Pakistan is not a democracy but a stratocracy: Altaf Hussain
Oct 15, 2020, at 05:57 pm
Islamabad: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain has slammed Pakistan and said the nation is not a "democracy but a stratocracy".
Pakistan sees bloody protests ahead of Maryam Nawaz meeting in Punjab
Oct 15, 2020, at 05:53 pm
Islamabad: Issues are simply not dying down for Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan and his cabinet as the South Asian country continues to witness massive protests one after the other while scenes of blood-spattered women protesters rolling on the streets from police crackdown in the latest action triggering outrages.
Oct 15, 2020, at 05:02 am
Toronto/IBNS: An exciting special COVID Cook-off, continents apart, sponsored by SHER & MDH showcasing India’s world-famous Master Chef, the Big Daddy, Ajay Chopra from Mumbai and his namesake local entrepreneur, Ajay Chopra from Winnipeg, Canada will join up for a very special Live Cookoff on Saturday, October 17 on Instagram Mumbai 8:30 IST, Winnipeg 10 AM EST, and Toronto 11 AM EST.
Alberta Health Services' proposal to lay off about 11,000 staff revolted by AUPE and UNA
Oct 15, 2020, at 04:53 am
Alberta/IBNS: Tyler Shandro, Alberta Health Minister, has announced that Alberta Health Services (AHS) plans to lay off between 9,700 and 11,000 employees, mostly working in laboratory, linen, cleaning, and in-patient food services, by outsourcing these jobs to the private companies.
Gilgit-Baltistan: Massive protest demands release of political prisoners
Oct 15, 2020, at 03:37 am
Quetta: Demanding release of political prisoners, a massive protest was held in Gilgit-Baltistan area of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) recently.
Maryam Nawaz challenges Pakistan PM Imran Khan, says the govt will go home before January
Oct 14, 2020, at 11:41 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani Muslim League (Nawaz) [PML(N)] vice president Maryam Nawaz has challenged PM Imran Khan and said his government will go home before January, a few days before the Opposition holds its first power show in a campaign aimed to oust the government.
Japan's Nippon Steel giant selling 2 plants in US due to COVID-19 - Reports
Oct 14, 2020, at 10:58 pm
Tokyo/Sputnik: The largest Japanese steel producing corporation, Nippon Steel, is considering selling two of its factories in the United States as part of a strategy to cope with COVID-19 pandemic's consequences, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported on Wednesday, citing sources.
IEA expects global oil demand to fall by 8.4mln bpd in 2020, grow by 5.5mln bpd in 2021
Oct 14, 2020, at 10:55 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The International Energy Agency has maintained its forecast for the global oil demand to decrease by 8.4 million barrels per day in 2020 and to grow by 5.5 million barrels daily in 2021, according to the monthly report issued Wednesday.
No plans for national COVID-19 lockdown any time soon – UK Minister
Oct 14, 2020, at 10:52 pm
London/Sputnik: A UK government minister said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson has no plans to enforce a national lockdown any time soon, despite the rate of COVID-19 infections reaching record levels in England.
Two Israeli soldiers wounded, 14 Palestinians arrested in West Bank
Oct 14, 2020, at 10:49 pm
Ramallah/Xinhua: Two Israeli soldiers were injured during a raid campaign on the West Bank city of Nablus, while 14 Palestinians were arrested, Palestinian and Israeli security sources said on Wednesday.
Recep Erdogan says Turkey not sending Syrian militants to Karabakh
Oct 14, 2020, at 10:47 pm
Ankara/Sputnik: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan refuted on Wednesday claims that his country is deploying Syrian militants to the conflict-torn Nagorno-Karabakh.
Afghanistan: Blast hits Mehtarlam town leaves 2 killed
Oct 14, 2020, at 10:23 pm
Kabul: A magnetic bomb explosion on a police vehicle in Mehtarlam region of Afghanistan left two people killed, media reports said on Wednesday.
Thousands displaced by fighting in southern Afghanistan
Oct 14, 2020, at 10:21 pm
New York: Thousands of people have been displaced and critical health services interrupted, after fighting erupted on 11 October in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, the UN humanitarian office has reported.
Stand in solidarity with world’s poor, UN chief says in message for International Day
Oct 14, 2020, at 10:16 pm
The UN Secretary-General has called for solidarity with all people living in poverty, during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
‘Time for global solidarity’ to overcome COVID’s health, social and economic challenges
Oct 14, 2020, at 10:11 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic has not only led to a “dramatic loss” of human life but also constitutes an “unprecedented challenge” to public health, food systems and employment, a group of leading UN agencies said on Tuesday.
