40 percent population in Pakistan is malnourished: Minister
Nov 24, 2021, at 09:29 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan's Federal Minister for Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam said 40 percent of the country's population is malnourished.
Yemen recovery possible if war stops now: UNDP report
Nov 24, 2021, at 08:58 pm
New York: War-torn Yemen is among the poorest countries in the world, but recovery is possible if the conflict ends now, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said in a report published on Tuesday.
Three billion people cannot afford a healthy diet, says UN agriculture agency
Nov 24, 2021, at 08:38 pm
New York: Approximately three billion people, almost 40 per cent of the world’s population, cannot afford a healthy diet and another one billion people would join their ranks should further unpredictable events reduce incomes by one-third, the UN food agency said, launching a new report on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Two security personnel hurt in magnetic mine blast in Kabul
Nov 24, 2021, at 03:46 pm
Kabul: At least two security personnel were injured as a magnetic mine blast hit Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Tuesday, media reports said.
Wisconsin parade attack: Suspect charged with first degree intentional homicide
Nov 24, 2021, at 02:35 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: A suspect in the Waukesha Christmas Parade tragedy, Darrel Brooks, has been charged with five counts of first degree intentional homicide, with a sixth to be added, and faces up to life imprisonment for each.
Pakistan's anti-graft body claims to have solid evidence of money laundering by high-profile people
Nov 24, 2021, at 04:23 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan's anti-graft body, National Accountability Bureau (NAB), has claimed it has concrete evidence of money laundering of billions of rupees using fake accounts by notable personalities, according to media reports.
Durand Line dispute raises major existential concerns for Pakistan
Nov 24, 2021, at 03:37 am
Islamabad/IBNS: The dispute over the Durand Line region, which is a strategic concern for both Afghanistan and Pakistan, has been posing a major existential concerns for Islamabad, according to media reports.
Pakistan's Punjab approaching another flour crisis: Reports
Nov 24, 2021, at 03:33 am
Faisalabad, Pakistan/IBNS: Amid countrywide protests in Pakistan over rising inflation and price hike on food items, another wheat flour crisis is looming in Punjab, according to media reports.
Beijing News founder Dai Zigeng now serving jail term
Nov 24, 2021, at 12:25 am
Authorities in China have sentenced ex-Beijing News publisher and co-founder Dai Zigeng to eight years' imprisonment for "bribery", media reports said on Tuesday.
Chinese social media platform bans users from flaunting 'wealthy lifestyle'
Nov 24, 2021, at 12:19 am
A Chinese lifestyle platform has banned wealth-bragging behavior on its site in the latest move to heed the national call to offer healthy online content and better regulated cyberspace, media reports said on Tuesday.
Japan's apparel makers join global trend of shunning cotton from Xinjiang region
Nov 24, 2021, at 12:13 am
Japan's apparel makers have joined the global trend of shunning cotton from China's western Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
UN will use technology and medical capacity to improve peacekeeping
Nov 24, 2021, at 12:04 am
New York: Beginning on 7 December, ministers from around the world will discuss the technology and medical capacity building of UN Peacekeeping, UN officials said at a press conference on Monday.
French Prime Minister Jean Castex tests positive for coronavirus: Reports
Nov 24, 2021, at 12:01 am
Paris/UNI/Sputnik: French Prime Minister Jean Castex has tested positive for Covid-19, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported, citing the official residence of the Prime Minister, Hotel de Matignon.
General Assembly reaffirms commitment to combat human trafficking
Nov 24, 2021, at 12:00 am
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated factors that fuel human trafficking such as poverty, unemployment and gender-based violence, the President of the UN General Assembly said on Monday, urging countries to boost efforts to prevent and respond to this “vile crime”.
Arms trafficking, a ‘defining factor’ in undermining peace
Nov 23, 2021, at 11:55 pm
New York: Small arms trafficking is a “defining factor in undermining peace and security”, the Director of the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) told the Security Council on Monday during a ministerial debate.
