Extend cross border 'lifeline' into Syria, Lowcock urges Security Council
Jun 30, 2020, at 09:12 am
New York: With COVID-19 cases in Syria multiplying, its economy in freefall, and some households cooking weeds to eat in order to survive, the UN’s emergency relief coordinator is pressing the Security Council to extend its authorization for cross-border aid deliveries from Turkey.
Water cooperation between States ‘key’ to Blue Nile dam project
Jun 30, 2020, at 09:10 am
New York/IBNS: The Blue Nile is “critical for the livelihoods and development” of Egyptians, Ethiopians and Sudanese, the top UN official for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs told the Security Council on Monday, urging those States to reach a construction agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
COVID-19 and economic revival: Pakistanis not permitted to enter EU as borders set to reopen
Jun 30, 2020, at 01:19 am
Brussels: Pakistan economic revival plans received a jolt as the country has not been included in the draft list of 54 countries that will benefit from the reopening of the European Union external borders, media reports said.
British media reports claim massive import of COVID-19 cases in UK are from Pakistan
Jun 30, 2020, at 01:13 am
London: Certains section of the British media have claimed that half of Britain's most-recent imported coronavirus cases are believed to have come from Pakistan.
Release Shia missing persons: Families of victims of enforced disappearance urge Pakistan govt
Jun 30, 2020, at 01:06 am
Islamabad: Families of missing Shia people on Sunday urged the Pakistani government to ensure their immediate release.
US National Security Advisor slams China, calls Xi Jinping a successor of Joseph Stalin
Jun 30, 2020, at 12:59 am
Washington: US National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien recently launched an attack on China and likened the country's president Xi Jinping to dictator Joseph Stalin.
Pakistan govt unwilling to take precautionary measure to tackle water crisis: Expert
Jun 30, 2020, at 12:51 am
Islamabad: Pakistan is witnessing a decrease in water resources but experts warn that the country's government is unwilling to take precautionary measures to tackle the situation.
Pakistan: PTM chairman vows to raise voice for Pakhtuns
Jun 30, 2020, at 12:42 am
Islamabad: Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) chairman Manzoor Pashteen has said his organization will continue to fight and raise voices for Pakhtuns and seek justice for those killed in the alleged fake police encounters.
Nepal: Students protest against China as land encroachment reports emerge
Jun 30, 2020, at 12:28 am
Kathmandu: Despite the ruling Nepali government's show of growing amity with China and bitterness with age-old friend India in recent times, students of the Himalayan nation protested against Beijing on Monday.
Protest in Balochistan over detention of students for agitating in demand for internet
Jun 30, 2020, at 12:12 am
Quetta: Local workers of Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) and Baloch Students Organization Pajjar (BSO-Pajjar) protested in Dalbandin against the detention of agitating students by the Quetta Police last week.
Virtual celebration of Toronto Pride Parade 2020
Jun 29, 2020, at 11:52 pm
Toronto/IBNS: Toronto’s weekend 2020 Pride parade of June 28 was held online for the first time after several decades due to COVID-19 pandemic, media reports said.
Hong Kong police to deploy up to 4,000 officers due to possible protests : Reports
Jun 29, 2020, at 11:36 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: Police in Hong Kong intend to deploy up to 4,000 officers to the streets on July 1 in anticipation of possible protests over banned pro-democracy march, local media reported on Monday.
Bangladesh Defence Secretary dies of Covid-19
Jun 29, 2020, at 05:18 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Defence Secretary, Abdullah Al Mohsin Chowdhury has died of COVID-19 on Monday morning.
35 migrants rescued, 4 missing off Turkey's Aegean coast
Jun 29, 2020, at 05:17 pm
Istanbul/Xinhua: The Turkish coast guard on Monday rescued 35 illegal immigrants off Turkey's Aegean coast, while four others went missing, the force said in a statement.
Bangladesh launch capsize: 30 body recovered Buriganga
Jun 29, 2020, at 05:07 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bodies of 30 people were recovered after a launch named 'Morning Bird' with more than 50 passengers on board capsized in Buriganga adjacent to Shymbazar area in Old Dhaka on Monday morning.
