South Korea bans export of strategic materials to Russia
Seoul [South Korea](ANI/Sputnik): South Korea has decided to join international sanctions and ban the export of strategic materials to Russia amid the situation around Ukraine,
Seoul [South Korea](ANI/Sputnik): South Korea has decided to join international sanctions and ban the export of strategic materials to Russia amid the situation around Ukraine,
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will address the nation today over the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on the country’s economy. The development
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said that preparations were still underway for the opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM)
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan’s Aurat March, scheduled to be held on International Women’s Day on March 8, will focus on wages, security and peace for women,
Seoul [South Korea]: As Russia has ordered operations in Ukraine, Korean companies have been also impacted. Korean companies have returned their expatriates from Ukraine, and
Islamabad : Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan landed in Moscow late on Wednesday on a two-day visit amid the ongoing crisis at the Ukraine-Russia border.
Islamabad [Pakistan] (ANI): The Imran Khan government is facing heavy backlash from all quarters for amending the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016 through
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has summoned three high-level meetings on Monday to discuss matters related to the Opposition’s long march and current
Beijing [China] (ANI): In retaliation to US arms sales to Taiwan, China has decided to impose sanctions on American defence companies Lockheed Martin and Raytheon
Islamabad [Pakistan] (ANI): A leak of data from a leading Swiss bank has revealed information about 600 accounts linked to 1400 Pakistani citizens, media reports
Kathmandu [Nepal]: Dozens were injured in a violent protest against US grant assistance agreement worth 500 million USD as the Nepal government tabled it in
Lahore [Pakistan] (ANI): Students in Pakistan continued their sit-in at Charing Cross on Friday to protest against the ban on student unions imposed by former
Islamabad [Pakistan](ANI): Pakistan’s Leader of Opposition and Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) President Shahbaz Sharif, on Tuesday, slammed Imran Khan government for accepting huge amounts of
Balochistan [Pakistan] (ANI): In a clash between Baloch and Pakistani army in Shadi Kaur area of Pasni tehsil of Gwadar district, a young rebel Sarmachar
Islamabad [Pakistan](ANI): At a time when the world is celebrating love and friendship, weird circulars of Pakistani Universities on Valentine’s Day are going viral. Most
Seoul [South Korea] (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea registered a total of more than 360,000 breakthrough COVID-19 infections in vaccinated people, the health authorities said Monday. The
Karachi [Pakistan](ANI): Pakistan’s Sindh Excise Taxation and Narcotics Control Department confiscated drugs worth USD 1.4 billion from a vacant plot situated in Karachi’s Surjani Town
Beijing [China] (ANI): China has imposed fresh curbs on the domestic TV industry, regulating that performers’ total payment must not exceed 40 per cent of
Islamabad [Pakistan], (ANI): Pakistan reported a total of 3,206 new COVID-19 cases and 41 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to National Command and
Kabul [Afghanistan], (ANI): The UN Mission in Afghanistan has welcomed the release of the two reporters by Afghanistan’s de facto authorities after more than four
Lahore [Pakistan](ANI): Farmers in Pakistan have announced to take to streets next week as the Imran Khan government imposed taxes on the agriculture sector, rising
Kathmandu [Nepal]: A Nepalese government report has accused China of encroaching into western Nepal along their shared border. The report was commissioned in September last
Kabul [Afghanistan]: An avalanche in Kunar province in Afghanistan on Sunday killed 15 people and as per the authorities, all the victims were trying to
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia] (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 9,117 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Saturday, bringing the national total to 2,904,131, according to the health ministry.
Kabul [Afghanistan] (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 jolted Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region on Saturday, reported National Center for Seismology. It said that the epicentre was
Beijing [China], (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping declared the 24th Olympic Winter Games open, according to local media on Friday. International Olympic Committee (IOC) president
Beijing [China](ANI): Chinese Xi Jinping is set to launch the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 in a grand ceremony on Friday along with Russian President Vladimir
Islamabad [Pakistan],(ANI): Pakistan’s trade deficit widened to USD 28.8 billion in the first seven months of the current fiscal year more than the annual target
Islamabad [Pakistan], (ANI): Demanding that gas be restored to all industrial sectors in Pakistan’s Karachi, hundreds of industrialists protested outside the Sui Southern Gas Company
Beijing [China]: Amid China’s zero-COVID policy, around 50 foreign athletes scheduled to take part in the Beijing Winter Olympics have tested positive for the coronavirus.
Islamabad [Pakistan], (ANI): Pakistan’s Supreme Court Justice Umar Ata Bandial sworn in as the new Chief Justice of Pakistan on Wednesday, reported Samaa News. He
Islamabad [Pakistan] (ANI): A fresh medical report of former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was submitted to the Lahore High Court on Tuesday, which advised
Kathmandu [Nepal]: Nepal’s Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Renu Kumari Yadav on Tuesday said the newly announced project to build a bridge over the
Kabul [Afghanistan]: The European Union, Amnesty International and UNAMA have called upon the Taliban to provide information about the case of two Ariana News reporters
Moscow [Russia]: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan’s hope for a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin has suffered a huge setback as Moscow made
New York [US]: As Myanmar nears the first anniversary of the military coup that saw the arrest of national icon Aung San Suu Kyi and
Islamabad [Pakistan] (ANI): Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari reaffirmed his faith in the scheduled long march next month despite Imran Khan’s government’s
Lahore [Pakistan]: Farmers have decided to protest against the Pakistan government in Multan city of Punjab province on February 14, over its recent move of
Kabul [Afghanistan]: A trilateral meeting between Turkey, Qatar, and the Taliban officials agreed on “several key issues” on how to manage and operate Kabul Airport.
