US House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mike Gallagher to visit Taiwan
Feb 14, 2024, at 11:36 pm
The US House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mike Gallagher and a delegation of lawmakers will visit Taiwan on February 21 in a show of the United States’ support for the island after the elections, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing three people familiar with his plan.
Feb 13, 2024, at 11:19 pm
Pakistani leader Barrister Ali Zafar has said PTI founder and former PM Imran Khan has insisted that his party was ready to engage with all political parties apart from the PML-N, PPP and MQM-P as the political outfits across the country continue to struggle to form the next government.
Protests continue in Balochistan over alleged 'rigging' in Pakistan polls
Feb 13, 2024, at 11:15 pm
Traffic movement was disrupted after protesters from different political outfits in Balochistan demonstrated against alleged rigging in the recently held general polls elections in Pakistan.
Inflated power bills leave consumers in Lahore struggling
Feb 13, 2024, at 11:08 pm
Consumers in Pakistan's Lahore city are struggling with overburdened electricity tariff with Lesco’s overbilling in various field formations leaving people stunned.
Pakistani court summons caretaker PM Anwaarul Haq Kakar on February 19 over Baloch missing students
Feb 13, 2024, at 08:47 pm
The Islamabad High Court has summoned caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on February 19 over failing to recover alleged missing students in Balochistan.
Six unknown bodies recovered from Pakistan's Quetta city
Feb 13, 2024, at 12:05 am
Six unknown bodies have been recovered from a mountainous area in Pakistan's Quetta city, media reports said.
Chinese Embassy warns Swedish city over forging close ties with Taiwan
Feb 12, 2024, at 11:51 pm
The Chinese Embassy in Sweden has warned Gothenburg City Council after it decided to stitch sister city agreements with Taiwan, media reports said.
Last two Afghan prisoners released from Guantanamo prison, arrive in Afghanistan
Feb 12, 2024, at 11:14 pm
The last two Afghan prisoners who had been in the U.S.-run Guantanamo prison for years were set free and returned to Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Monday, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported.
Two NDM men dead, Mohsin Dawar injured after police open fire on them in Pakistan during protest
Feb 12, 2024, at 05:14 am
Two National Democratic Movement workers were killed and 15 others, including party chairman Mohsin Dawar, injured after police opened fire on them while they were protesting in Miramshah Cantonment area of Pakistan on Saturday.
Explosion in Pakistani hospital leaves seven people, including two-year-old child-injured
Feb 12, 2024, at 04:33 am
At least seven people, including a two-year-old child, were injured after an explosion occurred at a hospital in Pakistan's Karachi city on Sunday.
Pakistan forces allegedly abduct individual from Quetta
Feb 12, 2024, at 03:11 am
Pakistani forces have allegedly abducted an individual after he was arrested from Pakistan's Quetta city, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan security forces kill militant ringleader in Khyber
Feb 12, 2024, at 03:07 am
Pakistan security forces killed a militant ringleader during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber district in Pakistan on Sunday.
Feb 11, 2024, at 09:04 pm
Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday announced the complete results of the country's General Election 2024 held on February 8.
UN-proscribed terrorist Muhammad Hafiz Saeed's son Talha Saeed defeated in Pakistan national polls
Feb 11, 2024, at 12:14 am
UN-proscribed terrorist Muhammad Hafiz Saeed's son Talha Saeed has lost the Pakistan general polls from Lahore's NA 122 seat, media reports said.
Feb 10, 2024, at 11:47 pm
Political equations in Pakistan are changing every hour with no clear result still seen even with Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) now claiming that President Arif Alvi would invite his party to form the government after it got the majority in the national elections, a day after former PM Nawaz Sharif gave his victory speech to people.
Taiwan tracks 5 Chinese military aircraft, 4 naval ships: Reports
Feb 10, 2024, at 10:53 pm
The Ministry of National Defense of Taiwan has said it detected five Chinese military aircraft and four naval vessels around Taiwan, media reports said on Saturday.
Feb 10, 2024, at 06:33 am
Former Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif on Friday claimed his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's (PML-N) won the national polls though no clear picture emerged as results showed Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed candidates dominating in several seats and promising to give tough battle to other political outfits.
Tibetan singer arbitrarily detained, sentenced to three years in prison in secret trial
Feb 10, 2024, at 05:25 am
In a secret trial in November, a Tibetan singer Palden has been arbitrarily detained and sentenced to three years in prison,media reports said.
Feb 09, 2024, at 08:07 pm
In a tightly contested battle, Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's party is slightly ahead of its opponents as the counting of votes for the national polls, held on Tuesday, is currently underway.
Pakistan Election 2024: Voting concludes, counting of ballot commences
Feb 09, 2024, at 04:31 am
Islamabad: The voting process in Pakistan's parliamentary elections concluded Thursday evening and the counting of ballots has started, according to a statement from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
With Imran Khan in jail, Pakistan votes to elect new govt; mobile internet suspended
Feb 08, 2024, at 07:46 pm
Voting is underway in Pakistan to decide the fates of 17,816 candidates on Thursday as the country, roiled by a deep economic crisis, is witnessing a neck-to-neck contest between old dynastic rulers even as former Prime Minister Imran Khan languishes in prison.
Feb 07, 2024, at 11:39 pm
At least nine grenade attacks targeted election offices of candidates and polling stations across various towns in Balochistan, triggering security concerns just a day before the country votes in the national polls.
Blasts in Balochistan leave 26 killed a day before national polls in Pakistan
Feb 07, 2024, at 11:35 pm
At least 26 people died after back-to-back blasts rocked Balochistan’s Pishin and Qila Saifullah region on Wednesday, a day before Pakistan will vote in the national polls.
UN rights office voices concern ahead of elections in Pakistan
Feb 07, 2024, at 04:53 pm
UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk has urged authorities in Pakistan to ensure that parliamentary elections this week are free and fair, his office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.
Balochistan shop owner forcefully detained by Pakistani forces: Reports
Feb 06, 2024, at 11:57 pm
Pakistani forces have allegedly forcefully detained a shop owner in Balochistan region, media reports said.
Over 56,000 suspects arrested by Sri Lankan Police during 50-day operation
Feb 06, 2024, at 11:25 pm
Over 56,000 individuals suspected to be involved in criminal activities have been arrested in 50 days during a national anti-crime operation, the Sri Lankan Ministry of Public Security announced on Tuesday.
Three children injured after grenade attack rocks PPP election office in Pakistan's Hub
Feb 06, 2024, at 10:40 pm
At least three children were injured in a grenade attack on the election office of a Pakistan People's Party candidate in the industrial town of Hub, media reports said.
Pakistan security forces killed two terrorists in KP, North Waziristan
Feb 06, 2024, at 10:26 pm
Pakistani security forces have killed two terrorists in Khyber Pakhunkhwa's North Waziristan district, media reports said on Tuesday.
Chinese police raid village gathering, arrest 200 Christians
Feb 06, 2024, at 10:23 pm
Chinese Police recently raided a gathering of Christian villagers and arrested at least 200 people for allegedly joining a church that refused to abide by a theological doctrine promoted by a state-sanctioned body, media reports said.
PoK locals reject Islamabad's call for Kashmir Solidarity Day,protest against Pakistan
Feb 06, 2024, at 09:47 pm
Residents of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir recently rejected Islamabad's call for ‘Kashmir Solidarity Day’ on February 5.