Pakistan: Terrorist attack leaves five FC soldiers dead
Jun 25, 2021, at 11:32 pm
Quetta: At least five Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers died in Pakistan's Sibi district as terrorists attacked them on Friday, media reports said.
Jun 25, 2021, at 11:28 pm
Islamabad: Several Pakistani cities are witnessing disruption in flour supply following a strike by Flour Mills Association due to proposed taxes by the country's government.
UN pushes for lasting ceasefire, more humanitarian deliveries in Gaza
Jun 25, 2021, at 11:19 pm
New York: The cessation of hostilities negotiated last month between Israel and Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, remains “very fragile”, the UN envoy there told the Security Council on Thursday.
Governments must protect those who help torture victims, say human rights experts
Jun 25, 2021, at 11:09 pm
New York: Top UN rights experts appealed on Thursday for all governments to ensure that victims of torture receive the rehabilitation services they need, along with guarantees that those who help them do not suffer reprisals.
Drug use test: 50 percent cops in Pakistan's Kasur test positive
Jun 25, 2021, at 11:06 pm
Kasur: As many as 24 policemen, who were selected for a drug test, in Pakistan's Kasur district have tested positive, media reports said on Friday.
DR Congo: Grave consequences for children witnessing ‘appalling violence’, UNICEF reports
Jun 25, 2021, at 10:48 pm
New York: The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, appealed on Thursday for urgent resources to support thousands of people who have fled armed violence in two small towns in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the past two months.
Nepal president appoints 20 to constitutional bodies under controversial ordinance
Jun 25, 2021, at 10:45 pm
Kathmandu: Nepal’s President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Thursday appointed 20 people to eleven constitutional commissions under a controversial ordinance that has remained challenged in the country’s Supreme Court for the last six months.
Pakistan: Another suspect behind Lahore blast arrested
Jun 25, 2021, at 10:35 pm
Lahore: Pakistan's Law enforcement authorities (LEAs) have arrested a person from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province on Friday, who is suspected to be involved in the Johar Town bomb blast in Lahore.
Pakistan: Balochistan police reject to arrest opposition MPAs
Jun 25, 2021, at 09:52 pm
Quetta: The Balochistan Police have refused to arrest opposition leaders even after sixteen of them surrendered at the Quetta’s Bijli Road Police Station in connection with an FIR registered against them, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Balochistan Minister Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind resigns
Jun 25, 2021, at 09:45 pm
Sindh: Balochistan Education Minister and parliamentary party leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind on Wednesday anbnounced his resignation and said he does not want to remain in the Cabnet any further.
COVID pandemic fuelling major increase in drug use worldwide: UN report
Jun 25, 2021, at 04:07 pm
New York: Around 275 million people used drugs worldwide in the last year of unprecedented upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, up by 22 per cent from 2010. That’s among the key findings of the latest annual report released on Thursday by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), which also provides an overview of global drug markets, as well as their impact on people’s health and livelihoods.
UN chief urges European Parliament to support COVID vaccines for all
Jun 25, 2021, at 03:56 pm
New York: The European Union (EU) must use its leverage to ensure people everywhere have access to COVID-19 vaccines, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday.
Bangladesh: Chinese worker of Padma Bridge Project goes missing
Jun 25, 2021, at 02:47 pm
Beijing: A Chinese man, who was working in the Padma Bridge Project in Bangladesh, has been missing for the past two days, media reports said.
UK govt updates green, red travel lists of countries effective June 30
Jun 25, 2021, at 02:30 pm
London/Sputnik: UK transport minister Grant Shapps announced on Thursday changes to the "green" and "red" lists of countries depending on the risk of COVID-19 exposure, effective June 30.
Canada: Hundreds of unmarked graves discovered at former residential school site in Saskatchewan
Jun 25, 2021, at 05:10 am
Saskatchewan/IBNS: A Canadian indigenous group has reported the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school in Saskatchewan province.
