China targets US over decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan
May 13, 2021, at 01:05 am
Beijing: China has blamed US decision to withdraw forces from Afghanistan as the cause behind the the surge of violence in THE country.
Lawlessness in Pakistan: Shopkeepers beat up police party as they try to enforce COVID shutdown
May 13, 2021, at 12:58 am
Some local traders allegedly thrashed the police party in Pakistan's Badin city when they tried to impose COVID-19 protocols and asked them to close the shop.
Pakistan: North Waziristan witnessing rise in target killings cases
May 13, 2021, at 12:54 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's North Waziristan region is witnessing a rise in targeted killings in recent days, locals claimed.
Upcoming UN conference on Uyghur angers China
May 13, 2021, at 12:49 am
Beijing: China has termed an upcoming UN video conference on Beijing's crackdown on the Uyghur Muslims as an event based on sheer lies and political bias.
Japan witnessing surge in Chinese refugees
May 13, 2021, at 12:37 am
Beijing: Japan has witnessed a surge in refugees and a large section of them are from China, media reports said.Nearly one-quarter of the foreign nationals granted refugee status by Japan in 2020 were Chinese, a record high despite the dramatic decline in people arriving from China on tourist visas last year because of the coronavirus pandemic, reports South China Morning Post.
Every Pakistani paying price of Imran Khan’s change tsunami, slams Bilawal Bhutto
May 13, 2021, at 12:13 am
Islamabad: Major opposition leader, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, on Monday slammed PM Imran Khan asking him to explain to the people why his government was compelled to repay $3 billion loan to Saudi Arabia and what it was going to cost the nation for taking a commercial loan from China to clear the Saudi soft loan.
Gaza rockets kill father and teen daughter in central Israel
May 12, 2021, at 07:45 pm
Tel Aviv/Xinhua/UNI: Overnight rocket barrages from Gaza have killed a man and his daughter in central Israel, as Israeli airstrikes continued to strike Gaza and violence continued to escalate, officials said Wednesday.
China's population reaches 1.41 billion, rises by 5.38 pct over 10 years
May 12, 2021, at 06:43 pm
Beijing/UNI: China's population has grown by 5.38 percent over the past 10 years to 1.41 billion, according to the seventh nationwide census of 2020, the National Bureau of Statistics of China said in a statement.
Islamic social financing initiative aims to help economic recovery, pandemic response
May 12, 2021, at 06:22 pm
New York: As the world continues to grapple with the health and economic crisis sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN and Islamic Development Bank teamed up on Tuesday to help the most vulnerable.
UN chief: Deadly school shooting in Russia an ‘act of senseless violence’
May 12, 2021, at 06:04 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the deadly shooting at a school in the Russian city of Kazan on Tuesday, which claimed the lives of two adults and seven children.
US withdrawal from Afghanistan must be seen as transition, not closure : Senator
May 12, 2021, at 05:57 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The United States must view its withdrawal from Afghanistan not as closure, but as a transition, US Senator Jack Reed during an event at the Reagan Foundation.
Myanmar coup: ‘No sign’ of end to brutal crackdown on all fronts
May 12, 2021, at 05:21 pm
One hundred days since the Myanmar military seized power, the "brutal" repression of protesters has continued, despite all international efforts to end the violence, the UN rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday.
UN denounces attack on peacekeepers in DR Congo
May 12, 2021, at 04:52 pm
New York: The United Nations Security Council strongly condemned Monday’s attack on the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in which one Malawian blue helmet was killed.
Conflicting Covid19 patient admission figures in Balochistan unmasks Pakistan's official versions
May 11, 2021, at 10:49 pm
The Balochistan government seems to be conflicted about the actual number of coronavirus patients admitted to various hospitals across the province, an episode exposing how Pakistan's actual picture of COVID-19 is grimmer than the official version.
Political meddling in Pakistan hospitals angers doctors, staff as they threaten to resign
May 11, 2021, at 10:46 pm
Islamabad: Following the resignations of three hospital managers of Pakistan's Khalifa Gulnawaz Hospital, medical consultants, young doctors and other allied staff on Sunday also threatened to observe a complete strike and tender collective resignations by demonstrating against the alleged political interference in the three teaching hospitals, showing a dark side of the situation in which health workers are working in the country.
