Pakistan receives hefty money for allowing US airstrikes in Afghanistan: Taliban
Sep 30, 2022, at 05:36 am
Kabul: The Taliban government of Afghanistan has accused Pakistan of receiving hefty sums of money from the United States to allow US drones to invade Afghanistan for airstrikes through the airspace of Pakistan.
Taliban asks Pakistan not to interfere in the internal affairs of Afghanistan
Sep 30, 2022, at 05:31 am
Kabul: Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai has asked Pakistan not to interfere in the internal issues of Afghanistan.
Pakistan: Four Ahmadi students expelled from school
Sep 30, 2022, at 05:24 am
Attock, Pakistan: School authorities in Pakistan's Attock region recently expelled four Ahmadi community students for their religious beliefs.
China: Tech hub Shenzhen witnesses rare protest over lockdown
Sep 30, 2022, at 02:33 am
Beijing: Dozens of people took part in a rare demonstration in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, also known as the tech hub of the country after authorities announced a snap lockdown over a handful of COVID-19 cases.
Pakistan: Hindu Senator protests 'discrimination' in job
Sep 30, 2022, at 02:20 am
Islamabad: Hindu senator Danesh Kumar slammed the discrimination made towards minorities in Pakistan in the hiring for posts in foreign missions, media reports said on Tuesday.
Guinea: UN pledges support for justice and accountability, as stadium massacre trial begins
Sep 30, 2022, at 02:06 am
New York: The UN chief on Wednesday paid tribute to the hundreds of victims and their families, of a 2009 stadium massacre in the capital of Guinea, as some of the ringleaders allegedly responsible for the gruesome death of more than 150 people that day, went on trial.
Israel-Palestine: ‘Meaningful initiatives’ needed soon, to reverse current course
Sep 30, 2022, at 02:03 am
New York: The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process told the Security Council on Wednesday, that since the adoption in December 2016 of resolution 2334, which demands Israel stop building new settlements on Palestinian land, there’s been “little progress” implementing it.
Iran: UN experts demand stay of execution for two women LGBT rights activists
Sep 30, 2022, at 01:47 am
New York: Iran must immediately stay the executions of two womensentenced to death for supporting the human rights of lesbian, gay,bisexual, trans and gender-diverse (LGBT) people, a large group ofUN-appointed independent human rights experts said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Transgender killed in firing in Swabi
Sep 30, 2022, at 01:34 am
Swabi: A transgender person was killed in a firing incident in Pakistan's Swabi region on Tuesday, media reports said on Thursday.
Pakistan: Women in Charsadda demonstrate against excessive gas prices, power cut
Sep 30, 2022, at 01:31 am
Charsadda: Women from Pakistan's Charsadda city recently demonstrated against excessive gas prices and electricity load shedding.
Pakistan: IHC terms Adiala Jail as detention centre
Sep 30, 2022, at 01:29 am
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has termed that Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi has turned into ‘detention centre’ for torturing inmates.
Join forces to prevent ‘food availability crisis’ urges FAO chief
Sep 30, 2022, at 01:14 am
New York: As the war in Ukraine stokes a crisis for countries who are struggling just to access the food their populations want and need, the international community needs to ensure that doesn’t spill over into a “food availability crisis”, the head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Wednesday.
Sep 30, 2022, at 12:37 am
New York: Recent so-called referenda conducted in fourRussian-occupied regions in Ukraine cannot be considered legal under international law, the UN’s political affairs chief, Rosemary DiCarlo, told the Security Council on Tuesday.
World ‘must engage’ or risk Afghanistan’s collapse, Security Council hears
Sep 29, 2022, at 11:48 pm
New York: “Patience is running out” for many in the international community when it comes to effectively engaging with Afghanistan’s de facto rulers, the Taliban, senior UN envoy for the country, Markus Potzel, told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Myanmar: Military court sentences Aung San Suu Kyi, Australia economist to three years in prison
Sep 29, 2022, at 11:32 pm
Naypyidaw: A Myanmar military court on Thursday sentenced the country's ousted leader and Nobel prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi and her former adviser, Australian Sean Turnell, to three years in prison for violating the country’s Official State Secrets Act, media reports said.
