Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli inoculated with Indian COVID vaccine
Mar 08, 2021, at 12:57 am
Kathmandu/UNI: Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was vaccinated against the COVID-19 with the Indian-made Covishield vaccine here on Sunday.
Sri Lanka receives 1st batch of COVID-19 vaccines via COVAX facility
Mar 07, 2021, at 11:52 pm
Colombo/UNI: Sri Lanka has received the first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccines through the international COVAX facility run by the World Health Organization (WHO), the UN body said on Sunday.
Pakistan: Lahore-bound train derails near Rohri, 1 dead
Mar 07, 2021, at 11:44 pm
Lahore: Several coaches of the Lahore-bound Karachi Express derailed between Mando Dero and Sanghi railway stations near Rohri city of Pakistan on Sunday which left at least one person dead, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen leave policewoman wounded
Mar 07, 2021, at 10:49 pm
Kabul: Unidentified gunmen shot and wounded a policewoman in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina among top woman leaders of the Commonwealth
Mar 07, 2021, at 09:02 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been named among the top three inspirational women leaders of the Commonwealth.
Pakistan: MQM-P and PPP hold talks on Senate chairman poll
Mar 07, 2021, at 08:56 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan(MQM-P) and the Pakistan People's Party(PPP) on Saturday held a meeting regarding the upcoming Senate chairman election, with the MQM-P leader Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui saying that his party's doors were "open for all political forces".
Bangladesh observes historic 7th March Speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Rahman today
Mar 07, 2021, at 08:48 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh is observing the historic March 7 on Sunday commemorating the landmark speech of 'Father of the Nation' Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman which was touted as the indirect declaration of the country’s independence in 1971.
Don't sling mud on national institutions: Election Commission of Pakistan tells Imran Khan
Mar 07, 2021, at 12:34 am
Islamabad: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has responded to the criticisms levelled against it by PM Imran Khan and members of his cabinet following the Senate polls and asked the government to let it work and "not sling mud on national institutions".
Mar 06, 2021, at 11:57 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan key opposition leader Maryam Nawaz Sharif has targeted Imran Khan and said the military leadership "should not have been seen" with the Prime Minister a day after the ruling PTI suffered what she called a "battering" in the recent Senate elections.
Over 30,000 US entities targeted by Chinese hackers
Mar 06, 2021, at 10:57 pm
Washington/UNI: More than 30,000 US organisations including local governments came under attack allegedly by Chinese hackers in recent days by what has been described as an “unusually aggressive” Chinese cyber-espionage campaign, a computer security specialist said here on Saturday.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan wins trust vote
Mar 06, 2021, at 09:47 pm
Islamand: Pakistan PM Imran Khan and his PTI government secured 178 votes to clinch the vote of confidence in the National Assembly.
UN rights expert calls for ‘urgent and decisive’ action to support people of Myanmar
Mar 06, 2021, at 03:51 pm
New York: The United Nations independent human rights expert on Myanmar has called on the Security Council for “decisive and unified action” against the military junta, including targeted sanctions and an arms embargo.
Pakistan: Bomb blast in Sibi town leaves five dead
Mar 06, 2021, at 03:44 pm
Quetta: At least five labourers died in a bomb blast in Pakistan's Sibi town on Friday, media reports said.
Hizb-e-Islami protests in Kabul against those 'inimical to peace'
Mar 05, 2021, at 11:02 pm
Kabul/UNI: The Gulbuddin Hekmatyar led Hizb-e-Islami group on Friday staged a protest in Kabul near the Presidential Palace against “those who impede peace efforts”.
Myanmar: Six journalists charged for coverage of anti-coup protests
Mar 05, 2021, at 10:06 pm
Naypyitaw/UNI: Myanmar authorities have charged six journalists for their coverage of anti-coup protests in Myanmar.
Mar 05, 2021, at 04:50 pm
IT giant Microsoft recently claimed a group of hackers linked to China hacked into its popular email service that allowed them to gain access to computers.
Pakistan needs more legislations to meet FATF benchmark before June deadline: Report
Mar 05, 2021, at 04:44 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan government will need to make further legislation on at least two counts to meet three outstanding benchmarks of the 27-point action plan of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) before the June deadline, media reports said.
Stop murdering and jailing protestors, UN human rights chief tells Myanmar military
Mar 05, 2021, at 03:49 pm
New York: The United Nations top human rights official, on Thursday, said that the military in Myanmar must halt their “vicious crackdown” on peaceful protestors, amid reports that at least 54 people have been killed since the 1 February coup, 38 of them on Wednesday alone.
Mar 05, 2021, at 05:54 am
Frankfurt: The Free Balochistan Movement Germany group recently demonstrated in front of the Pakistani Consulate in Frankfurt to express solidarity with the families of the state victims of enforced disappearance in Balochistan.
Pakistani girl's viral 'Pawri' video becomes rage in India
Mar 04, 2021, at 06:03 am
Karachi: A 19-year-old Pakistani girl and her five second video clip have become a social media sensation across neighbouring nation India where many people, including Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, are seen making their own versions of the 'pawri' clip and memes.
Bangladesh reports 614 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Mar 03, 2021, at 11:17 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh has recorde 614 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen kills cleric in Kabul
Mar 03, 2021, at 10:01 pm
Kabul: Unknown gunmen shot dead the former head of Ulema Council of Kunduz province, Faiz Mohammad Fayez, in Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Wednesday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Polling for 37 Senate seats underway
Mar 03, 2021, at 09:53 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan is witnessing polling for the crucial 37 Senate seats on Wednesday.
China: Xinjiang region witnesses drop in birth rate
Mar 03, 2021, at 05:58 pm
A news report has said that China's controversial Xinjiang region where the Uyghur Muslims live is witnessing a drop in birth rate.
Rights group activists discuss atrocities by China in Tibet, East Turkistan and Hong Kong
Mar 03, 2021, at 05:52 pm
A pro-Tibet group named Global Alliance For Tibet and Persecuted Minorities (GMPM) recently held a panel discussion on the human right abuses in Tibet, East Turkistan and Hong Kong on Sunday.
China’s ‘gray zone’ warfare against Taiwan reaching high point: Expert
Mar 03, 2021, at 05:48 pm
Being: Experts believe that Taiwan is facing increased threats from China through the expanded deployment of "gray zone conflict" tactics, media reports said.
Hong Kong: 47 opposition figures charged with conspiring to subvert state power
Mar 03, 2021, at 05:42 pm
Police have charged 47 former opposition lawmakers and activists with conspiring to subvert state power under Hong Kong’s national security law over their roles in an unofficial primary run-off election that authorities linked to a plot to overthrow the government, marking another episode of conflict with China, media reports said.
China’s fiscal risks ‘extremely severe’, former Chinese finance minister warns
Mar 03, 2021, at 05:21 pm
Beijing: China's former finance minister Lou Jiwei has warned that the country's fiscal situation is 'extremely severe with risks and challenges'.
Pakistan: Missing political leader found dead in Quetta
Mar 03, 2021, at 01:07 am
Quetta: Body of Asad Khan Achakzai, a missing leader of the Awami National Party (ANP), was recovered recently from Pakistan's Killi Nosahar area, media reports said.
Germany: BNM members demonstrate in Berlin in solidarity with families of missing persons
Mar 03, 2021, at 12:46 am
Berlin: Members of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) demonstrated in Berlin city of Germany on Sunday in solidarity with the protesting families of Baloch missing persons who were forcibly disappeared by Pakistan.