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Pakistan may witness 27 pct water shortage in early Kharif season

Apr 02, 2022, at 01:36 am

Islamabad: Pakistan is likely to witness 27 percent water shortage during early Kharif season (starting April 1), media reports said on Friday.

Ruling PTI tops list of poll code violators: Pakistan election body document

Apr 02, 2022, at 01:33 am

Islamabad: A document prepared by the Election Commission of Pakistan has showed Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) committed more violations of the code of conduct during the campaign for local government elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) than other parties and independent candidates put together.

No truth behind Imran Khan's allegations: US rejects Pakistan PM's 'foreign conspiracy' claim

Apr 02, 2022, at 01:29 am

Washington: The United State has rejected Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's allegation that Washington played a role in an alleged "foreign conspiracy" to oust him from power.

Pakistan: Govt may take back PECA ordinance, IHC informed during hearing

Apr 02, 2022, at 01:09 am

Islamabad: The Pakistan government has informed the Islamabad High Court (IHC) that it is possible that it might take back the PECA Ordinance.

Dialogue between Moscow, NATO impossible: Russia

Apr 02, 2022, at 12:40 am

Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Political dialogue between Russia and NATO is impossible in the current conditions, it makes no sense to even talk about the conditions for resuming contacts, Nikolay Kobrinets, the Head of the Russian Foreign Ministry's European cooperation department, told Sputnik.

Pakistan: People find trouble as inflation rate touches 12.7 pct in March

Apr 02, 2022, at 12:36 am

Islamabad: People in Pakistan might be facing more troubles as the inflation rate jumped to 12.7 percent in March.

Pakistan: People find trouble as inflation rate touches 12.7 pct in March

Apr 02, 2022, at 12:24 am

Islamabad: People in Pakistan might be facing more troubles as the inflation rate jumped to 12.7 percent in March.

South Korea: Crash of 2 Air Force trainer jets leave four pilots dead

Apr 02, 2022, at 12:09 am

Seoul: All four pilots died as two Air Force KT-1 trainer jets collided midair and crashed in southern South Korea on Friday, media reports said.

Imran Khan is history: Ex-wife Reham Khan tweets slamming Pakistan PM

Apr 01, 2022, at 10:40 pm

Islamabad: Imran Khan's ex-wife Reham Khan on Friday slammed him and said  people of the country should focus on standing together to clean the mess that the PM has created.

Afghanistan: Explosion leaves five children dead

Apr 01, 2022, at 10:27 pm

Kabul: At least five children died as an explosive device left over from the past wars exploded in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province on Friday, media reports said.

Pakistan protests to US over Imran Khan's charge

Apr 01, 2022, at 10:15 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan has summoned a senior US diplomat to lodge a formal protest over the alleged American ''interference into its country's politics".

Absolutely no truth in Imran's allegations: US

Apr 01, 2022, at 04:45 pm

Washington/UNI: The White House on Thursday strongly denied the accusations of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan that foreign agencies are behind the attempts to destabilize his government.

Sri Lankan Crisis: Hundreds protest outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's private residence, riot police deployed

Apr 01, 2022, at 02:20 pm

Colombo: Hundreds of protestors gathered outside Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's private residence in the capital city late on Thursday night, after the island experienced long power cuts further worsening the economic conditions.

Hundreds protest outside Sri Lanka President's residence amid economic crisis

Apr 01, 2022, at 05:27 am

Colombo/IBNS: People in Sri Lankan capital Colombo, suffering from a massive economic crisis, erupted in protest on Thursday evening, reports said.

Three stooges working with foreign powers want to oust me, will fight till end: Imran Khan

Apr 01, 2022, at 03:21 am

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is on the verge of losing his post after failing to prove a majority in the assembly, on Thursday urged the youth of the nation to not "crawl like ants" and alleged that "three stooges" working with foreign powers want to oust him of power.

Pak PM Imran Khan to address nation tonight after National Assembly adjourns till Sunday

Apr 01, 2022, at 01:37 am

Islamabad/UNI: Embattled Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will address the nation Thursday night after the 69-year-old cancelled his speech on Wednesday.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan offers to dissolve Assembly if no-trust motion is withdrawn

Mar 31, 2022, at 11:22 pm

Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday offered to dissolve the Assembly, if the no-confidence motion against him was withdrawn.

Vladimir Putin bans foreign software use in Russia starting 2025

Mar 31, 2022, at 05:40 am

Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Russian President Vladimir Putin has prohibited the use of foreign software at crucial information infrastructure facilities starting January 1, 2025, according to a presidential decree published on Wednesday.

Security deal between Solomon Islands- China is gravely concerning: New Zealand PM

Mar 31, 2022, at 03:14 am

Christchurch, New Zealand: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has called the security deal being forged between Solomon Islands and China as “gravely concerning”.

Imran Khan's address to nation postponed: PTI Senator

Mar 31, 2022, at 01:18 am

Islamabad: PTI Senator Faisal Javed Khan on Wednesday said Imran Khan's address to the nation has been postponed.

Blasphemy: Four girls 'slaughter' female seminary teacher in Pakistan

Mar 31, 2022, at 01:16 am

Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan: Four girls allegedly killed a female seminary teacher after accusing her of blasphemy at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Dera Ismail Khan region in Pakistan, media reports said on Wednesday.

China: People scramble to buy essential supply amid Shanghai's divided lockdown

Mar 31, 2022, at 01:12 am

Shanghai, China: Shanghai, a city which has been put under lockdown dividedly, is seeing residents scrambling to buy essential supplies while thousands quarantine in offices, media reports said on Wednesday.

Australian journalist Cheng Lei to be tried in Beijing

Mar 31, 2022, at 01:01 am

Beijing: An Australian TV journalist, who was detained in China 19 months ago, will be put on trial in the upcoming days, the Australian government confirmed on Wednesday.

Pakistan: MQM-P formally joins opposition

Mar 31, 2022, at 12:11 am

Islamabad: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), a key ally of PM Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf-led coalition government, on Wednesday announced to part ways with the ruling PTI.

PM Imran Khan to address nation today, fuels speculation over resignation

Mar 30, 2022, at 11:57 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan is all set to address the nation on Wednesday, triggering speculation over his resignation after members of ally Muttahida Qaumi Movement quit the federal cabinet to give him a jolt.

Pakistan: Four terrorists killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Mar 30, 2022, at 11:50 pm

Dera Ismail Khan: Four militants and two soldiers were killed during an intense exchange of fire in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan army said on Wednesday.

WFP reaches one million people with life-saving food support in conflict-stricken Ukraine

Mar 30, 2022, at 11:44 pm

Lviv: One month into the conflict in Ukraine, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is providing emergency food assistance to one million people in the country and has built systems able to deliver food at scale to communities in need.

‘Staggering number’ of unintended pregnancies reveals failure to uphold women’s rights

Mar 30, 2022, at 11:26 pm

New York: Nearly half of all pregnancies, totalling 121 million each year worldwide, are unintended, according to a new report published on Wednesday by the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA.

COVID-19: Education risks becoming ‘greatest divider’

Mar 30, 2022, at 11:07 pm

New York: Now entering its third year, the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to hold back some 405 million school children worlwide from a full return to the classroom, according to a new report released on Wednesday by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

Unknown gunmen abduct doctor in Afghanistan

Mar 30, 2022, at 06:36 pm

Kabul: A prominent Afghanistan doctor has been abducted by unknown gunmen on Kabul-Jalalabad highway on Saturday.