Afghanistan: Fruit sellers, growers criticize Pakistan's decision to increase customs tariffs
Sep 12, 2022, at 03:20 am
Kabul: Fruit sellers and growers in Afghanistan are certainly angry with Pakistan after it increased customs tariffs.
Pakistan: Report shows harassment complaint increased significantly in past four years
Sep 12, 2022, at 03:06 am
The office of the Federal Ombudsperson Secretariat for Protection against Harassment (FOSPAH) has received almost 5,008 complaints in the last four years, a major spike in the number of registered cases, media reports said on Sunday.
Antigua and Barbuda may vote to decide on King's role as head of state
Sep 12, 2022, at 02:07 am
Saint John's: The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, has said he might hold a referendum on becoming a republic nation within three years.
Pakistan govt decides to pay Rs50b to CPEC IPPs
Sep 12, 2022, at 01:52 am
The Pakistan government has promised to make payments of Rs50 billion to four China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) power plants early next week to save them from default and send a positive signal across the border ahead of a visit by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan facing severe liquidity crunch
Sep 12, 2022, at 01:06 am
Pakistan, a nation which is facing severe flooding in recent weeks, is reeling under a dollar liquidity crunch, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Twin blasts in Kabul leaves 16 hurt
Sep 11, 2022, at 11:07 pm
Kabul: At least 16 people were hurt as twin explosions rocked Kabul on Saturday.
Greek PM announces more measures to tackle energy crisis, inflation
Sep 11, 2022, at 06:41 pm
Athens, Sep 11, UNI/IBNS: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a package of measures including raising the minimum wage and pensions to further help households and businesses tackle the energy crisis and high inflation.
9/11: US Embassy alerts US citizens in Bangladesh
Sep 11, 2022, at 06:38 pm
Dhaka, Sep 11 (UNI) The US Embassy in Dhaka has called upon all US citizens in Bangladesh to take adequate personal precautions in view of the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States on September 11.
Afghanistan: 3 killed as Taliban attempt to fly chopper left behind by US
Sep 11, 2022, at 05:14 am
Kabul: A helicopter crashed Saturday in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, killing three people, during a Taliban training exercise, media reports said.
Ukraine: UN committee ‘gravely concerned’ over treatment of people with disabilities
Sep 11, 2022, at 04:10 am
New York: People with disabilities trapped in the Russian control zones in Ukraine are reportedly being used as “human shields” by the Russian Federation armed forces, the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) warned on Friday.
Pakistan: UN scales up financial and other support after ‘latest climate tragedy’
Sep 11, 2022, at 04:01 am
New York: A $7 million disbursement from the UN’s Central Emergency Relief Fund (CERF), announced on Friday, will bolster response to the devastating monsoon floods in Pakistan, the worst in more than a decade.
Ukraine: More than 14,000 casualties to date but ‘actual numbers are likely considerably higher'
Sep 11, 2022, at 01:03 am
New York: Nearly 5,800 people have been killed in the conflict in Ukraine and the situation of prisoners of war in Russian-held areas is “worrying”, the head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country said on Friday.
Afghanistan: Taliban closes girl school after days of reopening in Paktia
Sep 10, 2022, at 11:53 pm
Kabul: The Taliban administrators of Afghanistan have shut down a girl's school and sent the tearful students back home in Paktia province in the southeast region of the country, media reports said on Saturday.
Chinese media trying to influence Sri Lanka
Sep 10, 2022, at 09:52 pm
Colombo: China's state-run media is increasingly trying to influence Sri Lanka and its people, a US State Department funded study says.
COVID-19: China extends lockdown in Chengdu
Sep 10, 2022, at 09:40 pm
Chengdu: In an effort to curb the further expansion of an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, the Chinese city of Chengdu on Thursday extended a lockdown for a majority of its more than 21 million residents.
COVID-19: Goods imported for Nepal's Dashain festival stopped in Tibet
Sep 10, 2022, at 09:37 pm
Lhasa: Goods, which are currently being imported to Nepal from China, are being stopped in Tibet, media reports said.
Nigeria: UN expert calls for more advances in protecting older persons
Sep 10, 2022, at 09:29 pm
New York: Despite commendable progress on legal and policy safeguards for older persons, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert said on Friday that Nigeria must implement already adopted measures to protect them against ageism and age discrimination, both of which are still prevalent.
Sep 10, 2022, at 09:24 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Pakistan on Friday to show solidarity with the people of the country following the destruction caused by this year’s devastating floods. He appealed for massive international support to bolster the response and tackle this “climate catastrophe”.
Ukraine: Shelling in nearby city putting Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant at risk
Sep 10, 2022, at 09:18 pm
New York: Shelling in the Ukrainian city of Enerhodar is putting the embattled Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) at risk, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned in a statement on Friday.
Classrooms must be places of ‘peace and learning’, UN chief says on education protection day
Sep 10, 2022, at 09:15 pm
New York: Education is a fundamental human right and “an essential driver for achieving peace and sustainable development”, Secretary-General António Guterres underscored on Friday, the International Day to Protect Education from attack.
Charles III officially proclaimed British monarch
Sep 10, 2022, at 08:38 pm
London: Charles III is formally proclaimed king at an elaborate ceremony at St James' Palace by a 700-member Accession Council on Saturday.
Denmark's Queen Margrethe has now become Europe's longest serving monarch
Sep 10, 2022, at 03:23 pm
Copenhagen: Denmark's popular Queen Margrethe II is now Europe's longest-serving monarch and also its only reigning queen after the death of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.
Pakistan: Four cops killed in Tank attack
Sep 10, 2022, at 02:22 pm
Dera Ismail Khan: Unidentified gunmen ambushed the convoy of Tank tehsil chairman Saddam Hussain Khan near Pai village in Pakistan on Friday which left four policemen dead, media reports said on Saturday.
Ukraine has retaken 1,000 sqkm in a week: Volodymyr Zelensky
Sep 10, 2022, at 02:12 pm
Kyiv: Ukraine says it has retaken more than 1,000 sq km of territory in its south and east from Russia in the past week.
King Charles III names son William, daughter-in-law Kate as Prince and Princess of Wales
Sep 10, 2022, at 05:27 am
London/IBNS: Britain's King Charles III on Friday bestowed the titles of Prince and Princess of Wales on his eldest son William and daughter-in-law Kate.
Sep 10, 2022, at 04:55 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Britain's King Charles III made his first address to the mourning nation on Friday following the demise of his mother and the country's longest-reigning monarch Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96.
King Charles III to be proclaimed Britain's new monarch tomorrow, speech tonight
Sep 10, 2022, at 04:11 am
London/IBNS: King Charles III will make his first address at 10:30 pm IST Friday as Britain mourns the demise of its longest-reigning monarch Queen Elizabeth II who died on Thursday at the age of 96.
Afghanistan: Taliban govt still unable to announce formal cabinet after one year in power
Sep 10, 2022, at 01:05 am
Kabul: The Taliban government in Afghanistan has not been able to name a formal Cabinet even a year after it came to power in the country.
Pakistan: Ahead of action against militants, security forces asks residents of Tirah to leave
Sep 10, 2022, at 12:16 am
Khyber: Pakistan security forces have directed residents of Sandana, Dray Naghari and Sanda Pal localities to vacate their houses in anticipation of a small-scale military operation against militants following recent attacks on security forces.
Pakistan: Grenade blast in Quetta leaves seven people dead
Sep 10, 2022, at 12:10 am
Quetta: At least seven people, including a woman and a minor girl, were hurt in a grenade attack that rocked Khuram-i-Dad Chowk in Quetta city of Pakistan on Wednesday,media reports said on Friday.