Pakistan eagerly awaits intra-Afghan dialogue, thankful for Russia's role - Ambassador
Jun 03, 2020, at 05:07 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Valentina Shvartsman - Pakistan is looking forward to the intra-Afghan dialogue following recent positive developments and thanks Russia for its contribution to the settlement, Pakistani Ambassador to Russia Shafqat Ali Khan told Sputnik in an interview.
Pakistan receives jolt: Qatar refuses to invest in three major airports
Jun 03, 2020, at 04:44 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan seems to have received another jolt at a time when it is trying to set its economic wheel rolling amid COVID-19 outbreak as Qatar Investment Authority refused to invest in a key infra project in the country.
Afghanistan: Two killed in bomb attack inside Kabul mosque
Jun 03, 2020, at 04:03 pm
Kabul/UNI: At least 2 people have been killed and 2 others injured after a planted bomb exploded inside a popular mosque in Kabul's fortified Green Zone.
National Commission for Human Rights still non-functional after more than a year in Pakistan
Jun 03, 2020, at 03:57 pm
Islamabad: Despite torture inflicted on minorities being reported from different parts of the country every now and then, the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) of Pakistan has been non-functional for more than a year now.
HRW, UN urge Nepal govt to investigate deadly attacks on Dalit
Jun 03, 2020, at 03:15 pm
New York/Kathmandu: Two recent incidents in which six people were killed show the Nepali government has systematically failed to confront entrenched caste – or descent – based discrimination against Dalits, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.
Amid conflict over leadership, Mullah Yaqoob takes charge of Taliban
Jun 03, 2020, at 02:48 pm
Kabul: A top Afghanistan official has said Mullah Yaqoob, the son of Mullah Omar--founder of Afghan Taliban, has taken over as interim commander of the group.
Jun 03, 2020, at 02:39 pm
Kabul: Living under the constant threat of terrorists in cramped conditions since the March 25 massacre, Sikhs staying in Afghanistan are exposed to Covid-19, leaving them with no other option but to move to India for a safer future.
Kabul: Two killed in bomb attack inside mosque
Jun 03, 2020, at 12:59 pm
Kabul/UNI: At least two people have been killed and the same number of people injured after a planted bomb exploded inside a popular mosque in Kabul's fortified Green Zone.
Put human rights at the centre of coronavirus response urges Muhammad-Bande
Jun 03, 2020, at 09:42 am
New York: The nations of the world must put human rights at the heart of their ongoing response to COVID-19 and ensure that everyone can enjoy “justice and peace” wherever they may be, the President of the General Assembly said on Tuesday.
Jun 03, 2020, at 09:35 am
New York: More than five years of conflict have left Yemenis “hanging on by a thread, their economy in tatters” and their institutions “facing near-collapse”, the UN chief told a virtual pledging conference on Tuesday, calling for a demonstration of solidarity with some of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable.
UN appeals for restraint, ‘social cohesion’ as protests across the US continue
Jun 03, 2020, at 08:08 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Responding to on-going protests that have spawned violence on all sides across dozens of US cities, the UN Spokesperson on Monday reiterated the Secretary-General’s appeal for grievances to be heard in “peaceful ways”, met with restraint by police and security forces.
Ontario observes National Indigenous History Month, takes steps to protect indigenous women
Jun 02, 2020, at 11:38 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: June 2020 is being observed as a National Indigenous History Month (NIHM) all over Canada, media reports said.
Four-year-old girl injured, her mother killed as death squad members attack them in Balochistan
Jun 02, 2020, at 06:32 pm
Quetta: Even as the world continues to fight COVID-19 outbreak, it seems torture on people of Balochistan in Pakistan continues and in the latest episode the victim of the barbaric activity is a four-year-old girl, Bramsh.
Ahmadiyya community once again receives a blow in Pakistan
Jun 02, 2020, at 06:10 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan is continuously maintaining their discriminatory attitude towards Ahmadiyya community as they were once again not included in the National Commission for Minorities (NCM), media reports said.
Taliban Chief Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada may have died due to COVID-19: Report
Jun 02, 2020, at 04:41 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, Chief of Taliban group, may have died due to COVID-19 infection in Afghanistan, media reports said.
