Pakistan: Bilwal Bhutto calls PM Imran Khan a 'foreign-funded' agent
Mar 22, 2022, at 12:06 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday targeted and accused Prime Minister Imran Khan of being a ‘foreign-funded’ agent.
Sri Lanka: Education Ministry says it will go ahead with exams amid paper shortage
Mar 21, 2022, at 10:15 pm
Colombo: The Sri Lanka Education Ministry has announced it will conduct examinations for senior school students as planned despite an earlier decision to cancel it due to a paper shortage in the country.
China: Plane carrying 132 people crashes in Guangxi
Mar 21, 2022, at 09:28 pm
Beijing: A Chinese passenger plane, which was carrying 132 passengers, crashed in a mountainous area of southern China, media reports said on Monday.
Afghan's former FM Khalid Payenda is now working as a Uber driver
Mar 21, 2022, at 09:12 pm
Washington: Afghanistan's former Finance Minister Khalid Payenda, who once oversaw a $6 billion budget, has become a Uber driver in Washington to support his family.
Chinese jet with 133 passengers crashes in Guangxi
Mar 21, 2022, at 07:59 pm
Beijing: A Chinese plane, which was carrying 133 passengers, crashed in southwest China and caused a mountain fire with casualties unknown, media reports said on Monday.
China COVID-19 spike: Shanghai Disney Resort shuts down temporarily
Mar 21, 2022, at 04:01 pm
Shanghai: The Shanghai Disney Resort will be temporarily shut until further notice from Monday amid rising COVID-19 cases in China, media reports said.
Ukraine Conflict: About 130,000 civilians still held hostage in Mariupol
Mar 21, 2022, at 02:20 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Up to 130,000 civilians are being held hostage by Ukrainian nationalists in Mariupol, the head of the Russian National Defense Control Center, Mikhail Mizintsev, said on Sunday.
Russian warplanes destroy 89 Ukrainian military targets during day
Mar 21, 2022, at 06:20 am
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: The Russian air force has destroyed 89 Ukrainian military objects and downed seven drones over the past 24 hours, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Sunday.
Opposition would lose this match badly: Imran Khan warns on no-trust motion
Mar 21, 2022, at 01:09 am
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan warned Pakistan's opposition parties, which have filed a no-trust motion against him in the National Assembly, that they are going to 'lose this match badly'.
Belgium: Six killed after car drives into crowd
Mar 21, 2022, at 12:32 am
Brussels: At least six people died when a car drove into a crowd of carnival performers on Sunday morning in La Louviere, southern Belgium, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Launch struck by freight ship sinks in Shitalakshya, 3 die
Mar 20, 2022, at 11:33 pm
Dhaka: Divers have pulled three bodies out of the Shitalakshya river after a launch sank upon being struck by a freight vessel Bangladesh's Narayanganj region on Sunday, media reports said.
North Korea fires 4 suspected shots from multiple rocket launchers into Yellow Sea: South Korea
Mar 20, 2022, at 10:01 pm
Seoul: North Korea on Sunday fired four suspected shots from its multiple rocket launchers into the Yellow Sea, South Korean military officials said.
Afghanistan emerges as world's most unhappiest nation
Mar 20, 2022, at 08:01 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan has emerged as the most 'unhappiest' nation in the world for the second consecutive year.
Canada mosque attack: Worshippers subdue axe wielding attacker
Mar 20, 2022, at 07:35 pm
Ontario: Members of a mosque in Canada's Mississauga area subdued a man who was attempting to attack them by wielding an axe and with bear spray on Saturday.
Pakistan: Massive explosion sparks fire at Sialkot ammunition storage area
Mar 20, 2022, at 06:19 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: A massive explosion occurred in the northern Pakistani city of Sialkot, media reports said on Sunday.
Mariupol's seige will be remembered for centuries: Volodymyr Zelensky
Mar 20, 2022, at 05:51 pm
Kyiv/UNI: The Russian attacks on the besieged city of Mariupol is an "act of terror" and will be "remembered for centuries", Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday.
