Commonwealth can choose to abandon Queen as head of state: Prince Charles
Jun 25, 2022, at 01:57 am
London/UNI: Prince Charles has said that the choice of any of the Commonwealth member countries to become a republic or abandon the queen as head of state was strictly theirs alone, and expressed “personal sorrow” at Britain’s legacy of slavery, Khaleej Times reported on Friday.
Electricity bill pinch: Karachi residents need to pay additional Rs. 5.3 per unit in July
Jun 25, 2022, at 12:21 am
Karachi: People in Pakistan's Karachi city will face more trouble in the upcoming season as the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has hiked power tariff by Rs5.3 per unit for K-Electric on account of fuel cost adjustment (FCA) for April 2022.
Pakistan PM Shehbaz slaps 'super tax' on large-scale industries
Jun 25, 2022, at 12:08 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said the government will levy a 10 per cent 'super tax' on large-scale industries in a bid to save the nation from going bankrupt and tackle the ongoing economic crisis.
State Bank of Pakistan receives $2.3bn from Chinese banks, tweets Pakistani Finance Minister
Jun 24, 2022, at 11:52 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Friday confirmed a Chinese consortium loan of RMB 15 billion (roughly $2.3 billion) has been credited into the State Bank of Pakistan's (SBP) account.
Conflict, drought, dwindling food support, threatens lives of 20 million in Ethiopia
Jun 24, 2022, at 09:24 pm
New York: Hunger is tightening its grip on more than 20 million Ethiopians who are facing conflict in the north, drought in the south and dwindling food and nutrition support beginning next month, the UN food relief agency warned on Thursday.
‘De facto lethargy’ in Central African Republic, despite escalating attacks
Jun 24, 2022, at 09:18 pm
New York: Efforts are underway to reinvigorate the Central African Republic’s political process, which has lapsed into a state of “de facto lethargy” even as horrific attacks against civilians have risen, the senior UN official in the country told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Iran urged to halt imminent finger amputation of eight prisoners
Jun 24, 2022, at 08:58 pm
New York: The UN human rights office, OHCHR, is urging Iran to call off plans to amputate the fingers of eight prisoners convicted of burglary, Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani said on Wednesday.
Securing peace, feeding the hungry: UN chief honours staff who died in service
Jun 24, 2022, at 08:55 pm
New York: In a solemn ceremony, the UN chief on Wednesday honoured the memory of 485 UN personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty during 2021, “the highest number of colleagues” ever lost in a single year while serving the Organization.
Mali: Guterres ‘shocked and outraged’ by reports of civilian massacres
Jun 24, 2022, at 08:51 pm
New York: The Secretary-General issued a statement on Wednesday expressing his shock and outrage over reports that well over a hundred civilians have been killed in the past week, during attacks by armed extremists in central Mali, and further north.
UN agencies rush to aid Afghanistan following deadly quake
Jun 24, 2022, at 08:45 pm
New York: The UN and partners have rushed to support Afghanistan following a devastating earthquake that hit two provinces in the east of the country early on Wednesday morning.
Jun 24, 2022, at 08:40 pm
New York: The Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov who auctioned off his gold medal to raise money for child refugees on Monday, has told UN News that the record-breaking sale of $103.5 million proved that “sometimes humanity can come together, and show solidarity”.
Violence against indigenous women, ‘legacy of colonialism’ rooted in racism
Jun 24, 2022, at 08:23 pm
New York: Indigenous women and girls face grave, systematic, and continuous acts of violence that permeate every aspect of their lives, a UN-appointed independent rights expert said on Wednesday in a hard hitting report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva
Cabo Verde: ‘Unprecedented’ food insecurity triggers social and economic emergency
Jun 24, 2022, at 08:18 pm
The island nation of Cabo Verde is facing record levels of food insecurity due to drought, the COVID-19 pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine, affecting some 181,000 people, or 32 per cent of the country, the World Food Programme (WFP) reported on Thursday.
Talking to the Taliban ‘only way forward’ in Afghanistan
Jun 24, 2022, at 07:53 pm
New York: The devastating earthquake on Wednesday is just one of several emergencies facing Afghanistan, and continued dialogue with the Taliban de facto authorities remains the only way to address ongoing challenges in the country, the Security Council heard on Thursday.
Global hunger crisis pushing one child per minute, into severe malnutrition
Jun 24, 2022, at 07:13 pm
New York: Because of the global hunger crisis, every single minute, one child is pushed into life-threatening, severe malnutrition.
