Pakistan: Economic outlook looks bleak, says Ministry of Finance
Jul 31, 2022, at 12:13 am
Sukkur: Pakistan's Ministry of Finance on Thursday said the country's economic outlook remained uncertain and blurry while inflation would stick around the current level of 21 percent in the short term.
Pakistan:Displaced persons from Waziristan continue their demonstration in Peshawar
Jul 30, 2022, at 11:00 pm
Peshawar: The Temporarily Displaced Persons (TDPs) from North Waziristan tribal district on Thursday continued their demonstration for the fourth consecutive day as they demanded practical steps for resolution of their problems.
Afghanistan: Blast in Kabul International Cricket Stadium leaves '19 people' dead
Jul 30, 2022, at 10:53 pm
Kabul: As many as 19 spectators are believed to have died as a blast hit Kabul International Cricket Stadium in Afghanistan's capital city while a match was ongoing on Friday.
Pakistan: Special court to indict PM Shehbaz Sharif, Hamza on Sept 7 in money laundering case
Jul 30, 2022, at 07:10 pm
Islamabad: A special court in Lahore on Saturday fixed September 7 when Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, his son Hamza Shahbaz, and others, will be indicted for their alleged involvement in a money laundering case to the tune of Rs16 billion in the sugar scam case, Geo News reported on Saturday.
Pakistan: Six Baloch separatists killed in Kech operation
Jul 30, 2022, at 05:58 pm
Islamabad: At least six Baloch separatists were killed in a heavy exchange of fire with security forces in the Hoshab area of Kech district during an operation, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement here on Saturday.
UN Committee against Torture: Focus on Botswana, Nicaragua, Palestine, United Arab Emirates
Jul 30, 2022, at 05:36 pm
New York: The UN Committee against Torture on Friday concluded its current session by releasing findings on Botswana, Nicaragua, the State of Palestine and the United Arab Emirates
Ukraine: Prospects for end to war look bleak, despite ‘encouraging’ grain deal
Jul 30, 2022, at 05:18 pm
New York: The war in Ukraine shows no signs of ending, more than five months after the Russian invasion, and fighting is intensifying, the UN Security Council heard on Friday.
Jordan: As vast Za’atari refugee camp turns 10, Syrians face uncertain future
Jul 30, 2022, at 05:07 pm
New York: Ten years since Jordan’s Za’atari camp opened its doors to 80,000 displaced Syrians, poverty now affects an increasing number of residents who face an uncertain future, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.
Human trafficking: ‘All-out assault’ on rights, safety and dignity, says UN chief
Jul 30, 2022, at 04:48 pm
New York: Human trafficking is a horrific crime and “an all-out assault on people’s rights, safety and dignity,” Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday, the eve of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.
Singapore: Rights experts call for moratorium on executions for drugs offences
Jul 30, 2022, at 04:29 pm
New York: Singapore must implement an immediate moratorium on executions for drug offences, UN human rights experts said on Friday, in a statement condemning the recent hanging of a 64-year-old man for drug trafficking – the fifth person to be executed there this year.
Spanish PM asks workers to stop wearing ties to save energy
Jul 30, 2022, at 03:22 pm
Milan: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has suggested workers in private and public sectors stop wearing ties as a measure to save energy amid rising temperature.
South Africa:8 women raped during music video shoot, 65 arrested
Jul 30, 2022, at 03:00 pm
Krugersdorp: The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Gauteng on Friday confirmed two suspects were shot dead and 65 others were arrested for allegedly raping eight young women at West Village mine dump outside Krugersdorp city of South Africa.
Armed men breach canal dyke to ‘punish farmers’ for not paying protection money in Pakistani village
Jul 30, 2022, at 05:41 am
Sukkur, Pakistan: A group of armed men breached a dyke of Hazaro Shakh (water channel) to inundate several acres of farmland in Hafiz Mohammad Bakhsh Malik village near Tangwani town of Pakistan on Wednesday to punish the growers as they declined to pay them protection money.
