Pakistan: FBR freezes PIA accounts over non-payment of taxes

Jul 29, 2023, at 12:38 am

Islamabad: All bank accounts of Pakistan national carrier  Pakistan International Airline (PIA) have been frozen by the country's Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) over non-payment of taxes, media reports said.

Wang Shaojun, bodyguard to China’s top leaders, died due to unknown illness: Reports

Jul 27, 2023, at 11:15 pm

Lieutenant General Wang Shaojun, former head of the Central Security Bureau, died in Beijing on July 26 due to undisclosed illness, media reports said.

Taiwan: Taoyuan International Airport becomes a battleground for simulated Chinese invasion

Jul 27, 2023, at 11:06 pm

A simulated Chinese invasion was seen in Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport on Wednesday for the first time ever as the island’s military conducted an anti-takeover drill to fend off any possible attack from Beijing, media reports said.

Nepal witnessing a rise in crime committed by Chinese nationals

Jul 27, 2023, at 11:03 pm

Recent data has shown that the crime committed by Chinese nationals in Nepal is rising.

Pakistan stands at 99 among 121 countries in Global Hunger Index

Jul 26, 2023, at 08:57 pm

Islamabad: The Global Hunger Index (GHI-2022) has placed Pakistan in 99th position out of 121 countries in terms of hunger.

Pakistan: Blast in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa leaves cop dead

Jul 26, 2023, at 02:19 pm

At least one police personnel died in a suicide blast in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) region of Pakistan on Tuesday, media reports said.

China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang, who is 'missing' for weeks, removed

Jul 25, 2023, at 11:37 pm

Beijing: China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang, who has been absent from public view for several months now, was removed from office on Tuesday.

Pakistan: Ahmadiyas place of worship vandalized by police

Jul 25, 2023, at 09:08 pm

Succumbing to the pressures from Muslim radicals, officials from Kala Gujran PS (Jhelum District, Punjab Province) demolished the minarets of an Ahmadiya place of worship on the intervening night of July 14-15.

China: School gym roof collapses, 10 die

Jul 24, 2023, at 02:44 pm

At least 10 people died when the roof of a school gymnasium in China's  Heilongjiang Province collapsed on Monday.

Over 12,000 Pakistanis languishing in foreign jails: Reports

Jul 24, 2023, at 05:14 am

Over 12,000 Pakistanis are currently languishing in prisons across 67 nations, media reports said.

UNHCR review: Activist groups highlight rights violations in Tibet

Jul 24, 2023, at 05:02 am

Ahead of China’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the UN Human Rights Council in January 2024, the International Campaign for Tibet and the International Federation for Human Rights recently submitted a report on the human rights violations occurring in Tibet.

Youth jobless rate might have hit 46.5 pct in China, claims professor

Jul 24, 2023, at 03:40 am

A Chinese professor has claimed that the country's youth unemployment rate might have hit close to 50 per cent in March.

Afghanistan: 152 schools in Paktika lack buildings

Jul 24, 2023, at 01:57 am

Abdul Qayom Faroqi, head of the Paktika Department of Education, said 152 schools in the Afghanistan region lack buildings.

Pakistan: Lahore DIG Shariq Jamal found dead at his residence

Jul 22, 2023, at 10:04 pm

Lahore Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, Shariq Jamal, was found dead at his residence located in the Pakistani city's DHA neighbourhood n Saturday.

Russian, Chinese warships conduct artillery firing as part of joint drills

Jul 22, 2023, at 09:46 pm

Moscow: Russia and China carried out joint artillery firing at a sea target as part of the "North. Interaction-2023" naval exercises organized by Beijing in the Sea of Japan, the Russian Pacific Fleet said on Saturday.

Taiwan spots 26 Chinese aircraft, 7 ships in Island's vicinity

Jul 21, 2023, at 10:13 pm

Taipei: Taiwan's armed forces have detected 26 Chinese aircraft and 7 vessels approaching the island in 24 hours, the Taiwanese Defense Ministry said on Friday.