Islamabad [Pakistan](ANI): The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday arrived in Lahore on a three-day visit during which he would travel to
Kabul [Afghanistan]: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed deep concern over the reports of human rights violations in the country. During
Biratnagar [Nepal] (ANI): Rastriya Ekata Abhiyan held a demonstration against China in Biratnagar on Thursday. The demonstration was staged against excessive Chinese interference in Nepal’s
Islamabad [Pakistan](ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has warned opposition leaders of political defeat and humiliation over their planned protest in March on the
Kabul [Afghanistan], (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said fundamental and life-saving primary health care services in Afghanistan are under severe threat due to
Islamabad/Paris [France]: Ten Pakistani nationals have been arrested from the suburbs of Paris, on the suspicion of money laundering, human trafficking and fake documents, according
Kabul [Afghanistan]: At least 42 people have been killed and 76 wounded following heavy snowfall in Afghanistan, local media reported on Monday. The State Ministry
Singapore: In reporting its latest operating data, Singapore Airlines (SIA), co-owner of Gurgaon-based Vistara airlines, revealed that it carried 600,000 passengers in December, nearly doubled
Islamabad [Pakistan] (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has admitted that the people in the country are facing massive inflation as prices of commodities and
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan reported 7,586 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours as the fifth wave of COVID-19 pandemic continues to get worse
New York [US] (ANI): The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday (local time) said that the Taliban should respect human rights for the sake of
Kathmandu [Nepal] (ANI): Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has assured to hold three-tier elections within a year asking the electoral body of the Himalayan
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan rightly deserves blacklisting by Financial Action Task Force (FATF) as the country, in its plenary session in October, blatantly misrepresented information of
Kathmandu [Nepal] (ANI): Nepal on Thursday registered another record number of 12,338 new cases of COVID-19 as the positivity rate in the Himalayan Nation soared
Kabul [Afghanistan]: Afghan industrialists have urged the international community to unfreeze Afghan funds as if immediate financial help is not provided to the country then
Kathmandu [Nepal](ANI): With 11,352 cases being reported in the last 24 hours, Nepal recorded the highest COVID-19 single-day spike since the pandemic began, according to
Lahore [Pakistan] (ANI): Pakistan’s Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) party on Tuesday announced launching a nation-wide protest movement to press the government for taking back the mini-budget which
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia recorded 3,245 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast
Kabul [Afghanistan] (ANI): Taliban government has discussed a land survey for a railway project among Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan at a cabinet meeting, Xinhua News
Kabul [Afghanistan]: At least 26 people have been killed after an earthquake struck western Afghanistan, media reports said. Hundreds of homes were damaged in the
Taipei [Taiwan] (ANI): Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s administration is seeking to join an Indo-Pacific economic framework being planned by the United States, local news reported
Islamabad [Pakistan] (ANI): Political change is visible in Pakistan with the sudden outburst by Defence Minister Pervez Khattak against federal Minister Hammad Azhar and Prime
Islamabad [Pakistan] (ANI): Probe into misuse of petroleum imports from China began in Pakistan as the federal government on Friday ordered all oil marketing companies
Kabul [Afghanistan] (ANI): Taliban on Friday welcomed remarks of the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calling on the international comunity to lift a ban on
Islamabad [Pakistan] (ANI): The number of COVID-19 cases in Pakistan has hit a new record with 3,000 cases reported in the last 24 hours after
Ha Giang [Vietnam]: A video posted on the Twitter account of one Lee Ann Quann on January 3 shows Chinese soldiers throwing stones at Vietnamese
Islamabad [Pakistan], (ANI): After Pakistan opposition announced a long march against Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government from Karachi, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) said it
Kathmandu [Nepal] (ANI/Khabarhub): As China continues to increase political, economic and cultural presence, including controversial approaches and pressure in Nepal, Nepalis have started hitting the
Islamabad [Pakistan],(ANI): In a new damning revelation, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) revealed that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) had
Kabul [Afghanistan](ANI): Taliban’s acting Defense Minister Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid on Tuesday warned Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to return the Afghan aircraft or they will face
Islamabad [Pakistan] (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shehbaz Sharif has asked for the formation of a judicial commission to probe deaths of 23 tourists
Tianjin [China] (ANI): China has reported its first community spread Omicron cases, with two people confirmed with the coronavirus variant in Tianjin city, a Singapore-based
Beijing [China] (ANI): China has downsized the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics because of the coronavirus pandemic.Chinese Film Director Zhang Yimou has announced
Karachi [Pakistan](ANI): Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, experienced an alarming increase in COVID-19 cases, with the virus positivity ratio reaching over 15% on Saturday, said the
Beijing [China], (ANI): Wang Yi, the Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister, on Monday said that as a permanent comprehensive strategic partner of Kazakhstan, China
Kabul [Afghanistan] (ANI): The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) High Commissioner Filippo Grandi has said that the Taliban has to fulfil some promises if they want