Imran Khan has pushed Pakistanis under Rs 175,000 of debt: Bhutto
May 11, 2021, at 10:36 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has slammed the Imran Khan-led government and said the only thing Imran Khan struggled for 25 years was to push every Pakistani under Rs 175,000 of debt.
Repaying $3b to Saudi Arabia: Bilawal Bhutto asks PM Imran to 'reveal reasons'
May 11, 2021, at 10:29 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto has asked Prime Minister Imran Khan to state the reasons behind repaying $3 billion to Saudi Arabia.
Beijing now bars Chinese lawyer involved in Hong Kong fugitives' case from leaving country
May 11, 2021, at 10:08 pm
A lawyer in mainland China, who has been deregistered after taking up the case of one of the Hong Kong fugitives who were captured while trying to flee to Taiwan, has now been barred on national security grounds from leaving the country to even attend an American fellowship programme, media reports said.
Dragon extends its paws: China now wants a strategic airfield deep in the Pacific
May 11, 2021, at 09:52 pm
Beijing: China is continuing to strengthen its grip on the Pacific and perhaps its new move of upgrading a derelict airfield on a remote Pacific island in the Republic of Kiribati is a step towards that direction.
Taliban, Afghan government announce three-day ceasefire on Eid
May 11, 2021, at 09:04 pm
The Taliban, the main Afghan insurgent group that once again aspires to run the war-ravaged country on its conservative terms, has announced a three-day ceasefire on the occasion of Eid-al-Fitr that marks the end of the holy month of Ramazan for Muslims, reported TOLOnews. The Afghan government welcomed the move and reciprocated the ceasefire announcement.
Pakistan must utilize opportunities in defense and strategic cooperation with Saudi Arabia
May 11, 2021, at 08:42 pm
Pakistan needs to adopt a wise policy to utilize opportunities in defense and strategic cooperation and various other sectors that will come its way under the Vision 2030 program drawn up by Saudi Arabia to open up new economic partnerships and talent hunts.
Polio virus not detected in Pakistan sewage water
May 11, 2021, at 08:04 pm
In a good news for Pakistan, the polio virus has started disappearing from the country’s sewage water, with none of the 60 samples in its four provinces detecting any presence of the disease in them, media reports said.
China warns of damage to bilateral ties if Bangladesh joins Quad
May 11, 2021, at 07:29 pm
China has warned Bangladesh that their bilateral ties would be "substantially damaged" if Dhaka participated in any form in the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, better known as Quad.
Free up ‘bottlenecks’ stifling Africa’s agri-food sector, urges FAO chief
May 11, 2021, at 06:20 pm
New York: The UN agriculture chief warned on Monday that severe underfunding of Africa’s agri-food sector has boosted food insecurity and was hampering the future development of countries across the continent.
UN chief and senior officials express deep concern over East Jerusalem violence
May 11, 2021, at 06:02 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, and senior UN officials have expressed their deep concern over confrontations between Palestinians and Israeli security forces in East Jerusalem, particularly those which began on Friday evening, and continued into Sunday night. Several Palestinian children are among the wounded.
Nepal PM Oli loses confidence vote, expected to resign
May 11, 2021, at 05:36 pm
Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Monday lost the vote of confidence in parliament, reported the Himalayan Times. Oli managed to get just 93 votes instead of 117 what was needed to save his government. Oli will now have to submit his resignation to President Bidya Devi Bhandari.
Kabul school bombing condemned by senior UN officials
May 11, 2021, at 05:32 pm
New York: Saturday’s deadly bombing outside a high school in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, has been condemned by leading UN officials including the Secretary-General António Guterres. The attack led to the deaths of at least 60 people, including several schoolchildren.
Number of Palestinians injured in clashes in Jerusalem tops 500: Red Crescent
May 11, 2021, at 04:53 pm
Gaza/Sputnik: More than 500 Palestinians were injured on Monday in clashes with Israeli police in Jerusalem, the Jerusalem Red Crescent said.
US FDA authorizes Pfizer's Coronavirus vaccine for adolescents 12-15 Years of age
May 11, 2021, at 01:12 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in a release that it has expanded the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine to administer to adolescents 12-15 years of age.
Manitoba Schools to move to online learning due to rising COVID-19 pandemic cases
May 11, 2021, at 01:01 am
Winnipeg/IBNS: Manitoba's rising third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the province's decision to move all kindergarten to Grade 12 students in Winnipeg and Brandon to remote learning starting Wednesday.