Afghanistan: 12 children die due to heavy snowfall
Jun 24, 2022, at 03:20 pm
Kabul: As many as 12 children and hundreds of livestock died in Afghanistan's Kunar region due to heavy snowfall on Wednesday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Students may face acute shortage of textbooks due to paper crisis
Jun 24, 2022, at 02:57 pm
Karachi: Students in Pakistan might be facing acute shortage of textbooks in the upcoming education season if the price of locally manufactured paper is not fixed, media reports said on Friday.
Afghanistan: Taliban welcomes India's decision to re-deploy Indian staff at Kabul embassy
Jun 24, 2022, at 02:45 pm
Kabul: The Taliban regime in Kabul on Thursday welcomed India’s decision to station an Indian technical team at the Indian Embassy, saying the arrival of Indian diplomats in Afghanistan and the reactivation of the embassy “shows that a safe environment has been created in Afghanistan and all political and diplomatic rights are respected”.
Canada: ACISA hosts South Asian culture festival Vibrant Brampton
Jun 24, 2022, at 03:40 am
Brampton/IBNS: Downtown Brampton in Canada is once again set to come alive to the sights and sounds of South Asian culture with Vibrant Brampton on Thursday and Friday.
UK-based Khalsa TV surrenders broadcast license after airing content which could incite violence
Jun 24, 2022, at 01:40 am
London: Khalsa Television Limited (KTV), a UK-based broadcast channel catering to the British Sikh community, has surrendered its broadcast license after the UK media watchdog Ofcom sent it a draft notice to revoke its license after the channel aired violent content calling people to engage in violence.
Ukraine War: Russia becomes biggest oil supplier of China
Jun 23, 2022, at 11:32 pm
Moscow/Beijing: Russia has sold crude oil to Beijing at a discounted rate, making it the biggest supplier of oil to China.
Jun 23, 2022, at 11:21 pm
London/Hong Kong: Hong Kong’s last British governor Chris Patten has targeted China and said it has “breached comprehensively” in recent years the promise of guaranteeing a “high degree of autonomy” for Hong Kong for 50 years following its handover to Beijing's control.
Communist Party conference: Tesla cars banned from Chinese town over spying fear
Jun 23, 2022, at 11:10 pm
Beijing: Tesla cars have been banned from entering the Chinese resort town of Beidaihe for two months where the Communist Party will be holding a secretive annual summer conference.
Pakistan: Police baton charge protesting government employees in Quetta, several injured
Jun 23, 2022, at 07:35 am
Quetta: Pakistan police recently baton charged and used tear gas to disperse protesting members of the Balochistan Employees and Workers Grand Alliance in Quetta city who were demonstrating to press for their demands.
China: US law against Uyghur forced labour takes effect, says Human Rights Watch
Jun 23, 2022, at 07:13 am
Washington: The United States government should vigorously enforce a new law that aims to prevent imports linked to forced labor by Uyghurs and other persecuted groups in China, Human Rights Watch has said.
Jun 23, 2022, at 06:18 am
Srinagar: United Kashmiri Sikhs Progressive Forum (UKSPF) Chairman Baldev Singh Rain has announced that Rs. 10 lakh will be provided to repair and renovate Karte Parwan Gurdwara in Kabul city of Afghanistan which was recently attacked by terrorists.
Jun 23, 2022, at 05:39 am
Kabul: A Chinese consortium exploiting one of the world's largest copper deposits in Afghanistan has put a Buddhist city, which was carved out of immense peaks near Kabul, to the verge of disappearance forever, media reports said.
Canada: Toronto observes National Indigenous Peoples Day with Sunrise Ceremony
Jun 23, 2022, at 02:39 am
Toronto/IBNS: Organized by the city of Toronto, National Indigenous Peoples Day (NIPD) was observed by Mayor John Tory at Nathan Phillips Square on Tuesday following a Sunrise Ceremony honouring Indigenous traditions and culture.
Earthquake kills 1000 people in Afghanistan's Paktika province; over 1500 injured
Jun 23, 2022, at 01:31 am
Kabul: The death toll in a 5.9 magnitude earthquake that rocked Afghanistan's eastern parts last night has jumped to 1,000, media reports said.
Economy has collapsed, unable to buy oil: Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wikremesinghe
Jun 23, 2022, at 12:51 am
Colombo/UNI: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wikremesinghe has said that the country's debt-laden economy has “collapsed” after months of facing shortages of food, fuel and electricity, Khaleej Times reported on Wednesday.