Lives on the line as UN and partners launch 2022 humanitarian plan for Somalia
Dec 21, 2021, at 04:32 pm
New York: Roughly 7.7 million people in Somalia will need assistance and protection in 2022, a 30 per cent rise in just one year, the UN and partners said on Monday, launching a nearly $1.5 billion Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for the country.
UN humanitarians aid Philippines response to Super Typhoon Rai
Dec 21, 2021, at 04:28 pm
New York: Reports of “utter devastation” caused by Super Typhoon Rai have continued to come in from the Philippines, where the UN is helping respond to urgent needs.
Canada registers first single-day increase of over 10,000 COVID-19 cases
Dec 21, 2021, at 03:44 pm
Ottawa/UNI/Xinhua: Canada reported 10,621 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, the first increase of over 10,000 cases in a single day since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country in February 2020.
White House staff member, who contacted Joe Biden Dec 17, tests positive for COVID-19: Psaki
Dec 21, 2021, at 02:37 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: A White House employee who contacted US President Joe Biden on December 17 has tested positive for COVID-19, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement.
Afghan children with heart diseases failing to get treatment due to lack of funds
Dec 21, 2021, at 03:22 am
Kabul/IBNS: The Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) said the treatment of children in Afghanistan with congenital heart defects — either at domestic medical centers or abroad — has been suspended for the last four months due to a lack of funds.
Pakistan: Three cops held for killing passer-by in Karachi
Dec 21, 2021, at 02:53 am
Karachi, Pakistan/IBNS: Three policemen were arrested after they allegedly killed a passer-by in the Korangi area of Pakistan's Karachi city, according to local media reports.
Pakistan: Man arrested on charge of blasphemy in Taxila
Dec 21, 2021, at 02:46 am
Taxila, Pakistan/IBNS: Pakistan police have arrested a man in Taxila for allegedly making disparaging remarks against a companion of the Holy Prophet, media reports said.
Pakistan: Gas crisis continues in Rawalpindi
Dec 21, 2021, at 01:08 am
Rawalpindi, Pakistan/IBNS: A large number of people in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city are braving severe cold weather without gas as Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd (SNGPL) has completely failed to control the gas crisis in the region.
Pakistan: ANP mayoral candidate shot dead in Dera Ismail Khan
Dec 21, 2021, at 12:42 am
Islamabad/IBNS: A leader of Pakistan's Awami National Party (ANP), who was contesting in the Dera Ismail Khan city's mayoral elections, was shot dead on Saturday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Majority of Herat residents are now hit by poverty
Dec 21, 2021, at 12:28 am
Herat, Afghanistan/IBNS: A large number of people in Herat province in western Afghanistan are now hit by poverty, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan authorities try to refill Katas Raj Temple pond to cover up its deplorable condition
Dec 21, 2021, at 12:02 am
Islamabad/IBNS: The Pakistan government is trying to hide the deplorable condition of the Hindu temples in the country and as a part of it, authorities have started refilling of the empty pond at the ancient Katas Raj Temple.
Bangladesh community members protest in Washington DC for recognition of 1971 genocide
Dec 20, 2021, at 11:45 pm
Washignton, DC: The Bangladesh community in Washington DC Metro Region recently held a demonstration outside the White House demanding recognition of genocide perpetrated by the Pakistani Army in 1971.
Pakistan: Minister escapes unhurt in gun attack
Dec 20, 2021, at 11:31 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz remained unhurt in a gun attack in the country's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, the country's information and broadcasting minister said.
Stop interfering in Afghanistan's affairs, ex-President Hamid Karzai chides Imran Khan
Dec 20, 2021, at 09:37 pm
Kabul/UNI: Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai on Monday lashed out at Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for his remarks at the OIC session, and asked him not to interfere in Afghanistan’s internal affairs.
Pakistan: Three terrorists killed during Peshawar operation
Dec 20, 2021, at 09:27 pm
Peshawar: Pakistan security forces killed three terrorists during an operation Pakistani city of Peshawar on Monday, media reports said.
Two Chinese ships enter Japan's waters
Dec 20, 2021, at 09:02 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: Two Chinese patrol ships entered on Monday Japan's territorial waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands, known as the Diaoyu Islands in China, media reports said.
