Tibetans in Switzerland and Liechtenstein ask UN to hold China accountable for genocide in Tibet
Jun 29, 2021, at 01:00 am
Thimpu: The Tibetan Community of Switzerland and Liechtenstein recently submitted a five-point appeal to the UN which includes calls to end China’s cultural genocide in Tibet, its interference in Tibetan religious beliefs and traditions, among others, during their recent demonstration held parallel to the ongoing 47th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council.
Afghanistan-Pakistan spat over 'terrorist group' as Islamabad seeks to shift onus
Jun 28, 2021, at 11:39 pm
Afghanistan has denied that Tahreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an anti-Pakistan militant group, operates from Afghan soil, a day after Pakistan’s Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid urged the Afghan Taliban to restrain TTP - also known as the Pakistan Taliban - from using sanctuaries inside Afghanistan.
Afghan government bans motorcycles in Kabul
Jun 28, 2021, at 11:34 pm
Authorities in Afghanistan have put a temporary ban on motorcycles in Kabul province, including in the capital area, without revealing the purpose behind it, reports Ariana News of Afghanistan.
Growing civilian casualties from intense fighting in Afghanistan; thousands displaced from homes
Jun 28, 2021, at 11:13 pm
The civilian population in Afghanistan is caught in the intense fighting happening across the country between the Taliban and the Afghan government forces, and casualty numbers among them through roadside IED bombings are rising by the day. In June alone, 141 civilians were killed and 511 were wounded, according to conservative figures provided by Afghan Interior Ministry.
Afghanistan: Civilians now take up arms to resist Taliban
Jun 28, 2021, at 10:45 pm
Kabul/UNI: Hundreds of civilians in Afghanistan have taken up arms against the Taliban and in support of the government forces.
Chinese fishing vessels seek shelter at Gwadar Port in Pakistan as monsoon arrives
Jun 28, 2021, at 04:50 pm
The Consulate General of China in Karachi has said five Chinese vessels have sought shelter from the monsoon of the Indian Ocean at Gwadar Anchorage, media reports said.
Jun 28, 2021, at 03:08 pm
Quetta: Several Balochistan towns, including Quetta, observe strike on Friday on the call of opposition parties against the government for allegedly ignoring the constituencies of opposition lawmakers in the budget for 2021-22 and the registration of an FIR against 17 legislators, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Blast targets passenger bus, 13 injured
Jun 28, 2021, at 02:43 pm
Dhaka: At least 13 people, including women and children, were hurt in Afghanistan's Parwan province on Sunday as a blast targeted a bus carrying dozens of passengers in the city of Charikar, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Dhaka blast leaves seven people dead
Jun 28, 2021, at 01:59 pm
Dhaka: At least seven people died as an explosion rocked Moghbazar area in Bangladesh capital Dhaka city on Sunday evening, media reports said.
Jun 28, 2021, at 04:36 am
Free Balochistan Movement members recently demonstrated in front of the British Parliament against Pakistani state atrocities in Balochistan.
Maldives former president Nasheed, who escaped assassination bid, recovering in Germany
Jun 28, 2021, at 04:31 am
Mohammed Nasheed, Maldives' former president and current speaker of parliament, who escaped an assassination attempt last month, hasn’t yet recovered fully. For the last few weeks he has been in Germany, having treatment for his injuries.
Four Chinese coast guard ships sail in Japanese water
Jun 28, 2021, at 04:02 am
Tokyo: The Japan Coast Guard said four Chinese coast guard ships had sailed in Japanese territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Saturday.
People of Kashmir battling Imran Khan: Bhutto
Jun 28, 2021, at 03:54 am
Mirpur: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari recently slammed Imran Khan and said people of Kashmir are battling the PM and rising inflation.
People losing their trust in Pakistan Army, says opinion piece
Jun 28, 2021, at 03:50 am
Islamabad: Pakistani people seem to be losing their trust in the country's army amid prolonged operations conducted by its troops.
Bhutan king treks miles of mountain terrain to alert his people to pandemic's dangers
Jun 28, 2021, at 03:41 am
Dressed in his traditional gho robe and a baseball cap, photos of Bhutanese King Jigme Keshar Namgyel Wangchuk trekking the treacherous mountain terrain of the country’s southern border went viral on social media this week. The visit by the popular king - the monarchy is respected as a god by the common people came at a time when Covid-19 cases were rising in southern districts.
