Beijing Olympics to begin amid atrocity crimes: HRW
Jan 29, 2022, at 05:07 am
Beijing: The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will open amid atrocity crimes and other grave human rights violations by the Chinese government, 243 nongovernmental organizations from around the world said today.
EU escalates trade dispute with Beijing over Lithuania row
Jan 29, 2022, at 02:03 am
Brussels: The ongoing row between Lithuania and China took a new turn when the European Union accused Beijing of "illegal" trade practices as it launched an official dispute on behalf of one of its smallest member states.
Pakistan: Peshawar residents demonstrate over prolonged power cuts
Jan 29, 2022, at 12:40 am
Peshawar, Pakistan: A large number of people participated in a rally outside WAPDA House in Pakistan's Peshawar to protest against prolonged power suspensions and demanded repair of the damaged supply lines on Thursday.
Chinese firm to charge 8.5 times more to collect garbage in Pakistan's Sindh
Jan 29, 2022, at 12:29 am
Sindh, Pakistan: A Chinese firm is going to charge eight and half times more to collect garbage as compared to what the District Municipal Corporation (DMC) South in Pakistan's Sindh region was paying for the service previously, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: 4 security personnel killed in bomb attack
Jan 29, 2022, at 12:06 am
Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: Four security personnel were killed and three others were injured when a bomb went off in Pakistan's Balochistan province, police officials said on Friday.
Pakistan: Terrorists attack checkpost in Balochistan, 10 soldiers die
Jan 28, 2022, at 11:44 pm
Islamabad: Terrorists have attacked a security checkpost in Balochistan's Kech district of Pakistan which left at least ten soldiers dead, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Terrorist killed during operation conducted in North Waziristan
Jan 28, 2022, at 11:08 pm
Peshawar: A terrorist was killed during an intelligence-based operation conducted in Spinwam area of North Waziristan district of Pakistan on Wednesday, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Gaming addict murders mother, three siblings after prevented from playing game
Jan 28, 2022, at 11:01 pm
Lahore: Police in Pakistani city of Lahore have resolved the murder case of a lady doctor and her three children whose bullet-riddled bodies were found from their house in Gajjumata area recently.
‘We cannot abandon the people of Afghanistan’ Guterres tells Security Council
Jan 27, 2022, at 08:27 pm
Kabul: With Afghanistan “hanging by a thread” six months after the Taliban takeover, the world cannot abandon the country now – for the sake of its people and overall global security, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday.
China: Hosting COVID-19 free Winter Olympics is now a prestige battle for CCP
Jan 26, 2022, at 11:57 pm
Beijing: The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is taking it to a prestige battle to host the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing and ensure the event remains COVID-19 free.
Sri Lanka heads towards humanitarian crisis as economic woes mount
Jan 26, 2022, at 11:29 pm
The Covid-19 pandemic has left Sri Lanka in a deep economic crisis, pushing at least half a million people into poverty amid soaring inflation that has forced a large chunk of the population to cut down on food and fuel requirements.
Ex-Tywarah district police chief assassinated
Jan 26, 2022, at 09:46 pm
Kabul: Former police chief of Taywarah district in Ghor province Habib-ur-Rahman Malikzada has been assassinated in Herat city of Afghanistan, media reports said on Wednesday.
Fire breaks out at National Stadium in Karachi a day before start of PSL 2022
Jan 26, 2022, at 09:41 pm
Islamabad: A fire broke out during welding operations at the National Stadium in Pakistan's Karachi city on Wednesday, media reports said.
Syria: Over 200 IS militants surrender
Jan 26, 2022, at 03:39 pm
Damascus/UNI: Around 250 militants have surrendered after Kurdish-led forces in Syria surrounded Ghwayran prison seized earlier by the Islamic State (IS) group, BBC reported on Wednesday.
