NEW DELHI — China on Saturday passed a new law to strengthen and govern its land borders amid the ongoing military tension along the disputed boundary with India. The legislation formalises combining the military defence of China’s land borders with improving social and economic development in border areas. It further strengthens the People’s Liberation Army’s […]
BEIJING — Authorities in China cancelled hundreds of flights, closed schools and ramped up mass testing on Thursday to try and stamp out a new COVID-19 outbreak linked to a group of tourists. Beijing has maintained a relentless zero-Covid approach with strict border closures and targeted lockdowns, even as other countries tentatively try to ease […]
ISLAMABAD — Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Thursday that Pakistan has received an invitation from India to attend a conference on Afghanistan and a decision about attending the meeting would be taken in due course of time. Qureshi made the comments while addressing a press conference in Islamabad after returning from his day-long […]
NEW DELHI — The Taliban have said India offered extensive humanitarian assistance to the Afghans in its second official meeting with the Indian side on the sidelines of the Moscow Format meet. The Indian delegation led by Joint Secretary, PAI (Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran Division) JP Singh and the Taliban delegation led by Deputy PM Maulavi Abdul Salam […]
LAHORE — A loud explosion shook Lahore Thursday afternoon. A boiler at a beverages factory, located on the Multan road, blasted, killing the a passerby, and injuring the factory manager. Videos from the site showed heavy smoke and flames billowing into the sky. Within a few hours, the blaze engulfed the entire factory. People living […]
BEIJING — Three people were killed and over 30 others injured on Thursday after an explosion at a restaurant in Shenyang, capital of China’s Liaoning province, according to local authorities. The blast took place at around 8.20 a.m. at the restaurant located in in Taiyuannan street, reports Xinhua news agency. It caused damages to the […]
NEW DELHI — Former Bangladesh cricket captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has condemned the recent attacks against the Hindu community in his country, saying this is “not the red and green we wanted to see”. In a Facebook post written in Bangla Monday, Mortaza said this is the loss of an entire nation. “We witnessed two […]
ISLAMABAD — The Pakistan Navy detected and blocked an Indian submarine from entering Pakistani territorial waters earlier this week on October 16, Pakistan’s military media wing informed. Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the navy showed “unremitting vigilance and professional competence” in ascertaining and blocking the attempted entry of the Indian vessel. “During the prevailing […]
KANDAHAR — At least 32 people were killed and 53 injured after blasts tore through a Shiite mosque in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar during Friday prayers. A doctor at the city’s central Mirwais hospital told AFP: “Thirty-two bodies and 53 wounded people have been brought to our hospital so far.” The attack on […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) suspended flights to Kabul over the “unprofessional attitude” of Taliban authorities. “Our flights frequently faced undue delays because of the unprofessional attitude of the Kabul aviation authorities,” Abdullah Hafeez Khan, the PIA spokesman told AFP. The route will remain suspended until “the situation becomes conducive,” he added. In a separate […]