Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan suffers bullet injury in political rally
Nov 03, 2022, at 11:39 pm
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was on Thursday shot in his foot by unknown assailants at a political rally in the eastern Punjab province of the country, media reports said.
Nov 03, 2022, at 07:50 pm
The Queensland government has announced Rs. 5.31-crore as reward for information of a Punjab man, named Rajwinder Singh, who is wanted for Australian women Toyah Cordingley.
Canada: CRTC hosts first scam communications meeting with five countries
Nov 03, 2022, at 04:57 am
Regulators from Canada, Australia, Ireland, Hong Kong, and the United States met in person for the first time, to find better ways to combat misinformation.
COVID-19 in China: Area around world's biggest iPhone plant put under lockdown
Nov 03, 2022, at 03:38 am
Zhengzhou: Chinese authorities have imposed a lockdown in Zhengzhou district, a region that houses the world's largest iPhone factory, to combat Covid-19 spread, media reports said.
'Banned Twitter accounts to be restored only after setting up a clear process': Elon Musk
Nov 03, 2022, at 03:02 am
Banned Twitter users are not likely to be back on the platform soon, as the new Twitter owner Elon Musk has said it would take a few more weeks, AFP reported.
50 UN member states condemn China's rights abuses in Xinjiang
Nov 03, 2022, at 01:27 am
Washington: As many as 50 members of the United Nations issued a joint statement where they condemned the Chinese government’s oppression of Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples in Xinjiang province.
Afghanistan: Seven hurt as blast hits bus carrying Taliban administration personnel
Nov 03, 2022, at 12:11 am
Kabul: At least seven people were injured when a blast hit a bus carrying Taliban administration personnel in Kabul city of Afghanistan on Wednesday, media reports said.
Haiti: ‘Triple threat’ of cholera, malnutrition and violence puts young lives at risk
Nov 02, 2022, at 11:11 pm
New York: Immediate action is needed to save young lives in Haiti amid the “triple threat” of cholera, malnutrition and violence, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) said on Tuesday.
Black Sea grain deal shipments on hold Wednesday, following Russia suspension
Nov 02, 2022, at 11:04 pm
New York: UN officials stationed at the Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) for the UN-brokered Black Sea Grain Initiative have said there will be no movement of vessels on Wednesday, in the light of Russia’s decision to suspend its involvement in the deal.
In speech to Arab League, UN chief appeals for greater regional unity
Nov 02, 2022, at 10:54 pm
New York: Amid growing geopolitical divides and deepening inequalities, cooperation is the only way forward, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in Algiers on Tuesday, addressing the Summit of the League of Arab States.
Public health risks increasing in flood-affected Pakistan, warns WHO
Nov 02, 2022, at 10:43 pm
New York: Although flood waters have continued to recede in many flood-affected areas across Pakistan in recent weeks, around eight million people need essential health assistance, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: LPG price hiked by Rs 2 per kg
Nov 02, 2022, at 03:27 pm
Islamabad: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) of Pakistan has increased the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by Rs2 per kg, media reports said on Wednesday.
North Korean missile lands close to South Korean waters, triggers tension: Reports
Nov 02, 2022, at 03:11 pm
Seoul: North Korea has fired a missile towards the South that crossed the two countries' maritime border, triggering tension between the two nations.
Elon Musk announces USD 8 monthly fee for blue tick on Twitter
Nov 02, 2022, at 02:48 pm
Washington: Twitter's new chief Elon Musk on Tuesday said users will be charged USD 8 per month if they want a blue tick by their name.
Pakistan: 25% inmates in Rawalpindi, Lahore jails are drug addicts, finds report
Nov 02, 2022, at 06:17 am
Islamabad: A National Commission of Human Rights (NCHR) released report has shown that more than 25 percent of inmates in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail and Lahore’s District Jail are drug addicts, media reports said on Tuesday.