Lahore Blast: Pakistan intelligence agencies arrest one person
Jun 25, 2021, at 04:38 am
Lahore: Pakistan's intelligence agencies have arrested a person from Lahore airport for his suspected role in Wednesday's Lahore blast.
Lithuania donates 20,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Taiwan to combat COVID-19
Jun 25, 2021, at 03:47 am
Taipei: Lithuania has donated 20,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Taiwan to combat COVID-19 pandemic which is still putting life across the globe in danger.
Australia: Campaigners demonstrate in Canberra, demand boycotting Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Jun 25, 2021, at 03:20 am
Canberra: A group of campaigners representing Tibetan, Uyghur, Southern Mongolian, Hongkonger and Taiwanese people held demonstrations in Canberra city, close to the Parliament House in Australia, on Wednesday.
China stung: Canada expresses concern over Xinjiang issue
Jun 25, 2021, at 12:12 am
The Canadian government has expressed deep concern about the human rights situation in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Crackdown on fake reviews: Amazon bans 3 more Chinese brands
Jun 25, 2021, at 12:05 am
Beijing: E-commerce giant Amazon has given a blow to China by banning three more consumer brands of the East Asian nation amid the marketing platform's ongoing crackdown on attempts by sellers to solicit positive customer reviews.
Small businesses unprepared for pandemic-sized climate shock ‘every decade’
Jun 24, 2021, at 11:46 pm
New York: Small businesses which make up more than half of the global workforce were 2.5 times more likely to go under than larger firms in the first months of COVID-19, the International Trade Centre (ITC) said on Wednesday, warning that the impact of climate change could cause pandemic-scale disruption “every decade”.
Jun 24, 2021, at 11:36 pm
London: Free Tibet, a group fighting to demand rights of Tibetans, unfurled a banner at the Westminster Bridge and called for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics on Wednesday, media reports said.
Sixty percent of US citizens believe that coronavirus was created in Wuhan laboratory: Poll
Jun 24, 2021, at 03:33 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Sixty percent of US citizens believe that the coronavirus was created in the Wuhan laboratory in China and then leaked, which caused the pandemic, a poll conducted by the Fox News broadcaster reported.
Anti-virus software entrepreneur John McAfee found dead in prison
Jun 24, 2021, at 02:48 pm
Barcelona: Anti-virus software magnate John McAfee has been found dead in a Barcelona prison cell, media reports said.
Jun 24, 2021, at 02:29 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The US intelligence estimates that the government of Afghanistan could collapse six months after the withdrawal of American troops from the country, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
US adds five Chinese companies to export restrictions list over human rights abuses
Jun 24, 2021, at 02:21 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The US government placed five Chinese companies on its Entity List that restricts their ability to receive exports, the Commerce Department said in a document.
Canadian Association of Journalists launches Indigenous Reporters Network
Jun 24, 2021, at 03:46 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) has launched the Indigenous Reporters Network (IRN), with an aim to bring together both emerging and established Indigenous journalists, to build online and offline communities within the CAJ, and to train them at every career stage with opportunities in the development of their skills, participation in CAJ events and professional development, and building new connections with their peers across the country.
Apple Daily announces closure days after police crackdown
Jun 24, 2021, at 02:32 am
Hong Kong: Hong Kong's major pro-democracy paper Apple Daily has announced its closure, just days after the head office of the organization was raided by police, giving a blow to press freedom of the city.
Can't lodge Rohingyas for an indefinite period: Bangladesh PM Hasina
Jun 24, 2021, at 02:27 am
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday renewed her call to the global community to ensure the dignified repatriation of Rohingyas as they are posing a big security threat to Bangladesh as well as the region.
No justification to keep Pakistan in FATF grey list: Foreign Minister
Jun 24, 2021, at 02:18 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has no justification to keep Pakistan on its 'grey list' as his country has completed all technical requirements prescribed by the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog.