:31 am
New York: Conflict last year had forced more than 700,000 Afghans to leave their homes and added to the 5.5 million people already displaced over past years, the UN migration agency said on Tuesday.
Human Rights Watch asks China to release Tibetan monk
Feb 10, 2022, at 12:30 am
Washington: The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday said China should immediately and unconditionally release imprisoned Tibetan monk and religious philosopher Go Sherab Gyatso.
Feb 10, 2022, at 12:13 am
Beijing: Analysts believe China's economy may be declining as a signal of it was seen when consumption over the week-long Lunar New Year holiday in China failed to get anywhere near pre-pandemic levels.
Feb 09, 2022, at 11:51 pm
Multan, Pakistan: Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (PKI) activists along with their children, livestock and poultry, will demonstrate against the imposition of taxes on the agriculture sector, costlier fertiliser and other farm inputs in Multan city on Feb 14.