UN hails new anti-corruption network, as ‘important step’ to build trust, promote justice
Jun 04, 2021, at 11:03 pm
New York: With factors contributing to transnational corruption becoming increasingly complex, the UN launched an initiative on Thursday to “empower all countries” to find practical solutions and better tools to track, investigate and prosecute the scourge.
Nicaragua must stop attacking and undermining human rights defenders
Jun 04, 2021, at 10:34 pm
New York: An independent UN expert has deplored a recent spate of attacks against human rights defenders in Nicaragua and called on Thursday for the Government to immediately halt them.
China: Nine dead as train hits railway workers
Jun 04, 2021, at 10:29 pm
Beijing/UNI: Nine lives were lost when a passenger train hit a group of railway workers in the northwestern Chinese province of Gansu on Friday, local media reported.
US condemns closure of Tiananmen Square museum in Hong Kong
Jun 04, 2021, at 09:59 pm
Washignton: The US government has condemned Hong Kong authorities that prompted organizers to close the June 4th Museum that commemorates the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing.
Xinjiang: Members of US Congress to reconsider maintaining ties with Chinese sports companies
Jun 04, 2021, at 09:51 pm
A US congressional group has asked National Basketball Association (NBA) players to reconsider maintaining their ties with Chinese sports companies that use cotton from Xinjiang.
Japan may defend Taiwan if Beijing makes moves: Pottinger
Jun 04, 2021, at 09:36 pm
Washington: Former US deputy national security advisor Matt Pottinger has said Japan is likely to defend Taiwan if Beijing makes moves to reunify the island with its mainland by force.
Joe Biden tightens ban on US investments in Chinese defence, technology firms
Jun 04, 2021, at 08:15 pm
New Delhi/UNI: In continuation of the United States' hard-line policy against China, President Joe Biden has tightened a ban on American investments in Chinese defence and surveillance technology companies.
We won’t allow corruption to continue unchecked: UN Assembly president
Jun 04, 2021, at 04:28 pm
New York: The effects of corruption are “detrimental to all of society”, the President of the UN General Assembly said on Wednesday during the first day of a special session convened to galvanize political will to fight the scourge.
Mali: Military must ‘scrupulously’ respect human rights and free civilian leaders
Jun 04, 2021, at 03:56 pm
New York: A UN independent human rights expert said on Wednesday that Mali’s new military authorities should “scrupulously respect human rights” and release all leaders detained in last week’s coup.
UN chief condemns deadly attacks targeting displaced people in DR Congo
Jun 04, 2021, at 02:51 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to investigate recent deadly attacks by insurgents in the east and bring the perpetrators to account.
US Prez Joe Biden expands US investment ban on Chinese firms
Jun 04, 2021, at 02:36 pm
Washington: US President Joe Biden is set to ban countrymen from investigating in several Chinese firms with alleged military ties, White House confirmed on Thursday.
COVID crisis to push global unemployment over 200 million mark in 2022
Jun 04, 2021, at 02:06 pm
New York: The economic crisis caused by the COVID pandemic is expected to contribute to global unemployment of more than 200 million people next year, with women and youth workers worst-hit, UN labour experts said on Wednesday.
China, US resume normal contacts on trade: Beijing
Jun 04, 2021, at 01:50 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: China and the United States have resumed normal contacts on trade and economy with a view to resolving differences, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said on Thursday.
US diplomat voices concerns about China's military presence during Cambodia visit
Jun 03, 2021, at 11:05 pm
Washington: A US senior diplomat has expressed serious concerns about China's military presence and construction of facilities at Ream Naval Base on the Gulf of Thailand.
Jun 03, 2021, at 10:49 pm
Islamabad: National Assembly Standing Committee on Human Rights Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has slammed Pakistan PM Imran Khan and said he should feel ashamed while telling lies to the entire world that the media was completely free in Pakistan.
Not trying PM Imran Khan under Article 6 was a mistake, says PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal
Jun 03, 2021, at 10:42 pm
Islamabad: PML-N Secretary General Ahsan Iqbal has said not trying Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and current PM Imran Khan under Article 6 for allegedly attacking the parliament in 2014 was a 'mistake'.
UAE extends travel ban on Pakistani travellers till June 30
Jun 03, 2021, at 10:39 pm
Islamabad: The UAE has extended the ban on Pakistani travellers till June 30 as a measure taken to contain COVID-19 pandemic.
Canada: Regional Tibetan Youth Congress participates in 10-day protest march against China
Jun 03, 2021, at 10:09 pm
Sunny Sonam, the vice president of the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress in Canada, participated in a 10-day march to protest against China’s occupation of Tibet, media reports said.
Nepal: Lockdown extended for ten days in Kathmandu
Jun 03, 2021, at 09:19 pm
As coronavirus cases remain high, authorities in Nepal have decided to extend the ongoing restrictions in Kathmandu, the country’s capital, for ten more days till 14 June. However, the government has permitted construction-related activities in the valley.
Media fraternity cries foul over proposed media laws; calls it attempt to take state control
Jun 03, 2021, at 09:16 pm
Journalists in Pakistan have expressed their displeasure as the government pushes for new media laws that they allege would pave the way for “state control” over media. Under the proposed ordinance, all other existing laws regulating media will be superseded by the new law.
Pakistan to sell arms to Tajikistan
Jun 03, 2021, at 09:12 pm
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has stressed the need to improve defense ties with Tajikistan, as the two countries signed memorandums of understanding (MOU) for the sale of Pakistan-manufactured arms to the Central Asian country.
Japan pledges USD 800 million towards the COVAX facility
Jun 03, 2021, at 06:37 pm
New Delhi/Tokyo/UNI: Amid the widening gap between nations in administering COVID-19 vaccines, Japan on Wednesday pledged another 800 million dollars in funding to ensure a fair distribution of shots.
Pakistan: As summer intensifies people in Rawalpindi struggle to get proper water supply
Jun 03, 2021, at 02:32 pm
Rawalpindi: Pakistan's Rawalpindi is facing a dwindling water supply with the arrival of summer season and rising temperature in the city.
Pakistan: Unknown gunmen attack DC’s squad in North Waziristan, 2 dead
Jun 03, 2021, at 02:23 pm
Islamabad: At least two people died as unknown gunmen attacked the security squad of the North Waziristan tribal district’s deputy commissioner on Tuesday, media reports said.
Pakistan: SC says borrowing money to pay salaries of govt staff is dangerous
Jun 03, 2021, at 02:19 pm
Islamabad: Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmad of Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that the government departments in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province were overstaffed and now loans were being obtained by the government to pay the employees' salaries.
Pakistan: HRCP voices concern over climate of fear, violence and censorship in media
Jun 03, 2021, at 02:12 pm
Islamabad: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Tuesday said it is gravely concerned over the growing climate of fear, violence and censorship that currently underpins freedom of expression and opinion in Pakistan.
Pakistan: Media bodies opposes proposed PMDA Ordinance
Jun 03, 2021, at 02:06 pm
Islamabad: Media organisations representing publishers, journalists, broadcasters, editors and news directors have rejected the proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) Ordinance, triggering another conflict with the PM Imran Khan-led government.
Pakistan worried about security vacuum in Afghanistan
Jun 03, 2021, at 02:02 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan is increasingly becoming worried about the security vacuum in Afghanistan once the US troops pull out from the region.
US may withdraw all forces from Afghanistan by July 4
Jun 03, 2021, at 03:40 am
The US may withdraw all its forces from Afghanistan by July 4, its independence day, well ahead of the September 11, 2021 deadline set by President Joe Biden last month, according to Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
Malala Yosufzai features on Vogue cover
Jun 03, 2021, at 02:50 am
Vogue magazine announced that Nobel Prize-winning Pakistani education activist Malala Yousufzai will star on British Vogue's July 2021 cover. Malala can be seen in a dark red Stella McCartney dress in a photo of the cover shared by the magazine, with the words "The extraordinary life of Malala. Survivor, activist, legend" written at the bottom.