Social media shutdown enters seventh day in Pakistan
Islamabad, Feb 24 - Despite the passage of seven days, the services of social media giant X, formerly Twitter, remained suspended across Pakistan even though the authorities are yet to offer any explanation for the outage, a media report said.
Bangladesh plans to produce FMD vaccine for livestock
Dhaka, Feb 23 - Bangladeshi Fisheries and Livestock Minister Abdur Rahman has said the government has a plan to produce foot and mouth disease (FMD) vaccine for livestock locally as the current local vaccine market for FMD is growing rapidly.
PTI offered ‘lucrative position’ for making rigging allegations, claims ex-Rawalpindi Commissioner
Islamabad, Feb 22 - Withdrawing all his allegations related to rigging in the February 8 general elections in Pakistan, former Rawalpindi Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chattha said he was “extremely ashamed, embarrassed”, and claimed that he made the move in coordination with a Pakistan
Imran wants IMF aid to Pakistan stalled over ‘rigged’ elections
Rawalpindi, Feb 22 - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan will write to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), demanding to stop its support for Pakistan due to the "rigged elections", party leader Ali Zafar said on Thursday, media reports said.
China one of the costliest places in the world to raise a child
Hong Kong, Feb 22 - China is one of the most expensive places in the world to raise a child in relative terms, a new report said, with the disproportionate impact on women driving the country’s precipitously low fertility rate as it grapples
PTI to hold intra-party elections on March 3
Islamabad, Feb 22 - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday announced to hold intra-party polls on March 3.
US asks Pakistan to respect freedom of expression, end social media curbs
Washington, Feb 22 - The US has asked Pakistan to respect freedom of expression and restore access to X and social media platforms.
Foreign visitors to Japan in January returns to pre-pandemic level
Tokyo, Feb 22 - The number of foreign visitors to Japan in January came to 2,688,100, reaching the pre-pandemic level in 2019, government data showed.
Widespread protests against poll rigging bring Balochistan to standstill
Quetta, Feb 21 - Widespread protests persisted against alleged poll rigging in Quetta and other regions of Balochistan, marking a significant escalation in unrest, a media report said.
Calls grow in Nepal for restoration of Hindu state
Kathmandu, Feb 21 - Nepal is witnessing a growing call for the restoration of the Hindu state.
India-China hold fresh round of talks, agree to maintain ‘peace’, ‘tranquility’
New Delhi, Feb 21 - India and China have agreed to maintain "peace" and "tranquility" on the ground in eastern Ladakh during 21st round of Corps Commander level meeting on Chushul-Moldo border.
Pakistan’s major parties agree to form coalition government, Shehbaz Sharif set to be the PM
Islamabad, Feb 21 - PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif is set to become the Prime Minister of Pakistan while PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari is slated to be the President of the country, according to PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.
Pakistan’s major parties agree to form coalition govt
Islamabad, Feb 22 - Pakistan's two major political parties, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People's Party (PPP), agreed to form a coalition government in Centre, leaders of the two parties said.
Afghan govt allows girls to enroll in state-owned medical institutes
Kabul, Feb 21 - The Afghan caretaker government has allowed girls graduating from 12th grade to get admission to state-owned medical institutes, the media reported.
In a message from jail, Imran terms Pak polls as ‘mother of all rigging’
Rawalpindi, Feb 20 - Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khan said on Tuesday that the PTI chief has termed the February 8 general elections in Pakistan as “mother of all rigging”, a media report said.
China makes biggest-ever cut to mortgage rate to boost housing market
Hong Kong, Feb 20 - China’s central bank has cut its key mortgage reference rate by a record amount, as it ramps up efforts to stem a prolonged property crisis, a media report said.
Consensus reached over Afghanistan issue despite Taliban’s absence: UN chief
Doha, Feb 20 - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that international representatives have reached consensus on some key issues concerning Afghanistan after a two-day meeting in Doha, but obstacles remain.
India launches construction of houses for plantation workers in Sri Lanka
Colombo, Feb 19 - India has launched the construction of houses for the Indian origin plantation workers across six different provinces in Sri Lanka.
Services of social media platform X disrupted in Pak for third day
Islamabad, Feb 19 - Services of social media platform X, formerly Twitter, remained disrupted for the third consecutive day in Pakistan on Monday.
Zardari to be PPP’s candidate for President: Bilawal Bhutto
New Delhi, Feb 18 - PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday said that his party has decided that Asif Ali Zardari will be their candidate for the presidential election.