Pakistan: 10 killed, over 40 injured in blast in Balochistan
Sep 29, 2023, at 07:44 pm
Islamabad/UNI: At least 10 people were killed and more than 40 others injured in a blast during a religious procession in Pakistan's southwest Mastung district of Balochistan province on Friday, police and government officials said.
Rights experts warn against forced separation of Uyghur children in China
Sep 28, 2023, at 12:00 am
Forced separations and language policies for Uyghur and other minority Muslim children at State-run boarding schools in China’s Xinjiang region carry the risk of forced assimilation, three UN independent human rights experts said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: 8 killed in rocket launcher shell explosion in Sindh
Sep 27, 2023, at 11:54 pm
A rocket launcher's shell exploded in a house in a village in Pakistan's southern Sindh province on Wednesday, killing at least eight people while injuring three others, police officials said.
Engagement key to reform of Taliban decrees restricting women’s rights
Sep 27, 2023, at 11:35 pm
The international community must continue to engage with Taliban leaders in Afghanistan despite deep disagreement with their approach to women’s rights and inclusive governance, the UN Special Representative for the country told the Security Council on Tuesday.
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor's expansion facing doldrums
Sep 27, 2023, at 11:17 pm
Underscoring the challenges that both sides are facing in deepening the economic ties, China has not agreed to further expand cooperation in areas of energy, water management, and climate change under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Baloch leader questions Canadian authorities for not investigating activist Karima Baloch's death
Sep 27, 2023, at 10:59 pm
Baloch Voice Association (BVA) President Munir Mengal has questioned the Canadian authorities for not investigating the “mysterious” death of Human rights activist Karima Baloch.
UNHRC: PoK activists raised slogans against Islamabad
Sep 27, 2023, at 10:53 pm
Activists from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) recently raised slogans against Islamabad and asked authorities to vacate Kashmir and allow them to live a peaceful life.
Sep 27, 2023, at 10:42 pm
Sindhi political activists recently gathered outside the United Nations headquarters in New York and slammed Pakistan for “targeting minorities” like Hindus and exploiting the natural resources of the Sindh province.
China halts cooperation with Pakistan in energy, tourism, climate change, water under CPEC: Report
Sep 27, 2023, at 09:38 am
Beijing: China has declined to continue cooperation in the sectors of energy, water management, and climate change in the ambit of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), indicating a strain in the longstanding alliance between the two nations, The Express Tribune reported citing 11th Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) meeting for the CPEC.
Rahile Dawut: China sentences Uyghur scholar to life in jail
Sep 27, 2023, at 12:57 am
Chinese authorities have jailed a prominent Uyghur academic for "endangering state security", media reports said.
Pakistan: Former Hindu minority councillor abducted by armed men
Sep 27, 2023, at 12:17 am
Armed men have abducted a former member of tehsil council, who belongs to the Hindu community, from his house in Pakistan's Kirri Shamozai area, media reports said on Tuesday.
Christian man abducted in Pakistan, community members protest
Sep 27, 2023, at 12:14 am
A large number of members belonging to the Christian community recently protested against the kidnapping of a man named Irfan Masih in Pakistan's Thatta region.
Afghanistan consul general in Karachi claims Pakistani police are continuing to detain refugees
Sep 27, 2023, at 12:07 am
Afghanistan's consul general in Karachi has alleged that hundreds of Afghan refugees have been detained in Pakistan in the past 15 years.
Pakistan: Three terrorists killed during Tirah operation
Sep 26, 2023, at 11:22 pm
Pakistani security forces have killed three terrorists during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the general area of Pakistan's Tirah region.
Sep 26, 2023, at 11:11 pm
Bangladeshi diaspora members recently staged a protest in New York City against the atrocities committed by the Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War.
Uttar Pradesh: Youth arrested for spying for Pakistan's ISI
Sep 26, 2023, at 10:33 pm
A youth has been arrested by the Anti Terror Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh police on charges of spying for Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), an official spokesman said here on Tuesday.
The cost of truth: Shayan Ali’s exodus from Pakistan
Sep 26, 2023, at 10:30 pm
In a heartfelt and poignant thread on social media, Shayan Ali, a former resident of Pakistan, shared his reasons for leaving his homeland.
The village that forgot Nijjar
Sep 26, 2023, at 10:21 pm
In the village of Bhar Singh Pura, where wheat and padi fields frame everyday life, the name Hardeep Singh Nijjar is almost forgotten. Nijjar, the slain pro-Khalistan leader, hailed from this very village but today stands as a distant memory.
Sep 26, 2023, at 10:12 pm
In a strongly worded letter addressed to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the Baloch Human Rights Council of Canada (BHRC-Canada) has raised questions about the government’s uneven approach to two distinct cases.
Pakistan elite losing ground, says UK scholar
Sep 26, 2023, at 12:15 am
UK’s visiting professor of Economic Policy at Oxford University, Stefan Dercon, has said Pakistan's elite is even losing ground and will even need to change to kick-start the economy and remove dependence on getting dollar inflows from abroad.
Fire breaks out in Chinese coal mine, 16 die
Sep 25, 2023, at 04:49 am
At least 16 people died after a fire broke out at a coal mine in China's Panzhou city on Sunday, media reports said.
Train crash leaves 31 injured in Pakistan
Sep 25, 2023, at 01:11 am
A train collision close to Qila Sattar Shah Station in Punjab’s Sheikhupura district of Pakistan on Sunday left at least 31 people hurt, media reports said.
Suspected Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan members discrete 74 graves at Ahmadiyya Cemetery in Daksa
Sep 25, 2023, at 12:01 am
Sialkot: Suspected Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has desecrated 74 graves at the Ahmadiyya Cemetery in Daksa city recently.
Pakistan: Christian family attacked by TLP members in Kasur in presence of police
Sep 24, 2023, at 12:42 pm
A Christian family in Pakistan have alleged they were attacked by members of the radical outfit Tahreek-e-Labbaik, Pakistan (TLP) in Kasur city after they prevented them from writing Quranic verses on the boundary walls of their house.
Sep 24, 2023, at 12:30 pm
Police have allegedly asked Ahmadiyya community members to remove Islamic symbols from their place of worship in Daska city in Pakistan after the radical outfit Tahreek-e-Labbaik, Pakistan (TLP) pledged to demolish the structure recently.
New York: Student for Free Tibet members protest against Chinese VP Han Zheng at UN headquarters
Sep 24, 2023, at 12:43 am
Activist group Student for Free Tibet (SFT), a prominent Tibetan student organization, recently demonstrated outside the United Nations headquarters in New York City when Chinese Vice President Han Zheng was visiting the UNGA gathering.
TLP members threaten to destroy pre-partition Ahmadiyya worship place
Sep 23, 2023, at 11:53 pm
The Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) recently threatened to destroy the minarets of a historic worship place of the Ahmadiyya community in Daska region of the country.
Pakistan: Ahmadi worship place attacked
Sep 23, 2023, at 11:24 pm
Unknown people have attacked an Ahmadi worship place in the Martin Quarters area of Pakistan's Karachi city recently.
Shun path of confrontation and work together for the SDGs, urges Bangladesh leader
Sep 23, 2023, at 10:43 pm
The Prime Minister of Bangladesh on Friday appealed to world leaders gathered at the UN “to shun the path of war and confrontation, and to work collectively for enduring peace ... and economic prosperity for our people and future generations.”
Pakistan: NEPRA says Chinese power plants using inferior coal
Sep 23, 2023, at 12:49 am
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra), which is the power regulatory body of Pakistan, has exposed Chinese coal-fired power plants to using lower-quality imported coal.