Pakistan: Blast in Quetta leaves four dead
Apr 22, 2021, at 06:37 am
Quetta: At least four people have died as a blast occurred in the parking lot of the Serena Hotel in Balochistan's capital Quetta on Wednesday, media reports said.
Pakistan shares debt management plan with World Bank
Apr 22, 2021, at 05:55 am
Pakistan has shared with the World Bank a revised outline of the Circular Debt Management Plan that seeks rationalization of taxes, negotiated takeover of old independent power plants (IPPs) and closure of all old public sector plants to increase electricity tariffs, Dawn reported.
Chinese carmakers struggling after chip shortage
Apr 22, 2021, at 05:52 am
Beijing: Car production in China is badly hit due to shortage of semiconductors, media reports said.
Pakistan: Senior Pakistani journalist Absar Alam shot in Islamabad
Apr 22, 2021, at 05:42 am
Islamabad: Senior Pakistani journalist Absar Alam was shot at in a suspected targeted attack incident recently in Islamabad, media reports said.
WHO COVID-19 report was focused on 'pleasing' Beijing: Ex-US official
Apr 22, 2021, at 05:38 am
Washington: A former US National Security Council's senior director for counterproliferation and biodefense has said the recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report on the origin of coronavirus has shown that the world health body was more focused on pleasing Beijing.
Pakistan: Sikh community traders in K-P complain they are receiving calls from extortionists
Apr 22, 2021, at 05:18 am
Islamabad: The Sikh community in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) of Pakistan is facing troubles as the members of the community are once again receiving calls from extortionists, media reports said.
Apr 22, 2021, at 05:09 am
Ontario/IBNS: Ontario Premier Doug Ford went into isolation in Toronto after he came in close contact with a staff member who tested positive for COVID-19 last evening, said Ford's office late Tuesday night.
China’s Exim Bank may fund $6.8 billion rail project in Pakistan
Apr 22, 2021, at 04:17 am
The Chinese government has sent a final funding proposal for Pakistan’s $6.8 billion modern rail project, ML-1, to the Exim Bank of China, as per a report in The Express Tribune. Officials expect to start civic work once the lender approves the funding request.
UAE to roll over $2 billion loans given to Pakistan
Apr 22, 2021, at 04:14 am
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will roll over its $2 billion loans that it had earlier given to Pakistan in 2018 as part of the bailout package, a statement issued by Pakistan’s Foreign Office said.
Bangladesh elected to UN commission on narcotics drugs
Apr 22, 2021, at 04:09 am
Bangladesh has won an election for the membership of a key drug body of the United Nations. The country’s three-year term for the Commission on Narcotics Drugs (CND) will begin in January next year.
Apr 21, 2021, at 11:30 pm
Beijing: The Chinese government is committing crimes against humanity against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in the northwest region of Xinjiang, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
Pakistan should either choose friendship or enmity with Afghanistan: Ashraf Ghani
Apr 21, 2021, at 11:28 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has sent a strong message to Pakistan and said it is time for the neighbouring nation to decide to be eight a friend or an enemy.
TLP calls off protests in Pakistan; group to remain banned
Apr 21, 2021, at 10:41 pm
The Pakistan government has decided not to lift the ban on the Tahreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), the radical Islamist group responsible for recent violent protests. The government, however, was of the view that the group should approach the court for delisting.
24.5 million new poor in Bangladesh, finds survey
Apr 21, 2021, at 10:34 pm
The number of new poor people in Bangladesh is estimated at around 24.5 million, roughly 14.7 percent of the total population, find a survey reported in Dhaka Tribune. The situation, however, improved in comparison to June last year when they were reported to be around 21 percent of the total population.
Russia proposes manufacturing its Sputnik-V vaccine in Bangladesh
Apr 21, 2021, at 10:31 pm
Officials of Russia and Bangladesh are in talks regarding manufacturing Russian Sputnik-V Covid-19 vaccines in Bangladesh, as per a report in the Daily Star. This comes after Russia proposed local manufacturing in Bangladesh of its vaccines.
