Asia

6.8 magnitude earthquake hits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE — An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude has hit eastern Tajikistan on Thursday, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake struck around 5.37 am local time at a depth of about 20.5 kilometres. The epicentre appeared to be in Gorno-Badakhshan, a semi-autonomous eastern region that borders Afghanistan and China, about 67 kilometres from the […]

Asia

Over 60 workers of Imran Khan’s party arrested during ‘Jail Bharo Tehreek’ in Lahore

LAHORE — Over 60 workers, including six senior leaders, of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party were arrested on Wednesday following its mass court arrest movement over what it called the violation of fundamental rights, abuse of the Constitution and the economic meltdown. The party, however, claimed that between 500 and 700 workers and leaders have […]

Kashmir

Job aspirants protest in Srinagar demand inquiry report on recruitment irregularities be made public

SRINAGAR — Job aspirants, who had applied for various posts in the Fire and Emergency Services, on Wednesday held a demonstration here demanding that the Jammu and Kashmir administration make public the report of the inquiry committee formed to probe alleged irregularities in the recruitment process. The protestors assembled at Press Colony on Residency Road […]