Afghanistan economy in ‘freefall’, threatening to take entire population with it
Dec 20, 2021, at 03:05 pm
New York: Afghanistan’s economy is in “free fall”, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator told a special meeting on Sunday, warning that if decisive and compassionate action is not taken immediately, it may “pull the entire population with it”.
Doha led to collapse of Ashraf Ghani govt: Ex-Official
Dec 20, 2021, at 04:40 am
Kabul: Hamdullah Mohib, the former national security advisor for ex-president Ashraf Ghani, has said the signing of the U.S.-Taliban peace deal in February 2020 paved the way for the fall of Afghanistan into the Taliban’s hands.
Hong Kong residents vote in Legislative Council election
Dec 20, 2021, at 04:27 am
Beijing/UNI/Sputnik: Polling stations opened on Sunday in Hong Kong where people are voting in the Legislative Council election, the first one since the major reform of the city’s electoral system.
Refusal to join Ehsaas Ration Programme: PM Imran Khan condemns Sidh govt's move
Dec 20, 2021, at 03:33 am
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan recently expressed his condemnation as the Sindh government did not participate in the Rs 106.1 billion Ehsaas Ration Programme (ERP) starting from Dec 31 and lamented that people of the province will not avail benefits of the programme aimed at providing relief to 20 million inflation-hit people in the country.
Afghanistan: Government employees demonstrate against unpaid salaries in Kabul
Dec 19, 2021, at 11:55 pm
A large number of Afghanistan government employees, belonging to the Sardar Mohammad Dawood Khan Hospital and Ministry of Urban Development and Land (MUDL) recently staged protests to criticize their long-awaited unpaid wage in Afghanistan capital city Kabul city, media reports said.
Omicron spread: Netherlands initiates tight lockdown measures
Dec 19, 2021, at 10:44 pm
Amsterdam: The Netherlands government has started tight lockdown measures during Christmas to combat Omicron spread.
Pakistan: Suicide attack in Bajaur leaves 2 people dead
Dec 19, 2021, at 10:15 pm
Bajaur: A suicide attack targeting an Awami National Party (ANP) vehicle in Bajaur tribal district of Pakistan on Sunday left two people dead and four others injured, media reports said.
Death toll in Philippines from Typhoon Rai rises to 49: Local official
Dec 19, 2021, at 03:24 pm
Manila/UNI/Xinhua: At least 49 people have been killed in the Philippine province of Bohol after Typhoon Rai battered the country, a provincial official said on Sunday.
Germany tightens restrictions for UK travellers, does not apply to German citizens
Dec 19, 2021, at 02:59 pm
Berlin/UNI: Germany on Saturday banned most travellers coming from Britain, in an effort to slow down the spread of the Omicron variant which has been surging in Britain, the BBC reported on Sunday.
Pakistan: Blast in Quetta leaves one person dead
Dec 19, 2021, at 02:08 am
Quetta: At least one person died as a blast rocked Quetta’s Qandhari Bazar on Saturday, media reports said.
US Commerce dept blacklists Chinese biotech firms that threaten national security
Dec 19, 2021, at 02:02 am
Washington: The United States Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has taken action to address the ongoing threats to US national security and foreign policy presented by the People’s Republic of China (PRC)’s efforts to develop and deploy biotechnology and other technologies for military applications and human rights abuses.
Pakistan: 14 die as blast rocks Karachi city
Dec 19, 2021, at 01:37 am
Karachi: At least 14 people died and 15 others were hurt as a blast occurred near Paracha Chowk in Karachi's Shershah area in Pakistan on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Chinese national murdered, hanged in Karachi's Port Qasim
Dec 18, 2021, at 11:28 pm
Karachi, Pakistan/IBNS: A Chinese national was murdered and his body was 'hanged' in a room at Port Qasim area on the outskirts of Pakistan's Karachi city recently, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: Blast rocks Karachi, 11 die
Dec 18, 2021, at 11:24 pm
Karachi: At least 11 people died as a blast rocked Pakistan's Karachi city on Saturday, media reports said.