Pakistan government decides to import 4m MT of wheat
May 05, 2021, at 07:24 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has decided to import four million metric tons of wheat this year to meet the domestic consumption, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Blast targets bus carrying health workers, 1 dead
May 05, 2021, at 02:52 pm
Kabul: At least one person was killed and three others were injured as a blast targeted a bus carrying health workers in Afghanistan's Kalakan district on Wednesday, media reports said.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan urges Muslim countries to counter Islamophobia
May 05, 2021, at 04:37 am
Days after facing heat from the European Union for its blasphemy laws, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to vehemently counter Islamophobia, reported Dawn. He also objected to equating Islam with radicalism and terrorism.
Chinese man crosses Taiwan Strait in a small rubber dinghy in search of 'freedom and democracy'
May 05, 2021, at 03:41 am
Beijing: Taiwanese police said a Chinese man recently crossed the highly-militarized Taiwan Strait in a small rubber dinghy Saturday in search of "freedom and democracy".
Security concerns: Japanese companies are moving away from Chinese drones
May 05, 2021, at 02:26 am
Fearing security risks, several Japanese infrastructure companies will end their use of Chinese-made drones, media reports said.
PM Imran Khan govt's claim of Pakistan press being free is nothing but a 'bald-faced lie': Dawn News
May 04, 2021, at 08:40 pm
Islamabad: A leading Pakistani news paper has opined that for PM Imran Khan-led government functionaries to insist that the press in the country is free, as they are wont to do sometimes, is no less than a bald-faced lie.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan-led govt has gagged media: Bilawal Bhutto
May 04, 2021, at 08:38 pm
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari slammed PM Imran Khan-led government and said it has chained press freedoms in Pakistan through threats, intimidation, and pressure tactics.
Balochistan govt allies, several BAP members demand replacement of CM Jam Kamal
May 04, 2021, at 08:35 pm
Conflict has emerged and discontent is rising among several members of the ruling Balochistan Awami Party as well as allies of the Balochistan government which has led to them demanding the replacement of Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal, media reports said on Tuesday.
UN condemns deadly attack at guesthouse in Afghanistan
May 04, 2021, at 06:22 pm
New York: The United Nations strongly condemned Friday’s suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan, in which at least 21 were killed and over 100, including women and children, wounded.
Chinese mainland reports 17 new COVID-19 cases, all imported
May 04, 2021, at 03:38 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 17 new COVID-19 cases, all of which were imported, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Tuesday.
Pakistan: 11 die as bus turns turtle in Hasan Abdal
May 04, 2021, at 02:43 pm
Attock: At least 11 people died as a bus turned upside down at Hasan Abdal's Burhan Interchange area in Pakistan, media reports said on Tuesday.
Hainan Airlines registers biggest-ever annual loss for a listed Chinese company
May 04, 2021, at 08:57 am
Beijing: Hainan Airlines Holding, the aviation unit of debt-laden Chinese conglomerate HNA Group, is facing the heat of COVID-19 outbreak as it posted the biggest-ever annual loss among listed Chinese companies recently, media reports said.
COVID-19: China's small businesses still struggling to recover
May 04, 2021, at 08:54 am
Beijing: China's small businesses are still failing to add to the country's economic recovery as they are struggling to still deal with the damage done to them by COVID-19.
Two US states keep up with lawsuits against China for 'malicious' role in COVID-19 pandemic
May 04, 2021, at 08:49 am
Two US Republican states are keeping up their efforts to hold China accountable for the spread of the deadly COVID-19 virus which has not only left several people dead in the country but also hit the economy hard.
Pakistan to seek debt restructuring from China
May 04, 2021, at 08:43 am
In a bid to preempt any possibility of raising power tariff, Pakistan will seek debt restructuring of USD 3 billion against the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) energy projects, a top official said.
Expert highlights the need to develop Balochistan
May 04, 2021, at 08:36 am
Islamabad: A leading Pakistani social development and policy adviser has said the vast geography and natural endowments have become a political nemesis for the people of Balochistan.
Amid Covid-19 surge, Maldives faces tough choices
May 04, 2021, at 08:35 am
Almost 60 percent of beds in hospitals are occupied in the Greater Male region, the most densely populated area in the Maldives, and the daily case count of the coronavirus has already crossed 500, reported Raajje TV.
Pakistan: Residents of Kaghan valley demonstrate against power outage
May 04, 2021, at 08:26 am
Islamabad: People in Pakistan's Kaghan valley protested against power outages on Saturday.
Pakistan: Doctors threaten to suspend services following attack on hospital
May 04, 2021, at 12:12 am
Islamabad: The doctors' community in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region has condemned the attack by a violent mob allegedly led by Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) MPA Nighat Orakzai on the Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC) in Peshawar region of the country recently.
Suspected Chinese hackers breaking into military, government organizations in Southeast Asia
May 03, 2021, at 07:46 pm
Beijing: Suspected Chinese hackers, who share close ties with the People’s Liberation Army, are hacking into military and government organizations in Southeast Asia over the course of the last two years, media reports said.
110,000 Afghans to get jobs in Gulf countries
May 03, 2021, at 07:33 pm
Over 100,000 Afghans will soon get work visas for jobs in Gulf countries, mainly in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, reported TOLOnews. This is the first time when the Afghan workers would be sent abroad for works under an initiative taken by the Afghan government.
Bangladesh: Speedboat collides with cargo vessel in Padma, 26 killed
May 03, 2021, at 05:13 pm
Dhaka: At least 26 people were killed when an overcrowded speedboat collided with a sand-laden bulk carrier and sank in the Padma River in Bangladesh on Monday, media reports said.
Philippine President Duterte says navy and coast guard patrolling South China Sea won't be withdrawn
May 03, 2021, at 06:10 am
Manila: Insisting that the country’s sovereignty over the waters is not negotiable, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he will not withdraw navy and coast guard boats patrolling the disputed South China Sea.
Pakistan police arrest cleric for allegedly delivering hate speech on girl's contemporary education
May 03, 2021, at 01:50 am
Nowshera: Pakistan police have arrested a cleric for his alleged hate speech on girls’ contemporary education.
China's aircraft carrier holds drills in South China Sea: Navy
May 02, 2021, at 11:34 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: A Chinese aircraft carrier group has recently conducted military exercises in the South China Sea, a navy spokesman said on Sunday.
Pakistan: Killing of 2 gangsters triggers protests in Karachi
May 02, 2021, at 11:02 pm
Karachi: Pakistan's Karachi city witnessed protests last week over the killing of two suspected gangsters during an encounter recently.
Pakistan records 113 COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
May 02, 2021, at 09:43 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan registered 113 new deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, as per statistics issued by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Sunday, media reports said.
Nearly 500 heritage sites damaged in 2015 quake rebuilt in Nepal
May 02, 2021, at 08:01 pm
Nepal’s National Reconstruction Authority has said that 493 out of 920 cultural heritage sites damaged in the 2015 earthquake have been built, while 288 were under-construction, The Himalayan Times said.
Gender gap in Pakistan’s electoral rolls narrows to 10.4 pc
May 02, 2021, at 07:40 pm
The gender gap in Pakistan’s electoral rolls has gone down to 10.4 percent. The data was revealed in a pilot project of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) based on the electoral rolls published in March, 2021, Tribune reported.
Pakistan ambassador to Saudi Arabia called back over expat complaints
May 02, 2021, at 07:36 pm
Pakistan's ambassador to Saudi Arabia has returned to the country over complaints by the Pakistani community in the kingdom, the Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement.