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.
Pakistan: Govt asked to declare Hazara division as separate province
Feb 01, 2023, at 03:23 pm
Mansehra: Tehreek-i-Sooba Hazara convener Mushtaq Khan Advocate has asked the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz-led central government to declare the Hazara division as a separate province.
Pakistan: TTP terrorists attack Mianwali police station
Feb 01, 2023, at 02:45 pm
Islamabad: The outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists attacked a police station in Mianwali on Tuesday, a day after a suicide blast in Peshawar left 96 people dead.
US Representative leads bill to support Taiwan’s participation in IMF
Feb 01, 2023, at 02:10 am
Washington: As first reported in POLITICO, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40), who serves on the House Financial Services Committee and House Foreign Affairs Committee, recently introduced the Taiwan Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 540) with Rep. Al Green (TX-09) to support Taiwan’s participation in the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Google blocks 50,000 accounts for pushing Chinese disinformation
Feb 01, 2023, at 02:03 am
California: Popular US-based search engine Google has disclosed it took steps to dismantle over 50,000 instances of activity orchestrated by a pro-Chinese influence operation known as DRAGONBRIDGE in 2022.
Pakistan: Death toll in Peshawar mosque blast touches 96
Jan 31, 2023, at 11:07 pm
Peshawar: The death toll due to the blast which took place inside a mosque in Pakistan's Peshawar city has touched 96, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan fails to improve on CPI
Jan 31, 2023, at 10:55 pm
Islamabad: Amid an economic crisis, Pakistan failed to improve in Transparency International's (TI) latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI 2022) as it retained its place among 180 countries in the world.
IMF approves 4.7 bln USD loans for Bangladesh
Jan 31, 2023, at 10:26 pm
Dhaka: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved 3.3 billion U.S. dollars under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) agreements as well as 1.4 billion dollars under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) for Bangladesh.
Afghanistan: Humanitarians await guidelines on women’s role in aid operations
Jan 31, 2023, at 09:34 pm
New York: A UN-led group of humanitarians are hoping that the Taliban will allow Afghan women to again work with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on the ground following last month’s ban, four senior aid officials told journalists in New York on Monday.
Afghanistan: ISIS-Khorasan increases its attacks on Chinese projects
Jan 31, 2023, at 09:18 pm
Kabul: Islamic State-Khorasan and other terror outlets have started targeting Chinese projects in Afghanistan in recent times, a key Kabul-based news agency has said.
Jan 31, 2023, at 09:00 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called for Member States to urge the military leadership in Myanmar to respect the will and needs of its own people, as risks to regional stability grow.
Antonio Guterres strongly condemns deadly mosque attack in Pakistan
Jan 31, 2023, at 08:51 pm
New York: The UN chief and top officials have strongly condemned the suicide bombing at a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan on Monday, that left at least 59 dead and 150 injured.
Israel-Palestine: UNICEF warns children are paying ‘the highest price’ as violence escalates
Jan 31, 2023, at 08:46 pm
New York: Alarmed by the recent killing and injury of many children in Israel and Palestine, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) voiced an appeal to parties on Monday to de-escalate tensions and refrain from violence.
Libya: human rights abuses must be addressed, says UN probe
Jan 31, 2023, at 08:30 pm
New York: Top UN-appointed independent rights investigators on Monday urged the authorities to share more information on mass graves and other serious crimes linked to the country’s civil war.
Pakistan: Death toll in mosque suicide blast rises to 88
Jan 31, 2023, at 06:21 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The death toll in a suicide bomb blast that hit a mosque on Monday in Pakistan's northwest provincial capital of Peshawar rose to 88, an official told media persons on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Death toll hits 72 in Peshawar mosque blast
Jan 31, 2023, at 03:17 pm
Peshawar: The death toll due to the bomb blast inside a mosque at the Police Lines compound in Pakistan's Peshawar city has touched 72, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan operations: Four alleged terrorists killed
Jan 31, 2023, at 02:54 pm
Dera Ismail Khan: At least four alleged terrorists were killed and one surrendered to the police during intelligence-based operations in Swabi and Dera Ismail Khan districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan on Monday, media reports said.
61 killed, 150 injured in Taliban suicide attack at Pakistan mosque
Jan 31, 2023, at 06:47 am
Peshawar/IBNS: At least 61 people died and 150 others were injured as a Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up inside a mosque packed with worshippers in the high-security zone in Peshawar’s Police Lines area in Pakistan on Monday, media reports said.
Canada: Hazel McCallion, longtime mayor of Ontario's Mississauga, dies at 101
Jan 31, 2023, at 05:11 am
Mississauga/IBNS: Hazel McCallion, who ruled Mississauga in Canada's Ontario as mayor for 12 terms, has died. She was 101.
Peshawar mosque blast leaves 32 dead, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claims responsibility
Jan 31, 2023, at 12:37 am
Peshawar: At least 32 people died as a blast occurred inside a mosque in Peshawar’s Police Lines area in Pakistan on Monday, media reports said.
Pakistan Rupee continues its downslide
Jan 30, 2023, at 11:26 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistani Rupee once again depreciated by another Rs7.03, closing at Rs269.63 per dollar in the interbank market on Monday, as per data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).
Pakistan: Blast inside Peshawar mosque leaves 28 dead, 150 injured
Jan 30, 2023, at 10:00 pm
Peshawar: At least 28 people died as a blast took place inside a mosque in Peshawar’s Police Lines area on Monday.
Chinese authority detain Tibetan writer for contacting people in exile: Report
Jan 30, 2023, at 09:52 pm
Lasha: Chinese authorities in Tibet have detained a Tibetan writer and former teacher for allegedly contacting exiles outside the country, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: Blast in Peshawar mosque leaves 18 dead
Jan 30, 2023, at 09:15 pm
Peshawar: At least 18 people died and 90 others were hurt as a bomb blast occurred inside a mosque in Peshawar’s Police Lines area in Pakistan on Monday.
Pakistan: 50 hurt as blast rocks Peshawar mosque
Jan 30, 2023, at 08:12 pm
Peshawar: At least 50 people were injured as a blast rocked a mosque in Peshawar’s Police Lines area in Pakistan on Monday, media reports said.
Imran Khan to run for 33 seats in crucial Pakistan polls
Jan 30, 2023, at 02:22 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan will contest in all the 33 seats in the upcoming National Assembly by-elections set to take place on March 16.
Pakistan: Security forces bust suicide bombers network
Jan 30, 2023, at 04:16 am
Islamabad: Pakistani security forces reportedly busted a network of suicide bombers, local media reported Saturday.
US: H-1B visa applications for skilled workers to start from March 1
Jan 30, 2023, at 02:06 am
Washington: The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Sunday announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year 2024 H-1B cap will open on Mar 1 and will continue till Mar 17.