Pakistan govt releases over 100 TTP members as 'goodwill gesture'
Nov 23, 2021, at 11:50 pm
Islamabad: The Imran Khan-government in Pakistan has freed over 100 Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) prisoners as a “goodwill gesture” to reciprocate the ceasefire announced by the group earlier this month, local media reports said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Taliban govt names 25 new members in its interim Cabinet
Nov 23, 2021, at 11:48 pm
Kabul: The Taliban have included 25 new members to its interim Cabinet in Afghanistan, media reports said on Tuesday.
Afghan students demonstrate outside Pakistan embassy in Kabul for not getting visas
Nov 23, 2021, at 11:37 pm
Kabul: A section of Afghan students demonstrated in front of the Pakistani embassy in the capital Kabul after they were not issued Pak visas despite winning educational scholarships from the neighbouring country.
China calls international community to unfreeze Afghanistan's assets frozen abroad
Nov 23, 2021, at 11:33 pm
Beijing: China has urged the international community to ensure release of Afghanistan's assets frozen abroad as the south Asian country is still struggling to fight against the growing poverty.
Pakistan: Lawyers allegedly beat up female activist in Karachi court
Nov 23, 2021, at 09:39 pm
Lawyers allegedly manhandled a female activist of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and her brother in a court in Karachi city.
Bulgaria bus mishap leaves 45 people dead
Nov 23, 2021, at 09:36 pm
A bus crashed and caught fire in Western Bulgaria and left 45 people, including 12 children, dead, media reports said on Tuesday.
Immediately release sick Chinese journalist, rights experts urge
Nov 23, 2021, at 09:26 pm
New York: UN-appointed independent human rights experts urged the Chinese authorities on Monday to release on humanitarian grounds, imprisoned citizen journalist and human rights defender, Zhang Zhan.
Afghanistan: Armed men claiming to be Taliban members harass Kandahar residents
Nov 23, 2021, at 02:16 am
Kandahar: Some residents of Kandahar city in Afghanistan have complained that armed men, who are claiming themselves to be Taliban members, are harassing them.
Countering military threats from China: Taiwan unveils new F-16V fighter jets
Nov 23, 2021, at 01:59 am
Taiwan has unveiled its upgraded F-16 fighter jets as a measure to counter China in case Beijing carries out an air attack, media reports said on Friday.
Afghanistan hospital razes trees for fuel amid severe economic crisis
Nov 23, 2021, at 01:55 am
Kabul/IBNS: An Afghanistan hospital, which is facing a severe economic crisis, has cut down trees to use as cooking fuel in its kitchen, media reports said.
Urgent measures needed to restore Afghanistan's chaotic financial system, says UN
Nov 23, 2021, at 12:01 am
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: The problem of financial and bank payment systems in Afghanistan, which are currently "in disarray", must be resolved quickly to minimise negative impacts on the population, according to a new situation report published by the United Nations Development Program on Monday.
Pakistani authorities must end their abhorrent use of enforced disappearance: Amnesty International
Nov 22, 2021, at 11:44 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistani authorities must end their abhorrent use of enforced disappearance, said Amnesty International, in a new briefing on Monday detailing the practice’s devastating impact on the families of those who vanished.
Pakistan: Petroleum dealers announce nationwide strike on Nov 25
Nov 22, 2021, at 10:05 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) has called nationwide strike on Nov 25 to protest against the government's decision to sell petrol on low-profit margins.
Afghanistan: Taliban bans women from appearing in television dramas
Nov 22, 2021, at 08:59 pm
Kabul/IBNS: The Taliban in Afghanistan have imposed new restrictions in the war-torn south Asian country by which women will not be allowed to appear in television dramas.
Karak temple attack: Pakistan's Hindu community decides to pay fine imposed on accused
Nov 22, 2021, at 08:46 pm
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa/UNI: Pakistan's Hindu community has announced its decision to pay the fines that were imposed on 11 religious leaders, who were involved in the Karak temple attack in December 2020, from the All Pakistan Hindu Council’s fund as a ‘goodwill gesture’ in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.