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Pakistan eyeing to manage $3b loan from China during Imran Khan's visit to Beijing

Feb 01, 2022, at 02:53 am

Islamabad: Pakistan is eyeing to manage a loan of $3 billion from China to stabilise its dwindling foreign exchange reserves and also seeks an investment bonanza in half a dozen sectors during the visit of Prime Minister Imran Khan to Beijing next week.

US, UK pitch for Taiwan's participation at WHO meeting

Feb 01, 2022, at 01:18 am

Taipei, Taiwan: Health officials from the United States and the United Kingdom have voiced the need for Taiwan's participation in the World Health Organization (WHO) during the agency's latest Executive Board meeting, media reports said on Monday.

Pakistani farmers to protest in Multan on Feb 14

Feb 01, 2022, at 12:54 am

Lahore, Pakistan: The Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (PKI) announced the country's farmers would stage a protest in Multan on Feb 14 following several failed meetings with representatives of the federal and provincial governments, media reports said on Monday.

Pakistan Army chief Bajwa visits Balochistan

Jan 31, 2022, at 11:17 pm

Quetta, Pakistan: Pakistan's Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa visited Turbat city in Balochistan region on Saturday and spent the day with troops.

China builds ski venue for Beijing Winter Olympics in middle of nature reserve: Reports

Jan 31, 2022, at 09:06 pm

Beijing: There seems to be an anomaly in China's claim of making the Beijing Games the greenest and cleanest in history as it has created the ski venue  in the middle of a nature reserve, media reports said.

Beijing registers highest COVID-19 cases in past 18 months ahead of Winter Olympics

Jan 31, 2022, at 09:01 pm

Beijing: Beijing recorded the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the last 18 months just ahead of the start of the  Winter Olympics here.

Taiwan Vice President discusses security, Chinese issue with US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Jan 31, 2022, at 08:54 pm

San Francisco: Taiwan Vice President Lai Ching-te recently discussed security and economic issues as well as China with the US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during his virtual interaction with her.

Belgium witnesses protest against China's human rights violation ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics

Jan 31, 2022, at 08:43 pm

Diksmuide, Belgium: Protests hit Belgium's Diksmuide city recently against China's human rights violations, just days before Beijing is gearing up to host the Winter Olympics.

Pakistan: Christian priest shot dead in Peshawar

Jan 31, 2022, at 04:01 pm

Peshawar: Unknown gunmen shot dead a Christian priest in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Sunday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Grenade attack leaves 17 people injured

Jan 31, 2022, at 02:33 pm

Dera Mura Jamali: A grenade attack incident in Pakistan's Dera Allahyar town of Jaffarabad left at least 17 people, including two policemen, injured, media reports said on Monday.

Pakistan: Petroleum products price expected to rise by Rs. 10

Jan 31, 2022, at 03:22 am

Islamabad: The price of petroleum products in Pakistan will spike by Rs. 10 soon, amid rising rates in the international market, a decision that will increase burden on consumers, media reports said on Sunday.

European Parliament to host “Afghan Women Days”

Jan 31, 2022, at 12:40 am

Brussels: The European Parliament will organise a series of events to shine a light on the dire situation faced by women in Afghanistan this week.

Pakistan: Twin blasts rock Balochistan, four die

Jan 30, 2022, at 11:17 pm

Quetta: Three Levies Force personnel, along with a Bugti clan elder, died as twin blasts rocked Sui area of Dera Bugti region in Pakistan on Friday, media reports said on Sunday.

China says US plans to pay athletes to 'sabotage' Beijing Winter Olympics: Report

Jan 30, 2022, at 06:47 am

Beijing/IBNS: Just a week before the Beijing winter Olympics, the Chinese foreign ministry and an official newspaper have alleged that the US is paying money to the athletes of certain countries for making half-hearted participation and criticising China in order to interfere and "sabotage" the Games.

Pakistan: Miscreants attack Hinglaj Mata temple in Sindh

Jan 30, 2022, at 02:15 am

Sindh, Pakistan: A group of miscreants recently destroyed Hinglaj Mata temple, a prominent Hindu religious site in Pakistan, media reports said.

Pakistan: People demonstrate against forced land acquisition by army in Gilgit-Baltistan

Jan 30, 2022, at 02:11 am

Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan: People in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan recently protested against forced land acquisition by the Pakistani Army in village Nopura, media reports said on Saturday.

Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid President slams Imran Khan govt over Nawaz Sharif issue

Jan 30, 2022, at 02:09 am

Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain slammed PM Imran Khan-led government over its moves taken to bring back former PM Nawaz Sharif and said it should focus on issues related to public importance.

WFP chief says situation in Afghanistan is 'horrific'

Jan 29, 2022, at 10:54 pm

Kabul: A top official of the  UN's World Food Program (WFP) has termed the condition in Afghanistan as ' catastrophic' where women are even forced to sell their children to survive.

Pakistan: Gun attack on car leaves four people dead in Quetta

Jan 29, 2022, at 09:39 pm

Quetta: At least four people died in a gun attack on a car on Saryab Road of the Balochistan capital Quetta city in Pakistan on Friday, media reports said.

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.