Pakistan: BNP-M leader gunned down in Quetta
May 11, 2022, at 09:49 pm
Quetta, Pakistan: Unidentified attackers gunned down Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) leader Saeed Ahmed Baloch in Qambrani Road area of Pakistan's Quetta city on Monday, media reports said.
Baloch National Movement condemns raid in its member's house by Pakistan security forces
May 11, 2022, at 09:43 pm
Quetta, Pakistan: The Baloch National Movement (BNM) has condemned the raid conducted by Pakistan security forces in the house of Mohsin Baloch, who is a member of BNM, the United Kingdom zone.
Protesters found damaging public properties could be shot at, Sri Lanka govt warns
May 11, 2022, at 04:01 am
Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lanka on Tuesday said those found damaging public property or harming others could be shot at, a day after violent clashes left seven people dead and more than 200 injured, which also prompted Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to resign.
Luxury hotel belonging to personal Shaman of Sri Lankan president burned down by protesters
May 11, 2022, at 12:02 am
Colombo: Protesters have torched a luxury hotel in Anuradhapura, said to belong to the personal Shaman of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, and also burnt her residence, according to reports.
Sri Lanka stock market closed amid nationwide protests
May 10, 2022, at 11:42 pm
Colombo: Sri Lanka's Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) declared on Tuesday a market holiday as a nationwide curfew was imposed due to street unrest.
Sri Lanka: Protest outside naval base amid reports of ex-PM's presence
May 10, 2022, at 11:23 pm
Colombo: Tension prevailed in the Island Nation as a protest was held on Tuesday in front of Sri Lanka's Trincomalee Naval Base headquarters after reports surfaced of former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and family members being in the base owing to security reasons.
Afghanistan: Nearly 20 million going hungry
May 10, 2022, at 06:46 pm
New York: Nearly 20 million people in Afghanistan – almost half the population – are facing acute hunger, humanitarians warned in a UN-backed report, published on Monday.
Sri Lanka: Outgoing PM Mahinda Rajapaksa evacuated by troops
May 10, 2022, at 05:05 pm
Colombo/UNI: Former Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was evacuated by heavily armed troops from his official residence in Colombo on Tuesday after thousands of protesters broke through the main gate.
UN expresses concern over Taliban's hijab order
May 10, 2022, at 02:55 pm
United Nations: UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous on Monday voiced concern over the Taliban's new restrictions on Afghan women.
Sri Lanka: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa accepts resignation of PM Mahinda Rajapaksa
May 10, 2022, at 02:15 pm
Colombo: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has accepted the resignation of his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Prime Minister, a gazette notification issued by the Sri Lankan Presidential Secretariat said late on Monday night.
China concludes military exercises close to Taiwan
May 10, 2022, at 05:31 am
Beijing: China has conducted three-day military drills east and south-west of Taiwan, said the Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China.
Pakistan: Only 3 CPEC projects in Gwadar completed so far
May 10, 2022, at 05:27 am
Islamabad: Pakistan, a nation which considers China as a key ally, has completed only three China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects in Gwadar having value of over $300 million, media reports said on Monday.
'Dirty politics' brought PKLI to grinding halt, regrets Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif
May 10, 2022, at 05:22 am
Lahore, Pakistan: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said "dirty politics" kept the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute (PKLI) non-operational for the past two years.
Data shows permanent populations of 10 provincial-level regions in China dropped in 2021
May 10, 2022, at 04:58 am
Beijing: Chinese statistics authorities have shown in its data that permanent populations of at least 10 provincial-level regions on the Chinese mainland fell in 2021.
Three million people will overcome all hurdles to reach Islamabad: Imran Khan
May 10, 2022, at 04:54 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said three million people would overcome all barricades put up by the current government and reach Islamabad on his call.
Sri Lanka MP, ex-minister's houses set ablaze by protesters
May 10, 2022, at 04:42 am
Colombo/IBNS: The houses of a Sri Lankan legislator and a former minister were set ablaze on Monday evening in the biggest clashes in weeks of anti-government protests in the island nation.
Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns amid nationwide protests
May 09, 2022, at 10:40 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday resigned from his position as nationwide protests continued against his government's handling of the financial crisis.
Sri Lanka: Curfew imposed in Colombo after clashes between protesters
May 09, 2022, at 09:31 pm
Colombo: A curfew was imposed by the police in Sri Lanka on Monday after tensions arose following clashes between protesters in Colombo.
Chinese Communist Party’s position on Taiwan is far from consistent: Dutch ex-diplomat
May 09, 2022, at 08:55 pm
Beijing: Former Dutch diplomat Gerrit van der Wees has said the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) leader Mao Zedong had refuted claims over Taiwan, a region which is engaged in a conflict with Beijing.
COVID-19: Shanghai defers annual college entrance exams to July
May 09, 2022, at 08:50 pm
Beijing/Shanghai: Shanghai has postponed the annual college entrance examination to July as the Chinese city continues to fight against the recent spike in COVID-19 cases by implementing severe measures.
Karachi Electricity Supply Company increases timing of loadshedding amid rising mercury levels
May 09, 2022, at 08:47 pm
Karachi, Pakistan: The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KE) in Pakistan has decided to extend the timing of load shedding in the Pakistani city amid rising mercury levels, media reports said on Monday.
May 09, 2022, at 03:01 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif termed former PM Imran Khan's Abbottabad speech "a conspiracy against Pakistan" and warned legal action will be taken against him.
May 09, 2022, at 01:56 am
Lahore: Pakistan's Punjab government has imposed a 10-year ban on commercial fishing in the provincial water due to critical depletion of fisheries in the rivers, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan: Trade deficit widens sharply in ten months
May 09, 2022, at 12:44 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's trade gap widened 64.8 percent to touch a massive $39.26 billion from July through April 2022, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan: Wapda Chairman Lt Gen (retd) Muzammil Hussain quits, states personal reason
May 09, 2022, at 12:28 am
Lahore: Lt Gen (retd) Muzammil Hussain has quit as Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) chairman after serving in the office for more than five years, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Taliban orders women to stay home; cover up in public
May 08, 2022, at 11:46 pm
New York: The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) issued a statement of deep concern on Saturday in response to an announcement made by the Taliban de facto authorities saying that women should only leave their homes in cases of necessity and then, with their faces covered in public.
May 08, 2022, at 10:57 pm
Islamabad: Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Sunday said lawmakers who were elected on reserved seats and "sold" their loyalties should be "thrown in jail".
Pakistan: Prices of food items at utility stores spike as Ramzan Relief Package ends
May 08, 2022, at 10:43 pm
Islamabad: Prices of different food items have gone up in Pakistan once the government's Ramzan Relief Package came to an end recently.
May 08, 2022, at 08:54 pm
New York: UN chief Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over the Taliban's latest decree by which women in Afghanistan need to cover their faces in public.
John Lee becomes Hong Kong's new leader
May 08, 2022, at 08:20 pm
John Lee has become the new leader of Hong Kong at the end of a voting process which only saw him as the candidate.