Jan 26, 2022, at 04:28 am
Beijing/Melbourne: Uyghur community leader Adam Turan has said he felt 'hurt' that Australian athletes are still deciding to participate in Winter Olympics in China, a nation "where they are carrying out a genocide against our people".
Pakistani Christian farmers stage sin-in protest over urea shortage in Bahawalnagar
Jan 26, 2022, at 03:18 am
Bahawalnagar, Pakistan: Several Christian farmers in Pakistan staged a sit-in in front of the office of the Chishtian assistant commissioner (AC) in Punjab Province's Bahawalnagar to protest the shortage of urea on Monday.
Pakistani flight steward goes missing in Canada
Jan 26, 2022, at 02:59 am
Toronto: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight steward has gone missing from his hotel room after arriving in the Canadian city of Toronto, media reports said.
Oppositon leaders slam Pakistan government over 'policy of appeasement' towards terror outfits
Jan 26, 2022, at 02:51 am
Islamabad: The Pakistani opposition parties on Monday slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government over its 'policy of appeasement' towards terrorist outfits.
Pakistan: Crime reporter shot dead outside Lahore Press Club
Jan 26, 2022, at 02:36 am
Lahore, Pakistan: Two armed motorcyclists shot dead a journalist of a local Pakistani TV outside the Lahore Press Club (LPC) here on Monday, media reports said.
Unknown terrorists kill policeman in Pakistan
Jan 26, 2022, at 12:25 am
Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: A Pakistani policeman was killed by unknown militants in an attack on a polio eradication team in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday, police sources said.
Norway: Afghans demonstrate against Taliban delegation's visit to Oslo
Jan 26, 2022, at 12:02 am
Oslo, Norway: Norway-based Afghans protested outside the Norwegian foreign ministry office on Sunday against a Taliban delegation, which is visiting the capital Oslo to hold a meeting with the Western diplomats.
China’s carbon emission 4.7 pct more in 2021: National Bureau of Statistics
Jan 25, 2022, at 11:56 pm
Beijing: China will produce 4.7 percent more coal from the year 2020, as per data released by the country's National Bureau of Statistics.
Jan 25, 2022, at 11:54 pm
Paris: The French police have arrested 10 Pakistani nationals from the suburbs of Paris on suspicion of cash laundering, human trafficking and faux paperwork, according to media reports.
First COVID-19 case reported in Beijing Olympics team
Jan 25, 2022, at 11:48 pm
Beijing: Beijing Winter Olympics Games organizers have reported the first coronavirus case among national team members that entered China on Sunday, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Teacher dies as boat capsizes
Jan 25, 2022, at 11:37 pm
Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: A teacher was drowned while 33 kids were rescued when a boat carrying them overturned in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday, the media reported.
Pakistan drops 16 places in Corruption Perceptions Index
Jan 25, 2022, at 09:10 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan has dropped 16 spots to rank 140 out of 180 nations on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2021 that was released by Transparency International recently.
China is now trying to target Taiwan with disinformation plan
Jan 25, 2022, at 06:06 am
Beijing: China is trying to conduct disinformation campaigns that involve more than 400 fake accounts which aim to target Taiwanese on social media.
Google Maps user debates over 'what's China is hiding in Tibet' over censored area
Jan 25, 2022, at 05:48 am
Reddit users have questioned what Chinese authorities are trying to hide in Tibet as a portion of the country remains hidden from Google Map.
Pakistan: Thar records 36 child deaths in one month
Jan 25, 2022, at 05:43 am
Thar, Pakistan: Pakistan's Tharparkar district, an area where a large number of the minority Hindu community members stay, is witnessing a child health crisis as over 36 children have died in the region in the first month of 2022, media reports said.
Pakistan: MQM-P decries Tando Allahyar killing
Jan 25, 2022, at 12:46 am
Sukkur, Pakistan: Leaders of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) have condemned the killing of party's senior party leader Khalilur Rehman Khanzada outside a Pakistani court premise in Tando Allahyar city.