Nepal PM to face third floor test as coalition party withdraws support
May 06, 2023, at 09:12 am
Kathmandu/IBNS: Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda, will have to undergo another round of floor tests within a month due to the withdrawal of support by one of the coalition members, Rastriya Swatantra Party.
China sent 27 military aircraft, 7 naval vessels close to Taiwan
May 06, 2023, at 06:27 am
Taipei: Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) has said 27 Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels around the country between 6 am on Tuesday (May 2) and 6 am on Wednesday (May 3), media reports said.
Malaysian police target Chinese scam syndicate
May 06, 2023, at 06:20 am
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian police have hit a scam syndicate from China who preyed on older women by duping them into buying medicine and paying for prayers in return for “curing” their illnesses, media reports said.
Pakistan govt stops salaries of diplomatic mission employees again
May 06, 2023, at 06:16 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan government, which is driven by a financial crunch, has stopped the salaries of Pakistani diplomats working in different embassies or missions.
Pakistan witnessing spike in inflation, touches 59 years figure
May 06, 2023, at 06:11 am
Islamabad: Pakistan is witnessing a spike in inflation to touch a 59 years figure of 36.4 percent in April, a situation believed to be caused due to the government’s missteps and administrative measures, media reports said.
Pakistan: Tarbela Dam’s security workers demonstrate against new duty timings
May 06, 2023, at 06:08 am
Islamabad: Security workers of the Tarbela Dam region in Haripur area of Pakistan recently observed a token strike against changes to duty timings by the newly-appointed general manager (security), media reports said.
China, Philippine vessels nearly collide in South China Sea
May 06, 2023, at 05:31 am
Manila: Continuing the tension in the region, Chinese and Philippine ships came close to collision in the South China Sea on Sunday, media reports said.
Pakistan terror attack: Lakki Marwat witnesses protests
May 04, 2023, at 06:07 pm
Peshawar: The Lakki Marwat region in Pakistan recently witnessed a peaceful demonstration following the three terror attacks on the Pakistan Army installations on Thursday night.
Pakistan: Two soldiers injured in Khyber landmine blast
May 03, 2023, at 05:39 pm
At least two soldiers were hurt as a landmine planted on the main Bara-Tirah Road exploded during routine bomb detection exercise on Sunday morning, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Guterres says women worker ban ‘unacceptable and puts lives in jeopardy’
May 03, 2023, at 04:59 pm
New York: The UN chief has pledged that the Organization “will never be silent” when women and girls’ rights are under attack, as they are today in Afghanistan, and declared that the Taliban ban on Afghan women doing lifesaving humanitarian work is putting millions of lives in jeopardy there.
Pakistan: Three terrorists die during intelligence-based operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
May 02, 2023, at 11:53 am
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: At least three terrorists died and several others were apprehended in three separate intelligence-based operations (IBOs) by security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan on Monday, media reports said.
Explosion at Sinochem Chemical Plant claims five lives in China's Shandong province
May 02, 2023, at 06:43 am
Beijing/IBNS: An explosion at a Sinochem chemical facility in eastern China resulted in the deaths of five individuals, one person going missing, and another person being injured, media reports stated on Monday.
Sri Lankan govt give Chinese company 50-year exclusivity for port logistics venture
May 02, 2023, at 04:42 am
Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has given the sole and exclusive rights to the Chinese state enterprise China Merchants Port Holdings Company for a logistics centre in the Port of Colombo for 50 years, media reports said.
Pakistan: Mob attacks police in Islamabad, 30 arrested
May 01, 2023, at 05:55 pm
Islamabad: Police said a mob attacked and injured a police team, besides damaging their official vehicles, during an anti-encroachment drive at C-13 in Pakistan's Islamabad city on Sunday.
'Flawed' census in Karachi: PTI stages demonstrations across city
May 01, 2023, at 05:52 pm
The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday demonstrated in different parts of Karachi over a ‘flawed’ census held in the Pakistani city.