Beijing [China]: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday held talks with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and discussed several issues including tourism, investments,
Tianjin [China]: Authorities at North China’s Tianjin, a municipality that neighbours Beijing, have started a citywide nucleic acid testing after 20 people were tested positive
Islamabad [Pakistan]: The death toll from heavy snowfall in Pakistan’s Murree has surged to 23 on Sunday as the forces evacuate over a thousand tourists
Beijing [China]: Chinese authorities in Sichuan province are arresting Tibetan monks and beating them over suspicion that they informed outside people about the destruction of
Islamabad [Pakistan], (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif directed his party workers to not let Imran Khan off the
Dhaka [Bangladesh]: Some Chinese companies are involved in printing and supplying counterfeit documents in Bangladesh, causing huge losses to the government exchequer. Although the Bangladeshi
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said on Thursday that the country does not have any plans to impose lockdown
Islamabad/New Delhi : External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Thursday said that India is in talks with Pakistan on modalities for the supply of
Kabul [Afghanistan]: A number of sports club owners in Kabul said that the Taliban has banned athletic sports for women. “They (Islamic Emirate) don’t allow
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan’s troubles along its border has increased amid tension with both Afghanistan and India.The border trouble gives grave signals to its military-backed government
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan opposition parties on Tuesday slammed the Prime Minister after a report of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) scrutiny committee probing Imran
Hong Kong: China denounced Walmart for ‘stupidity’ after Sam’s Club, a warehouse retailer pulled all Xinjiang-sourced products from its app in the country. Criticism on
Xi’an [China]: The Chinese city of Xi’an has reported 90 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Sunday.Eighty of the cases were found in quarantine, Global Times
Kathmandu [Nepal]: Kathmandu remains silent over China’s expansionist designs in the Himalayan nation as several media reports indicate illegal encroachments by Beijing in bordering districts
Tokyo [Japan]: Japan’s coast guard on Monday said that more Chinese ships tried to enter the country’s territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in the
Kabul [Afghanistan]: After the US has frozen nearly ten billion dollars of Afghanistan’s assets and has imposed sanctions on the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, dozens
Islamabad [Pakistan]: The Pakistan government on Sunday warned of a beginning of another COVID-19 wave in the country amid rising cases following the emergence of
Taipei [Taiwan]: China warned Taipei of “decisive measures” following Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s advice to Beijing to curb its military adventurism, reported local media. Cross-strait
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan on Saturday reported over 500 COVID-19 new cases for the second consecutive days and six deaths in the last 24 hours.According to
Colombo [Sri Lanka]: Sri Lanka’s food prices hit record highs as inflation increased to 12.1 per cent in December last year, up 2.2 per cent
Islamabad [Pakistan]: In view of the rising cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19, Pakistan is now facing the fifth wave of coronavirus, and cases may
Quetta [Pakistan]: The death toll in Pakistan’s Quetta blast has climbed to six as two injured succumbed to their injuries on Friday, local media reported.
Beijing [China]: With the aim to set a “good example for society,” China has banned footballers from getting tattoos and ordered those with existing ones
Beijing [China]: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that the irresponsible withdrawal by the United States from Afghanistan has brought a serious humanitarian crisis to
Beijing [China]: Chinese officials have tightened travel curbs in the Tibet region ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics and deployed a large police force in the
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Fifth COVID-19 wave with Omicron variant may hit Pakistan by mid-February adding to the country’s pandemic woes.Pakistan may experience the fifth wave of
Kabul [Afghanistan]: Several dozen Afghan women on Tuesday protested against the new directives of the Taliban putting limitations on their movement. In recent days the
Paris [France] & Beijing (China): Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Monday urged Beijing to release Zhang Zhan, one of the first of China’s “citizen journalists”
Kabul [Afghanistan]: Afghanistan traders have urged the Taliban regime to hand over the contract concerning operations at the Kabul Hamid Karzai International Airport to the
Kabul [Afghanistan]: Minister of Higher Education of Afghanistan, Abdul Baqi Haqqani on Sunday said that the reason behind the closure of universities is co-education and
Lahore [Pakistan]: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s decision to dissolve his party’s organisational structure after the poll debacle in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has evoked a
Kabul [Afghanistan]: The Taliban on Saturday announced a new 170-member police unit for the security and protection of educational institutes.A statement released by the Ministry
Naypyidaw [Myanmar]: More than 30 people, including women and children, have been killed and their bodies burned in Myanmar’s conflict-torn Kayah state, media reports citing
Kabul [Afghanistan]: Taliban have decided to dissolve several Ministries and electoral bodies including Ministry of Government of peace affairs, Ministry of Government in parliament affairs,
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan is celebrating the 146th birth anniversary of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan on Saturday.The national flag will be hoisted at
Beijing [China]: More than two dozen officials in China’s Shaanxi provinces have been punished by the authorities over their ineffective preventive measures in tackling the
Dhaka [Bangladesh]: Atleast 38 people have been killed after a ferry caught fire on Sugandha River in the southern district of Jhalakathi early on Friday.
