Pakistan, Taliban violators of religious freedom: US Secretary of State
Nov 18, 2021, at 11:43 pm
Washington, DC/IBNS: United States Secretary of State Antony John Blinken on Wednesday redesignated Pakistan as a country of particular concern (CPC) for the violations of religious freedom and rebranded the Taliban as an entity of particular concern (EPC), according to a statement issued by Blinken's office.
Joe Biden administration planning to diplomatically boycott Beijing Olympics 2022: Reports
Nov 18, 2021, at 05:06 am
Washington: The US President Joe Biden-led administration is planning to diplomatically boycott the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics 2022.
Nov 18, 2021, at 04:56 am
Washington: US President Joe Biden raised concerns about China’s practices in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong, as well as human rights more broadly during his virtual meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
Lawmakers from 20 countries oppose Chinese nominee to Interpol committee
Nov 18, 2021, at 04:28 am
The Chinese government's nominee to global policing organisation Interpol has been opposed by over four dozen lawmakers from 20 countries.
Afghanistan witnesses spike in opium production under Taliban regime
Nov 18, 2021, at 01:36 am
Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan farmers in the southern provinces are saying they are happy about their opium productions in the fall season of this year.
Pakistan Supreme Court asks ETPB chief to explain sale of Hindu property in Karachi
Nov 18, 2021, at 01:30 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan's Supreme Court has directed the chairman of Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) to appear before it to explain the alleged sale of a Hindu property in Karachi city.
Pakistan responsible for humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan: Al Arabiya
Nov 18, 2021, at 01:28 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan is solely responsible for the dire humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, according to an Arabic media outlet.
Pakistan to train Afghanistan aviation staff: Reports
Nov 18, 2021, at 01:25 am
Islamabad: The Afghanistan Embassy in Pakistan has said Islamabad will provide professional training to the Afghan aviation staff in areas of security, traffic controlling, firefighting, air forecast, and airport management, media reports said on Wednesday.
Conflict prevention means tackling economic, social, institutional drivers of strife
Nov 18, 2021, at 01:14 am
New York: Preventing conflicts requires closing development gaps, shrinking inequality and bringing hope to people around the globe, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Investing in UNRWA is ‘an investment in peace and hope’
Nov 18, 2021, at 01:09 am
New York: At a “critical conference” supporting the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Secretary-General António Guterres outlined on Tuesday, the “essential role” it continues to play in generations of lives.
Iran death penalty threat for abortion unlawful: UN rights experts
Nov 18, 2021, at 01:04 am
New York: A new Iranian law that raises the prospect of the death penalty for abortion has been condemned by independent human rights experts, who have declared that is in “clear contravention of international law”.
‘We cannot lose hope’, UN chief tells media seminar on peace in the Middle East
Nov 18, 2021, at 12:37 am
New York: Sensitizing public opinion to the question of Palestine, and promoting a peaceful settlement to the decades-long conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, are among the goals of the 2021 UN International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East, which began on Tuesday.
Ethiopia: Mass arbitrary arrests target Tigrayans, says UN rights office
Nov 18, 2021, at 12:29 am
New York: Over the past week, mass arrests of people reportedly of Tigrayan origin have continued in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa and elsewhere, the UN rights office said on Tuesday.
Two Pakistani policemen arrested for blackmailing teen girls over obscene videos
Nov 17, 2021, at 11:02 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested four people, including two policemen, for allegedly blackmailing two teenage girls with inappropriate videos of them.
Facebook says hackers in Pakistan targeted Afghan users during former govt collapse
Nov 17, 2021, at 10:43 pm
Social media giant Facebook said hackers from Pakistan used the platform to target people in Afghanistan with connections to the previous government during the Taliban's takeover of the country.
Nov 17, 2021, at 10:32 pm
Washington: US President Joe Biden raised concerns about China’s practices in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong, as well as human rights more broadly during his virtual meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
Lawmakers from 20 countries oppose Chinese nominee to Interpol committee
Nov 17, 2021, at 10:26 pm
The Chinese government's nominee to global policing organisation Interpol has been opposed by over four dozen lawmakers from 20 countries.
Joe Biden administration planning to diplomatically boycott Beijing Olympics 2022: Reports
Nov 17, 2021, at 10:05 pm
Washington: The US President Joe Biden-led administration is planning to diplomatically boycott the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics 2022.
Afghanistan: Taliban govt urges US to unfreeze its central bank assets
Nov 17, 2021, at 10:01 pm
Kabul/UNI: Afghanistan's Interim Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in a letter to the US Congress has urged for the release of its central bank assets that were frozen by the American government.
Taliban will be invited to high-level meeting of Afghan neighbors: Pakistan's top diplomat
Nov 17, 2021, at 09:49 pm
Islamabad: The Afghan cabinet appointed by the Taliban will be invited to attend the third ministerial meeting of Afghanistan's neighboring states, Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi said.
Nov 17, 2021, at 09:22 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto on Wednesday requested Speaker Asad Qaiser to "respect his own chair, position".
UK inflation rises to reach highest level in decade: ONS
Nov 17, 2021, at 09:14 pm
London/UNI/Sputnik: UK inflation jumped to 4.2 per cent in the 12 months to October 2021, its highest level in nearly a decade, pushed by increasing fuel and energy prices, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported on Wednesday.
Pakistan: PML-N prez dubs EVMs 'evil and vicious machines' at joint session of parliament
Nov 17, 2021, at 08:35 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday called the electronic voting machines (EVMs) as "evil and vicious machines" and slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government for not being serious in creating consensus on electoral reforms.
Will work with close partner India: US Special Envoy on Afghanistan Thomas West
Nov 17, 2021, at 02:19 pm
Washington/New Delhi/UNI: US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West has said the US will work with close partner India to address their “abundant shared interests in a stable and peaceful Afghanistan”.
Nov 17, 2021, at 05:26 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is likely to be in deep trouble very soon as the Pak army and establishment have given a nudge to Khan's predecessor Nawaz Sharif to return to the country, according to an exclusive report by Indian television network CNN-News18.
Heavy rain in Canada's BC leads to flooding, evacuation of communities
Nov 17, 2021, at 05:18 am
Victoria (B.C.)/IBNS: Relentless rain in Canada's southern British Columbia (BC) on Monday caused the entire city and major highways to be washed away leaving many communities cut off from the rest of the province.
Encouraging Taiwanese independence would be playing with fire: Xi tells Biden during virtual meeting
Nov 16, 2021, at 11:55 pm
Washington/Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping warned his US counterpart Joe Biden during his virtual summit that encouraging Taiwanese independence would be "playing with fire".
Afghanistan: Taliban arrest 11 IS-K members from Daikundi province
Nov 16, 2021, at 11:38 pm
Kabul: The Taliban have arrested 11 suspected members of Islamic State Khorasan Province (IS-KP), a regional affiliate of the Islamic State (IS) group, from Afghanistan's Daikundi province, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Lahore gets most polluted city tag with over 400 AQI
Nov 16, 2021, at 11:21 pm
Lahore/UNI: The provincial capital of Punjab became the most polluted city in Pakistan and among the most polluted in the world after the city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) went above 400.
Former Pakistan President Zardari says Imran Khan govt will not complete five-year term
Nov 16, 2021, at 10:48 pm
Islamabad: Former Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said the Pakistani government, under the leadership of PM Imran Khan, will not complete its five-year tenure.