USA: Shackling of aged and infirmed inmate, Mumia Abu-Jamal, ‘deplorable’ say UN rights experts
Apr 21, 2021, at 06:40 pm
New York: A group of UN human rights experts expressed serious concerns on Tuesday over the treatment and wellbeing of an African American prisoner who has been reportedly shackled to his hospital bed, and denied visits from his family, or access to lawyers.
UNICEF reports sharp rise in migrant children in Mexico
Apr 21, 2021, at 05:28 pm
New York: The number of migrant children reported in Mexico has increased sharply, jumping from 380 to nearly 3,500 since the beginning of the year: a nine-fold rise, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, reported on Tuesday.
World Food Programme reaches deal to supply food to 185,000 children in Venezuela
Apr 21, 2021, at 05:23 pm
New York: The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has signed an agreement with the Government of Venezuela to begin operations to provide the most vulnerable children in the South American country with nutritious school meals, it announced on Tuesday.
‘No end’ to conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, warns UNICEF
Apr 21, 2021, at 05:11 pm
New York: Disturbing reports have continued to emerge of widespread abuse of civilians in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, nearly six months since conflict erupted, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
Human rights experts demand UAE provide ‘meaningful information’ on Sheikha Latifa
Apr 21, 2021, at 05:04 pm
New York: United Nations independent human rights experts on Tuesday demanded that the United Arab Emirates provide “meaningful information” on the fate of Sheikha Latifa Mohammed Al Maktoum as well as assurances regarding her safety and well-being, “without delay”.
Thousands flee fresh clashes in Central African Republic: UN agency
Apr 21, 2021, at 04:56 pm
New York: Recent fighting between government forces and rebels in northern Central African Republic (CAR) has forced more than 2,000 refugees into neighboring Chad over the past week, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.
Clean up or go home: Bilawal Bhutto targets Imran Khan over TLP episode
Apr 21, 2021, at 04:52 pm
Islamabad: PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has targeted Imran Khan over the situation of the country following clashes with the banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) and said it is a 'mess' created by the Pakistan PM.
Apr 21, 2021, at 04:46 pm
Hague: A new revelation has now emerged that Chinese telecom equipment supplier Huawei was able to monitor all calls made on one of the Netherlands’ largest mobile phone networks, according to a confidential report seen by the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant, as reported by The Guardian.
Joe Biden spoke with Floyd family after verdict announcement: White House
Apr 21, 2021, at 03:03 pm
Washington/Sputnik: President Joe Biden spoke with the late George Floyd's family after a US jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder charges, the White House said in a statement.
US: Jury finds Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in George Floyd murder case
Apr 21, 2021, at 02:34 pm
Washington/UNI: A US jury in the state of Minnesota on Tuesday found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty in the African-American George Floyd murder case.
Former Nepal king Gyanendra tests Covid positive
Apr 21, 2021, at 05:41 am
Former Nepal king Gyanendra Shah and ex Queen Komal Shah have both tested positive for Covid-19, the country’s health ministry said.
Under pressure, Pakistan releases leader of radical Islamist group TLP
Apr 21, 2021, at 01:22 am
Saad Hussain Rizvi, the chief of the Tahreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), a radical Islamist group responsible for recent violent protests in Pakistan, was released on Tuesday following the negotiations between the government and the group that started earlier this week. Rizvi was arrested around a week ago after he had threatened to launch protests if the government failed to expel the French envoy from the country. However, following his arrests, violent protests rocked major cities of the country.
Resolution on French envoy’s expulsion to be presented in Pakistan’s national assembly
Apr 21, 2021, at 01:08 am
The Pakistan government is all set to present a resolution on the French envoy’s expulsion--a key demand of Pakistan’s radical Islamist group TLP - in the country’s national assembly on Tuesday.
Japan suspects Chinese military behind cyber attacks on JAXA, research agencies: Reports
Apr 21, 2021, at 12:23 am
Tokyo/Sputnik: Japan's police suspect the Chinese armed forces of commissioning large-scale cyber attacks against 200 defense-related companies and research institutions, including Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), in 2016, the NHK broadcaster reporter on Tuesday, citing investigative sources.
More than 200 Pakistanis deported from Iran
Apr 21, 2021, at 12:23 am
Islamabad: More than 203 Pakistanis have been deported by Iran for not possessing valid travel documents, media reports said.