European Parliament calls for reassessment of EU-Pakistan trade regime over human rights failure
Sep 10, 2021, at 04:03 am
The European Parliament has called for an “immediate reassessment of the EU-Pakistan trade regime," with voices calling for a temporary withdrawal of the Generalised System of Preferences-Plus (GSP+) status, granted in January 2014 subject to Pakistan agreeing to implement 27 internationally recognised conventions.
Expert tracks Taliban's money trail in 20 years, Pakistan's role
Sep 10, 2021, at 03:57 am
Kabul: A geo-political expert has hinted at Pakistan's probable hand in funding Taliban as he mentioned that the insurgent group's financial network is far more complex than was earlier expected.
Quetta: Police baton-charge protesting students
Sep 09, 2021, at 11:35 pm
Quetta: Several students, who were participating in a protest rally against online entrance exams, were injured when police baton-charged to disperse them in Pakistan's Quetta region on Wednesday.
Shia Ulema Council members ask to form inclusive government in Afghanistan
Sep 09, 2021, at 11:32 pm
Kabul: The Shia Ulema Council has asked for the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan which will also include Shia Muslims and other minority members to be represented properly.
Taliban's action will define the trajectory of relationship with US: Blinken
Sep 09, 2021, at 11:19 pm
Kabul/Washington: The trajectory of US relationship with the Taliban government will depend upon the action of the insurgents.
Sep 09, 2021, at 11:15 pm
Kabul/UNI: Bearded, gun-toting members of the Taliban militia have taken over the Norwegian embassy in Kabul and smashed wine bottles and destroyed children’s books, the Norwegian Ambassador Sigvald Hauge has said.
Fire blazes a north Macedonian COVID-19 hospital, 10 people dead
Sep 09, 2021, at 06:40 pm
Skopje/UNI/Sputnik/IBNS: Ten people died and over 20 were injured as a result of a fire that broke out at a temporary hospital for COVID-19 patients in Tetovo, North Macedonia.
Death toll from Ida Hurricane in US reaches 82, say reports
Sep 09, 2021, at 04:57 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The number of people, who died in the United States as a result of the Ida hurricane, has reached 82, media reported.
'End of anarchy': China welcomes Taliban govt in Afghanistan
Sep 09, 2021, at 07:14 am
Beijing: China has welcomed the caretaker Taliban government in Afghanistan, announced on Tuesday, and said its establishment marked the end of "three weeks of anarchy" in the country.
'Could not make it end differently': Ashraf Ghani apologises to Afghans
Sep 09, 2021, at 05:27 am
Kabul/IBNS: Former Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday apologised to his countrymen for not being able to 'make it end differently', nearly three weeks after he fled the country following the Taliban's seizure of the capital city Kabul on Aug 15.
Canada opens borders to fully vaccinated foreign travellers
Sep 09, 2021, at 04:34 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada has opened its borders to fully vaccinated non-essential foreign travellers from across the globe, allowing them to skip the 14-day quarantine requirement.
Two Pakistan Army soldiers die in IED blast
Sep 09, 2021, at 04:04 am
Islamabad: An improvised explosive device (IED) attack in Pakistan's North Waziristan region on Tuesday left at least two Pakistan army men dead , media reports said.
Pakistan: Gilgit-Baltistan opposition leader slams PTI govt
Sep 09, 2021, at 04:00 am
Gilgit: Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly opposition leader Advocate Amjad Hussain has slammed the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government and said it has failed to deliver.
Taliban names all-male caretaker govt including minister wanted by FBI
Sep 09, 2021, at 03:26 am
Kabul: The Taliban has named an all-male caretaker government where the interior minister of the team Sirajuddin Haqqani was found in the wanted list of the FBI, the principal federal law enforcement agency of the USA, media reports said.
Sep 09, 2021, at 02:05 am
Kabul/IBNS: The Taliban, which unveiled a caretaker government on September 7, less than a month after seizing power in Afghanistan, has been acting as expected.
'Taliban desires to join China-Pakistan Economic Corridor'
Sep 09, 2021, at 01:55 am
Islamabad: Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid has said the insurgent group, which is now ruling Afghanistan, desires to join the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Sep 09, 2021, at 01:30 am
Manila: Philippines police conducted an anti-narcotics operation in which four Chinese drug traffickers were killed on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Journalist body expresses concern over TTP threat
Sep 09, 2021, at 01:11 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has expressed concern after Tehreeki-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) warned that the Pakistani media and journalists should refrain themselves from calling them a "terrorist outfit" or face dire consequences.
Trial begins in 2015 Paris terror attack
Sep 08, 2021, at 11:35 pm
Paris: A court in Paris on Wednesday started the trial in the 2015 Paris attacks which left 130 people dead.
ISKP is a Pakistani proxy, says geo-political expert
Sep 08, 2021, at 11:25 pm
Wasington: A leading US-based magazine has called the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), the group which took responsibility for the recent blasts in Kabul airport, as a 'Pakistani proxy'.
Security Council must not fail women, girls of Afghanistan, Elders warn
Sep 08, 2021, at 11:20 pm
New York: The Security Council cannot fail the women and girls of Afghanistan, former President of Ireland Mary Robinson warned on Tuesday, as she reminded its 15 members of the relentless work carried out over nearly 20 years to secure their rights through constitutional, legislative and policy changes.
Italy investigates its own defence firm on suspicion of China takeover
Sep 08, 2021, at 11:14 pm
Rome: Police recently raided an Italy-based defence manufacturer that supplies the Italian special forces with high-tech drones over suspicion that the company was purchased by China.
Shared ‘grief and anxiety’ a powerful unifying factor in COVID fight
Sep 08, 2021, at 11:08 pm
New York: The General Assembly on Tuesday held a High-level Forum on the Culture of Peace, focused on building resilience and a fair recovery against the continued ravages of COVID-19.
Taliban leader says no other nation will be allowed to interfere in Afghanistan's internal affairs
Sep 08, 2021, at 10:57 pm
Kaul: Amid rising people's protests against Pakistan and chants of freedom, Taliban leader has said no country will be allowed to interfere in the internal affairs of Afghanistan.
UN warns of 'urgent imperative' to avoid acute Afghan food insecurity
Sep 08, 2021, at 10:50 pm
New York: With food aid running out, Afghanistan is facing the collapse of basic services, said UN agencies on Tuesday, releasing a flash appeal for more than $600 million to support around 11 million across the crisis-wracked country to the end of the year.
Afghanistan: Kabul airport receives 5th plane with humanitarian aid from UAE, says source
Sep 08, 2021, at 10:45 pm
Kabul/Doha/UNI/Sputnik: A fifth plane carrying humanitarian aid from the United Arab Emirates landed in Kabul on Wednesday, a source at the airport told Sputnik.
‘Unprecedented funding gap’ for 7 million facing hunger in Ethiopia: WFP
Sep 08, 2021, at 10:39 pm
The World Food Programme (WFP) is facing an unprecedented funding gap of $426 million for its operation in Ethiopia, as the UN agency ramps up delivery to meet the needs of up to 12 million people this year.
Indonesia prison fire leaves 41 people dead
Sep 08, 2021, at 10:22 pm
Jakarta: As many as 41 people died as fire broke out in an overcrowded prison in Indonesia's capital city Jakarta on Wednesday.
Yemen: UN agency helping stranded migrants to return home
Sep 08, 2021, at 09:54 pm
New York: Amid intensifying conflict in Yemen, and the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is helping nearly 5,000 Ethiopian migrants stranded in the country to return home, the UN agency reported on Tuesday.
Justin Trudeau pelted with gravel by protesters while boarding campaign bus in Ontario's London
Sep 08, 2021, at 04:58 am
London (Ontario)/ IBNS: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was hit by gravel while boarding a campaign bus surrounded by angry protesters in London city in Ontario on Monday.