ECOSOC chief calls for financial support for small island developing states
Apr 25, 2021, at 06:42 am
New York: Small island developing states (SIDS) must receive financial and international support if they are to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters, the President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Munir Akram, said on Friday.
Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey ask Taliban to find negotiated settlement
Apr 25, 2021, at 06:03 am
The Afghan insurgent group, the Taliban, was asked to commit themselves to a “negotiated settlement” in Afghanistan during a meeting of the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Turkey in Istanbul on Friday.
Libya shipwreck claims 130 lives despite SOS calls, as UN agencies call for urgent action
Apr 25, 2021, at 05:47 am
New York: A shipwreck off the Libyan coast has reportedly claimed the lives of 130 people, despite SOS calls for help, the UN migration agency IOM said on Friday.
May face situation like India: Pakistan PM Imran Khan warns
Apr 25, 2021, at 05:43 am
Asking people to follow the Covid-19 appropriate behavior, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday warned his country they may face a situation like India. India, currently, has been reporting over 325,000 cases daily.
UN-led aid convoy brings 23 tonnes of humanitarian goods across contact line in east Ukraine
Apr 25, 2021, at 05:26 am
New York: Twenty-three tonnes of urgently needed aid items have reached the eastern Ukrainian province around Donetsk, after a humanitarian convoy crossed the contact line into non-Government-controlled territory, the UN said on Friday.
US 'in touch' with India over Covid-19 crisis
Apr 24, 2021, at 11:36 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Joe Biden administration is working with the Indian officials and experts on ways to address the health crisis the country is battling due to the surge in Covid-19 cases.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan expresses solidarity with India over current Covid-19 situation
Apr 24, 2021, at 08:18 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday expressed solidarity with the people of India over the current deteriorating situation of Covid-19 in the country.
Despite Covid-19, countries like China ruthlessly pursued death sentences and executions: Report
Apr 24, 2021, at 01:09 am
Beijing: The unprecedented challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic were not enough to deter 18 countries, including China, from carrying out executions in 2020, Amnesty International said today in its annual global review of the death penalty.
Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe to visit Sri Lanka
Apr 24, 2021, at 01:03 am
Beijing: Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe will visit Sri Lanka on Apr 27.
Afghan military may collapse after foreign troop withdrawal, warns US general
Apr 24, 2021, at 12:58 am
A high-ranking general of US forces warned that the Afghan forces may not be able to hold on once all foreign troops depart from Afghanistan. The warning came during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Drivers working along Pakistan-Iran border are starving
Apr 24, 2021, at 12:53 am
Islamabad: Drivers, who are working along the Pakistan-Iran border, are likely to suffer from starvation.
China conflict: Australia tearing up formal Belt and Road deal
Apr 24, 2021, at 12:48 am
Queensland: Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne on Wednesday said the federal government would override the Victorian state government's decision to sign up to the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), media reports said.
Pakistan Leader of Opposition Shehbaz Sharif released after seven months
Apr 24, 2021, at 12:42 am
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan's Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif was on Friday released from jail after seven months in captivity.
Indians use Nepal to escape travel ban
Apr 24, 2021, at 12:39 am
Indians with jobs or families abroad are using Kathmandu as a transit to fly off to countries like Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Hong Kong that have banned direct flights from Covid-battered India, Nepal Times reported.
Despite pandemic, Bangladesh will be major apparel supplier: Study
Apr 24, 2021, at 12:25 am
Notwithstanding the uncertainty triggered by the Covid 19 pandemic, Bangladesh will remain a principal source of apparels in the coming months, The Daily Star reported quoting a new study.
Chemical fertilizers to become history in Sri Lanka
Apr 24, 2021, at 12:15 am
If everything moves as planned, chemical fertilizers would soon become history in Sri Lanka. President Gotabaya Rajapksa has on Thursday announced that the government is working on banning the import of chemical fertilizers in the country, citing long-term consequences on the environment.
Uyghur issue: British House of Commons says China carrying out genocide
Apr 24, 2021, at 12:12 am
London/UNI: The British House of Commons has declared that genocide is taking place against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in north-west China.
Eight confirmed dead in Shanghai factory fire
Apr 24, 2021, at 12:05 am
Shanghai/Xinhua: Eight people, including two firefighters, have been confirmed dead in a fire that broke out at a factory in Shanghai Thursday afternoon, local authorities said Friday.
Pashupathinath temple closed in Nepal amid surge in cases
Apr 24, 2021, at 12:05 am
Amid rising cases of Covid-19 infections in Kathmandu valley in Nepal, the revered Pashupatinath temple will remain closed for people starting Friday, The Himalayan Times said.
Nepal fixes climber quotas to avoid a crowded Everest
Apr 23, 2021, at 11:59 pm
Nepal has come up with a quota system setting the maximum number of climbers that will be permitted to scale the Everest in a desperate bid to prevent overcrowding on the world’s tallest peak, Kathmandu Post reported.
Tourism in Pakistan’s mountainous regions affecting environment: World Bank
Apr 23, 2021, at 11:53 pm
The World Bank has warned that tourism in the mountainous regions of Pakistan is placing increasing stress on the local environment, leading to increased pollution, natural habitat loss and pressure on endangered species, Dawn reported.
Sri Lanka to receive 5 million doses of Pfizer vaccines
Apr 23, 2021, at 11:46 pm
In what comes as a big relief to the island nation, Pfizer has agreed to supply five million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to Sri Lanka, as per a report in Daily Mirror. The breakthrough came at a time when the country has been struggling to get vaccines from India’s SII.
Foreign Ministers of Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan to meet in Istanbul
Apr 23, 2021, at 11:31 pm
Ankara/UNI: A trilateral meeting between foreign ministers of Turkey, Afghanistan and Pakistan will take place in Istanbul on Friday.
Bangladesh arrests key leader of Islamist group
Apr 23, 2021, at 11:27 pm
Authorities in Bangladesh have arrested Khaled Saifullah, a leader of the controversial Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islam, responsible for the violent protests across Bangladesh during the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Taliban: Local staff find themselves in 'tough position' as US troops exit from Afghanistan
Apr 23, 2021, at 11:22 pm
Kabul: The unconditional departure of foreign troops from Afghanistan will now leave the NATO's regional workers in a tough position.
Food aid operation begins to reach two million affected by Myanmar crisis
Apr 23, 2021, at 11:19 pm
New York: Two million people facing growing food insecurity linked to the ongoing political crisis in Myanmar are to receive nutrition assistance, amid rising “hunger and desperation”, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday.
Apr 23, 2021, at 11:08 pm
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has slammed Pakistan PM Imran Khan-led government over the rise in prices of essential commodities during the month of Ramadan.
‘Careers have no gender’, connect girls to tech, for a brighter future UN urges
Apr 23, 2021, at 11:05 pm
New York: Despite information and communication technology playing such a key role throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN chief said that half the world remains offline, in his message marking International Girls in ICT Day, on Thursday – most of whom are women and girls in developing countries.
Bangladesh to seek formation of USD 100 billion annual fund in climate summit
Apr 23, 2021, at 10:59 pm
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will urge formation of a USD100 billion annual global climate fund and seek support for her country in expanding its renewable energy sector in her virtual address at the US climate summit on Thursday night, a senior minister said
Apr 23, 2021, at 10:40 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Friday said his government has decided not to impose full lockdown across the state.