Tirumala (Andhra Pradesh) [India]: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa along with his spouse Shiranthi Rajapaksa, who is on a pilgrimage to India, on Friday
Beijing [China]: In sweeping restrictions, China on Wednesday locked down the entire 13 million residents of Xi’an city after the COVID-19 cluster was found in
New York [US]: United Nations Security Council has passed resolution 2615 proposed by the United States and allowed money to flow to Afghanistan for humanitarian
New York [US]: China on Wednesday called for unfreezing Afghanistan’s overseas assets as soon as possible.China’s permanent representative to the United Nations Zhang Jun told
Yangon [Myanmar]: Over 80 people went missing in a jade mine landslide in Myanmar’s Kachin state in the early hours of Wednesday, Xinhua quoting a
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has blamed the United States for creating a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan that is affecting millions of people
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Amid rising Omicron cases in a number of countries, Pakistan’s COVID response body has allowed booster shots for people aged 30 years and
London [UK]: China on Tuesday rejected remarks made by the US and its allies regarding the erosion of democratic elements of Hong Kong’s electoral system.“China
Hong Kong: Amid low voting turnout under amended electoral laws, pro- Beijing candidates have swept to victory in Hong Kong’s Legislative Council election.The election was
Kabul [Afghanistan]: Rejecting Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s remarks on terrorism in his country, former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday said that the landlocked
By Lee Kah Whye Singapore: Last week, the Indian government announced an INR 760 billion (USD 10 billion) incentive plan to attract global semiconductor and
Quetta [Pakistan]: A petition has been filed in the Balochistan High Court on Sunday seeking disqualification of Chief Minister Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo after a video
Washington DC [US]: To commemorate 50th Victory Day, Bangladesh community members in the Washington DC Metro Region held a demonstration in front of the White
Washington [US]: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved USD 195 million loan for Pakistan in order to improve electricity distribution and implement
New Delhi [India]: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar is set to host the third meeting of the India-Central Asia Dialogue in New Delhi beginning
Kabul [Afghanistan]: Taliban to finalize Afghanistan’s first annual budget without foreign aids amidst concerns over the brewing humanitarian crisis in the strife-torn country after the
Kathmandu [Nepal]: Nepal on Saturday made two weeks quarantine mandatory for travelers arriving from 67 different countries, mainly from European and African countries, in wake
Beijing [China]: China’s biotech firm Sinovac claimed that a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine is 94 per cent effective against the Omicron variant of
Beijing [China]: The United States has been severely violating free trade rules and threatening global supply chain security, Chinese Embassy in Washington spokesperson Liu Pengyu
New Delhi [India]: India is in touch with authorities in Pakistan to send more humanitarian assistance, including wheat and life-saving medicines to Afghanistan, the External
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has warned the international community against isolating Afghanistan, saying doing so would be disadvantageous for the world.The prime
Dhaka [Bangladesh]: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called on President Ram Nath Kovind, who is on a three-day State visit to the country,
Beijing [China]: Teachers in Chinese schools are unsure whether they should focus on implementing Covid-19 protocols or teach the new subject introduced this year on
New Delhi [India]: The Pakistan High Commission Tuesday issued visas to 112 Indian Hindu pilgrims for visiting Katas Raj temples in Chakwal city of Pakistan’s
Kabul [Afghanistan]: In order to get the Taliban international recognition, Islamabad on Monday invited the Islamic Emirate to the summit of the Organization of the
Kathmandu [Nepal]: The polls for the election of the president of the Nepali Congress during the party’s ongoing General Convention is headed for the second
Kabul [Afghanistan]: The Taliban have asked traders, especially Chinese investors, to put money into Afghanistan and vowed to ensure their security, reported local media.“We hope
Dhaka [Bangladesh]: Bangladesh has entered the fifth-generation (5G) era in telecommunication as Prime Minister’s adviser for Information and Communication Technology Affairs Sajeeb Wazed Joy virtually
Beijing [ China]: A Chinese court in Tibet has given a 10-year prison term to Tibetan writer and educator Go Sherab Gyatso known for expressing
New Delhi [India]: India has sent invitations to heads of state of all five Central Asian countries for the upcoming Republic Day celebrations on January
Beijing [China]: China is struggling with fulfilling its claim of making the country COVID free for the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022, scheduled to be
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) staged a protest in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province against rising prices in the country, local media reported that the protesters
Dhaka [Bangladesh]: Bangladesh has detected its first cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, said the country’s Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Saturday.The Omicron variant
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan’s provincial Punjab government and prosecution have decided to conduct the case trial of the suspects arrested in the brutal lynching of Sri
Kathmandu [Nepal]: The Nepalese government has excluded Tibetans from the proposal of issuing identity cards to the refugees in the Himalayan country.There are reportedly no
Geneva [Switzerland]: More than 10 months since Myanmar’s military seized power, the country’s human rights situation is deepening on an unprecedented scale, the UN rights
Kabul [Afghanistan]: At least two civilians were killed after two blasts rocked Afghanistan’s western city of Kabul on Friday morning, reported local media.“A car bomb
Islamabad [Pakistan]: The Pakistani rupee continues to fall against the US dollar and on Friday it touched a fresh low record of Rs 178 to
Seoul [South Korea](ANI/Sputnik): South Korea has decided to join international sanctions and ban the export of strategic materials to Russia amid the situation around Ukraine,
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will address the nation today over the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on the country’s economy. The development
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said that preparations were still underway for the opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM)
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan’s Aurat March, scheduled to be held on International Women’s Day on March 8, will focus on wages, security and peace for women,
Seoul [South Korea]: As Russia has ordered operations in Ukraine, Korean companies have been also impacted. Korean companies have returned their expatriates from Ukraine, and
Islamabad : Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan landed in Moscow late on Wednesday on a two-day visit amid the ongoing crisis at the Ukraine-Russia border.
