Pakistan: Six Iran-funded schools shut down in Quetta
Jun 18, 2021, at 05:32 am
Quetta: Local authorities in Pakistan's Quetta region have sealed six Iran-funded and illegal schools, media reports said on Thursday.
Pakistan: Polio drive suspended across country amid spike in attacks
Jun 18, 2021, at 04:53 am
Islamabad: The Pakistani government has suspended the anti-polio campaign “for an indefinite period” amid serious security threats and increasing attacks on polio workers in different parts of the country, media reports said on Thursday.
Jun 18, 2021, at 04:48 am
A large number of fishermen in Pakistan's Gwadar region recently demonstrated against the federal government for granting Chinese trawlers fishing rights in Gwadar by issuing them licences, media reports said.
Jun 18, 2021, at 04:41 am
Kabul: Afghanistan's former vice president Mohammad Karim Khalili has cautioned the nation that the people will “attempt anything” to ensure their safety if the government does not prevent “targeted attacks against Hazara community” as well as other injustices in the country.
Chief Justice of Pakistan expresses anger, says Pakistan's Karachi city ruined through conspiracy
Jun 18, 2021, at 04:31 am
Islamabad: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed seems to be irked by Karachi's administrative affairs and said the city has been ruined through a "conspiracy".
Pakistan Army Chief Bajwa directs military to maintain preparedness along country's borders
Jun 18, 2021, at 04:27 am
Islamabad: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said the Pakistan Army should maintain "high standards of operational preparedness" along the Line of Control (LoC) and Pak-Afghan border.
Jun 18, 2021, at 04:22 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Sheikh Rohail Asghar recently reacted on the chaotic scenes in Tuesday's parliament session and said the use of abusive language is "just a part of Punjab's culture".
Water Shortage in Sindh: Murad blames IRSA
Jun 18, 2021, at 02:44 am
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said injustice has been done to the people of his region in the Water Accord of 1991.
World press freedom protection bodies seek fresh probe into 2007 murder of Pakistan journalist
Jun 18, 2021, at 02:33 am
Islamabad: A new report on the murder of Pakistani journalist Zubair Mujahid in 2007 finds significant errors in the official police investigation, claimed several international bodies working to protect press freedom.
Blast claims 4 lives in northern Afghanistan
Jun 18, 2021, at 01:50 am
Kabul/UNI: At least four people, including three civilians and a law enforcement member, died in a car bomb blast in the Afghan province of Balkh, TOLO news outlet reported on Thursday.
Shenzhou-12 delivers China's longest crewed space mission
Jun 18, 2021, at 12:55 am
Beijing/UNI: China on Thursday launched three astronauts into orbit who will occupy the country's new space station
Pakistan: IED blast in Quetta leaves a man hurt
Jun 18, 2021, at 12:21 am
Quetta: A man was hurt as an IED blast rocked a seminary near Satellite Town in Pakistan's Quetta region, media reports said on Thursday.
Singapore: Man spying for China detained
Jun 17, 2021, at 04:52 am
SIngapore: A Singaporean man, who was working as a spy for China intelligence services since 2015, has been detained, media reports said.
Study finds Australians mistrust Chinese govt
Jun 17, 2021, at 04:33 am
Sydney: A survey conducted by University of Technology's Australia-China Relations Institute has found most Australians have expressed concerns about Australia’s relationship with China.
Taiwan says 28 Chinese military planes flew into its air defence zone
Jun 17, 2021, at 03:49 am
Taiwan: Taiwan's Ministry of Defence said as many as 28 Chinese military planes flew into the country's Air Defense Identification Zones (ADIZ) on Tuesday.
Completing China-Pakistan Economic Corridor a top priority: Imran Khan
Jun 17, 2021, at 03:34 am
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has termed the timely completion of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as one of the top priorities of the government and stressed that the government is taking steps to promote investment in the export industry in the Special Economic Zones.
Jun 17, 2021, at 03:29 am
The father of a Christian girl who was allegedly kidnapped, converted to Islam and forcibly married to a middle-aged man in Gujranwala city of Punjab province is seeking justice for his family highlights once again the plight of minorities in Pakistan.
Pakistan National Assembly members scuffle, hurl books at each other
Jun 17, 2021, at 03:25 am
Pakistan National Assembly on Tuesday literally turned into a battleground as treasury bench members scuffled with the opposition and continued their noisy protest to disrupt the budget speech of Leader of the Opposition Shehbaz Sharif for the second consecutive day.
China never ‘invaded’ others, ‘greatly helped’ to preserve our ‘independence’, says Sri Lankan PM
Jun 17, 2021, at 02:37 am
China has “greatly helped” Sri Lanka to preserve its independence and the former never invaded other countries, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said on the very same day when India was marking the first anniversary of its bloody Galwan valley border clash with China. He also called China his country's 'oldest friend'.
Pakistan PM directs officials to ensure formal launch of new subsidy system next month
Jun 17, 2021, at 02:08 am
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed that the new subsidy system for the weaker sections of the society be finalized at the earliest so that it could be formally launched next month.
National security law: Hong Kong media baron Jimmy Lai to face trial
Jun 17, 2021, at 01:50 am
Hong Kong: Persecuted Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying is all set to stand for trial in the High Court for "breaching the national security law by colluding with foreign forces".
Bangladesh: Govt extends Covid curbs till July 15
Jun 17, 2021, at 12:04 am
Dhaka/UNI: The Bangladesh government on Wednesday extended the ongoing covid-19 restrictions till July 15 to contain the infection spread.
Radiation levels remain normal at Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Guangdong: China
Jun 17, 2021, at 12:02 am
Beijing: The Chinese government on Tuesday said the radiation levels remained normal at the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Guangdong province.
COVID-19 vaccine shortage hits vaccination process in several Pakistan cities
Jun 16, 2021, at 11:55 pm
Lahore: Delay in supply of COVID-19 vaccines by the federal government due to unknown reasons has stopped the vaccination process in Pakistan's Punjab province cities, including Lahore, media reports said on Wednesday.
Jun 16, 2021, at 11:47 pm
A report has claimed that the fund raised by United States-based Pakistan-linked charity organisations in the name of helping India in the COVID-19 crisis might have been used to sponsor terror attacks.
Sindh water sharing: PPP president Nisar Ahmed Khuhro slams Imran Khan govt
Jun 16, 2021, at 09:34 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party Sindh president Nisar Ahmed Khuhro recently slammed PM Imran Khan and accused the federal government of stealing Sindh’s share in water.
Four churches attacked in Myanmar, Bishops appeal for peace
Jun 16, 2021, at 05:31 pm
Yangon: Catholic bishops along with the president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Myanmar have appealed for peace amid deaths of people who had taken shelter in a Catholic church in Loikaw town of Myanmar besides continuing attacks on the churches in the country now under a military regime.
Five polio vaccination workers shot dead in Afghanistan; UN condemns ‘brutal’ killings
Jun 16, 2021, at 04:06 pm
New York: Five health workers carrying out a polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province were killed on Tuesday, and four others injured, during a series of attacks condemned by a senior UN official on the ground as brutal and “senseless”.
Domestic workers among hardest hit by COVID crisis, says UN labour agency
Jun 16, 2021, at 03:33 pm
New York: Domestic workers globally have been among the hardest hit by the COVID crisis, losing more jobs and working hours than other sectors, the UN labour agency ILO said on Tuesday.
Joe Biden administration assessing reported leak at Chinese nuclear power facility
Jun 16, 2021, at 03:14 pm
Washington: The US government recently assessed a report of a leak at a Chinese nuclear power plant, media reports said.