Canada opens new immigration streams for Ukrainians, revokes Russia, Belarus as trading partners

Mar 04, 2022, at 05:23 am

Ottawa/IBNS: The Canadian government will be opening new immigration streams for Ukrainians, taking major trade action against Russia, and sending more lethal aid to Ukraine.

Pakistan: PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto declares 'war' on 'illegally elected' PM Imran Khan

Mar 04, 2022, at 04:57 am

Islamabad: Pakistan's key opposition leader and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has declared a ‘war’ on the 'selected government' of Imran Khan and accused him of being elected as the Prime Minister of the country illegally.

Pakistan's trade deficit widens to $31.96 billion

Mar 04, 2022, at 04:49 am

Islamabad: Pakistan's trade deficit has widened 82 percent year-on-year to $31.96 billion, media reports said on Thursday.

Pakistan's circular debt in energy sector swells to Rs 2.358 trillion in 7 months

Mar 04, 2022, at 04:40 am

Islamabad: Pakistan's growing economic troubles is getting more clear as troubling energy sector’s circular debt has reached Rs 2.358 trillion during the first seven months (July, 2021-Jan, 2022) of FY 2021-22 compared to Rs 2.331 trillion in corresponding period of 2020-21 due to reduction in amount parked at Power Holding Limited (PHL) and Gencos payables to fuel suppliers, media reports said.

Pakistan: Locals arrange rallies in Swat to protest against ‘forced’ acquisition of land

Mar 04, 2022, at 04:34 am

Mingora, Pakistan: The land owners and locals from different parts of Swat region of Pakistan on Wednesday staged protest rallies against the forced acquisition of agricultural land for Swat Expressway phase-II.

Pakistan govt agrees to withdraw PECA ordinance amid opposition pressure

Mar 04, 2022, at 04:32 am

Islamabad: Pakistan's Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has said he has agreed to the opposition’s demand of withdrawing the Pakistan Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Act ordinance 2022 (PECA) ordinance following the deliberations and finalisation of draft by joint action committee members.

22 killed in airstrikes in Ukraine's Chernihiv as second round of talks with Russia began in Belarus

Mar 04, 2022, at 04:06 am

New Delhi/IBNS: At least 22 people have been killed in airstrikes in Ukraine's Chernihiv region, the Ukrainian emergency services said on Thursday as the Russian invasion entered its second week with several cities witnessing heavy shelling.

To spare Afghanistan, world must engage with Taliban, Lyons tells Security Council

Mar 04, 2022, at 03:22 am

New York: Six months after the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban, it is time for concerned countries to deepen their engagement with the country’s new authorities and take action to prevent an irreversible economic collapse, the top UN official in Kabul told the Security Council on Wednesday.

Ukraine conflict could jeopardize safety of nuclear facilities, IAEA warns

Mar 04, 2022, at 02:23 am

New York: The conflict in Ukraine could put the safety of nuclear facilities there at risk, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned on Wednesday.

Ukraine crisis: UN agencies support rising tide of refugees

Mar 04, 2022, at 01:57 am

The number of people fleeing the Russian onslaught in Ukraine surpassed 874,000 as of Wednesday morning New York time, data from the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has revealed.

Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow seizes Kherson, claims Ukrainian city mayor

Mar 03, 2022, at 06:50 pm

Kyiv/UNI: The Russian forces have seized Kherson, the first major Ukrainian southern city, according to city's mayor Igor Kolykhaiev.

Russia-Ukraine War: EU removes Russian banks from SWIFT, bans RT, Sputnik

Mar 03, 2022, at 06:38 am

In yet another wave of measures to isolate Russia and choke its international money flow, the European Union (EU) on Wednesday blocked seven Russian banks from the SWIFT payment system and banned Kremlin-controlled media outlets RT and Sputnik.

Pakistan: Blast in Quetta leaves three people, including DSP, killed

Mar 03, 2022, at 06:09 am

Quetta: Three people, including a deputy superintendent of police (DSP), were killed and 25 others were hurt in a bomb blast close to a police van at Quetta's Fatima Jinnah Road in Pakistan on Wednesday, media reports said.

Canada's new sanctions against Russia could also damage our economy: Finance Minister Freeland

Mar 03, 2022, at 05:42 am

Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland on Tuesday said that the country's additional sanctions against Russia might end up hurting Canadian economy.

Chinese government destroys third Tibetan Buddhist statue in past 3 months: Reports

Mar 03, 2022, at 04:30 am

Chengdu, China: The Chinese government has destroyed a third Tibetan Buddhist statue, a measure seen by many as the latest example of official efforts to stamp out the Tibetans’ religious traditions.

