Japan's number of newborn babies to reach record low this year
Oct 25, 2020, at 12:32 am
Tokyo/Xinhua: Japan's number of newborn babies in 2020 is expected to decrease to around 845,000, hitting a new record low, local media reported Saturday.
China has desire to use Pakistani terrorism as a tool to harass India: Expert
Oct 24, 2020, at 11:37 pm
Washington: Public Policy Researcher Michael Rubin has claimed that it appears that China is less committed to counter-terrorism and more inclined to a desire to use Pakistani terrorism as a tool to harass India.
Twin blast in eastern Afghanistan kills 9 civilians, injures 2 servicemen
Oct 24, 2020, at 11:24 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: At least nine civilians were killed and two police officers were injured as a result of a twin blast in the Afghan province of Ghazni, media reported on Saturday, citing police.
US-Taiwan arms sale: China threatens retaliation
Oct 24, 2020, at 07:18 pm
Beijing: China seems to be irked by the US move of approving the potential sale of $1.8bn worth of advanced weapons systems to Taiwan as Beijing on Thursday said Washington 'seriously interferes' in China's internal affairs.
Oct 24, 2020, at 07:12 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Interior Minister Brig (retd) Ijaz Shah is suspected to be the person behind the recent Pakistan Rangers' move to 'kidnap' Sindh IGP and subsequent arrest of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leader Safdar Awan, media reports said.
European Parliament asks France, EU to impose sanctions against terrorist activities in Pakistan
Oct 24, 2020, at 07:06 pm
Brussels: Members of European Parliament, Ryszard Czarnecki, Fulvio Martusciello and Gianna Garcia on Wednesday wrote a letter of concern to the French government and the European Union and urged them to impose sanctions against unabated terrorist activities in Pakistan.
European Parliament member claims Pakistan poses ‘security threats’ through EU passport, visa sales
Oct 24, 2020, at 05:56 pm
Brussels: A noted European Parliament member has said Pakistan is a key player regarding the ‘serious security threats’ through the sale of EU passports and visas to criminals.
Over 90,000 people became Refugees over crisis in Karabakh – Armenian Foreign Minister
Oct 24, 2020, at 03:47 pm
Washington/Sputnik: More than 90,000 people became refugees over the recent escalation of tensions in Azerbaijan's breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan said.
Justin Trudeau condemns Swastika carved on Canadian War Memorial: Statement
Oct 24, 2020, at 03:33 pm
Toronto/Sputnik: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned the desecration of a war memorial in Ottawa.
Biden pledges free COVID-19 vaccines for all if elected
Oct 24, 2020, at 03:21 pm
Washington/Xinhua: US Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said Friday that if elected, he will make COVID-19 vaccines free for all Americans.
UN salutes new Libya ceasefire agreement that points to ‘a better, safer, and more peaceful future’
Oct 24, 2020, at 02:50 pm
Warring parties in Libya on Friday agreed an historic ceasefire, which was hailed by the head of the UN Support Mission in the country (UNSMIL), who led the mediation, as a courageous act that can help secure a “a better, safer, and more peaceful future for all the Libyan people”.
Justin Trudeau urges countrymen to support small businesses
Oct 24, 2020, at 03:39 am
Toronto/IBNS: Inviting Canadians to join him in the observation of Small Business Week from Oct 18 -24, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau encouraged everyone in his message to buy local, order take out, and show as much support as you can for our small businesses and added, “Only together can we defeat this virus and build a more resilient Canada.”
Pakistan to remain on global terror-financing 'grey list' till Feb next year: FATF
Oct 24, 2020, at 02:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Pakistan will continue to remain on the "grey list" of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) till February next year, the body, which acts as a global terror financing watchdog, ruled on Friday.
Tokyo: Black Day demonstration held outside Pakistan embassy
Oct 24, 2020, at 12:08 am
Tokyo: Reminding the world about the atrocities carried out by Pakistan while invading Jammu and Kashmir in 1947, demonstrations were held in front of the country's embassy in Japan's capital Tokyo on Thursday, media reports said.
Twelve Taliban insurgents killed in Afghanistan's east - Governor's Office
Oct 23, 2020, at 11:47 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: Twelve Taliban insurgents, including six Pakistani nationals, were killed and seven other were injured in a retaliatory airstrike in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar, the provincial governor's office said on Friday.