Islamabad [Pakistan] (ANI): The Imran Khan government is facing heavy backlash from all quarters for amending the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016 through
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has summoned three high-level meetings on Monday to discuss matters related to the Opposition’s long march and current
Beijing [China] (ANI): In retaliation to US arms sales to Taiwan, China has decided to impose sanctions on American defence companies Lockheed Martin and Raytheon
Islamabad [Pakistan] (ANI): A leak of data from a leading Swiss bank has revealed information about 600 accounts linked to 1400 Pakistani citizens, media reports
Kathmandu [Nepal]: Dozens were injured in a violent protest against US grant assistance agreement worth 500 million USD as the Nepal government tabled it in
Lahore [Pakistan] (ANI): Students in Pakistan continued their sit-in at Charing Cross on Friday to protest against the ban on student unions imposed by former
Islamabad [Pakistan](ANI): Pakistan’s Leader of Opposition and Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) President Shahbaz Sharif, on Tuesday, slammed Imran Khan government for accepting huge amounts of
Balochistan [Pakistan] (ANI): In a clash between Baloch and Pakistani army in Shadi Kaur area of Pasni tehsil of Gwadar district, a young rebel Sarmachar
Islamabad [Pakistan](ANI): At a time when the world is celebrating love and friendship, weird circulars of Pakistani Universities on Valentine’s Day are going viral. Most
Seoul [South Korea] (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea registered a total of more than 360,000 breakthrough COVID-19 infections in vaccinated people, the health authorities said Monday. The
Karachi [Pakistan](ANI): Pakistan’s Sindh Excise Taxation and Narcotics Control Department confiscated drugs worth USD 1.4 billion from a vacant plot situated in Karachi’s Surjani Town
Beijing [China] (ANI): China has imposed fresh curbs on the domestic TV industry, regulating that performers’ total payment must not exceed 40 per cent of
Islamabad [Pakistan], (ANI): Pakistan reported a total of 3,206 new COVID-19 cases and 41 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to National Command and
Kabul [Afghanistan], (ANI): The UN Mission in Afghanistan has welcomed the release of the two reporters by Afghanistan’s de facto authorities after more than four
Lahore [Pakistan](ANI): Farmers in Pakistan have announced to take to streets next week as the Imran Khan government imposed taxes on the agriculture sector, rising
Kathmandu [Nepal]: A Nepalese government report has accused China of encroaching into western Nepal along their shared border. The report was commissioned in September last
Kabul [Afghanistan]: An avalanche in Kunar province in Afghanistan on Sunday killed 15 people and as per the authorities, all the victims were trying to
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia] (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 9,117 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Saturday, bringing the national total to 2,904,131, according to the health ministry.
Kabul [Afghanistan] (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 jolted Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region on Saturday, reported National Center for Seismology. It said that the epicentre was
Beijing [China], (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping declared the 24th Olympic Winter Games open, according to local media on Friday. International Olympic Committee (IOC) president
Beijing [China](ANI): Chinese Xi Jinping is set to launch the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 in a grand ceremony on Friday along with Russian President Vladimir
Islamabad [Pakistan],(ANI): Pakistan’s trade deficit widened to USD 28.8 billion in the first seven months of the current fiscal year more than the annual target
Islamabad [Pakistan], (ANI): Demanding that gas be restored to all industrial sectors in Pakistan’s Karachi, hundreds of industrialists protested outside the Sui Southern Gas Company
Beijing [China]: Amid China’s zero-COVID policy, around 50 foreign athletes scheduled to take part in the Beijing Winter Olympics have tested positive for the coronavirus.
Islamabad [Pakistan], (ANI): Pakistan’s Supreme Court Justice Umar Ata Bandial sworn in as the new Chief Justice of Pakistan on Wednesday, reported Samaa News. He
Islamabad [Pakistan] (ANI): A fresh medical report of former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was submitted to the Lahore High Court on Tuesday, which advised
Kathmandu [Nepal]: Nepal’s Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Renu Kumari Yadav on Tuesday said the newly announced project to build a bridge over the
Kabul [Afghanistan]: The European Union, Amnesty International and UNAMA have called upon the Taliban to provide information about the case of two Ariana News reporters
Moscow [Russia]: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan’s hope for a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin has suffered a huge setback as Moscow made
New York [US]: As Myanmar nears the first anniversary of the military coup that saw the arrest of national icon Aung San Suu Kyi and
Islamabad [Pakistan] (ANI): Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari reaffirmed his faith in the scheduled long march next month despite Imran Khan’s government’s
Lahore [Pakistan]: Farmers have decided to protest against the Pakistan government in Multan city of Punjab province on February 14, over its recent move of
Kabul [Afghanistan]: A trilateral meeting between Turkey, Qatar, and the Taliban officials agreed on “several key issues” on how to manage and operate Kabul Airport.