Pakistan: Blast rocks Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, four hurt

Jul 21, 2023, at 09:56 pm

At least four people were hurt as a blast rocked Geelay area in the Mamund Tehsil of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region on Friday, media reports said.

Pakistan: KP witnesses four terror attacks in last 148 hours

Jul 21, 2023, at 08:39 pm

Peshawar: As many as four terrorist attacks rocked  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan in the last 48 hours, media reports said.

Funding ‘simply not enough’ for Rohingya refugees, UN agencies report

Jul 21, 2023, at 04:57 pm

New York: Current funding for critical aid efforts supporting Rohingya refugees living in camps in southern Bangladesh is simply not enough, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has said, as dwindling resources have forced the second ration cut in three months.

Pakistan: KP blast leaves one cop dead

Jul 20, 2023, at 11:15 pm

At least one policeman died and nine others were injured as a blast rocked in  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Khyber district on Thursday, media reports said.

Former Pak PM Imran Khan apologized for his comments about a female judge

Jul 20, 2023, at 09:01 am

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan's former premier, Imran Khan, reiterated his apology on Wednesday for his contentious remarks against a female judge, stating that he regrets his actions if they exceeded acceptable limits.

China's TCM giant GPHL to import medical herbs from Russia, Indonesia

Jul 20, 2023, at 05:49 am

Beijing: Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings Limited (GPHL), China's leading traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) manufacturer, Tuesday announced a plan to import nearly 30,000 tonnes of TCM materials from Indonesia and Russia in the next five years, reports said.

Bangladeshi, Chinese workers clash over wages, 15 hurt

Jul 20, 2023, at 12:52 am

Dhaka: At least 15 security guards and workers were hurt when Bangladeshi and  Chinese workers clashed due to dissatisfaction over salaries and allowances at the under-construction 1,320 MW Rural Power Company Limited power plant in Bangladesh's Dhankhali area, media reports said.

Vietnam: 4 Chinese tourists die in coach accident

Jul 19, 2023, at 11:12 pm

Hanoi: A coach carrying 21 Chinese tourists on Tuesday rolled over in Vietnam's central Khanh Hoa province, leaving four Chinese citizens dead, the Chinese Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City confirmed on Wednesday.

Pakistan: 11 die as wall of a building collapses in Islamabad

Jul 19, 2023, at 11:06 pm

Peshawar: At least 11 people died and six others were injured after the wall of a building collapsed in Pakistan's Islamabad city on Wednesday, media reports said.

Pakistan: 10 injured in Peshawar suicide blast

Jul 19, 2023, at 01:02 am

Peshawar/IBNS/UNI: A suicide blast took place near security forces’ vehicle in Pakistan's Peshawar, police said on Tuesday.

Bangladesh: Seven arrested over attack on Hero Alom during Dhaka bypoll

Jul 18, 2023, at 09:58 pm

Bangladesh police have arrested seven people in connection with the attack on  Ashraful Alom, who is better known among fans as 'Hero Alom'.

Myanmar: Chinese-backed power plant shuts down operation

Jul 17, 2023, at 10:59 pm

Washington:  A Chinese-backed combined cycle power plant near Gantgawdaw Pagoda in Myanmar’s Arakan State’s Kyaukphyu Township recently stopped its operations, media reports said.

China: Minor Uyghur girls forced to work in Xinjiang factory

Jul 17, 2023, at 10:24 pm

About 90 Uyghur minor girls are currently toiling for 14 hours a day in a  Chinese-run garment factory in Xinjiang, an episode reflecting the atrocities the community members are facing in the country.

China: Eight dead as vehicles pile-up on expressway

Jul 17, 2023, at 10:20 pm

Beijing: Eight people died and six were seriously injured following a pileup involving five cars and three trucks on an expressway in northwest China's Gansu Province on Monday, local authorities said.