Israel cancels Covid-19 tests for inbound travelers
May 17, 2022, at 02:35 pm
Jerusalem: Foreign nationals flying to Israel will no longer be required to take a coronavirus test before boarding, the Israeli Ministry of Health said.
Canada to support its seniors by funding in more than 3,000 projects
May 17, 2022, at 04:38 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Kamal Khera, Canada’s Minister of Seniors, on Monday announced an investment of $61.34 million to fund over 3,000 community-based projects to support seniors across the country, a news release said.
Canada's red-hot real estate market sees a 6 per cent price decrease in April
May 17, 2022, at 03:32 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Higher interest rates reportedly caused Canadian red-hot real estate to see a 6 per cent price decrease in April to $746,000.
Uyghur secretary of Marxism Institute at university in China's Xinjiang detained: Reports
May 17, 2022, at 12:31 am
Xinjiang: About 20 Uyghur teachers from a university in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region, including the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) secretary of the school’s Marxism Institute, have been arrested, media reports said.
Man’s death in ‘staged’ encounter sparks demonstration in Pakistan
May 16, 2022, at 06:17 pm
Karachi, Pakistan: Placing the body of a man, who was allegedly killed in a staged encounter, on the road, his relatives demonstrated in front of the office of senior superintendent of police on Thursday night in Pakistan's Hyderabad, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan: Cholera breaks out in Pir Koh, protests erupt over demand for clean water
May 16, 2022, at 06:04 pm
Islamabad: Protest erupted in Dera Bugti district of Balochistan in Pakistan on Friday over the outbreak of cholera.
Pakistan's Sindh, South Punjab fume over water shortage
May 16, 2022, at 06:01 pm
Lahore, Pakistan: Tension is rising between two regions of Pakistan over sharing of the nation's water resources as serious water shortages coupled with a searing heatwave have sparked grave concerns in South Punjab and Sindh, media reports said on Sunday.
Two Sikh traders shot dead in Pakistan, community members protest
May 16, 2022, at 03:28 am
Peshawar: In another incident of violence against minorities in Pakistan, two Sikhs were shot dead by unidentified armed men in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on Sunday.
Imran Khan is a threat to state: Marriyum Aurangzeb
May 16, 2022, at 12:55 am
Islamabad: Pakistani Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has said PTI chief Imran Khan is a threat to the state as he had continuously been making attempts to spread unrest and anarchy in the country.
Blast in Somalia leaves three dead
May 16, 2022, at 12:13 am
Mogadishu: At least three people, including a senior Somali Army commander, were killed and as many wounded in a landmine blast, which took place inside a residence in the southern Somali town of Kismayo on Saturday evening, a military official confirmed on Sunday.
Pakistan: Three security personnel killed in suicide attack
May 15, 2022, at 09:22 pm
Quetta: At least three Pakistani security personnel died in a suicide attack in the country's North Waziristan region, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan: Unidentified gunmen kill two Sikh community members in Peshawar
May 15, 2022, at 07:50 pm
Peshawar: Unidentified gunmen have killed two people of the Sikh community in Pakistan's Peshawar city, media reports said.
10 people killed in US supermarket shooting
May 15, 2022, at 02:21 pm
New York/UNI: At least ten people were killed by a gunman in a supermarket in Buffalo, New York State, local media reports said.
COVID-19: China tightens ban on 'non-essential' overseas travel
May 15, 2022, at 04:17 am
Beijing: China, which is witnessing a tough fight against COVID-19, has imposed a de facto international travel ban that forbids citizens from going overseas for "non-essential" reasons.
Afghanistan: RSF calls journalist Khalid Qaderi's trial as 'illegal and arbitrary'
May 15, 2022, at 04:05 am
Kabul: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns an Afghan journalist’s trial by a military court last weekend, as well as recent arbitrary and illegal arrests of other journalists in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Taliban implements gender segregation in restaurants across Herat
May 15, 2022, at 04:02 am
Herat, Afghanistan: Taliban rulers of Afghanistan have implemented a gender segregation plan in restaurants situated in Herat province.
Pakistan’s net external debt moves up to almost $5bn
May 15, 2022, at 04:00 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's economic challenge continues as the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said the country made a net addition of USD 4.77 billion in the first half (July–December 2021) of the current fiscal year to its total external public debt of USD 90.6 billion, media reports said on Saturday.
IRSA says water shortage in Pakistan is worse than expected
May 15, 2022, at 03:54 am
Islamabad: Pakistan is battling an acute shortage of water for irrigation purposes amid the Kharif season which commenced on April 1 with the sowing of major crops, including cotton, sugarcane, rice and maize, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: 2 militants killed in Peshawar
May 15, 2022, at 12:07 am
Islamabad: Two militants were killed in an exchange of fire with police in Peshawar, the capital city of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of police said on Saturday.
Pakistan: Christian community demands justice over shooting incident in Rawalpindi
May 14, 2022, at 11:44 pm
Rawalpindi, Pakistan: Members of the Christian community, led by family members of the two young Christian boys who were shot and injured by local influential people in broad daylight, demonstrated outside Wah Saddar police station in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city recently.
A non-controversial person should be next army chief of Pakistan: Maryam Nawaz
May 14, 2022, at 11:39 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz appreciated Pakistan Army's decision to remain apolitical but at the same time said non-controversial professional should be appointed the army chief who can command respect within the army and among the public.
May 14, 2022, at 11:36 pm
Karachi, Pakistan: Pakistan Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Chief Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman has announced he will launch protests against the increasing severity of power outages and water scarcity in Karachi.
Pakistan's SBP forex reserves hit 23-month low
May 14, 2022, at 11:32 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves has now moved down to touch its lowest level since December 2019 at USD 16.4 billion.
Relief chief underlines need for urgent support as millions face drought in Horn of Africa
May 14, 2022, at 06:39 pm
New York: Humanitarians continue to call for scaling up assistance in the Horn of Africa, where the worst drought in 40 years is affecting some 15 million people across Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia.
Ukraine: Amid fresh Russian claims, no trace of secret bioweapons programme
May 14, 2022, at 06:29 pm
New York: Amid new claims by Moscow of a covert biological weapons programme in Ukraine, the Director of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) affirmed on Friday that the UN is not aware of any such programme and has neither the mandate nor the technical operational capacity to investigate it - a message first delivered to the Security Council on 11 and 18 March, by High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu.
Unity among nations, in push for greater space security at UN-led talks
May 14, 2022, at 06:21 pm
New York: A new UN-led push to prevent an arms race in outer space has received wide-ranging support and participation from civil society and Member States – including all five permanent members of the Security Council - at talks in Geneva.
‘Coalition of the willing’ to ensure healthy diets from sustainable food systems
May 14, 2022, at 06:03 pm
New York: Ensuring everyone has access to a healthy diet is among the goals of a UN-backed initiative launched on Friday in line with efforts to transform food systems globally.
Sustainable Development Goals in peril due to overseas aid cuts: Guterres
May 14, 2022, at 05:33 pm
New York: Recent deep cuts to overseas aid budgets by governments, will have “direct, negative impacts” on the ability of the world to reach the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the UN chief warned on Friday.
New Zealand: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern tests COVID-19 positive
May 14, 2022, at 02:34 pm
Wellington: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Saturday said she had tested positive for Covid-19.
Canadian businesses help Afghan refugees by offering jobs, training, upgrading skills
May 14, 2022, at 05:41 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Recognizing the contributions of the refugees to the Canadian workforce, larger business employers across Canada stepped up their efforts to offer jobs to Afghan newcomers by providing them with the opportunities, skills, and work experience they need to be successful.