Chinese national killed in Pakistan: Motive behind attack still not clear, says police official
Sep 29, 2022, at 11:18 pm
Karachi: Pakistani police are still not clear about the motive behind the killing of a Chinese national by an unknown gunman in Karachi city.
China: Fire breaks out at restaurant, 17 die
Sep 29, 2022, at 11:14 pm
At least 17 people have died as a fire broke out at a restaurant in China's Changchun region, media reports said on Thursday.
‘Dire’ and deteriorating pattern of rights abuse continues in Ukraine
Sep 29, 2022, at 10:59 pm
New York: Ongoing armed attacks by Russia against Ukraine have led to devastating human rights abuses there, according to a new report released on Tuesday by the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission for the war-torn country (HRMMU).
Iran: UN condemns violent crackdown against hijab protests
Sep 29, 2022, at 09:56 pm
Authorities in Iran must fully respect the rights of protestors calling for justice for Mahsa Amini, the young woman who died in custody after being arrested for allegedly violating strict dress codes, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday. Later in the day, the UN chief said he was becoming "increasingly concerned" about reports of the death toll rising, "including women and children."
Russia: Alarm over arrests of military mobilization protesters
Sep 29, 2022, at 09:50 pm
New York: In Russia, nearly 2,400 people have reportedly been arrested for protesting against the Kremlin’s mobilisation call-up to fight in Ukraine, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.
Ukraine crisis: US, EU set to impose new sanctions on Russia
Sep 29, 2022, at 02:48 am
Washington/UNI: The United States and the European Union are each set to impose their own new set of sanctions on Russia, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed officials.
Pakistan: Chinese national killed, 2 others injured in shooting inside Karachi dental clinic
Sep 29, 2022, at 02:04 am
A Chinese national was killed and two other foreign nationals were injured when unknown assailants opened fire inside a dental clinic, media reports said.
Ishaq Dar becomes Pakistan's new Finance Minister
Sep 29, 2022, at 01:42 am
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistani parliamentarian Ishaq Dar on Wednesday took oath as the 42nd Finance Minister of Pakistan a day after swearing in as a senator.
Sep 29, 2022, at 01:31 am
Madrid/UNI: The Spanish Foreign Ministry has summoned Iranian Ambassador Hassan Ghashghavi to express protest over the suppression of demonstrations in Iran, the Europa Press news agency reported on Wednesday.
Turkish banks suspend Russia's Mir system under US pressure: Moscow
Sep 29, 2022, at 12:56 am
Ankara/UNI: Moscow considers the decision of Turkish state-owned banks to abandon Russia's payment system Mir as forced, made under "unprecedented" US pressure and Washington's threats of imposing secondary sanctions against Ankara, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka should have embraced IMF earlier: State Finance Minister
Sep 28, 2022, at 10:43 pm
Colombo/UNI: Sri Lanka would not have landed in an economic mess if only previous governments had adhered to the agreements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), State Finance Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said in remarks published on Wednesday.
Saudi King appoints Crown Prince as PM
Sep 28, 2022, at 04:28 pm
Riyadh/UNI: Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has appointed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as the kingdom's prime minister, Saudi Press Agency reported, citing a royal decree.
Tibet: Kashag promulgates firm stand on reincarnation of 14th Dalai Lama
Sep 27, 2022, at 09:01 pm
Lhasa: Since the Chinese government’s introduction of “Management Measures for the Reincarnation of Living Buddhas in Tibetan Buddhism” in 2007, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has consistently misused the authority to administer Tibetan monastic societies in general and recognition of reincarnations in particular for its political interests.
Putin grants Russian citizenship to US whistleblower Edward Snowden
Sep 27, 2022, at 07:10 am
President Vladimir Putin on Monday gave Russian citizenship to ex-US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, media reports said.
Military helicopter crash kills 6 in Pakistan
Sep 27, 2022, at 05:44 am
Islamabad: A helicopter of the Pakistan Army crashed in the Harnai district of the country's southwestern Balochistan province, killing all six people on board, an army statement said.