Germany decides to reevaluate relationship with China, Beijing irked
Nov 02, 2022, at 06:09 am
Munich: Germany has decided to reevaluate its relationship with China after the outcome of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and on numerous issues including the treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, media reports said on Tuesday.
Tibet: Lhasa witnesses protest over COVID-19 restrictions
Nov 02, 2022, at 05:49 am
Lhasa: Videos have gone viral on social media which showed hundreds of people could be seen protesting in Lhasa city of Tibet against the Chinese government's strict covid measures and lockdown.
iPhone factory in China pledges to ensure safe passage after workers were seen escaping on foot
Nov 02, 2022, at 05:30 am
Beijing: A COVID-19-hit iPhone assembly factory in China has issued three notices where it said it will arrange safe passage for workers wishing to leave and a sanitised environment for those who choose to stay on, media reports said.
China facing protests amid environmental projects in Western Africa
Nov 02, 2022, at 05:23 am
Beijing: Chinese debt-inducing infrastructural projects in the African continent are fast emerging as a conflict in the region, media reports said.
China sends message to Taiwan by reshuffling top military in Eastern Theatre Command
Nov 02, 2022, at 04:59 am
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a direct message to Taiwan about the renewed focus of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on the island nation for the coming five years as he changed the top military guard of the Eastern Theatre, media reports said.
UK provides Ukraine with $7.3mln cyber aid package
Nov 02, 2022, at 01:20 am
London/UNI: The United Kingdom has mobilized 6.35 million pounds ($7.3 million) in an initial cyber assistance package to safeguard the Ukrainian government and its critical national infrastructure, the UK government said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Taliban launch female-staffed security unit to disperse women's protests
Nov 02, 2022, at 12:44 am
Kabul: The Taliban have established a public security unit made up of female employees who will presumably disperse protesting women in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Interior said on Tuesday.
Tokyo begins issuing same-sex couples certificates
Nov 02, 2022, at 12:11 am
Tokyo: Japan has begun rolling out a partnership certificate scheme to same-sex couples -- allowing them to be treated as married couples for certain public services for the first time, but falling short of marriage equality.
Security Council debates Russian withdrawal from crucial Ukraine grain deal
Nov 01, 2022, at 10:24 pm
New York: The landmark agreement to export grain and related foodstuffs from Ukraine must be kept alive amid the ongoing war and the global cost of living crisis, two senior UN officials told the Security Council on Monday.
DR Congo: Guterres ‘deeply concerned’ by resurgence of fighting between Government troops and M23
Nov 01, 2022, at 10:05 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General has expressed deep concern over the uptick in fighting between Government troops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and M23 rebels in the east, which in the past ten days have seen multiple civilians killed, “massive displacement” and four peacekeepers from the UN Stabilization Mission (MONUSCO) injured.
Afghanistan: Opium cultivation up nearly a third, warns UNODC
Nov 01, 2022, at 09:33 pm
New York: The 2022 opium crop in Afghanistan is the most profitable in years with cultivation up by nearly a third amid soaring prices, and despite the multiple humanitarian and economic crises facing the country and it’s Taliban rulers, said the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Tuesday.
Nov 01, 2022, at 09:29 pm
A Bangladeshi court has issued arrest warrants against BNP's acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman in connection with a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission over owning assets in excess of known sources of income, media reports said.
Pakistan: Gas shortfall may touch highest level this year
Nov 01, 2022, at 09:27 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan might soon witness gas shortfall touching its highest level this year, media reports said on Tuesday.
Global jobs market set to deteriorate amid Ukraine war shocks: ILO
Nov 01, 2022, at 06:26 pm
New York: The outlook for global labour markets has worsened in recent months and if current trends continue, vacancies will grow more scarce while global jobs growth will deteriorate significantly during the rest of the year, according to a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO).
‘Act Local to Go Global’ provides universal theme for World Cities Day
Nov 01, 2022, at 06:23 pm
New York: The actions cities take locally to create a sustainable world will reverberate globally, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, underlining the need to ramp up progress towards a more just and equitable future for people and the planet.