Turkey closes Uyghur school in Istanbul following China's complaint

Mar 03, 2022, at 04:19 am

Istanbul: Authorities in Istanbul city in Turkey closed a Uyghur elementary school there allegedly at the request of the Chinese government officials who worried students were receiving anti-China instruction, media reports said on Wednesday.

2018 Pakistan polls: PPP provides ‘confidential’ report on ‘rigging’ to CEC

Mar 03, 2022, at 01:57 am

Islamabad: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has handed over a report on the alleged rigging in the 2018 general elections to the chief election commissioner and urged the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to ‘take punitive action’ against those involved in ‘glaring theft of the entire general elections’.

Over 2,000 civilians killed in war-torn Ukraine: Reports

Mar 03, 2022, at 01:31 am

Kyiv/UNI: The Ukrainian authorities on Wednesday said more than 2,000 civilians have been killed so far in Russia's invasion, which began nearly a week back.

UK ambassador to Kazakhstan summoned over sanction remarks

Mar 02, 2022, at 11:56 pm

Nur-Sultan/UNI/Sputnik: Ambassador of the United Kingdom in Nur-Sultan Kathy Leach has been summoned to the Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry for clarification of the statement made by UK lawmaker Margaret Hodge, for giving a call to sanction Kazakhstan amid rising tensions over Ukraine, Kazakhstan First Deputy Foreign Minister Shakhrat Nuryshev said Wednesday.

Pakistan: Punjab Cabinet proposes declaration on finality of Prophethood before marriage

Mar 02, 2022, at 11:48 pm

Lahore, Pakistan: The Punjab cabinet on Tuesday approved an amendment to the West Pakistan Rules under Muslim Family Laws Ordinance 1961, an attempt seen by experts as a move to win over the right-wing vote bank, media reports said.

UN debates Ukraine: Pakistan stays on sidelines

Mar 02, 2022, at 11:43 pm

United Nations: Pakistan has allowed its turn to pass as the UN General Assembly on Tuesday continued to debate a resolution demanding immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine, media reports said on Wednesday.

Pakistan: Bill in Senate seeking provisional province status for GB rejected

Mar 02, 2022, at 11:40 pm

Gilgit, Pakistan: A parliamentary committee of Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly has rejected a private members’ bill that was submitted by four senators of the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) in the Senate seeking provisional province status for GB, media reports said on Wednesday.

Protect the defenders of the planet, UN rights chief urges

Mar 02, 2022, at 11:09 pm

New York: The world must be made a safer place for people working to protect the planet, who sometimes pay with their own lives for their activism, UN Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet said on Tuesday.

Indonesia: Shocking abuses against indigenous Papuans, rights experts report

Mar 02, 2022, at 11:04 pm

New York: Shocking abuses against indigenous Papuans have been taking place in Indonesia, UN-appointed rights experts said on Tuesday, citing child killings, disappearances, torture and enforced mass displacement.

Ukraine: $1.7 billion appeal launched to help refugee exodus, host countries

Mar 02, 2022, at 10:47 pm

New York: Rockets have been “raining down” on Ukraine’s cities and hundreds of people have been killed or injured since the Russian military offensive began, the UN Secretary-General said on Tuesday, at the launch of a $1.7 billion flash appeal to provide urgently-needed assistance.

South Sudan: Condemnation for attempted ambush on food convoy

Mar 02, 2022, at 10:37 pm

New York: A peacekeeper is in stable condition a day after being shot during an attempted ambush on a UN convoy in South Sudan, the UN Mission in the country, UNMISS, and the World Food Programme (WFP) reported on Tuesday.

UN humanitarians call on combatants to spare Ukraine civilians as aid ramps up

Mar 02, 2022, at 10:14 pm

New York: Well over 600,000 people have fled Ukraine in under a week, since Russia’s military offensive began, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday, as they issued an appeal to protect civilians from further bloodshed.

Russia-Ukraine Crisis: International Court of Justice to hold public hearing on March 7-8

Mar 02, 2022, at 08:39 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Amid the war between Russia and Ukraine, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will hold public hearings considering the impact of Russia's invasion in Ukraine on Mar 7 and 8.

Russia destroys 1,502 military facilities of Ukraine

Mar 02, 2022, at 07:33 pm

Moscow/Kyiv/UNI/Sputnik: The Russian armed forces have disabled a total of 1,502 military targets in Ukraine during the entire period of the special operation, Russian defense ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Wednesday.

Ukraine conflict: Japan temporarily shuts down its Embassy in Kyiv

Mar 02, 2022, at 03:42 pm

Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: Japan on Wednesday temporarily closed its embassy in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv due to the ongoing Russian special military operation in Ukraine, media reported.