Bangladesh: Danger level of deep depression in Bay of Bengal levels to 4
Oct 23, 2020, at 11:36 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Due to the deep depression in the Bay of Bengal, coastal districts and their outlying islands and chars are at risk of wind-swept tidal waves 3 to 4 feet higher than normal.
Malaysia: Demonstrators protest outside Pakistan Embassy on Black Day
Oct 23, 2020, at 11:27 pm
Kuala Lumpur: Protesters demonstrated outside the Pakistan Embassy in Malaysia on Thursday on the occasion of Black Day.
Rohingya conference pledges to ‘remain steadfast’ in finding solutions to crisis
Oct 23, 2020, at 03:40 pm
New York: A joint UN-hosted donor conference to rally international support behind Myanmar’s displaced Rohingya minority, ended on Thursday with a promise to continue engaging with concerned countries towards finding a long-term solution to their plight.
Little progress on disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan
Oct 23, 2020, at 03:35 pm
New York: Despite the strengthening of the relationship between Sudan and South Sudan, little progress has been made regarding the disputed Abyei region, the head of UN Peacekeeping told the Security Council on Thursday.
Classroom crisis: Avert a ‘generational catastrophe’, urges UN chief
Oct 23, 2020, at 03:28 pm
New York: The world is at risk of suffering “a generational catastrophe” as COVID-19 wreaks havoc on the education of students globally, the UN chief said on Thursday.
Canada Liberal Govt victory over Conservatives by surviving confidence vote was short-lived
Oct 23, 2020, at 05:18 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada Liberal government's victory of surviving a confidence vote on a Conservative motion to create a special committee to probe the government's ethics and pandemic spending, was short-lived, media reports said.
Oct 23, 2020, at 02:30 am
Wasington: US Defense Secretary Mark Esper has said the biggest challenge for US national security is the increasing aggression of Russia and China.
China expresses discontent over Tibetan leader meeting US officials
Oct 23, 2020, at 02:11 am
Beijing: The Chinese government has expressed discontent over Tibetian President-in-exile Lobsang Sangay meeting US special coordinator for Tibetan issues Robert Destro.
Pakistan is controlled by two parallel governments: Nawaz Sharif
Oct 23, 2020, at 02:02 am
London: Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif has said the South Asian country is currently controlled by two parallel governments.
5G: Sweden bans use of Huawei, ZTE equipment
Oct 23, 2020, at 01:53 am
Stockholm: The Swedish government has banned Chinese tech companies Huawei and ZTE from building new high-speed wireless networks.
Afghanistan lawmaker says Pakistan will not be able to escape FATF grey list
Oct 23, 2020, at 01:42 am
Kabul: A member of the Afghanistan Parliament has claimed that despite high diplomacy and other steps, Pakistan will still remain in the FATF (Financial Action Task Force) grey list.
Oct 23, 2020, at 01:24 am
Islamabad: A key social activist has claimed that the kidnapping of the Sindh police inspector general (IGP) and later the arrest of the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Mohammad Safdar Awan in Karachi might eventually lead to Pakistan PM Imran Khan being involved in a scam like the 'Watergate scandal'.
Black Day: Demonstration to be held outside Pakistani diplomatic bodies in England
Oct 23, 2020, at 01:16 am
Gilgit Baltistan leader and activist Sajjad Raja on Wednesday said demonstrations will be held outside the Pakistani diplomatic bodies in England on Thursday (Oct 22) to mark it as a Black Day for Kashmir when in 1947 the region was brutally invaded by Pakistan.
Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) witnesses demonstrations on Black Day
Oct 23, 2020, at 01:06 am
United Kashmir People's National Party and United Kashmir National Students Organisation workers demonstrated in Muzaffarabad city of Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) on Thursday to mark Oct 22, the day of Kashmir invasion by Pakistan in 1947, as a 'Black Day'.
Pakistan indulged in ethnic cleansing of local Kashmiris in 1947: CRPF official
Oct 23, 2020, at 12:51 am
Suneem Khan, a senior medico serving with Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Srinagar, has alleged that Islamabad was involved in ethnic cleansing in Kashmir during the Pakistani invasion of October 1947.