India hands over 21,000 MT of fertilizer to crisis-hit Sri Lanka
Aug 22, 2022, at 10:54 pm
Colombo: The Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Bagley has officially handed over 21,000 MT of fertilizer supplied under India's Special Support Program to the people of Sri Lanka, giving support to the people of the country amid distress.
Terror case: Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan secures transit bail till Aug 25
Aug 22, 2022, at 10:50 pm
Islamabad: Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan has secured transit bail for three days till Aug 25 after he filed a pre-arrest bail application in the Islamabad High Court earlier to avoid arrest in a terror case filed against him last (Sunday) night.
Cineworld confirms considering bankruptcy
Aug 22, 2022, at 10:47 pm
London: British entertainment conglomerate Cineworld has confirmed it is considering filing for bankruptcy in the US, as the cinema chain continues to struggle with $5 billion worth of debt.
China: Iconic Shanghai skyline to go dark
Aug 22, 2022, at 10:43 pm
Shanghai: The iconic skyline in Chinese city of Shanghai -- called The Bund -- will not be lit for two nights to save power, officials say.
Students return to school for first time since COVID-19 hit Philippines
Aug 22, 2022, at 10:39 pm
Manila: Millions of students across the Philippines returned to the classroom on Monday, ending one of the world's longest school closures amid COVID-19 outbreak.
Aug 22, 2022, at 03:56 pm
Buner: Members of the Sikh community protested for a second day on Sunday in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Buner district in Pakistan after a woman from the community was allegedly abducted, forcefully converted and married to a Muslim man.
Pakistan: Hindu man faces blasphemy charges
Aug 22, 2022, at 03:25 pm
Pakistan's Hyderabad region remained tense on Sunday after a Hindu sanitation worker was booked in a fake blasphemy case over alleged desecration of Quran, media reports said.
Singapore to end ban on gay sex
Aug 22, 2022, at 02:36 pm
Singapore: Singapore will repeal a law that bans gay sex, effectively making it legal to be homosexual in the city-state.
Pakistan: Former PM Imran Khan booked for ‘terrorising police, judiciary’ in Islamabad speech
Aug 22, 2022, at 03:55 am
Islamabad: PTI Chairman Imran Khan, who was ousted as the Prime Minister of the country after a no confidence motion was passed against him, was booked under Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act (punishment for acts of terrorism) regarding his comments at his Islamabad rally a day ago, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan's popular singer Nayyara Noor dies
Aug 22, 2022, at 03:12 am
Karachi: Pakistan's popular singer Nayyara Noor, who is famously known as ‘Bulbul-e-Pakistan', has died, media reports said on Sunday.
Japan PM Fumio Kishida tests COVID-19 positive
Aug 22, 2022, at 02:56 am
Tokyo: Japan PM Fumio Kishida has tested COVID-19 positive, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan: Nine soldiers die as their vehicle plunges into deep gorge
Aug 22, 2022, at 02:09 am
Islamabad: At least nine Pakistani soldiers died and four were injured on Sunday when their vehicle fell into a deep gorge in the Bagh district of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Afghanistan: Large numbers of youth without visas continue to leave country
Aug 22, 2022, at 01:52 am
Kabul: An official of a passenger transport company said his company transfers up to "1,500" youth each day to Nimroz, an area in Afghanistan which borders Iran, highlighting the large number of people trying to escape the nation regularly .
Pakistan: Bajaur blast leaves two policemen dead
Aug 22, 2022, at 01:24 am
Khar: An explosive device went off at a checkpost in Chubtra area in Mamond tehsil of Bajaur district of Pakistan on Friday which left at least two policemen dead, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan: Police raid houses of Rana Mashhood, Atta Tarar
Aug 22, 2022, at 12:45 am
Lahore Police have raided the residences of PMLN leaders Rana Mashhood and Atta Tarar after getting arrest warrants for 12 PMLN leaders from a magistrate on Friday, media reports said on Sunday.
Somalia: Security forces end Al-Shabab siege at Mogadishu hotel, 21 die
Aug 22, 2022, at 12:15 am
Mogadishu: Security forces have rescued 106 people who were trapped in an upscale hotel in Somalian capital Mogadishu as terrorists attacked it on Friday.
Pakistan: PTI leader Nargis Baloch shot dead by unknown men in Quetta
Aug 21, 2022, at 11:25 pm
Quetta: Unknown men, who were riding a motorcycle, shot dead Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Nargis Baloch near Balochistan University in Quetta city, media reports said on Sunday.
Darya Dugina: Daughter of Putin's close ally dies in car explosion
Aug 21, 2022, at 07:51 pm
The daughter of a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin has died in a car explosion close to Moscow city, media reports said on Sunday.
Flood kills 10, destroys scores of houses in east Afghanistan
Aug 21, 2022, at 06:23 pm
Kabul/UNI: At least 10 people lost their lives and scores of houses were destroyed in a flash flood in the Afghan eastern province of Logar on Saturday, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported Sunday.
China to hold new military drills in East China Sea
Aug 21, 2022, at 06:15 pm
Beijing: Beijing will hold new live-fire military exercises in the East China Sea not far from Zhejiang province in the country's east on August 22, the China Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) said on Sunday.
US Senator introduces bill which aims to ban Chinese investment in agribusiness
Aug 21, 2022, at 05:06 am
Washington: U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) introduced legislation that would blacklist China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea from investing in, purchasing or otherwise acquiring land or businesses involved in agriculture.
Pakistan's weekly inflation rate touches all-time high of 42.3pc
Aug 21, 2022, at 05:04 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday stated that the inflation measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI) has moved up sharply in the previous week to touch 42.3 percent year-on-year basis in August.
Pakistan: TTP warns nationalists against levelling allegations
Aug 21, 2022, at 05:02 am
Islamabad: Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has warned 'secular' and nationalist groups to stop levelling allegations against the banned outfit.
Pakistan Information and Broadcasting Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb demands arrest of Imran Khan
Aug 21, 2022, at 05:01 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Thursday said the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) should arrest Imran Khan like the PML-N leaders who were apprehended on the basis of mere accusations.
US business group in Taiwan finds limited impact from China’s recent military drill: Survey
Aug 21, 2022, at 04:30 am
New York: In a survey of its member companies following the recent tensions in the Taiwan Strait, the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan (AmCham Taiwan) found that over three-quarters of the respondents said they had not been significantly impacted by the Chinese military exercises in the Taiwan Strait.
Experts believe new submarines could help Taiwan build strong deterrence against China
Aug 21, 2022, at 04:26 am
Taipei: Amid heightened tension between China and Taiwan in the backdrop of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the self-governed island, defence experts have said a new fleet of modern submarines could help Taipei build strong deterrence against Beijing.
Chinese-Canadian tycoon Xiao Jianhua sentenced to 13-years in prison
Aug 21, 2022, at 04:21 am
Hong Kong: Chinese-Canadian tycoon Xiao Jianhua has been sentenced to 13-years in prison, media reports said on Saturday.
Death toll in Somali Hotel attack rises to 15
Aug 21, 2022, at 04:07 am
Mogadishu: The death toll from the attack on Hayat Hotel here has risen to 15, while dozens of people have been injured, as gunfire between security forces and al-Shabaab terrorists is ongoing, media reported on Saturday.
Japan suspends multi-mission V-22 Osprey aircraft
Aug 20, 2022, at 11:20 pm
Tokyo/UNI: Japan has grounded flights of V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft temporarily stationed in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo for security checks following a decision by the US air force to suspend the operation of its CV-22 Osprey aircraft due to technical faults, the Kyodo news agency reported on Saturday, citing the Japanese Defense Ministry.
34 fishermen missing as 11 trawlers capsize in Bay of Bengal
Aug 20, 2022, at 11:18 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Eleven fishing trawlers carrying at least 150 fishermen have capsized in the Bay of Bengal near Kuakata Patuakhali District in Bangladesh due to rough weather.