Islamabad [Pakistan](ANI): The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday arrived in Lahore on a three-day visit during which he would travel to
Kabul [Afghanistan]: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed deep concern over the reports of human rights violations in the country. During
Biratnagar [Nepal] (ANI): Rastriya Ekata Abhiyan held a demonstration against China in Biratnagar on Thursday. The demonstration was staged against excessive Chinese interference in Nepal’s
Islamabad [Pakistan](ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has warned opposition leaders of political defeat and humiliation over their planned protest in March on the
Kabul [Afghanistan], (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said fundamental and life-saving primary health care services in Afghanistan are under severe threat due to
Islamabad/Paris [France]: Ten Pakistani nationals have been arrested from the suburbs of Paris, on the suspicion of money laundering, human trafficking and fake documents, according
Kabul [Afghanistan]: At least 42 people have been killed and 76 wounded following heavy snowfall in Afghanistan, local media reported on Monday. The State Ministry
Singapore: In reporting its latest operating data, Singapore Airlines (SIA), co-owner of Gurgaon-based Vistara airlines, revealed that it carried 600,000 passengers in December, nearly doubled
Islamabad [Pakistan] (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has admitted that the people in the country are facing massive inflation as prices of commodities and
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan reported 7,586 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours as the fifth wave of COVID-19 pandemic continues to get worse
New York [US] (ANI): The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday (local time) said that the Taliban should respect human rights for the sake of
Kathmandu [Nepal] (ANI): Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has assured to hold three-tier elections within a year asking the electoral body of the Himalayan
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan rightly deserves blacklisting by Financial Action Task Force (FATF) as the country, in its plenary session in October, blatantly misrepresented information of
Kathmandu [Nepal] (ANI): Nepal on Thursday registered another record number of 12,338 new cases of COVID-19 as the positivity rate in the Himalayan Nation soared
Kabul [Afghanistan]: Afghan industrialists have urged the international community to unfreeze Afghan funds as if immediate financial help is not provided to the country then
Kathmandu [Nepal](ANI): With 11,352 cases being reported in the last 24 hours, Nepal recorded the highest COVID-19 single-day spike since the pandemic began, according to
Lahore [Pakistan] (ANI): Pakistan’s Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) party on Tuesday announced launching a nation-wide protest movement to press the government for taking back the mini-budget which
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia recorded 3,245 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast
Kabul [Afghanistan] (ANI): Taliban government has discussed a land survey for a railway project among Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan at a cabinet meeting, Xinhua News
Kabul [Afghanistan]: At least 26 people have been killed after an earthquake struck western Afghanistan, media reports said. Hundreds of homes were damaged in the
Taipei [Taiwan] (ANI): Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s administration is seeking to join an Indo-Pacific economic framework being planned by the United States, local news reported
Islamabad [Pakistan] (ANI): Political change is visible in Pakistan with the sudden outburst by Defence Minister Pervez Khattak against federal Minister Hammad Azhar and Prime
Islamabad [Pakistan] (ANI): Probe into misuse of petroleum imports from China began in Pakistan as the federal government on Friday ordered all oil marketing companies
Kabul [Afghanistan] (ANI): Taliban on Friday welcomed remarks of the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calling on the international comunity to lift a ban on
Islamabad [Pakistan] (ANI): The number of COVID-19 cases in Pakistan has hit a new record with 3,000 cases reported in the last 24 hours after
Ha Giang [Vietnam]: A video posted on the Twitter account of one Lee Ann Quann on January 3 shows Chinese soldiers throwing stones at Vietnamese
Islamabad [Pakistan], (ANI): After Pakistan opposition announced a long march against Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government from Karachi, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) said it
Kathmandu [Nepal] (ANI/Khabarhub): As China continues to increase political, economic and cultural presence, including controversial approaches and pressure in Nepal, Nepalis have started hitting the
Islamabad [Pakistan],(ANI): In a new damning revelation, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) revealed that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) had
Kabul [Afghanistan](ANI): Taliban’s acting Defense Minister Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid on Tuesday warned Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to return the Afghan aircraft or they will face
Islamabad [Pakistan] (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shehbaz Sharif has asked for the formation of a judicial commission to probe deaths of 23 tourists
Tianjin [China] (ANI): China has reported its first community spread Omicron cases, with two people confirmed with the coronavirus variant in Tianjin city, a Singapore-based
Beijing [China] (ANI): China has downsized the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics because of the coronavirus pandemic.Chinese Film Director Zhang Yimou has announced
Karachi [Pakistan](ANI): Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, experienced an alarming increase in COVID-19 cases, with the virus positivity ratio reaching over 15% on Saturday, said the
Beijing [China], (ANI): Wang Yi, the Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister, on Monday said that as a permanent comprehensive strategic partner of Kazakhstan, China
Kabul [Afghanistan] (ANI): The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) High Commissioner Filippo Grandi has said that the Taliban has to fulfil some promises if they want
