COVID-19: Shanghai defers annual college entrance exams to July
May 09, 2022, at 08:50 pm
Beijing/Shanghai: Shanghai has postponed the annual college entrance examination to July as the Chinese city continues to fight against the recent spike in COVID-19 cases by implementing severe measures.
Karachi Electricity Supply Company increases timing of loadshedding amid rising mercury levels
May 09, 2022, at 08:47 pm
Karachi, Pakistan: The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KE) in Pakistan has decided to extend the timing of load shedding in the Pakistani city amid rising mercury levels, media reports said on Monday.
Ukraine: UN chief condemns school attack; welcomes new evacuees from Mariupol
May 09, 2022, at 05:34 pm
Secretary-General António Guterres said on Sunday that he was appalled by an attack on a school in Bilohorivka, eastern Ukraine, where many people were sheltering from the ongoing fighting.
May 09, 2022, at 03:01 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif termed former PM Imran Khan's Abbottabad speech "a conspiracy against Pakistan" and warned legal action will be taken against him.
Justin Trudeau visits Ukraine, meets President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
May 09, 2022, at 02:48 pm
Kyiv: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday visited Kyiv, Ukraine, where he met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, amid the ongoing Russian invasion.
May 09, 2022, at 01:56 am
Lahore: Pakistan's Punjab government has imposed a 10-year ban on commercial fishing in the provincial water due to critical depletion of fisheries in the rivers, media reports said on Sunday.
Hong Kong leader elections violated democratic principle, says EU
May 09, 2022, at 12:57 am
Brussels: The European Union on Sunday said that Hong Kong leader's elections violated the democratic principles and political pluralism.
Pakistan: Trade deficit widens sharply in ten months
May 09, 2022, at 12:44 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's trade gap widened 64.8 percent to touch a massive $39.26 billion from July through April 2022, media reports said on Sunday.
Saudi king Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud admitted to hospital: Royal Court
May 09, 2022, at 12:36 am
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has been admitted to a hospital in Jeddah for medical checkups, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday, citing a statement from the royal court.
Pakistan: Wapda Chairman Lt Gen (retd) Muzammil Hussain quits, states personal reason
May 09, 2022, at 12:28 am
Lahore: Lt Gen (retd) Muzammil Hussain has quit as Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) chairman after serving in the office for more than five years, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Taliban orders women to stay home; cover up in public
May 08, 2022, at 11:46 pm
New York: The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) issued a statement of deep concern on Saturday in response to an announcement made by the Taliban de facto authorities saying that women should only leave their homes in cases of necessity and then, with their faces covered in public.
May 08, 2022, at 10:57 pm
Islamabad: Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Sunday said lawmakers who were elected on reserved seats and "sold" their loyalties should be "thrown in jail".
Pakistan: Prices of food items at utility stores spike as Ramzan Relief Package ends
May 08, 2022, at 10:43 pm
Islamabad: Prices of different food items have gone up in Pakistan once the government's Ramzan Relief Package came to an end recently.
May 08, 2022, at 08:54 pm
New York: UN chief Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over the Taliban's latest decree by which women in Afghanistan need to cover their faces in public.
John Lee becomes Hong Kong's new leader
May 08, 2022, at 08:20 pm
John Lee has become the new leader of Hong Kong at the end of a voting process which only saw him as the candidate.
Chinese confidence in Pakistan’s security ‘shaken’: Senator Mushahid Hussain
May 08, 2022, at 08:03 pm
Islamabad: Senator Mushahid Hussain has said Chinese nationals, who are currently staying in the country, seem to be less confident about the government protecting them after the Karachi University suicide blast episode.
Shortfall of 3m tonnes in wheat production feared, Pakistan PM Sharif informed
May 08, 2022, at 07:48 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has been informed that the government is bracing itself for another wheat shortage as output is estimated to fall short of the target for this year by almost three million tonnes, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Taliban passes decree which forces women to wear burqa
May 07, 2022, at 11:00 pm
Kabul: The Taliban administration of Afghanistan has issued yet another tough decree by which women of the country need to wear burqa in public.
Peru: Lethal force by police officers must be barred from peaceful demonstrations
May 07, 2022, at 09:38 pm
New York: Peru has failed to protect the rights of two fleeing demonstrators who were shot dead when police opened fire on a non-violent march in February 2008, the UN Human Rights Committee said in a decision published on Friday.
Two buses collide in Bangladesh, six die
May 07, 2022, at 08:56 pm
Natore: Two buses collided in Bangladesh's Natore region which left at least six people dead, media reports said on Saturday.
Cuba: Death toll due to explosion at hotel touches 22
May 07, 2022, at 08:54 pm
Havana: The death toll due to an explosion at a luxurious hotel in Cuban capital Havana has touched 22, media reports said on Saturday.
WFP appeals for re-opening of Ukraine ports to avert looming famine threat
May 07, 2022, at 07:37 pm
New York: Ports in the Odesa area of southern Ukraine must be re-opened urgently to prevent the global hunger crisis from spinning out of control, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
Sri Lankan emergency: World expresses concern
May 07, 2022, at 07:33 pm
Colombo: Ambassadors of the US, the UK and the European Union delegation in Sri Lanka on Saturday expressed their concern over the state of emergency in the island nation.
Africa: COVID has ‘pushed back’ democracy, Ukraine war further raises risks
May 07, 2022, at 07:26 pm
New York: Already reeling from COVID-19, the fighting in Ukraine has introduced significant and worrying new risks likely to heavily impact Africa, UN development experts warned on Friday.
Bali authorities to deport Russian social media influencer over nude photo shoot on sacred tree
May 07, 2022, at 07:23 pm
Bali authorities have decided to deport a Russian social media influencer after her act of posing naked for a photo shoot on a sacred tree in violation of local culture, media reports said on Saturday.
Small decrease in food prices in April ‘a welcome relief’
May 07, 2022, at 07:17 pm
New York: After reaching an all-time high in March amid repercussions from the war in Ukraine, world food prices decreased last month, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday.
China: Seven teachers from high school in Xinjiang confirmed imprisoned
May 07, 2022, at 04:28 pm
Xinjiang: As many as seven educators from a high school in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) have been imprisoned by Chinese authorities, media reports said.
Pakistan govt plans to scrutinise Imran Khan’s assets, income
May 07, 2022, at 04:24 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistani government has decided to scrutinise the statements of assets and income of former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Pakistan govt decides to bring back Farah Gogi from Dubai
May 07, 2022, at 04:22 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani authorities are planning to bring back Farah Gogi from Dubai.
PTI laid economic landmines to discredit successors, says Pakistan Economy Watch
May 07, 2022, at 04:20 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) has said former Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government has laid economic mines for the present government which is becoming difficult to deal with.