Ethiopia: Northern aid access improving but some areas still hard to reach
Feb 03, 2023, at 07:49 pm
New York: UN humanitarians on Thursday reported that aid access in the north is continuing to improve with aid operations expanding following last November’s ceasefire agreement, but some civilians in the battle-scarred region “remain hard to reach.”
After US, now Canada confirms sighting of suspected spy balloon
Feb 03, 2023, at 07:46 pm
Toronto: The Canadian government on Friday confirmed sighting a suspected spy balloon and said it was tracking its movement.
Pakistan: Officers at Secretariat announce strike from Feb 6
Feb 03, 2023, at 07:40 pm
Peshawar: Officers at the Pakistani secretariat recently announced they will observe a pen-down strike from Feb 6 against what they said discrimination in grant of the executive allowance.
Iraq must seize ‘brief window of opportunity’ to turn tide of instability
Feb 03, 2023, at 07:31 pm
New York: Iraq’s political class must urgently seize the current brief window of opportunity to break chronic cycles of instability, the UN Special Representative told the Security Council on Thursday.
Pakistan ranks 140th in Corruption Perception Index
Feb 03, 2023, at 07:28 pm
Islamabad: Transparency International (TI) on Tuesday issued its 2022 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) report on global corruption where it found that the shared rule of Shehbaz Sharif and Imran Khan government is more than before.
Resolution of ‘racism’ complaint brought by Qatar against UAE and Saudi Arabia
Feb 03, 2023, at 07:19 pm
New York: A UN body investigating discrimination complaints lodged by Qatar against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia concluded its work following the resolution of these disputes, according to an announcement on Thursday.
Spain: Rights experts call for probe into claim Catalan leaders were spied on
Feb 03, 2023, at 07:14 pm
New York: Three independent UN-appointed human rights experts on Thursday demanded that the Spanish Government thoroughly investigate an alleged spying operation against leaders and activists from the Catalonia region, in the wake of a failed bid for independence six years ago.
Pope Francis in DR Congo: WFP highlights Africa’s biggest hunger crisis
Feb 03, 2023, at 07:09 pm
New York: As crowds in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) thronged on Thursday to hear Pope Francis’s message of hope and solidarity on day three of his official visit to Central Africa, UN humanitarians warned that aid agencies face growing demands and shrinking funds in DRC - Africa’s biggest hunger crisis.
Ahmadi Mosque under attack in Pakistan's Karachi
Feb 03, 2023, at 06:38 pm
Karachi/IBNS: Some unknown people broke the minarets of Ahmadi Masjid at Sadar in Pakistan’s Karachi and escaped on Friday.
Myanmar declares martial law in 37 towns
Feb 03, 2023, at 05:52 pm
Yangon/UNI: Myanmar's State Administration Council has declared martial law in 37 towns of four regions and four states in the Southeast Asian country.
Pakistan: 18 killed in trailer-coach collision in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Feb 03, 2023, at 05:47 pm
Islamabad/UNI: At least 18 people were killed and several were injured when a passenger coach collided with a trailer in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said.
Feb 03, 2023, at 04:50 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: In order to facilitate better delivery of visa and consular services, it has been decided to start walk-in services at all BLS centres in Canada with effect from Feb 1, 2023.
Pakistan's Balochistan facing severe financial crisis: Reports
Feb 03, 2023, at 03:53 pm
Quetta: Balochistan is facing a financial crisis for the last three months as it has not received its share of Rs11 billion under the National Finance Commission (NFC) award, a key official of the province has said.
Pakistan: Passenger bus, oil tanker crash in KP, 17 die
Feb 03, 2023, at 03:43 pm
Peshawar: A fuel tanker and a passenger coach collided close to Kohat tunnel in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province which left 17 people, including women and children, dead, media reports said.
