Apr 13, 2023, at 10:10 pm
Chinese officials have been utilizing "ears," spies who are selected from everyday citizens, police officers, and neighborhood committees to prevent Uyghur Muslims from fasting during the holy month of Ramzan, media reports said.
Pakistan: Four bodies recovered after factory blaze in Karachi
Apr 13, 2023, at 06:10 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Bodies of four firefighters were recovered from the rubble of a collapsed factory in the port city of Karachi on Thursday morning, rescue teams said.
Apr 13, 2023, at 05:35 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Army’s retired major Adil Raja has alleged that senior officials of its spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) have been directed to track his technical details.
Afghanistan: UN forced to make ‘appalling choice’ following ban on women nationals
Apr 13, 2023, at 12:11 am
New York: The UN has launched an operational review in Afghanistan, and told national staff to remain at home, following the decision by the Taliban de facto authorities to ban Afghan women from working with the Organization.
No information on possible introduction of No-Fly zone over Taiwan: China
Apr 12, 2023, at 11:57 pm
Beijing: Beijing has no information about a possible introduction of a no-fly zone over Taiwan by the Chinese authorities, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: JI members stage protest in South Waziristan against possible military operation
Apr 11, 2023, at 11:00 pm
Wana: The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) members recently staged protest against the possible resumption of military operation in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal district.
Pakistan: Protest staged against unjust free flour distribution in Khar
Apr 11, 2023, at 10:50 pm
Khar: Hundreds of people from different districts of Khar district of Pakistan assembled at the Bajaur Press Club on Sunday to protest against the favouritism and anomalies in the distribution of free flour in the region.
Pakistan: Four policemen die during gunbattle with terrorists in Quetta
Apr 11, 2023, at 09:36 pm
An intelligence-based operation in Pakistan's Quetta turned deadly when four police officers died during gunbattle with terrorists on Tuesday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Quetta blast leaves four people dead
Apr 11, 2023, at 09:15 pm
Quetta: At least four people, including two cops and a minor girl, died on Monday when an explosion rocked their vehicle in Shahrah-e-Iqbal area of Pakistan's Quetta city, media reports said.
Clashes in Pakistan leave one terrorist, security personnel dead
Apr 11, 2023, at 03:43 pm
Peshawar: A terrorist and security personnel were killed in separate clashes in Pakistan's North and South Waziristan on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban bans women from outdoor dining in restaurants
Apr 11, 2023, at 02:55 pm
The Taliban has once again imposed a strict restriction as the group banned families and women from outdoor dining at restaurants in an Afghanistan province, media reports said.
TTP, insurgents using US weapons left behind in Afghanistan in 2021: Reports
Apr 11, 2023, at 05:14 am
Islamabad: The outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Baloch separatist groups of Pakistan are using arms that the US forces had left behind while leaving Afghanistan in 2021, media reports said.
US think tank warns Pakistan is facing risk of defaulting on its debt real
Apr 11, 2023, at 05:04 am
Islamabad: United States Institute of Peace (USIP), a Pakistan-based think tank, has said there is “a real danger that Pakistan could default on debt”, which might further intensify political turmoil amid already surging terrorism in the nation.
Pakistan: Back-to-back blasts in Khost leaves one person dead
Apr 11, 2023, at 01:10 am
Quetta: Back-to-back remote-controlled blasts, which occurred close to an under-construction watchtower in the Khost town of Harnai district of Pakistan on Friday, left at least one person dead, media reports said.
Pakistan: 2 policemen, 1 militant killed in Balochistan
Apr 10, 2023, at 11:53 pm
Islamabad: Two policemen and one militant were killed in firing by unknown militants in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Sunday night, a police statement said on Monday.
Pakistan: 11 booked for stealing 8,000 free flour bags
Apr 10, 2023, at 11:19 pm
Police in Pakistan's Chiniot City police have registered a case against 11 people, including a revenue patwari, for embezzling 8,000 flour bags, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: Two cops die in Quetta attack
Apr 10, 2023, at 02:52 pm
Quetta: At least two policemen died when unknown men attacked Killi Spine area of Pakistan's Quetta region on Sunday, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Forex reserves fall to around 6-year low
Apr 10, 2023, at 02:22 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves reached 31.14 billion U.S. dollars by the end of March, the lowest since December 2016, showed the latest central bank data.
Pakistan: Fast-food restaurant manager shot at, injured
Apr 10, 2023, at 04:35 am
Karachi: A McDonald’s fast-food restaurant manager was shot at and injured in Pakistan's Karachi city on Sunday.
Pakistan: Rangers, police arrest 2 TTP men for ‘extortion, targeted killings’ in Karachi
Apr 10, 2023, at 04:22 am
Pakistan Rangers Sindh on Sunday claimed its personnel have arrested two suspects belonging to Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
China: Man imprisoned for frightening chickens to death
Apr 10, 2023, at 03:39 am
A Chinese man was sentenced to prison on Tuesday after he allegedly sneaked into the neighbor’s property to scare thousands of the man’s chickens to death as part of a deranged revenge scheme, media reports said.
Taiwanese Defense Ministry says detected 58 Chinese military aircraft in Vicinity
Apr 09, 2023, at 11:04 pm
Taipei: The Taiwanese Defense Ministry said on Sunday that it had detected 58 aircraft and nine vessels of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) near the self-governed island as China continues its air and naval military drills around Taiwan.
'Pakistan may face 37 percent water shortage during Kharif season: Reports
Apr 08, 2023, at 11:44 pm
Pakistan is likely to face about 37 percent water shortage during the Kharif cropping season, confirmed a water regulator.
Taiwan detects over 40 Chinese Military jets approaching Island
Apr 08, 2023, at 10:45 pm
Taipei: The Taiwanese Defense Minister reported on Saturday it had detected 42 jets and eight vessels of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) approaching the island as part of Chinese air and naval military drills in the area.
Pakistan: Karachi generator market fire leaves one person dead
Apr 08, 2023, at 09:45 pm
Karachi: A fire broke out at a building near the generator market in Karachi city of Pakistan on Saturday which left one person dead, media reports said.
Pakistan: Three killed in clash with police in Karachi
Apr 08, 2023, at 04:36 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Three people were killed in a clash with police in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Saturday morning, the city's police said in a statement.
PLA Eastern Theater Command launches patrol, military exercises around Taiwan
Apr 08, 2023, at 03:22 pm
Nanjing: The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Saturday launched combat readiness patrol and military exercises around the Taiwan, which will last from April 8 to 10 Beijing time as scheduled.
Bangladesh: Eight killed in Bandarban shooting
Apr 08, 2023, at 12:33 am
Dhaka/UNI: Eight people have been killed in a shooting between two rival groups in Rowangchhari upazila of Bandarban in Bangladesh.
‘The world cannot abandon the people’: Top humanitarian official in Afghanistan
Apr 07, 2023, at 11:56 pm
New York: A Taliban decision banning women from working for the UN inside Afghanistan, will have devastating consequence for aid delivery, the UN’s top humanitarian official in the country warned on Thursday.
Top officials strongly condemn Taliban ban on Afghan women working for UN
Apr 07, 2023, at 11:28 pm
New York: A Taliban edict banning Afghan women from working for the UN mission and agencies inside the country, has been strongly condemned by both the UN chief and his deputy.