Bangladesh Hindu-Bouddha-Christian Oikya Parishad announces countrywide protests tomorrow

Oct 22, 2021, at 09:59 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh Hindu-Bouddha-Christian Oikya Parishad or BBBCOP has announced countrywide protests on Saturday against the recent attacks on Hindu temples and Durga Puja pandals which drew international criticisms.

$667 million funding call to help Afghans through economic crisis

Oct 22, 2021, at 09:31 pm

New Yrok: Afghanistan’s economy is imploding, with all but three per cent of households expected to fall below the poverty line in coming months, the UN said on Thursday.

Bangladesh violence: Key suspect Iqbal Hossain arrested

Oct 22, 2021, at 03:03 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh police have arrested the person who had  allegedly put the Holy Quran inside a mandap in Cumilla town during the Durga Puja which led to communal disturbances at several places in Bangladesh last week.

Pakistani leader protests closure of Pak-Iran border

Oct 22, 2021, at 05:46 am

Maulana Hidayatur Rehman Baloch, general secretary of Jamaat-i-Islami’s Balochistan chapter, has slammed the closure of the Pakistan-Iran border.

Afghanistan: Large number of teachers protest against nonpayment of salaries in Herat

Oct 22, 2021, at 05:41 am

Herat: A large number of teachers assembled in the Herat region of Afghanistan to demand payment of their salaries, media reports said.

Pakistan to remain in FATF grey list

Oct 22, 2021, at 05:26 am

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Thursday announced that Pakistan will remain in the grey list, media reports said, giving jolt to PM Imran Khan-led government.

Pakistan: Attacks in Khyber Pakh­tunkhwa leaves five security personnel dead

Oct 22, 2021, at 05:15 am

Kohat: At least five security personnel died in two incidents in parts of Pakistan's Khyber Pakh­tunkhwa region on Wednesday.

Pakistan: PDM starts 15-day protest against inflation

Oct 22, 2021, at 04:44 am

Rawalpindi: Key opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on Wednesday started its 15-day nationwide protest from Rawalpindi against continuous rise in prices of petroleum products and edibles in the country.

Displaced families in Afghanistan facing troubles amid harsh weather

Oct 22, 2021, at 04:40 am

Internally displaced families in Afghanistan are facing troubles amid approaching winter conditions as the camps are also lacking food supplies.

'Jihadists believe pleasing to God to burn and destroy temples' : Former US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard

Oct 22, 2021, at 12:00 am

Former US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has criticised the recent violence against Hindus in Bangladesh during Durga Puja.

Bangladesh police identify man who put Holy Quran inside Cumilla puja mandap

Oct 21, 2021, at 10:59 pm

Dhaka/UNI: The police have identified the person who allegedly put the Holy Quran inside a mandap in Cumilla town during the Durga Puja which led to communal disturbances at several places in Bangladesh last week.

Pakistan: Brick kiln workers demonstrate against bonded labour system in Toba Tek Singh

Oct 21, 2021, at 05:52 am

Toba Tek Singh:  Scores of brick kiln workers, along with their families, recently demonstrated here against the bonded labour system in Pakistan.

Pakistan: Lawyers boycott courts, participate in rallies against price rise

Oct 21, 2021, at 05:49 am

Peshawar: A large number of lawyers in Pakistan's  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region boycotted courts and protested on roads by participating in rallies on Monday to raise their voices  against spiralling prices of daily use commodities and petroleum products in the country.

Afghanistan leaders slam ex-US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad as he exits, say he was involved in country's collapse

Oct 21, 2021, at 05:45 am

A number of Afghan politicians and citizens have described ex-US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad’s mission in Afghanistan as a "failure" and slammed him as he quit his position.

Afghanistan: Taliban pay families of past two decades' suicide bombers

Oct 21, 2021, at 05:26 am

Afghanistan’s acting minister of interior affairs Sarajudin Haqqani met with the families of the suicide bombers who carried out attacks in the past two decades in Afghanistan targeting foreign and Afghan troops and handed over money to them, media reports said on Wednesday.

Pakistan: Soldier killed in military post attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Oct 21, 2021, at 01:39 am

Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: A soldier was killed in a terrorist attack at a military check post in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a Pakistani army statement said on Wednesday.