China sends 23 military aircraft, 4 ships to Taiwan strait
Feb 03, 2023, at 02:37 pm
Beijing: The Taiwanese Defense Ministry said on Thursday that the island’s armed forces registered 23 military aircraft and four ships of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) approaching the island in the last 24 hours.
US govt is tracking suspected Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon
Feb 03, 2023, at 02:29 pm
Washington: The US government is trying to track a suspected Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon over the continental United States, media reports said on Friday.
ServiceOntario's new changes facilitate easier access to get driver’s licenses, health cards
Feb 03, 2023, at 05:11 am
Toronto/IBNS: New changes to ServiceOntario have been announced in Brampton on Wednesday by Ontario Premier Doug Ford to facilitate “faster” and “easier” services to get driver’s licences and health cards.
Pakistan: Power supply to Turbat, Panjgur, Gwadar areas curtailed
Feb 03, 2023, at 02:21 am
Quetta: Power supply to Turbat, Panjgur and Gwadar, the three districts of Makran division in Pakistan, were badly hit on Sunday and the situation remained the same on Monday after Iran suspended power supply to these areas.
Pakistan: Expansion in nuclear power generation hits snags
Feb 03, 2023, at 02:14 am
Islamabad: The development of C-5, which is the fifth unit of the Chashma Nuclear Power Generating Station, has been hit by a snag due to the reported refusal by the Ministry of Finance to furnish a sovereign guarantee, media reports said.
US Senators introduce bill to end China's permanent normal trade status
Feb 03, 2023, at 02:02 am
Washington: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Sens. Rick Scott (R-Florida), Ted Budd (R-North Carolina), and J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) have introduced the China Trade Relations Act to strip China of its Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status.
Feb 03, 2023, at 01:46 am
New Delhi: A prominent Muslim scholar has said there is no other country like India where Islamic works could be carried out.
China sends 23 military aircraft, 4 ships to Taiwan strait
Feb 02, 2023, at 04:41 pm
Beijing/UNI: The Taiwanese Defense Ministry said on Thursday that the island’s armed forces registered 23 military aircraft and four ships of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) approaching the island in the last 24 hours.
Bangladesh: Police arrest 12 Jamaat-e-Islami activists
Feb 02, 2023, at 05:29 am
Feni: Bangladesh police recently arrested 12 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami on charges of conspiring anti-state activities.
Canada: Ontario aligns with its long-term care home residents to increase diagnostic services
Feb 02, 2023, at 03:06 am
Toronto/IBNS: Ontario's Long-term care residents are being connected by the government to improve residents’ quality of life and to reduce avoidable emergency department visits or hospital stays, a news release has reported.
Pakistan's inflation touches record high figure of 27.6 pct
Feb 02, 2023, at 12:08 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's annual inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), spiked to a decades-high level of 27.55 per cent in January, compared to 24.5pc in the previous month, media reports said on Wednesday.
Feb 01, 2023, at 05:43 pm
New York: Youth empowerment and employment figured heavily in discussions between Saudi officials and the head of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), held in the kingdom last weekend.
IOM steps up support as Rohingya refugee numbers rise in Southeast Asia
Feb 01, 2023, at 05:21 pm
New York: Increasing numbers of Rohingya refugees have been arriving in Southeast Asian countries by sea and land, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Tuesday as it scales up support in the region.
Eight trends that will impact children in 2023
Feb 01, 2023, at 05:15 pm
New York: A series of interconnected crises are expected to have a huge impact on children in 2023. A report from the UN children’s agency (UNICEF), released on Tuesday, details the trends that will shape their lives over the next 12 months.
Three Afghanistan nationals died in Pakistani prisons in recent months: Reports
Feb 01, 2023, at 03:57 pm
Kabul: The Afghanistan Consulate in Karachi has said over 1,000 Afghan refugees, including women and children, are currently present in prisons in Pakistan.
Feb 01, 2023, at 03:43 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday reacted to the Peshawar bomb blast and said worshippers were not killed during prayers even in India, adding that the country has sowed seeds of terrorism, media reports said.