Pakistan: Peshawar blast leaves one person dead
May 19, 2023, at 02:18 pm
Peshawar: A blast rocked a motorcycle workshop near the Ring Road in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Thursday which left at least one person dead and three others injured, media reports said.
China’s economy falters across all sectors
May 19, 2023, at 04:59 am
Beijing: The Chinese leadership faces an uphill task to revive a slowing economy and increase employment opportunities for youth as the latest economic data for April 2023 missed all expectations.
May 19, 2023, at 12:45 am
Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court on Thursday ruled that the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) law was “illegal” and ordered his release.
Falling birth rate: China launches projects to build 'new-era' marriage
May 18, 2023, at 06:20 am
Beijing:The Chinese government is planning to launch pilot projects in more than 20 cities to create a “new-era” marriage and childbearing culture to foster a friendly child bearing environment, media reports said.
Nepal: Calls to investigate Maoist cantonment scam increasing
May 18, 2023, at 06:15 am
Kathmandu: Nepal is witnessing a growing demand from various sections of the society to probe the alleged corruption in Maoist cantonments, media reports said.
Pakistan govt loses Rs. 2.49 billion over internet suspension
May 18, 2023, at 05:51 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan government lost Rs 2.49 billion and even saw a plethora of anger from citizens after the government recently suspended internet services and even blocked social media applications across the country in recent times.
Teachers protest non-payment of salaries in Pakistan
May 18, 2023, at 05:35 am
Lahore: Punjab Teachers Union (PTU) on Monday demonstrated over non-payment of salaries to the teachers of Insaf Afternoon Schools for the last nine months.
'Probably my last tweet before next arrest': Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan claims police surrounded his house
May 18, 2023, at 01:36 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief and former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday claimed that police have surrounded his house as he addressed party workers via video link, in what he termed as his last speech before arrest.
Pakistan: Policeman opens fire outside Swat school, one girl student killed
May 17, 2023, at 02:15 pm
Swat: A girl student was killed and seven others, including a teacher, were injured after a police officer posted outside a school in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Swat district opened fire on them, media reports said.
Pakistan may seek China's help amid uncertainty over IMF bailout package: Report
May 17, 2023, at 06:13 am
New Delhi: Pakistan may have no choice but to seek assistance from its all-weather ally China to rescue its struggling economy and prevent a full-blown Balance of Payment (BoP) crisis, if the International Monetary Fund (IMF) fails to revive the USD 6.5 billion program, according to a media report.
China sends 6 military aircraft, 5 naval ships around Taiwan: Reports
May 17, 2023, at 04:43 am
Taipei: Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) has said it tracked six Chinese military aircraft and five naval vessels around the country between 6 a.m. on Sunday (May 14) and 6 a.m. on Monday, media reports said, an episode that may have potential to further escalate tension between the two nations.
May 17, 2023, at 04:33 am
Lhasa: Tibetan rights groups National Congress, US-Tibet Committee, Students for Free Tibet (SFT), Chushi Gangdruk NYNJ, and other non-governmental organisations recently participated in a rally at the New York Chinese Consulate to protest against China’s colonial boarding school system in occupied Tibet which has separated nearly 1 million Tibetan children aged 6 and 18 from their mothers, media reports said.
Treatment of women in Tibet: CEDAW questions China
May 17, 2023, at 02:49 am
Lhasa: The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) has voiced its concern over the condition of women in Tibet.
Taiwan finds suspected China-made weather balloon debris
May 17, 2023, at 02:20 am
Taipei: Taiwan security forces have found the wreckage of a suspected China-made weather balloon on one of its offshore frontline islets, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: 14 people injured during violent clash between two tribes
May 16, 2023, at 10:23 pm
A violent clash, which took place between two tribes, left 14 people injured in Pakistan's Darra Adam Khel area on Monday.
Afghanistan remains one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters: HRW
May 16, 2023, at 03:16 pm
Afghanistan has largely disappeared from the media, but it remains one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters.
Smartphone gloom: China's Oppo to stop chip development
May 16, 2023, at 01:01 am
Beijing: Popular Chinese smartphone maker Oppo has cited the uncertainty in the global economy and the gloomy smartphone market as the reason behind its decision to shut down its semiconductor division and cease the development of its own chips.
China imposes new rules for foreigners visiting Tibet from Nepal
May 16, 2023, at 12:56 am
Beijing: The Chinese government has imposed new rules for tourists who wish to visit the Tibet Autonomous Region.
Experts believe China's new military strategy is revealed through its drills
May 16, 2023, at 12:53 am
Beijing: Defence experts believe that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) latest round of military exercises revealed a new strategy in Beijing’s campaign of intimidation against Taiwan, media reports said.
Taiwan tracks 32 Chinese military aircraft: Reports
May 16, 2023, at 12:43 am
Taipei: The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense (MND) recently tracked the presence of 32 Chinese military aircraft and four naval vessels around Taiwan between 6 am on Thursday (May 11) and 6 am on Friday (May 12), an episode which has a potential to further escalate tension.
Pakistan: Woman shot dead in Karachi home, police suspect 'honour killing'
May 16, 2023, at 12:39 am
A young woman was allegedly shot dead by her brother in the name of 'honour' in Pakistan's Karachi city, media reports said on Monday.
China planning to recruit Nepal's iconic Gorka soldiers into PLA: Reports
May 16, 2023, at 12:34 am
Beijing: China is planning to recruit Nepal's iconic Gurkha security personnel to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), media reports said Sunday.
Royal Textile Academy pays tribute to Queen Mother on 60th birthday
May 15, 2023, at 10:36 pm
Royal Textile Academy, in collaboration with the Textile Museum, recently paid tributes to Queen Mother Sangay Choden Wangchuk as she turned 60.
US citizen sentenced to life in prison in China for Espionage
May 15, 2023, at 09:12 pm
Beijing: Hong Kong permanent resident Liang Chengyun, who holds a US passport, has been sentenced to life in prison for espionage, an intermediate people's court in China's eastern city of Suzhou said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Two polio cases reported in Nangarhar
May 15, 2023, at 01:23 pm
Afghanistan has recorded two new polio cases in Nangarhar region of the country, media reports said.
Pakistan police thwart attempted attack on Chinese workers in Karachi
May 15, 2023, at 04:39 am
The Pakistani police have thwarted an attempted attack on Chinese workers in Karachi city, media reports said.
Cyclone Mocha hits Myanmar-Bangladesh coastline, over 4 lakh people evacuated from Cox Bazar
May 14, 2023, at 06:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The extremely severe cyclonic storm 'Mocha' hit the coastlines of Myanmar-Bangladesh coast on Sunday, with a maximum sustained wind speed of over 200 Km/h, which could see dangerous flooding on land around the Bay of Bengal.
Caretaker CM of Punjab Forms joint interrogation team to Probe Arson and Vandalism at Jinnah House
May 14, 2023, at 07:47 am
Lahore/IBNS: The caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab, Mohsin Naqvi, has established a Joint Interrogation Team (JIT) to investigate the recent vandalism and arson at Corps Commander Residence, also known as Jinnah House.
May 14, 2023, at 07:43 am
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh authorities have launched a massive evacuation campaign to move almost half a million people away from the southeastern coastline as Cyclone Mocha, one of the most powerful cyclones seen in Bangladesh in almost two decades, is expected to make landfall in the country.
Hindu man, who protested against eve-teasing, decapitated by suspected Muslim youth in Pakistan
May 14, 2023, at 02:00 am
Islamabad: A 50-year-old Hindu man, who was identified as Amlakh Bheel, was decapitated in Shahdadpur area of Pakistan by a suspected group of Muslim community people.