Bangladesh witnesses protests over recent communal violence

Oct 21, 2021, at 01:07 am

Dhaka:  Several social, political and cultural organisations have staged demonstrations and protest marches across Bangladesh over the communal violence against the minority Hindu community during the Durga Puja.

Pakistan: Trial begins in rape-beheading of ex-envoys daughter

Oct 21, 2021, at 12:38 am

Islamabad/UNI: A Pakistani-American man accused of raping and beheading his girlfriend, the daughter of a former ambassador, went on trial Wednesday in Islamabad, media reports said.

Myanmar: Three million in urgent need of life-saving assistance, protection

Oct 20, 2021, at 07:19 pm

New York: The UN Country Team in Myanmar remains “deeply concerned over the humanitarian impact” of the country’s ongoing crises stemming largely from the military coup in February, the UN Spokesperson said on Tuesday.

US condemns attacks on Hindu Durga Puja pandals, temples in Bangladesh

Oct 20, 2021, at 02:39 pm

Dhaka/Washington: The United States on Wednesday condemned the recent violence in Bangladesh where Hindu temples and pandals were attacked by unknown men and urged authorities to 'investigate' the matter.

China appoints Guangdong veteran, two Uygur cadres with security and development experience to Xinjiang Communist Party committee

Oct 20, 2021, at 12:38 am

Beijing: China has appointed a Guangdong veteran and two Uygur cadres with significant security and development experience to the Xinjiang Communist Party committee, media reports said on Monday.

Japan strait: China, Russia warships pass through Tsugaru Strait

Oct 20, 2021, at 12:31 am

Analysts feel that the passage of 10 Chinese and Russian warships through a narrow strait in the north of Japan on Monday did not violate Japan’s territorial waters, but has exploited a loophole that’s set alarm bells ringing in Tokyo.

CCP appoints US sanctioned Xinjiang official Wang Junzheng as Tibet Unit chief

Oct 20, 2021, at 12:19 am

Beijing: The Chinese Communist Party has appointed Wang Junzheng, the senior official sanctioned by the United States, Britain, the European Union and Canada for his role in China’s far western Xinjiang region, as the Communist Party chief of the Tibet autonomous region, media reports said as quoted by the South China Morning Post.

Taiwan expresses concern over China testing hypersonic missiles, Beijing denies

Oct 20, 2021, at 12:11 am

Taiwan’s defense ministry has said it is monitoring China's suspected testing of hypersonic missiles.

Hoshab incident: Balochistan court suspends three officials including Kech Deputy Commissioner

Oct 20, 2021, at 12:00 am

Quetta:  The Balochistan High Court (BHC) has suspended Kech Deputy Commissioner Hussain Jan, Assistant Commissioner Aqeel Ahmed and Naib Tehsildar Rasool Bakhsh over negligence in the Hoshab incident in which two children were killed a few days ago, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Malala Yousufzai urges Taliban to allow girls' education

Oct 19, 2021, at 11:13 pm

Islamabad/Kabul/London:  Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has urged the Taliban government of Afghanistan to lift their ban on girls' education in the country.

Delhi lawyer urges Bangladesh Supreme Court to order probe into attacks on Hindus

Oct 19, 2021, at 10:28 pm

New Delhi/UNI: A Delhi lawyer has urged the Supreme Court of Bangladesh to order a judicial probe into the attacks against Hindus and temples, and give a direction to the government to provide security for the minority community.

Church of Pakistan slams PM Imran Khan-led govt for rejecting draft bill on forced conversions

Oct 19, 2021, at 10:22 pm

Islamabad/UNI: The leaders of Church of Pakistan (CoP) have condemned the rejection of draft legislation against forced conversion by Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government as the decision was taken without taking the leadership of the religious minorities on board.

Attack on Hindus: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina asks Home Minister to take strict action against those who incited violence

Oct 19, 2021, at 10:01 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday directed the country's home minister to initiate immediate actions against those who incited violence using religion across the nation during Durga Puja celebrations.

Next ISI chief will be announced this week: Pak Minister Fawad Chaudhary

Oct 19, 2021, at 09:04 pm

Islamabad/UNI: Amid the ongoing tussle between the Pakistan Army and Prime Minister Imran Khan over the appointment of the country next spymaster, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhary announced on Tuesday that the new Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) director general will be announced this week.