Pakistan: People demonstrate in KP against exorbitant power bills
Aug 26, 2023, at 08:54 pm
People demonstrated against exorbitant power bills on the streets of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region on Saturday.
The plight of Sikhs in Pakistan: A continuous struggle for existence
Aug 26, 2023, at 04:21 pm
In light of recent threats faced by the Sikh community in Pakistan, the plight of this minority group has once again come into the spotlight.
Pakistan: Students protest against absence of teachers in government-run college
Aug 26, 2023, at 04:02 pm
Hundreds of girls in a Pakistani government-run college in Balochistan demonstrated for the past two days against the absence of teachers for several months.
Six years on, still no justice for Myanmar’s Rohingya
Aug 25, 2023, at 10:05 pm
UN human rights chief Volker Türk, on Thursday, reiterated the call for accountability and justice for the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya driven from their homes in Myanmar by security forces in 2017, in what has been described as “textbook” ethnic cleansing.
Sikhs in Pakistan face threats, demand swift action
Aug 25, 2023, at 09:58 pm
In a deeply concerning development, Jathedar Harpreet Singh of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib has strongly condemned the threatening letters recently dispatched to Sikhs residing in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Aug 25, 2023, at 08:11 pm
One year after historic floods devastated Pakistan and a national state of emergency was declared, millions of children continue to need humanitarian assistance and access to essential services, UNICEF warned today. Recovery and rehabilitation efforts remain underfunded.
Afghanistan: Female Youtuber killed in Kabul
Aug 25, 2023, at 03:37 pm
A female Youtuber has been killed in Afghanistan's Kabul city, the Taliban confirmed on Thursday.
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina holds bilateral meeting with Xi Jinping
Aug 24, 2023, at 05:14 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The bilateral meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was held in Johannesburg on Wednesday, according to the Mofa statement.
Chinese president Xi urges BRICS nations to enhance global governance
Aug 24, 2023, at 06:04 am
Johannesburg/UNI: Chinese President Xi Jinping, during his address at the 15th BRICS Summit held on Wednesday, called upon the member countries to enhance global governance, emphasizing the importance of fairness and justice.
Aug 24, 2023, at 01:56 am
Pakistani Christians demonstrated outside the country's High Commission in London recently against the violence in Jaranwala region when attackers set several churches on fire.
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh need urgent support as crises multiply: UNHCR
Aug 23, 2023, at 08:35 pm
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, is calling on the international community to renew its commitment to the nearly one million Rohingya refugees who have fled persecution in Myanmar for neighbouring Bangladesh.
Afghanistan’s Taliban responsible for revenge killings, torture of former officials
Aug 23, 2023, at 06:55 pm
New York: In Afghanistan, hundreds of former government officials and members of the armed forces have allegedly been killed despite assurances from the Taliban of an amnesty, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday.
Aug 23, 2023, at 05:35 pm
Praising India's 'Chandrayaan-3' mission, former Pakistan Minister Fawad Chaudhry has said his country's media should broadcast the moon landing live, in a statement which might raise eyebrows of many considering the hostile relation between the two bordering nations.
Uniting against persecution: Sikh, Christian leaders meet chief justice of Pakistan
Aug 23, 2023, at 04:07 pm
In a resolute commitment to justice and unity, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Atta Bandial has assured that proper investigations will be conducted before any action is taken in cases, particularly those involving blasphemy charges against minority communities.
Pakistan: All eight passengers rescued from stranded cable car
Aug 23, 2023, at 06:08 am
All eight passengers, who were trapped in a cable car in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region, have been rescued, officials said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: 6 soldiers, 4 terrorists die in northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Aug 23, 2023, at 05:52 am
Islamabad: Six soldiers and four terrorists were killed in a clash in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday, a military statement said.
Pakistan Violence: Christian youth held for reposting stuff on Jaranwala
Aug 23, 2023, at 05:32 am
Police booked and arrested a Christian youth under the blasphemy law and Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016 for allegedly reposting and resharing hate material (letter) that had contributed to the spread of violence against the Christian community in Jaranwala.
Pakistan: Police arrest eight Ahmadi community members for preaching their beliefs in Lahore
Aug 23, 2023, at 05:27 am
Lahore police have arrested eight members of the Ahmadi community for allegedly preaching their beliefs in the Badami Bagh area of the Pakistani city.
Pakistan: Protesters demand stern action against Jaranwala rioters
Aug 23, 2023, at 05:16 am
Members of the Christian community on Sunday demonstrated against the burning of churches and houses in Jaranwala area of Pakistan's Punjab region and demanded action against the people involved in the incident.
Aug 23, 2023, at 05:10 am
Islamabad: Pakistan President Arif Alvi on Sunday triggered a controversy when he said he denied signing the Official Secrets Amendment Bill 2023 and Pakistan Army Amendment Act 2023.
More than 20 female artists exhibit paintings in in Taliban-ruled Kabul
Aug 22, 2023, at 08:32 pm
In a country ruled by Taliban forces and eves being dominated, over 20 female artists exhibited their paintings in Kabul by holding an exhibition.
Pakistan: TLP members vandalise Ahmaddiya worshipping place in Sialkot
Aug 22, 2023, at 07:14 pm
More than 100 Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) members recently vandalised a place of worship of the Ahmadiya community in Pakistan's Sialkot district.
Pakistan: University drops seven subjects, including Journalism, amid low response from students
Aug 22, 2023, at 12:03 am
Islamabad: A Pakistani university has dropped seven subjects from their list this year amid low response from students, media reports said on Monday.
Aug 21, 2023, at 05:40 am
The Islamabad Police in Pakistan on Sunday arrested human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and former lawmaker Ali Wazir 'for investigation', days after they participated in a rally against enforced disappearances.
Pakistan: FDI falls 23 per cent in July
Aug 21, 2023, at 05:03 am
Pakistan's Foreign direct investment (FDI) shrank 23.27 per cent month-on-month to $87.7 million in July as the country struggled with the ongoing political and economic turmoil.
Pakistan: Two Christian brothers arrested over blasphemy charges
Aug 21, 2023, at 04:35 am
Two Christian brothers have been arrested in Pakistan over blasphemy charges, two days after a mob burned down churches and destroyed houses in Jaranwala, media reports said.
Pakistan: Former Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi arrested, booked under Official Secrets Act
Aug 21, 2023, at 04:18 am
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested Pakistan's former minister and PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi from his Islamabad residence and booked him under the Official Secrets Act, 1923.
India supplied 47,500 metric tons of wheat to Afghanistan since Taliban takeover
Aug 21, 2023, at 03:45 am
India has sent 47,500 metric tons of wheat to Afghanistan over the past two years, media reports said.
Explosion rocks Pakistan's North Waziristan district, 13 die
Aug 21, 2023, at 01:29 am
An explosion rocked Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district in Pakistan on Saturday which left at least 13 labourers dead, media reports said.
Taiwan spots 45 Chinese military aircraft, 9 ships near Island
Aug 20, 2023, at 11:01 pm
Taipei: The Taiwanese Defense Ministry said on Sunday that 45 aircraft of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and nine ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) were seen approaching the island over the past day.