Monday, 17 Mar, 2025

International

Uighurs, Border Safety on Agenda as China & Taliban Meet, India Keeps a Close Watch

Two days after Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi met the ISI chief in Beijing over concerns of Chinese killing in Pakistan, a high-level Taliban delegation led by Mullah Baradar reached Beijing. As per reports, the Taliban visitors held talks with Chinese foreign minister

Myanmar's Covid-19 issues now a problem for China; border province Yunnan reports 19 imported Covid-19 cases

KUNMING: Southwest China's Yunnan Province reported 19 imported confirmed COVID-19 cases and three imported asymptomatic carriers on Monday, the provincial health commission said Tuesday. All the imported confirmed cases lived in Myanmar before entering Yunnan through land

Citizens harassed foreign reporters following the state media

Beijing, China: Chinese locals harrassed the foreign media correspondents over the coverage of the floods in many cities of China. The incident started when state media hit out on a foreign reporter for covering floods. According to a report in Hong Kong Free Press, the Chinese social

Outspoken billionaire Sun Dawu jailed for 18 years in China

A prominent Chinese billionaire has been sentenced to 18 years in prison, the latest in a string of punishments against outspoken corporate bosses. Sun Dawu runs one of the country's largest private agricultural businesses in the northern province of Hebei. Sun, 67, has in the

Anti-Pak sentiment growing among Afghan diaspora amid Taliban advances

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia]: Anti-Pakistan sentiments has been growing among the Afghan diaspora amid advances by Taliban in Afghanistan. A Pakistan social media activist Akhunzada Mahmood Sayed was beaten by Afghan nationals in Riyadh on July 16 for posting pro-Pakistani material on social

Srinagar administration ropes in religious leaders to check drug abuse

Srinagar/IBNS: District administration of Srinagar has initiated an awareness campaign against drug abuse and trafficking with the help of religious leaders. The administration has appealed to religious leaders to use their voluntary services for spreading awareness about drug abuse

International action required to stop Pakistan from supporting the Taliban

The supporters of Taliban in Pakistan are roaming with the Taliban’s white flag specially after Taliban announced that they have captured Afghans border town with Pakistan. Chris Alexander was Canada’s ambassador to Afghanistan, the UN deputy special representative of the

Turkey eyeing for new sphere of influence in Afghanistan

Afghanistan is all set for a new geopolitical game and is bracing for the advent of a new player, Turkey with the latter's grand potential ambitions and practices in West Asia. Turkey has taken upon the task to secure Kabul Airport with the explicit backing of America despite the

Activists protest violence against women, denounce PM’s remarks

LAHORE: Citizens from all walks of life and various age groups gathered at Liberty Roundabout on Saturday to protest the rising incidents of violence against women across the country and demand safety for women and gender minorities. Organised jointly by the Aurat March, the

After losing elections, PoK 'PM' Haider calls out 'slave mentality' of Kashmiri people

Raja Farooq Haider, the so-called Prime Minister of Pakistan occupied Kashmir, reprimanded the Kashmiri people for what he called their 'slave mentality' after preliminary results of Legislative Assembly polls showed Imran Khan's party notching an easy win in the

US combat forces to leave Iraq by end of year

President Joe Biden says US forces will end their combat mission in Iraq by the end of this year, but will continue to train and advise the Iraqi military. The announcement came after Mr Biden held talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi at the White House. There are

Planner of rocket attacks on Afghanistan's Presidential Palace held

Kabul [Afghanistan]: The organiser of the rocket attacks on the Presidential Palace during Eid prayers was arrested along with three others in Kabul city, said officials on Sunday. Spokesperson of Interior Ministry Miriwais Stankezai informed that the arrests were made during an Afghan

Amid China's military pressure, Taiwan prepares for cyber war

TAIWAN: Cyber attacks are a growing global threat and a number of countries are now focusing on the mounting threat of cybercrimes, Taiwan being at the forefront amid China's military pressure and crippling cyberattacks. Taiwan's head of cybersecurity told CNN Business this

Chinese ban on nine firms hits Pakistan’s fish exports

A number of Pakistani companies have been facing a temporary ban on exports of fish and fish preparations to China since January after detection of coronavirus in their shipments. Qadri Noori Enterprise chief executive officer Manzar Alam told Dawn that around 50 companies have been

Saudi to resume Umrah for foreign pilgrims from August 10

International pilgrims will be permitted to perform Umrah from August 10, according to Saudi local media reports. The kingdom reopened the Grand Mosque in Makkah to domestic Umrah pilgrims on Sunday, after the Hajj pilgrimage concluded last week. During Hajj, authorities restricted

Tunisia's PM sacked after violent Covid protests

Tunisia's president has sacked the prime minister and suspended parliament, after violent mass protests nationwide on Sunday. Anger over the government's handling of a massive recent spike in Covid cases has added to general unrest over the nation's economic and social

Uyghur research scientist found in detention camp after disappearing from April

A Uyghur research scientist from the Chinese University in Shanghai has been confirmed to be in a detention centre. The search for him started when he suddenly went silent on social media from April. Tursunjan Nurmamat, who had lived in the United States between 2009 and 2018 and

Joe Biden, Ashraf Ghani agree Taliban’s offensive contrary to claim of supporting Afghan peace deal

Washington DC: US President Joe Biden and his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani agreed that the Taliban's current offensive is in direct contradiction to the group's claim to support a negotiated settlement of the conflict, the White House said on Friday. "President Joseph

US adds oil and gas targets to its claims of cyberattacks by China

State-sponsored Chinese cyber actors were behind attacks targeting dozens of US oil and natural gas pipeline companies a decade ago, according to an investigative report released by President Joe Biden’s administration. The report found 23 natural gas pipeline operators were

Rodney Alcala, the ‘Dating Game’ serial killer, dies

Rodney Alcala, who was known as the “Dating Game Killer” and was convicted in the murders of six women and one girl in the 1970s, died on Saturday at a hospital in Kings County, Calif. He was 77. Mr. Alcala, who was on California’s death row, died of natural causes,