Nepal faces shortage of vital medical supplies over surging COVID-19 cases
Jun 02, 2020, at 04:37 pm
Kathmandu/UNI: Nepal's Department of Health Services said it does not have a single ventilator in store for the hospitals if critical COVID-19 cases surge amid rapidly increasing cases recently.
US wants a democratic, stable Afghanistan: Mike Pompeo
Jun 02, 2020, at 04:36 pm
Washington/UNI: Main goal of the United States in the Afghan peace talks is to bring democracy and stability to the country and ensure strategic and long-term relations between the two countries, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during a video conference meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.
Some 200 protesters arrested in Virginia capital for curfew violations
Jun 02, 2020, at 09:10 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: Around 200 anti-racism protesters have been arrested in the US state of Virginia’s capital city of Richmond for curfew violations, Virginia Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality movement leader Phil Wilayto said on Tuesday.
Ecuador: Sustainable cattle farmer eases COVID-19 crisis with free milk for families
Jun 02, 2020, at 08:53 am
New York/IBNS: As the COVID-19 pandemic shuts down dairy supply hubs across the Amazon region of Ecuador, one local cattle farmer with an abundance of milk on his hands has stepped up to offer it free-of-charge to families in need, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
US: George Floyd death homicide, official post-mortem declares
Jun 02, 2020, at 08:47 am
Washington/UNI: The death of George Floyd, which triggered widespread protests across the US, has been declared a homicide in an official post-mortem examination on Tuesday.
Iraq: 2 soldiers, 2 IS militants killed in airstrike and bomb attack
Jun 02, 2020, at 08:22 am
Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: Two soldiers and two Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Monday in an airstrike and a bomb attack in the Iraqi provinces of Nineveh and Diyala, Iraqi military said.
Jun 02, 2020, at 08:15 am
New York: As businesses struggle to cope with the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, they need to remain aware of their responsibilities as partners in efforts to build a sustainable future, says the outgoing head of the UN Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative.
Donald Trump says US mobilized military amid riots, dispatching thousands of armed troops to DC
Jun 02, 2020, at 08:11 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump in a press conference on Tuesday said he is taking presidential action to mobilize all available federal resources to respond to the ongoing protests over the death of George Floyd including the deployment of thousands of armed troops to quell riots in the nation's capital city.
Canadians stranded in remote corners of world seek help to get home
Jun 01, 2020, at 10:35 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada may not be able to repatriate the last 10 per cent of Canadians stranded worldwide during a deadly pandemic, due to the complexity of their cases, media reports said.
George Floyd death: Protests, arson, looting roil US cities, National Guard activated
Jun 01, 2020, at 09:07 pm
Washington/IBNS: Massive protests rocked different cities across the United States throughout Sunday over the May 25 killing of black man George Floyd by a 44-year old white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Pakistani legal expert warns about Diamer-Bhasha dam's impact on climate change
Jun 01, 2020, at 08:50 pm
Islamabad: A legal expert in Pakistan has opined that the construction of the Diamer-Bhasha dam may have a severe impact on the climate change.
Afghanistan traders are demanding demand clearance of transit cargo at Karachi ports
Jun 01, 2020, at 07:49 pm
Islamabad: Afghanistan traders have said their transit cargo is lying at Karachi ports under severe demurrage and detention charges since the first week of March 2020 and they are now demanding a clearance of it.
Demanding safe return of overseas Pakistanis, Jamaat-e-Islami stages demonstration in Peshawar
Jun 01, 2020, at 07:38 pm
Peshawar/IBNS: Demanding the Pakistani government to bring back nationals stranded in foreign countries and announce package for them, the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) staged demonstrations across Peshawar recently.
Jun 01, 2020, at 07:30 pm
Karachi: It seems that issue of inappropriate governance over COVID-19 handling is still predominant in Pakistan and in one such instances a mob barged into the isolation ward at Karachi's Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) last week and vandalised it.
Pastor, family members targeted in Pakistan
Jun 01, 2020, at 07:21 pm
Islamabad: A pastor and his family were beaten up and forced to leave the area in Pakistan's Rahim Yar Khan city recently, media reports said.