May 01, 2023, at 04:42 pm
Rawalpindi: Tehreek-i- Nafaz Fiqh Jafariya (TNFJ) members on Saturday demonstrated against demolition of the holy sites in Janatul Baqi around a century ago on Shawwal 8, 1344 AH, media reports said.
Beijing sends 12 military aircraft, 4 naval vessels around Taiwan: Reports
Apr 29, 2023, at 07:42 pm
Taipei: Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) has claimed it has tracked 12 Chinese military aircraft and four naval vessels around the country between 6 a.m. on Wednesday (April 26) and 6 am on Thursday (April 27), media reports said.
Pakistan: Journalists demonstrate against abduction, torture of colleague in Bannu
Apr 29, 2023, at 06:22 pm
Peshawar: Journalists demonstrated against the failure of police to register an FIR and arrest the suspects involved in alleged kidnapping and torturing of journalist Gohar Wazir over a week ago in Pakistan's Bannu region on Thursday.
Pakistan: Senior cop dies in bomb attack
Apr 29, 2023, at 06:20 pm
A senior police official of the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) police station was killed in a bomb attack in Pakistan's Khuzdar area on Thursday, media reports said.
Pakistan urges US to restore military financing: Reports
Apr 29, 2023, at 06:18 pm
Pakistan has urged Washington to restore military financing and sales suspended by the Trump administration as a senior US official acknowledged the importance of this bilateral relationship in a key strategic region, media reports said.
UN expert urges Japan to ‘step up pressure’ on Myanmar junta
Apr 29, 2023, at 05:30 pm
New York: Japan must assume a greater leadership role to address the deteriorating crisis in Myanmar and “step up pressure on the country’s military junta”, a UN-appointed independent rights expert urged on Friday.
Bangladesh: Several houses gutted in Rohingya camp fire
Apr 29, 2023, at 11:25 am
Cox's Bazar: Several houses were gutted as a fire broke out at a Rohingya camp in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar region on Friday, media reports said.
Former Pak PM Imran Khan granted bail in mutiny case
Apr 29, 2023, at 06:17 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has been granted protective bail until May 3 by a top court in Islamabad in relation to a mutiny case filed against him.
IMF's $3 billion bailout package approved by Sri Lanka
Apr 29, 2023, at 04:35 am
Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lanka's Parliament gave the green light to a USD 3 billion bailout package from the IMF, aimed at revitalizing the country's economy that has been severely affected by a disastrous economic and humanitarian crisis resulting from a combination of poor management over the years and the ongoing pandemic on Friday.
Afghanistan: Security Council condemns Taliban’s ban on women working for UN
Apr 29, 2023, at 12:02 am
New York: In a landmark resolution, the UN Security Council on Thursday condemned the de facto rulers of Afghanistan’s decision to ban women nationals from working for the United Nations, calling for Taliban leaders to “swiftly reverse” their decision.
Multiple attacks rock Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Apr 28, 2023, at 10:27 pm
Multiple attacks, which are believed to be terror incidents, rocked different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday night, media reports said on Friday.
China: 'Vocational training' programmes for Tibetans carry risk of forced labour
Apr 28, 2023, at 10:14 pm
New York: So-called “labour transfer” and “vocational training” programmes in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, threaten Tibetan cultural identity and could lead to forced labour conditions, UN independent human rights experts warned on Thursday.
China’s investment in Pakistan power sector spikes to touch USD 21 bn
Apr 28, 2023, at 06:59 pm
Chinese investment in Pakistan’s power sector, under the umbrella of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), has spiked to touch $21 billion with the restoration of a powerhouse based on imported coal at Gwadar, media reports said.
Pakistan: Karachi Express catches fire, seven die
Apr 28, 2023, at 01:12 pm
Khairpur: At least seven people, including four children, died after a bogie of a Karachi Express train caught fire near Tando Masti Khan in Sindh’s Khairpur district in Pakistan on Thursday, media reports said.
Chinese man gets surgical chip implant to fight alcoholism
Apr 27, 2023, at 07:53 am
China/IBNS: A man aged 36 in China has undergone a surgical procedure to have a chip implanted in his body, aimed at assisting him in combating his addiction to alcohol.