UN envoy outlines progress towards cooperation in Africa’s Great Lakes Region
Oct 14, 2020, at 09:51 pm
New York: Even as they confront the COVID-19 pandemic, countries in Africa’s Great Lakes Region continue to improve political, security and economic cooperation in line with a 2013 Framework agreement, UN Special Envoy Huang Xia told the Security Council on Tuesday.
IMF: ‘Less severe’ but ‘still deep’ recession predicted
Oct 14, 2020, at 09:41 pm
New York: In the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic and its continuing impact, the global economy could see a “somewhat less severe, though still deep” recession through 2020, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected in its latest global economic outlook.
Pakistan witnessing major rise in targeting religious minorities: Reports
Oct 14, 2020, at 06:07 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan is witnessing a major rise in the targeting of religious minorities under the draconian blasphemy law of the south Asian country, media reports said.
Oct 14, 2020, at 06:01 pm
Washington: Prime Minister Salih Hudayar on behalf of the East Turkistan Government in Exile has said the US should realise that the treatment being given to people of Xinjiang in China is nothing less than genocide and colonisation.
Oct 14, 2020, at 05:56 pm
Dhaka: While the invisible enemy Coronavirus slowed down the shuttle of the global economy, Bangladesh kept its growth rolling and accelerating amid the disaster owing to the timely plans spelled out by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, as claimed in a webinar of Awami League.
Bangladesh: Government calls for refrain from fake propaganda or action will be taken
Oct 14, 2020, at 03:36 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The Bangladesh government on Tuesday urged all concerned to refrain from spreading all kinds of false propaganda through social media to protect the image of the country.
Egyptian police kill 2 terrorists in North Sinai
Oct 14, 2020, at 02:46 pm
Cairo/Xinhua: The Egyptian police killed on Tuesday two terrorists in the restive North Sinai Province, the interior ministry said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Imran Khan’s key aide Lt Gen (Retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa resigns as SAPM on information
Oct 14, 2020, at 01:09 am
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s key aide Lt Gen (Retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa, about whom an investigative report had alleged corruption scams, on Monday quit as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Information and Broadcasting.
Terrorism: FATF's Asia Pacific Group keeps Pakistan on 'Enhanced Follow-up List'
Oct 14, 2020, at 12:56 am
Islamabad: Pakistan received a jolt as the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF's) Asia Pacific Group (APG) on Money Laundering has kept the country on "Enhanced Follow-up List" for its slow progress on the technical recommendations of the FATF to fight terror financing, media reports said.
UK: Committee launches new inquiry into All Party Parliamentary Groups
Oct 13, 2020, at 10:39 pm
London: The Committee on Standards in the UK on Monday announced a new inquiry into All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs).
Afghanistan: 10 Taliban fighters killed in their own roadside bomb
Oct 13, 2020, at 09:23 pm
Kandahar, Afghanistan/Xinhua: Ten Taliban militants were killed as their vehicle ran over a mine planted by the group in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province on Monday, Kandahar police spokesman Jamal Barikzai said Tuesday.
Building collapse at Australian university leaves at least 1 dead
Oct 13, 2020, at 09:19 pm
Sydney/Xinhua: At least one person has died after a building collapsed at Curtin University in Australia's state of Western Australia (WA) on Tuesday, the national broadcaster reported.
Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abdul Momen appointed chair of Commonwealth Ministerial Group on Guyana
Oct 13, 2020, at 09:14 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr Abdul Momen was unanimously appointed as the Chair of the Commonwealth Ministerial Group on Guyana.
UK police dealing with security alert in central London hospital
Oct 13, 2020, at 09:10 pm
London/Sputnik: The London Metropolitan Police said on Tuesday that it was dealing with a security alert at the St. Thomas Hospital in central London, and would provide further information as soon as it had more details about the incident.
Blast targeting police patrol team kills 1, wounds 5 in southern Afghanistan
Oct 13, 2020, at 09:07 pm
Kandahar/Xinhua: At least one police constable was killed and five others including four civilians were injured as a blast targeted a police patrol team in Kandahar city, the capital of Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province on Tuesday, provincial police spokesman Jamal Barikzai said.