PoK bans entry of activist Pashtun leader to arrest pro-India narrative

New Delhi (IANS) Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) government has clamped a ban on Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) leader Manzoor Ahmed Pashteen's entry and speech in the territorial jurisdiction of the region.

The PoK government's move…

China denies reports of $313bn bank notes printed without authorisation

New Delhi (IANS) China's central bank on Wednesday denied reports that a director of China Banknote Printing and Minting Corp was being investigated because he was suspected of printing banknotes with the same code number worth 2 trillion yuan…

S.Korea, China to hold high-level strategic talks

Seoul (IANS) South Korea said on Tuesday it will hold high-level strategic talks with China via video links this week, the first bilateral session of its kind in more than four years.

Choi Jong-kun, First Vice Foreign Minister, is scheduled…

Pak rupee being circulated in many Afghan provinces

Kabul (IANS) Amid the collapse of Afghanistan's banking sector, coupled with Taliban-imposed restrictions on money exchange systems, local traders are now opting to use of Pakistani rupee as mode of financial transactions for payment in many provinces…

Philippines typhoon death toll reaches 208, 52 missing

Manila (IANS) The death toll from the powerful typhoon Rai that lashed the Philippines last week has increased to 208, a top police official confirmed on Monday, adding that 52 people were still unaccounted for.

However, Philippine National…

Aus state to list wetland as internationally protected site

Sydney (IANS) The government of New South Wales (NSW) on Sunday announced that a large wetland area in the Australian state's northwest would be listed as an internationally important wetland.

The proposed listing of Caryapundy Swamp is…

Pak madrasas continue to teach violent extremist doctrine: US

New Delhi (IANS) Some madrasas in Pakistan have continued to teach violent extremist doctrine, according to a new US report on terrorism.

While the Imran Khan-led government has continued efforts to increase madrasa regulation, some analysts…

Pak didn't take action against Masood Azhar, Sajid Mir: US

New Delhi (IANS) Terrorist groups targeting India, including the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) its affiliated front organisations, and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) have continued to operate from Pakistani territory, the US said in a new report.

Pakistan…

US State Dept nails Pak as terror sponsor

New Delhi (IANS) In yet another scathing indictment of terror haven and toxic state Pakistan, the US State Department has released its country reports on 'Terrorism 2020', in which it slammed Pakistan, saying it has made limited progress to…

Japan may continue tough border curbs

Tokyo (IANS) The Japanese government might continue its tough border restrictions next month and a plan to promote the third vaccination shot due to fears over the global spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, local media reported on Friday.