Afghanistan: Taliban declare Aug 31 holiday to mark one year since US withdrawal
Aug 30, 2022, at 11:41 pm
Kabul: The Taliban have declared Aug 31, the day when US troops withdrew from Afghanistan last year, a public holiday, according to a document at Sputnik's disposal.
Pakistan: Unknown people kill lawyer in Kohat
Aug 30, 2022, at 11:39 pm
Kohat: Unknown people killed a lawyer in Pakistan's Hangu Road in Kohat on Sunday, an episode highlighting deteriorating law and order situation in the city, media reports said on Tuesday.
Foreign Office negates Afghan Taliban’s claim that Pakistani airspace was used for Zawahiri strike
Aug 30, 2022, at 11:35 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Foreign Office has rejected Afghanistan's Taliban government's claim that neighbouring country's airspace is being used for the US strike that killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.
‘Very survival’ of Iraqi State at risk, UN mission warns, as UN chief calls for calm and restraint
Aug 30, 2022, at 09:35 pm
New York: The UN chief on Monday issued a call for “calm and restraint” in the Iraqi capital Baghdad following a day of reportedly violent protests in and around the national parliament building, in the wake of the announcement from political leader and cleric Muqtada al-Sadr that he was leaving politics.
Pakistan: Protest held in Green Town against police over ‘fake encounter’
Aug 30, 2022, at 09:33 pm
Lahore: Hundreds of residents of Green Town in Pakistan demonstrated against the police over the killing of two men in an alleged encounter in the Chuhng area, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan planning to import vegetables from India amid spike in vegetable prices due to flood
Aug 30, 2022, at 09:30 pm
Islamabad: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has said Pakistan is considering importing vegetables from arch-rival India to mitigate flood fallout.
Whole generation of Syrian children ‘might be lost’, senior humanitarian warns Security Council
Aug 30, 2022, at 09:27 pm
New York: “Irreversible damage” is being caused to the lives of Syrian civilians due to chronic under-funding of the international effort said the UN’s Assistant Secretary-General for humanitarian affairs on Monday, who told the Security Council the future of a whole generation was at stake.
Burkinabé peacekeeper in Mali is UN Woman Police Officer of the Year
Aug 30, 2022, at 09:22 pm
New York: A peacekeeper from Burkina Faso serving in Mali has been honoured for her work to boost trust between the authorities and local communities, including survivors of gender-based violence.
Moqtada al-Sadr: Fighting in Baghdad leaves 15 people dead
Aug 30, 2022, at 08:48 pm
Baghdad: At least 15 people died when Iraqi security forces clashed with supporters of a powerful Shia cleric in Baghdad city, media reports said on Tuesday.
Ukraine: UN atomic energy experts head to stricken nuclear power station
Aug 30, 2022, at 05:48 pm
New York: A team of UN atomic energy experts set out on Monday for Zaporizhzya nuclear power station in Ukraine, after months of rising tensions between Ukrainian and Russian forces, who have accused each other of shelling the plant.
Pakistan minister says flood caused at least $10bn of damage to the country
Aug 30, 2022, at 02:59 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan planning minister said early estimates showed the ongoing floods in the country have caused at least $10bn of damage.
Singapore unveils long-term work visas to attract foreign workers
Aug 30, 2022, at 05:55 am
Singapore is rebuilding visa rules to attract foreign workers and ease a tight labour market that's making an impact on wage and price pressures.
Diplomatic Ripples: China’s dual-use surveillance ship finally leaves Sri Lankan port
Aug 30, 2022, at 05:06 am
Colombo: The Chinese research ship, which had arrived at the Sri Lankan port a few days back, has left it, sending diplomatic ripples across the Indian Ocean.
Nearly 8 pct of Ontario's construction workers died due to opioid crisis from 2017 to 2020: Report
Aug 30, 2022, at 03:37 am
Toronto/IBNS: Ontario's men working in the construction industry have been most affected by the opioid crisis, accounting for nearly eight per cent of all opioid-related deaths in the province between 2017 and 2020 a new report suggests.
