Justin Trudeau prioritises climate change, child care in his first caucus meeting since re-election
Nov 10, 2021, at 04:31 am
Ottawa/India: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau opened his first caucus meeting on Nov 7 since his re-election by praising his party's approach to climate change and prioritising child care and ending the pandemic.
Nov 10, 2021, at 03:49 am
Islamabad/IBNS: In what is seen as an anti-wildlife diplomatic appeasement, Pakistan has officially granted permission for up to 14 Arab dignitaries to hunt the globally endangered bird species Houbara bustard this winter, according to a report published in the Dawn on Monday.
Pakistan's JI emir seeks Supreme Court order for inquiry in Pandora Papers case
Nov 10, 2021, at 01:28 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan's Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) emir Sirajul Haq on Monday filed a petition in the Supreme Court where he sought a directive for initiation of an inquiry against Pak citizens whose names have surfaced in the recently leaked Pandora Papers.
Pakistan: Lawyers demonstrate in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa against price hike
Nov 10, 2021, at 01:22 am
Peshawar, Pakistan: The lawyers' community recently demonstrated in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province against the issue of price rise by boycotting their court.
Pakistan: Students forced to sit on floor and study amid biting cold
Nov 10, 2021, at 01:12 am
Haripur, Pakistan: In bitter cold, students of a primary school in Baitgali Union Council (UC) of Haripur district in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan were forced to study by sitting on the floor as there is a lack of furniture.
Rapper Travis Scott vows support for Astroworld tragedy victims' families, to cover funeral costs
Nov 09, 2021, at 11:34 pm
Austin/UNI/Sputnik: Rapper Travis Scott has pledged to cover all funeral costs for the eight victims who died during his Astroworld Festival in Texas last week, media reported on Tuesday, citing his representative's statement.
Taliban say US support of Afghan resistance would violate Doha agreement
Nov 09, 2021, at 11:03 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Support for the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRF) by the United States would constitute a breach of the 2020 Doha agreement between Washington and the Taliban, the movement's spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said on Tuesday.
Bangladesh records 3 deaths due to COVID-19 in past 24 hours
Nov 09, 2021, at 11:00 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh recorded three new deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
Nov 09, 2021, at 10:50 pm
Quetta, Pakistan/IBNS: A number of women from Zhob region on Monday demonstrated outside the Chief Minister's House in Pakistan's Quetta city against the torture of a woman allegedly by police in their hometown.
Pakistan govt decides to put up entire sugar stock for sale amid spiking prices
Nov 09, 2021, at 10:46 pm
Islamabad: The Imran Khan-led government in Pakistan has decided to put up the entire sugar stock for sale in the market and start sugarcane crushing across the country from Nov 15, Geo News reported.
Myanmar: 3 million in need of humanitarian aid, ‘world is watching’ UN relief chief warns generals
Nov 09, 2021, at 04:50 pm
New York: Growing conflict, insecurity, COVID-19, and a failing economy, has rendered some three million Burmese in in need of life-saving humanitarian assistance across Myanmar, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator said on Monday.
Rights experts urge Singapore to halt execution of man with mental disability
Nov 09, 2021, at 04:46 pm
New York: A group of UN human rights experts appealed on Monday for Singapore to halt the execution of a Malaysian man who has intellectual disabilities.
Complete ceasefire agreed between Pakistan govt, TTP: Minister
Nov 09, 2021, at 02:56 pm
Pakistan's Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has said a complete ceasefire had been reached between the government and the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), media reports said.
China-Afghanistan resumes trade despite no rush in recognizing Taliban govt
Nov 09, 2021, at 01:34 am
China and Afghanistan, a country now ruled by Taliban forces, seem to be resuming trade relationships and it is evident after the arrival of 45 tonnes of Afghan pine nuts at Shanghai’s international airport on Monday, media reports said.
European Parliament delegation's visit to Taiwan irks China
Nov 09, 2021, at 12:03 am
China has 'opposed' the visit of an European Parliament team to Taiwan and said the one-China principle is the political foundation for the establishment of China-EU diplomatic relations and development of ties.
Talks impossible amid Chinese threats: Taiwan NCB chief
Nov 08, 2021, at 11:59 pm
Taiwan's National Security Bureau (NSB) Chief Chen Ming-tong has said talks with China are not possible as Beijing continues to threaten Taiwan with force.
Nov 08, 2021, at 11:56 pm
Islamabad: Giving jolt to the $3 billion Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline Project (PSGP), which is the flagship and strategic project of Pakistan and Russia, the Pak Petroleum Division has asked for re-negotiations on the issues already settled in inter-governmental agreement (IGA) and also approved by the federal cabinet, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan govt makes showing of map before 9 pm bulletin mandatory
Nov 08, 2021, at 11:53 pm
Islamabad: The Imran Khan-led government in Pakistan has made it mandatory for all TV channels in the country to show the Pak political map daily before airing the 9 pm. news bulletin, media reports said on Monday.
China: Authorities sending students from monasteries back to their homes in Qinghai
Nov 08, 2021, at 11:45 pm
Chinese authorities are forcing young Tibetan monks to leave their monasteries in Qinghai province.
Kabul witnesses rise in vendors amid accelerating poverty
Nov 08, 2021, at 11:41 pm
Kabul: Kabul city is witnessing a spike in vendors amid rising poverty and unemployment.
Nov 08, 2021, at 11:37 pm
Islamabad: Unidentified people destroyed a telecommunications tower, which belonged to the China Mobile Pakistan, in a northwestern tribal district of Pakistan, media reports said.
MQM protest outside White House against atrocities by Pak regime on Mohajirs
Nov 08, 2021, at 11:34 pm
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) members demonstrated outside the White House in the US against the atrocities by the Pakistani regime on Mohajirs, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Blasts in Nangarhar, Jalalabad leaves three people dead
Nov 08, 2021, at 08:22 pm
Nangarhar: Two separate blasts in Nangarhar and Jalalabad left three people dead in Afghanistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Taliban sets up commission to begin reform in military in northern Afghanistan
Nov 08, 2021, at 05:53 pm
Kabul: The Taliban government in Pakistan has set up a commission to purge the ranks and bring reforms within the military in northern Afghanistan, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan govt mediating between TTP, Islamabad: Reports
Nov 08, 2021, at 05:43 pm
Kabul: The Taliban government in Afghanistan is mediating talks between Tahrik Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Islamabad, media reports said on Monday.
UN voices concern over deaths of women right activist Frozan Safi in Mazar-i-Sharif
Nov 08, 2021, at 05:35 pm
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed deep concern over the killing of activist Frozan Safi in Mazar-i-Sharif.
US govt not ready to give Afghanistan financial aid via current authorities: Security Advisor
Nov 08, 2021, at 05:27 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The United States is not prepared at this stage to give financial aid to Afghanistan via those who are currently in power, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told the CNN broadcaster.
Taliban-appointed acting Foreign Minister to visit Pakistan: Source
Nov 08, 2021, at 03:58 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Afghan Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi from the Taliban government plans to visit Pakistan, a source in the foreign ministry told Sputnik.
Sri Lanka: Ship carrying rejected Chinese fertiliser denied entry to Colombo Port
Nov 08, 2021, at 02:53 pm
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Shipping Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena on Sunday said he has instructed officials at Colombo Port to deny any request by a ship carrying rejected Chinese fertilizer from unloading the cargo in Colombo.
Nov 08, 2021, at 02:44 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has lifted the ban on Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), the group which has been protesting for the past several weeks over numerous issues including the demand to close the French embassy.