Pakistan, India reopen Kartarpur corridor for Sikh pilgrims

Sikh pilgrims have begun to arrive in Pakistan to visit one of their holiest shrines before the birth anniversary of the religion’s
18 November 2021, 18:00 PM

UN adopts resolution on Rohingyas' human rights in Myanmar

The United Nations has adopted a resolution on the "situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar" for the first time by consensus.
18 November 2021, 06:21 AM

Twin blasts in Afghan capital Kabul: IS claims responsibility

Islamic State claimed responsibility for two explosions that hit a heavily Shi'ite Muslim area of the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding at least six others including three women.
17 November 2021, 18:33 PM

Opposition slams it as polls rigging ploy

Pakistan’s parliament yesterday passed a law allowing electronic vote counting despite furious protests from the opposition which said it had been pushed through by the government to rig the next election.
17 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Release frozen Afghan assets

The Taliban yesterday called on US Congress members to release Afghan assets frozen after their takeover of the country, warning economic turmoil at home could lead to trouble abroad.
17 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Comedian under nationalist fire over tale of ‘two Indias’

An Indian comedian and actor has been forced to defend himself against online accusations of “insulting the country” after he performed a “two Indias” monologue in Washington.
17 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Smog worsens in New Delhi, Lahore

India’s capital has shut schools, colleges and coal plants as it battles dangerous levels of air pollution in the region that yesterday left residents of Lahore in neighbouring Pakistan choking on acrid smog.
17 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Pakistani hackers targeted Afghan users amid government collapse: Facebook

Hackers from Pakistan used Facebook to target people in Afghanistan with connections to the previous government during the Taliban's takeover of the country, the company's threat investigators said in an interview with Reuters.
16 November 2021, 18:30 PM

Myanmar junta charges Suu Kyi with polls fraud

Myanmar’s junta has charged ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi with committing electoral fraud during the 2020 polls, state media reported yesterday.
16 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Dhaka, Colombo to sign PTA to improve trade, connectivity

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are looking to sign a preferential trade agreement (PTA) as they seek to improve trade relations and connectivity, both via air and sea.
15 November 2021, 16:46 PM

US journalist Danny Fenster released from Myanmar prison, leaving country

American journalist Danny Fenster was released from prison on Monday in military-ruled Myanmar and was on a flight out of the country, his employer said, three days after he was jailed for 11 years in a ruling that drew international condemnation.
15 November 2021, 12:06 PM

Taliban holds parade with captured US-made armoured vehicles, Russian helicopters

Taliban forces held a military parade in Kabul on Sunday using captured American-made armoured vehicles and Russian helicopters in a display that showed their ongoing transformation from an insurgent force to a regular standing army.
15 November 2021, 09:31 AM

Afghan families offering daughters as young as 20-day-old up for future marriage: UNICEF

Expressing concern over reports that child marriage in Afghanistan is on the rise, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore said the Covid-19 pandemic, the ongoing food crisis and the onset of winter have further exacerbated the situation for families.
14 November 2021, 10:32 AM

ISIS says it detonated explosive device inside Pakistani police barracks

ISIS militants detonated an explosive device on Saturday inside barracks of the Pakistani police in the district of Bajaur, the group said on Telegram.
14 November 2021, 09:54 AM

Minibus hit by suspected bomb in Afghan capital

A minibus was hit by a suspected bomb near a Taliban checkpoint in Kabul yesterday, witnesses said, although details of any casualties were not immediately known.
13 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Bus explosion in Kabul kills 1, injures 5

A bomb exploded on a mini-bus Saturday on a busy commercial street in a Kabul neighborhood mainly populated by members of Afghanistan’s minority Hazara community, emergency workers and the bus driver said. At least one person was killed and five wounded.
13 November 2021, 16:11 PM

Post-coup Myanmar: US journo jailed for 11 years

A Myanmar junta court yesterday sentenced an American journalist to 11 years in prison on charges of unlawful association, incitement against the military and breaching visa rules, his employer and lawyer said.
12 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Three killed as blast hits mosque in Afghanistan

At least three people were killed and 15 wounded Friday by a blast at a mosque in Afghanistan’s restive Nangarhar province, a hotbed of Islamic State activity, officials said.
12 November 2021, 18:00 PM

41 killed as heavy rains hit India, Sri Lanka

Heavy rains across southern India and Sri Lanka have killed at least 41 people, authorities said yesterday, with weather forecasters expecting
11 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Afghanistan ‘at brink of collapse’

Afghanistan is “at the brink of economic collapse” and the international community must urgently resume funding and provide humanitarian assistance, Pakistan’s foreign minister warned yesterday at a meeting with US, Chinese, Russian and Taliban diplomats in Islamabad.
11 November 2021, 18:00 PM