Pakistan: North Waziristan people demonstrate against targeted killing
Jul 30, 2022, at 05:37 am
North Waziristan, Pakistan: Residents of Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal district on Wednesday protested against the targeted killings and lawlessness in the area, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: 1,072 constables among 1,480 KP cops died in last 15 years
Jul 30, 2022, at 05:34 am
Islamabad: As many as 1,480 policemen, including 1,072 constables, of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police were killed in suicide attacks, bomb blasts, target killings, encounters and ambushes in the past 15 years in the province, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Family members of missing persons Aslam Mengal and Shah Fahad Baloch demonstrate in Kharan
Jul 30, 2022, at 05:31 am
Kharan, Pakistan: Family members of “missing persons” Aslam Mengal and Shah Fahad Baloch participated in rallies in Kharan region of Pakistan recently to press for their immediate release.
Uyghur rights activists organize protest against China’s atrocities near UN HQ in New York
Jul 30, 2022, at 05:09 am
New York: The East Turkistan Government in Exile, the East Turkistan National Awakening Movement, and the Free Kazakhs Organization participated in a demonstration at the United Nations headquarters on Tuesday to highlight China's atrocities against Uyghur community members.
Jul 30, 2022, at 05:04 am
Kathmandu: Nepal police recently raided a call centre in Nepal's Rupandehi district and arrested a Chinese national.
Jul 30, 2022, at 04:57 am
Kabul: Afghanistan's Taliban government has said 1,800 ISIS terrorists were released from Bagram and Pul-e-Charkhi prisons after they came to power last year.
Japanese police looks for bullet that killed country's former PM Shinzo Abe
Jul 30, 2022, at 12:43 am
Tokyo/UNI: The Japanese police have found only one of the two bullets that fatally wounded former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a campaign speech on July 8, media reports said Friday.
Beijing begins military exercises in S China Sea
Jul 30, 2022, at 12:23 am
Beijing: China has launched two-day military exercises in the South China Sea off the coast of the southern Guangdong Province, China's maritime safety administration said on Friday.
Afghanistan: Security forces kill 3 IS militants
Jul 30, 2022, at 12:11 am
Mehtarlam, Afghanistan: Security forces have killed at least three Islamic State (IS) militants in Afghanistan's eastern Laghman province, a local official said on Friday.
Taliban administrators seen in viral image greeting Afghan cadets returning from India
Jul 29, 2022, at 11:03 pm
Kabul: An image doing the rounds on Twitter has captured a group of Staff officers of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan's Ministry of Defence greeting Afghan cadets who returned from India.
IOM: Uptick in migrants heading home as world rebounds from COVID-19
Jul 29, 2022, at 10:17 pm
New York: According to the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) 2021 Return and Reintegration Key Highlights published on Thursday, nearly 50,000 migrants were assisted to voluntarily return to their country of origin in 2021.
Bangladesh: 11 die as train hits tourist microbus
Jul 29, 2022, at 10:12 pm
Chattogram: A collision between a train and a tourist microbus in Bangladesh's Chattogram region on Friday left 11 people dead, media reports said.
UN welcomes new centre to put Ukraine grain exports deal into motion
Jul 29, 2022, at 10:11 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the official start of the operation based in the Turkish city of Istanbul, that will help implement the UN-brokered deal to resume exports of Ukrainian grain via the Black Sea, amid the ongoing conflict and rising food prices worldwide.
Top rights expert questions ‘double standard’ on Ukraine’s war displaced
Jul 29, 2022, at 10:03 pm
New York: A top UN-appointed human rights expert on Thursday raised the issue of an alleged “double standard” in Poland and Belarus towards those forced to flee the war in Ukraine.
Sudan: World Bank provides $100 million in emergency support
Jul 29, 2022, at 09:35 pm
New York: The UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Sudan has received a $100 million contribution from the World Bank to assist with critical emergency cash and food sustenance in Sudan.
Top rights experts urge repeal of Hong Kong’s national security law
Jul 29, 2022, at 09:30 pm
New York: Independent UN-appointed human rights experts who have urged China to repeal Hong Kong’s 2020 national security law (NSL) after claiming that its use had led to the arrest of children, said on Wednesday that they welcomed pledges to replace it with a more transparent and consultative process.
Türkiye urged to reverse decision ditching women’s rights accord
Jul 29, 2022, at 09:25 pm
New York: Türkiye’s decision to ditch a landmark international treaty to tackle violence against women and girls, could significantly set back efforts to tackle the problem, top UN-appointed independent rights expert said on Wednesday.