Ukraine calls on China to condemn 'Russian barbarism'
Mar 20, 2022, at 04:03 pm
Kyiv/IBNS: Ukraine has urged China to join the West in condemning the "Russian barbarism" after the United States warned Beijing of consequences if it backed Moscow's attack on Kyiv, reports said.
Tibetan singer's death: Chinese authorities heightens security in Lhasa
Mar 20, 2022, at 03:56 am
Lhasa: Chinese authorities have placed Lhasa city of Tibet under control after Tibetan singer Tsewang Norbu died of severe burns.
Afghanistan: Taliban govt forms commission to facilitate return of political leaders
Mar 20, 2022, at 03:40 am
Kabul: The Taliban government of Afghanistan has established a commission to pave the way for the return of the Afghan political leaders who left the country since the insurgents captured power in the South Asian nation last year.
Pakistan: Foreign investment slides 33 percent in February
Mar 20, 2022, at 03:38 am
Karachi, Pakistan: Pakistan's Foreign direct investment (FDI) fell year-on-year (YoY) by 33 percent and declined by 17.3 percent compared to preceding month of January, as per data released by the State Bank of Pakistan showed on Thursday.
Pakistan: PTI issues show-cause notice to 14 dissident lawmakers
Mar 20, 2022, at 03:35 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday has issued show-cause notices to 14 of its lawmakers on grounds of alleged defection and asked to submit an unconditional apology and rejoin the party ranks within 7 days, local media reported.
Pakistan: PPP announces no-confidence motion to oust PTI-led K-P govt
Mar 19, 2022, at 11:45 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa President Najmudddin Khan on Saturday announced that the opposition has decided to oust the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government in K-P through a no-confidence motion, reports The Express Tribune.
No sign of Ukraine bioweapons labs says disarmament chief, after further Russian claims
Mar 19, 2022, at 11:13 pm
New York: The UN is not aware of any biological weapons programme being conducted in Ukraine, the Organization’s disarmament chief told the Security Council once more on Friday, responding to fresh allegations by the Russian Federation, that it had evidence to the contrary.
Afghanistan: Four minors die in rocket explosion in Kandahar
Mar 19, 2022, at 11:06 pm
Kandahar: At least four children died when a rocket explosion hit southeastern Kandahar province of Afghanistan on Friday, media reports said.
For equality, respect and dignity we must ‘speak as one’ against racism: Guterres
Mar 19, 2022, at 10:17 pm
New York: Racism continues to poison institutions, social structures, and everyday life across all societies, the UN chief said on Friday at a dedicated meeting against what he referred to as a catalyst that “normalizes hate, denies dignity, and spurs violence”.
Mar 19, 2022, at 10:12 pm
New York: After a missile attack near the airport in Lviv in western Ukraine early on Friday, UN humanitarians warned that the situation across the country remains dire, as Russia’s military invasion continues.
Ukraine: Over 9,000 people leave Mariupol
Mar 19, 2022, at 03:49 pm
Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that more than 9,000 people were able to leave the besieged port city of Mariupol to safer places, The Khaleej Times reported.
Pakistan: PM Imran Khan rules out imposition of Governor's rule in Sindh province
Mar 19, 2022, at 02:40 pm
Islamabad: The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government led by Imran Khan has ruled out the possibility of imposing governor's rule in Sindh, Dawn reported on Saturday.
China-US should share world responsibilities: Xi Jinping tells Joe Biden over Ukraine crisis
Mar 19, 2022, at 06:21 am
Beijing/IBNS: Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday called US president Joe Biden and said war is "in no one's interest" amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine which has resulted in a huge global crisis.
Pakistan: PTI activists barge into PPP’s Sindh House
Mar 19, 2022, at 02:51 am
Islamabad: Activists of the ruling PTI on Friday stormed the Sindh House in Islamabad to protest against dissident lawmakers staying at the PPP-led provincial government's facility citing “security threats” from their own party.