Chinese tech companies seem to be censoring Uyghur, Tibetans
Nov 12, 2021, at 05:32 pm
Two Chinese companies, which claim to boast their commitment to diversity, seemed to have removed Uyghur and Tibetan language offerings, a move seen by experts as Beijing's way of implementing tech-enabled suppression of minorities.
Japan raises concern over China's increasing military activities
Nov 12, 2021, at 05:24 pm
A senior Japanese official has voiced his concerns over China's "increasing military activities" and called for self-restraint on Beijing's part in a virtual meeting with his Chinese counterpart, media reports said on Thursday.
Chinese military conducts high-altitude exercise near Indian border: Reports
Nov 12, 2021, at 05:10 pm
The Chinese military recently conducted high-altitude exercises near the frontier with India, a nation with which Beijing was engaged in a bitter face-off in recent times, media reports said.
Pakistan: Punjab govt removes TLP chief Saad Rizvi's name from terror list
Nov 12, 2021, at 02:31 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Punjab government has removed Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Saad Rizvi's name from the terror list, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban govt announces to form military court
Nov 12, 2021, at 02:04 pm
Kabul: The Afghanistan government, which is now ruled by Taliban, has said they would form a military court within the structure of the current government.
Malala Yousafzai ties nuptial knot four months after questioning marriage
Nov 11, 2021, at 06:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Pakistani activist and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, who tied her nuptial knot on Tuesday, is eating her own words from a four-month old interview where she had spoken against the institution of marriage.
Pakistan: TLP starts political activities
Nov 11, 2021, at 04:38 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan's Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has resumed its political activity as its leadership and a large number of slogan-chanting activists visited the mausoleum of Allama Iqbal to mark his birth anniversary on Tuesday.
Rail freight service between North Korea, China halted again amid spike in COVID-19 cases
Nov 11, 2021, at 02:21 am
The rail freight connection between China and North Korea has been disrupted as COVID-19 cases spiked in recent times in the border region of the two neighbours.
China reiterates ban on online and offline advertising for off-campus tutoring: Reports
Nov 11, 2021, at 01:57 am
Beijing: The Chinese government has initiated a crackdown on private tutoring and even ordered a complete ban on all online and offline advertising of off-campus education programmes that target kids in kindergarten, primary and middle schools, media reports said.
US expresses concern over deteriorating health of Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan
Nov 11, 2021, at 01:08 am
The United States on Wednesday expressed concern over the deteriorating health of Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan.
Salaries for Afghanistan health workers sends ‘message of hope’ to millions
Nov 10, 2021, at 11:36 pm
New York: By the time the Taliban took over Afghanistan in mid-August, at the main hospital in Maidan Shar, a city of 35,000 in the center of the country, many of the staff had been paid in months. Essential supplies such as medicine and food were scarce and disappearing fast.
Kabul's Afghan-Japan Hospital medical staff start protesting as they remain unpaid for months
Nov 10, 2021, at 11:27 pm
Kabul: The Afghan-Japan Hospital, the only active center treating COVID-19 patients in Kabul, might soon shut down if medical staff do not receive their five months' worth of unpaid wages within the week, media reports said.
Missing students: Students lock gates of Balochistan University, protest
Nov 10, 2021, at 11:22 pm
Quetta: Students of Balochistan University on Tuesday protested against the disappearance of two fellow students and locked the institution's gates.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan allowed use of force against TLP, military advised against it
Nov 10, 2021, at 10:45 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government had authorised use of force against the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) protesters but the military had advised against it, according to a report by a Pakistani daily.
Bangladesh: Road mishap in Mymensingh leaves five people dead
Nov 10, 2021, at 10:41 pm
Mymensingh: A truck and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw collided in Bangladesh's Mymensingh region on Wednesday which left at least five people dead, media reports said.
Jobless Afghanistan journalists now selling fruits on Kabul streets
Nov 10, 2021, at 10:36 pm
Kabul: Several Afghanistan journalists, who have lost their jobs ever since the Taliban seized the control of the country, are now forced to sell fruits on the streets of the Afghan capital of Kabul.
CPEC: Pakistan seeks Beijing's help for insurance cover of six projects
Nov 10, 2021, at 10:27 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The Imran Khan-government in Pakistan has sought the Chinese government's intervention to persuade China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation to clear about USD 13 billion insurance cover of energy and infrastructure projects on priority basis, media reports said.
Pakistan: Authority cancels land allotted for temple in Islamabad
Nov 10, 2021, at 10:17 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The City Development Authority (CDA) in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, has cancelled a step to allot land for a temple, media reports said.
'Optimistic' about Delhi Dialogue, says Taliban spokesperson
Nov 10, 2021, at 09:18 pm
Kabul/UNI: Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said the Islamic Emirate “is optimistic” about the Delhi Security Dialogue on Afghanistan being held in India.
China delivers 'most advanced' warship to Pakistan: Reports
Nov 10, 2021, at 02:52 pm
Beijing: China has exported the largest and most advanced warship which the country has ever exported to Pakistan, media reports said.
Taliban Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi to visit Pakistan today
Nov 10, 2021, at 02:10 pm
Taliban Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi is scheduled to visit Pakistan on Wednesday.
Nov 10, 2021, at 03:49 am
Islamabad/IBNS: In what is seen as an anti-wildlife diplomatic appeasement, Pakistan has officially granted permission for up to 14 Arab dignitaries to hunt the globally endangered bird species Houbara bustard this winter, according to a report published in the Dawn on Monday.
Pakistan's JI emir seeks Supreme Court order for inquiry in Pandora Papers case
Nov 10, 2021, at 01:28 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan's Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) emir Sirajul Haq on Monday filed a petition in the Supreme Court where he sought a directive for initiation of an inquiry against Pak citizens whose names have surfaced in the recently leaked Pandora Papers.
Pakistan: Lawyers demonstrate in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa against price hike
Nov 10, 2021, at 01:22 am
Peshawar, Pakistan: The lawyers' community recently demonstrated in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province against the issue of price rise by boycotting their court.
Pakistan: Students forced to sit on floor and study amid biting cold
Nov 10, 2021, at 01:12 am
Haripur, Pakistan: In bitter cold, students of a primary school in Baitgali Union Council (UC) of Haripur district in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan were forced to study by sitting on the floor as there is a lack of furniture.
Bangladesh records 3 deaths due to COVID-19 in past 24 hours
Nov 09, 2021, at 11:00 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh recorded three new deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
Nov 09, 2021, at 10:50 pm
Quetta, Pakistan/IBNS: A number of women from Zhob region on Monday demonstrated outside the Chief Minister's House in Pakistan's Quetta city against the torture of a woman allegedly by police in their hometown.
Pakistan govt decides to put up entire sugar stock for sale amid spiking prices
Nov 09, 2021, at 10:46 pm
Islamabad: The Imran Khan-led government in Pakistan has decided to put up the entire sugar stock for sale in the market and start sugarcane crushing across the country from Nov 15, Geo News reported.
Complete ceasefire agreed between Pakistan govt, TTP: Minister
Nov 09, 2021, at 02:56 pm
Pakistan's Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has said a complete ceasefire had been reached between the government and the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), media reports said.
China-Afghanistan resumes trade despite no rush in recognizing Taliban govt
Nov 09, 2021, at 01:34 am
China and Afghanistan, a country now ruled by Taliban forces, seem to be resuming trade relationships and it is evident after the arrival of 45 tonnes of Afghan pine nuts at Shanghai’s international airport on Monday, media reports said.