Ferry capsizes in Dhaka, 25 bodies recovered
Jun 29, 2020, at 04:10 pm
Dhaka/UNI: At least 25 people drowned and several were missing after a ferry carrying around 100 passengers capsized in Buriganga river adjacent to Dhaka’s Shyambazar on Monday morning.
Afghanistan: Bomb blast leaves six killed in Helmand
Jun 29, 2020, at 03:58 pm
Kabul/IBNS: A roadside mine blast in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province on Sunday left at least six civilians killed, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Mortar shell attack leaves 10 people killed
Jun 29, 2020, at 03:40 pm
Kabul/IBNS: A mortar shell landed in a busy market in Sangin district of Afghanistan which left at least 10 people killed, media reports said.
Pakistan: 4 militants, 5 security personnel killed in terror attack in Karachi
Jun 29, 2020, at 03:33 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua: Four militants and five security personnel were killed in a terrorist attack on the Pakistan Stock Exchange building in southern port city of Karachi on Monday, police said.
Pakistan: Terrorists attack Karachi Stock Exchange building, multiple casualties reported
Jun 29, 2020, at 01:51 pm
Karachi/IBNS: In an yet another terrorist attack in the South Asian country, four gunmen attacked the Stock Exchange building in Pakistan's Karachi leaving several dead on Monday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Gunmen attack Karachi Stock Exchange building, two killed
Jun 29, 2020, at 11:58 am
Karachi/IBNS: At least two people were killed as gunmen attacked the Stock Exchange building in Karachi, Pakistan on Monday.
Police brutality: People stage protest in Peshawar
Jun 29, 2020, at 10:25 am
Peshawar: Days after a video surfaced on social media where alleged Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police officials could be seen abusing and stripping a man naked while filming the ordeal, Pakistani city of Peshawar witnessed protests over the incident on Friday.
European Union, US agree to launch dialogue on China, CCP threat: Pompeo
Jun 29, 2020, at 10:01 am
Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said the United States and the European Union have agreed to launch a dialogue on China to address the threat of the Chinese Communist Party.
New Law: Ex- UN human rights chief demands for Hong Kong special envoy
Jun 29, 2020, at 09:49 am
Geneva: Hong Kong is witnessing protests in recent times as China is gearing up to impose its national security law on the city, making the United Nations’ former human rights chief and eight former U.N. special envoys to urge the body’s secretary-general to appoint a special envoy on the region.
Hong Kong police bans major protest on security law, organizers say
Jun 29, 2020, at 09:34 am
Hong Kong: Organizers have said Hong Kong police on Saturday banned a major demonstration against China's planned national security law for the city on the ground of following social distancing and previous unrest measures.
Britain must act against China's intention to destroy Hong Kong's autonomy: UK MP Stewart McDonald
Jun 29, 2020, at 09:27 am
London: United Kingdom MP Stewart McDonald has asked the UK government to act against the Chinese government's intention to destroy Hong Kong’s autonomy.
Jun 29, 2020, at 09:17 am
London: Muttahidda Qaumi Movement's (MQM) leader Altaf Hussain has urged world leaders to take serious note of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's declaration of slain ex-Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden as a martyr.
Nine militants killed during clashes in Afghan province of Paktia: Police Spokesman
Jun 29, 2020, at 08:56 am
Kabul/Sputnik: Nine militants have been killed and five others were wounded during armed clashes in the eastern Afghan province of Paktia, Hayatullah Nizami Ahmadzai, a spokesman for the provincial police force, said on Sunday.
California closing bars as coronavirus infection spreads: Governor Newsom
Jun 29, 2020, at 08:51 am
Moscow/Sputnik: Bars in the US state of California are being closed amid a rise in the number of coronavirus cases, Governor Gavin Newsom has announced.
Donald Trump retweets video of supporter yelling 'white power', deletes later
Jun 29, 2020, at 08:36 am
Washington/UNI: US President Donald Trump on Monday retweeted a video of one of his supporters chanting "white power" in a pro-Trump rally in Florida.