Beijing [China]: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday held talks with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and discussed several issues including tourism, investments,
Tianjin [China]: Authorities at North China’s Tianjin, a municipality that neighbours Beijing, have started a citywide nucleic acid testing after 20 people were tested positive
Islamabad [Pakistan]: The death toll from heavy snowfall in Pakistan’s Murree has surged to 23 on Sunday as the forces evacuate over a thousand tourists
Beijing [China]: Chinese authorities in Sichuan province are arresting Tibetan monks and beating them over suspicion that they informed outside people about the destruction of
Islamabad [Pakistan], (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif directed his party workers to not let Imran Khan off the
Dhaka [Bangladesh]: Some Chinese companies are involved in printing and supplying counterfeit documents in Bangladesh, causing huge losses to the government exchequer. Although the Bangladeshi
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said on Thursday that the country does not have any plans to impose lockdown
Islamabad/New Delhi : External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Thursday said that India is in talks with Pakistan on modalities for the supply of
Kabul [Afghanistan]: A number of sports club owners in Kabul said that the Taliban has banned athletic sports for women. “They (Islamic Emirate) don’t allow
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan’s troubles along its border has increased amid tension with both Afghanistan and India.The border trouble gives grave signals to its military-backed government
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan opposition parties on Tuesday slammed the Prime Minister after a report of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) scrutiny committee probing Imran
Hong Kong: China denounced Walmart for ‘stupidity’ after Sam’s Club, a warehouse retailer pulled all Xinjiang-sourced products from its app in the country. Criticism on
Xi’an [China]: The Chinese city of Xi’an has reported 90 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Sunday.Eighty of the cases were found in quarantine, Global Times
Kathmandu [Nepal]: Kathmandu remains silent over China’s expansionist designs in the Himalayan nation as several media reports indicate illegal encroachments by Beijing in bordering districts
Tokyo [Japan]: Japan’s coast guard on Monday said that more Chinese ships tried to enter the country’s territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in the
Kabul [Afghanistan]: After the US has frozen nearly ten billion dollars of Afghanistan’s assets and has imposed sanctions on the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, dozens
Islamabad [Pakistan]: The Pakistan government on Sunday warned of a beginning of another COVID-19 wave in the country amid rising cases following the emergence of
Taipei [Taiwan]: China warned Taipei of “decisive measures” following Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s advice to Beijing to curb its military adventurism, reported local media. Cross-strait
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan on Saturday reported over 500 COVID-19 new cases for the second consecutive days and six deaths in the last 24 hours.According to
Colombo [Sri Lanka]: Sri Lanka’s food prices hit record highs as inflation increased to 12.1 per cent in December last year, up 2.2 per cent
Islamabad [Pakistan]: In view of the rising cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19, Pakistan is now facing the fifth wave of coronavirus, and cases may
Quetta [Pakistan]: The death toll in Pakistan’s Quetta blast has climbed to six as two injured succumbed to their injuries on Friday, local media reported.
Beijing [China]: With the aim to set a “good example for society,” China has banned footballers from getting tattoos and ordered those with existing ones
Beijing [China]: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that the irresponsible withdrawal by the United States from Afghanistan has brought a serious humanitarian crisis to
Beijing [China]: Chinese officials have tightened travel curbs in the Tibet region ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics and deployed a large police force in the
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Fifth COVID-19 wave with Omicron variant may hit Pakistan by mid-February adding to the country’s pandemic woes.Pakistan may experience the fifth wave of
Kabul [Afghanistan]: Several dozen Afghan women on Tuesday protested against the new directives of the Taliban putting limitations on their movement. In recent days the
Paris [France] & Beijing (China): Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Monday urged Beijing to release Zhang Zhan, one of the first of China’s “citizen journalists”
Kabul [Afghanistan]: Afghanistan traders have urged the Taliban regime to hand over the contract concerning operations at the Kabul Hamid Karzai International Airport to the
Kabul [Afghanistan]: Minister of Higher Education of Afghanistan, Abdul Baqi Haqqani on Sunday said that the reason behind the closure of universities is co-education and
Lahore [Pakistan]: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s decision to dissolve his party’s organisational structure after the poll debacle in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has evoked a
Kabul [Afghanistan]: The Taliban on Saturday announced a new 170-member police unit for the security and protection of educational institutes.A statement released by the Ministry
Naypyidaw [Myanmar]: More than 30 people, including women and children, have been killed and their bodies burned in Myanmar’s conflict-torn Kayah state, media reports citing
Kabul [Afghanistan]: Taliban have decided to dissolve several Ministries and electoral bodies including Ministry of Government of peace affairs, Ministry of Government in parliament affairs,
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan is celebrating the 146th birth anniversary of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan on Saturday.The national flag will be hoisted at
Beijing [China]: More than two dozen officials in China’s Shaanxi provinces have been punished by the authorities over their ineffective preventive measures in tackling the
Dhaka [Bangladesh]: Atleast 38 people have been killed after a ferry caught fire on Sugandha River in the southern district of Jhalakathi early on Friday.
