Massive protest in Karachi against enforced disappearances in Sindh
The late crowd including family members of the victims gathered at the Karachi press club to hold a peaceful protest against illegal arrests and enforced disappearances of their loved ones.
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PIA tries to allay global concerns over pilot licences
The issue of commercial pilots possessing dubious licences came to light after the preliminary probe report of the Karachi plane crash blamed the pilots and the air traffic control for the tragedy…
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Nepal to reopen its second border point with China for supply of essential goods
Nepal on January 29 closed its two border points with China -- Tatopani and Rasuwagadhi -- to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The Tatopani border point was opened on April 8 to bring…
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Pakistan reports 3,138 new coronavirus cases, death toll crosses 4,000
The ministry said that 86,906 patients have so far recovered from the disease, while still 2,729 were in critical condition.
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Bomb attack kills two human rights workers in Kabul
Kabul police spokesman Ferdaws Faramurz confirmed the attack, which has not been claimed by any group so far.
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Pakistan conveys to India its readiness to reopen Kartarpur corridor from June 29
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kartarpur Corridor was shut down by the Indian government.
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Nepal: 21 patients escape COVID quarantine facility; 593 fresh cases recorded
The patients apparently escaped the quarantine facility under protest of lack of testing.
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Pak rejects reports on its FATF Grey List, says 'no decision' taken at plenary
'In this virtual plenary meeting, no new decision regarding Pakistan was made,' the Foreign Office (FO) said.
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Pak's anti-graft body files corruption case against Nawaz Sharif
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has approached an anti-corruption court to declare Sharif a proclaimed offender since he did not respond to any of its summons.
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No reason to stop flow of water to Assam, clarifies Bhutan
The country's foreign ministry said that since the lockdown in India and closure of Bhutan’s borders due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Assamese farmers were unable to enter Bhutan.
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Opposition lashes out at Imran Khan for calling Laden a 'martyr'
‘I will never forget how we were embarrassed when Americans came into Abbottabad and killed Osama bin Laden, martyred him,’ Khan had said
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Bhutanese authorities pitch in to make sure flow of water to India continues
The finance minister's post began with "Neighbourhood first" and highlighted the "close friendship between the people of Bhutan & India".
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Maldives to soon achieve gender parity at its heads of missions globally
Females’ envoys will head the Maldives missions in New York, London, UAE, Bangladesh, Malaysia, China, Pakistan, Trivandrum and UNESCAP. 40% of the Executive Committee of Maldives Foreign Ministry…
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Pakistan PM Imran Khan calls Osama Bin Laden a 'martyr' in Parliament
Osama bin Laden was killed in a military operation by US Navy Seals in 2011 at the garrison town Abbottabad.
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Pakistan airline grounds about 150 pilots in licence probe: Official
The move comes after the government released a preliminary report into the May 22 crash in Karachi. Investigators largely blamed the two pilots, who ignored flight protocols and had been…
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