Pakistan: Death toll due to flood touches 1,136
Aug 30, 2022, at 02:06 am
Islamabad: The death toll due to the ongoing floods in different parts of Pakistan has touched 1,136 on Monday, media reports said.
Suicide bombers are our pride, part of our security forces: Taliban
Aug 30, 2022, at 01:54 am
Kabul: Taliban's deputy interior minister Mawlawi Noor Jalal Jalali has said “martyrdom brigades,” aka suicide bomber units, are a part of the country's security forces and the group’s “pride”.
Cinema to reopen in Afghanistan, role of women limited amid Taliban rule
Aug 30, 2022, at 12:34 am
After a gap of one-year, cinema halls are going to open in Afghanistan for the first time ever since Taliban forces captured power in the country, media reports said.
Oil-gas import: Taliban seal deal with Russia
Aug 29, 2022, at 11:39 pm
Kabul: The Taliban rulers of Afghanistan have struck a deal with their counterparts in Moscow over business matters and the import of Russian oil and gas, media reports said.
Aus PM vows cultural shift for women workers
Aug 29, 2022, at 10:33 pm
Canberra/UNI: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has promised a "cultural change" to improve conditions for women in the workplace.
Myanmar shells land in Bangladesh
Aug 29, 2022, at 08:52 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Two mortar shells fired from Myanmar landed near the Tambru North neighborhood in Bangladesh's Bandarban district, officials said on Monday.
US: Mass shooting at a store in Oregon
Aug 29, 2022, at 08:50 pm
Oregon/UNI: At least two people were killed in the US state of Oregon after a gunman opened fire in a Safeway grocery store in Bend, police said.
Pakistan: Rights activist 'taken away' by unknown men from Karachi
Aug 29, 2022, at 07:19 pm
Karachi: A human rights activist was taken away by four unknown men in civvies, along with some uniformed policemen, from his book shop in Urdu Bazaar region of Karachi city of Pakistan, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: Police conduct raids in Karachi to arrest six news channel staffers
Aug 29, 2022, at 07:17 pm
Islamabad: The Islamabad Police attempted to arrest six staff members of a news channel in Pakistani city of Karachi on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Flood to cause USD 4b loss to economy
Aug 29, 2022, at 06:07 pm
Quetta: The ongoing flash floods and heavy rains, which is ravaging Pakistan, is estimated to have cost the country's economy over USD 4 billion in the current fiscal year.
Ukraine: More than one million tonnes of grain and food items exported under Black Sea deal
Aug 29, 2022, at 04:32 pm
New York: Exports of Ukrainian grain and other foodstuffs under a landmark agreement amid the ongoing war, have surpassed one million metric tonnes, the UN Coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative, Amir Abdulla, reported on Saturday.
Pakistan: Journalist shot dead in Shorkot
Aug 29, 2022, at 03:52 pm
Islamabad: Unidentified people shot dead Shorkot Press Club president and senior journalist Muhammad Younis in Shorkot city of Pakistan on Saturday.
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shares dancing pic in support of Finland PM Sanna Marin
Aug 29, 2022, at 03:11 pm
Washington: Former US Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton extended her support to Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, whose love for partying has earned global attentions, by sharing an image of herself where she could be seen dancing.
Pakistan: Inflation breaking all records as SPI climbs to 44.58 percent
Aug 29, 2022, at 02:22 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's inflation measured by the Sensitive Price Index has reached the highest level in the history of the country due to an increase in the prices of petroleum products and disruption in the supply of commodities amid ravaging flood situation in the country, media reports said on Sunday.
Turkey: Tourist bus crashes, five die
Aug 29, 2022, at 02:01 am
Bursa: At least five people, including four foreign tourists, died and 38 others were hurt when a bus plunged into a cliff in the northwestern Turkish province of Bursa on Sunday , media reports said.
Pakistan security forces 'shooed away' by flood-hit citizens in Sindh
Aug 29, 2022, at 01:37 am
A video, which has gone viral on the internet, showed the Pakistan security forces deployed at the flood-hit Sindh were being “shooed away” by the citizens.