Nepali migrant workers hit by Gulf countries’ vaccine norms
Jun 28, 2021, at 02:39 am
Major labor destination countries like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates are tightening their respective norms for the entry of foreign workforces, putting the jobs of thousands of workers, who are yet to receive their vaccines, at risk.
Taliban transferring seized Afghan military equipment to Pakistan, say Afghan officials
Jun 28, 2021, at 02:11 am
The Taliban has been trying to transfer military equipment they seized from the Afghan military to Pakistan, claimed Afghanistan’s acting Interior Minister General Abdul Sattar Mirzakwal. The group has in the past two months seized a number of military equipment, including tanks and armored vehicles.
Pakistan: Imran Khan calling Al Qaeda leader Osama martyr is a slip of tongue: Minister
Jun 28, 2021, at 02:03 am
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan calling slain Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden a "martyr" last year was a "slip of the tongue".
US President Joe Biden assures Afghan leadership of 'sustained' support
Jun 28, 2021, at 01:40 am
US President Joe Biden has assured the Afghan leadership of “sustained” partnership as the US troops wind down their almost 20-year-long military engagement in the war-torn country amid an escalating Taliban offensive.
Pakistan: UN experts demand halt to mass evictions along Karachi’s watercourses
Jun 28, 2021, at 12:45 am
Geneva: UN human rights experts recently called on Pakistan to stop evicting close to 100,000 people living along two of Karachi’s narrow watercourses, locally known as nullahs – Gujjar nullah and Orangi nullah.
Two Chinese nationals arrested for illegally staying in Pakistan
Jun 27, 2021, at 10:36 pm
Islamabad: Two Chinese nationals have been arrested from Karachi city for illegally staying in Pakistan despite the expiry of their 30-day business visas, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan hopes Taliban won't allow TTP to operate in Afghanistan: Sheikh Rashid
Jun 27, 2021, at 10:09 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid has said Islamabad is expecting the Afghan Taliban will not allow terrorist groups like TTP to carry out activities against Pakistan.
Pakistan remains on FATF grey list
Jun 27, 2021, at 04:45 am
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has announced that Pakistan will continue to remain on the watchdog's "increased monitoring list", also known as the grey list, till it addresses the single remaining item – financial terrorism - on the original action plan agreed to as well as all items on a parallel action plan handed out by the watchdog's regional partner – the Asia Pacific Group (APG) – in 2019.
China asks US to stop official exchange, military contacts with Taiwan
Jun 27, 2021, at 03:07 am
Beijing: China is firmly opposed to any form of official exchanges or military contacts between the US and Taiwan, said Senior Colonel Ren Guoqiang, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, on Tuesday.
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen expresses sadness over Apple Daily closure
Jun 27, 2021, at 03:00 am
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday expressed sadness over the closure of the Apple Daily and said her nation will continue to support freedom for Hong Kong.
FATF: Pakistan leaves loopholes in small saving schemes to help terror groups
Jun 27, 2021, at 02:17 am
A geo-political expert said Pakistan has left a loophole deliberately in the small saving schemes to help terrorist groups, many of whom enjoy the patronage of the state, to dodge the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) scrutiny.
Afghan government losses custom revenue; dry port at Tajikistan border held by Taliban
Jun 27, 2021, at 12:29 am
The Afghan government has been losing around $32000 in daily custom revenue as the Taliban insurgents seized a dry port on its northern border with Tajikistan. The port fell to the insurgent group this week, forcing 134 of its employees to take refugee in Tajikistan.
Pakistan Minister warns fourth wave may hit country next month
Jun 26, 2021, at 10:48 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar warned the nation might face the fourth wave of COVID-19 in July.
Jun 26, 2021, at 09:17 pm
London: The Balochi National Movement recently protested infront of UK PM Boris Johnson's residence here as the enforced disappearance of Dr Deen Muhammad Baloch completed 12 years recently.
Democracy at risk in Nepal, says leader of opposition
Jun 26, 2021, at 02:51 pm
Kathmandu: The dissolution of the House of Representatives of parliament has put democracy at risk in Nepal, said Nepal's former prime minister and leader of opposition Sher Bahadur Deuba, whose claim to form the government was rejected by President Bidya Devi Bhandari on 22 May. Last month, Bhandari had dissolved the lower house of parliament despite getting support letters from a majority of MPs.