Tirumala (Andhra Pradesh) [India]: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa along with his spouse Shiranthi Rajapaksa, who is on a pilgrimage to India, on Friday
Beijing [China]: In sweeping restrictions, China on Wednesday locked down the entire 13 million residents of Xi’an city after the COVID-19 cluster was found in
New York [US]: United Nations Security Council has passed resolution 2615 proposed by the United States and allowed money to flow to Afghanistan for humanitarian
New York [US]: China on Wednesday called for unfreezing Afghanistan’s overseas assets as soon as possible.China’s permanent representative to the United Nations Zhang Jun told
Yangon [Myanmar]: Over 80 people went missing in a jade mine landslide in Myanmar’s Kachin state in the early hours of Wednesday, Xinhua quoting a
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has blamed the United States for creating a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan that is affecting millions of people
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Amid rising Omicron cases in a number of countries, Pakistan’s COVID response body has allowed booster shots for people aged 30 years and
London [UK]: China on Tuesday rejected remarks made by the US and its allies regarding the erosion of democratic elements of Hong Kong’s electoral system.“China
Hong Kong: Amid low voting turnout under amended electoral laws, pro- Beijing candidates have swept to victory in Hong Kong’s Legislative Council election.The election was
Kabul [Afghanistan]: Rejecting Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s remarks on terrorism in his country, former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday said that the landlocked
By Lee Kah Whye Singapore: Last week, the Indian government announced an INR 760 billion (USD 10 billion) incentive plan to attract global semiconductor and
Quetta [Pakistan]: A petition has been filed in the Balochistan High Court on Sunday seeking disqualification of Chief Minister Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo after a video
Washington DC [US]: To commemorate 50th Victory Day, Bangladesh community members in the Washington DC Metro Region held a demonstration in front of the White
Washington [US]: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved USD 195 million loan for Pakistan in order to improve electricity distribution and implement
New Delhi [India]: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar is set to host the third meeting of the India-Central Asia Dialogue in New Delhi beginning
Kabul [Afghanistan]: Taliban to finalize Afghanistan’s first annual budget without foreign aids amidst concerns over the brewing humanitarian crisis in the strife-torn country after the
Kathmandu [Nepal]: Nepal on Saturday made two weeks quarantine mandatory for travelers arriving from 67 different countries, mainly from European and African countries, in wake
Beijing [China]: China’s biotech firm Sinovac claimed that a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine is 94 per cent effective against the Omicron variant of
Beijing [China]: The United States has been severely violating free trade rules and threatening global supply chain security, Chinese Embassy in Washington spokesperson Liu Pengyu
New Delhi [India]: India is in touch with authorities in Pakistan to send more humanitarian assistance, including wheat and life-saving medicines to Afghanistan, the External
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has warned the international community against isolating Afghanistan, saying doing so would be disadvantageous for the world.The prime
Dhaka [Bangladesh]: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called on President Ram Nath Kovind, who is on a three-day State visit to the country,
Beijing [China]: Teachers in Chinese schools are unsure whether they should focus on implementing Covid-19 protocols or teach the new subject introduced this year on
New Delhi [India]: The Pakistan High Commission Tuesday issued visas to 112 Indian Hindu pilgrims for visiting Katas Raj temples in Chakwal city of Pakistan’s
Kabul [Afghanistan]: In order to get the Taliban international recognition, Islamabad on Monday invited the Islamic Emirate to the summit of the Organization of the
Kathmandu [Nepal]: The polls for the election of the president of the Nepali Congress during the party’s ongoing General Convention is headed for the second
Kabul [Afghanistan]: The Taliban have asked traders, especially Chinese investors, to put money into Afghanistan and vowed to ensure their security, reported local media.“We hope
Dhaka [Bangladesh]: Bangladesh has entered the fifth-generation (5G) era in telecommunication as Prime Minister’s adviser for Information and Communication Technology Affairs Sajeeb Wazed Joy virtually
Beijing [ China]: A Chinese court in Tibet has given a 10-year prison term to Tibetan writer and educator Go Sherab Gyatso known for expressing
New Delhi [India]: India has sent invitations to heads of state of all five Central Asian countries for the upcoming Republic Day celebrations on January
Beijing [China]: China is struggling with fulfilling its claim of making the country COVID free for the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022, scheduled to be
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) staged a protest in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province against rising prices in the country, local media reported that the protesters
Dhaka [Bangladesh]: Bangladesh has detected its first cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, said the country’s Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Saturday.The Omicron variant
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan’s provincial Punjab government and prosecution have decided to conduct the case trial of the suspects arrested in the brutal lynching of Sri
Kathmandu [Nepal]: The Nepalese government has excluded Tibetans from the proposal of issuing identity cards to the refugees in the Himalayan country.There are reportedly no
Geneva [Switzerland]: More than 10 months since Myanmar’s military seized power, the country’s human rights situation is deepening on an unprecedented scale, the UN rights
Kabul [Afghanistan]: At least two civilians were killed after two blasts rocked Afghanistan’s western city of Kabul on Friday morning, reported local media.“A car bomb
Islamabad [Pakistan]: The Pakistani rupee continues to fall against the US dollar and on Friday it touched a fresh low record of Rs 178 to