Madagascar: ‘World cannot look away’ as 1.3 million face severe hunger
Nov 19, 2021, at 05:04 pm
New York: The international community must step up support to Madagascar, where more than one million people in the south are facing severe hunger, the top UN aid official there said on Thursday in a renewed appeal for solidarity and funding.
Bachelet condemns killings of peaceful protesters in Sudan
Nov 19, 2021, at 04:52 pm
New York: At least 39 people have been killed by security forces in Sudan since the 25 October military coup, 15 of whom were reportedly shot dead on Wednesday, according to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Anxiety in Afghanistan as Taliban struggles for legitimacy
Nov 19, 2021, at 04:48 pm
New York: Despite a crisis of trust both within the country and abroad, three months after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, it is taking halting steps to pursue international legitimacy, a senior UN official in Kabul told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Completion of Somalia elections more important than ever: UN envoy
Nov 19, 2021, at 04:43 pm
New York: Although progress has been made in Somalia’s electoral process, it has been slow and uneven, the UN Special Representative for the country said in a briefing to the Security Council on Wednesday.
Pakistan: TLP chief Hafiz Saad Hussain Rizvi released from prison
Nov 19, 2021, at 02:41 pm
Islamabad: Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Hafiz Saad Hussain Rizvi was released from a prison in Pakistan on Thursday, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan's FBR helpless against four million tax dodgers: Official
Nov 19, 2021, at 04:46 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan's tax chief has expressed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)'s inability to bring over four million willful law violators under the tax net due to the revenue authority’s lack of capacity, according to a report published in Pak daily The Express Tribune on Thursday.
Afghan people may face extreme poverty by mid-2022: UN body
Nov 19, 2021, at 01:27 am
New Delhi/UNI: People in Afghanistan may become victims of extreme poverty by mid-2022, International Organisation for Migration- UN Migration (IOM) said in a statement.
Pakistan's foreign direct investment falls 12pc in July-Oct: Reports
Nov 19, 2021, at 12:55 am
Karachi, Pakistan/IBNS: Pakistan's foreign direct investment (FDI) fell by 12 percent in the first four months (July to October) of the current fiscal year, Dawn News reported quoting a data shared by the country's State Bank on Wednesday.
Pakistan team hoist national flag during practice session in Dhaka, court controversy
Nov 19, 2021, at 12:40 am
Dhaka, November 18: The Pakistan Cricket Team love to court controversy whenever they find time. After enthralling fans and silencing critics worldwide with a fearless brand of cricket in the recently concluded ICC T20 World Cup in the Middle East, Babar Azam and his men have grabbed the headlines yet again, for their off the field behaviour, something that has diplomatic ramifications.
Kazakhstan mulling banning air travel to Belarus for some states: Authorities
Nov 19, 2021, at 12:03 am
Nur-Sultan/UNI/Sputnik: Kazakhstan authorities are considering a temporary ban on air travel of some nationals to Belarus due to the migration crisis at the Belarusian-Polish border, Chairman of the Civil Aviation Committee, Talgat Lastayev, told Sputnik Thursday.
Pakistan MNA Mohsin Dawar protests for not issuing production order for opposition MNA Ali Wazir
Nov 18, 2021, at 11:50 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan's Independent Member of National Assembly (MNA) Mohsin Dawar protested on not summoning opposition MNA Ali Wazir during the joint session of Parliament on Wednesday, according to Pak newspaper The News International.
Pakistan, Taliban violators of religious freedom: US Secretary of State
Nov 18, 2021, at 11:43 pm
Washington, DC/IBNS: United States Secretary of State Antony John Blinken on Wednesday redesignated Pakistan as a country of particular concern (CPC) for the violations of religious freedom and rebranded the Taliban as an entity of particular concern (EPC), according to a statement issued by Blinken's office.
Joe Biden administration planning to diplomatically boycott Beijing Olympics 2022: Reports
Nov 18, 2021, at 05:06 am
Washington: The US President Joe Biden-led administration is planning to diplomatically boycott the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics 2022.
Nov 18, 2021, at 04:56 am
Washington: US President Joe Biden raised concerns about China’s practices in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong, as well as human rights more broadly during his virtual meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
Lawmakers from 20 countries oppose Chinese nominee to Interpol committee
Nov 18, 2021, at 04:28 am
The Chinese government's nominee to global policing organisation Interpol has been opposed by over four dozen lawmakers from 20 countries.
Afghanistan witnesses spike in opium production under Taliban regime
Nov 18, 2021, at 01:36 am
Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan farmers in the southern provinces are saying they are happy about their opium productions in the fall season of this year.
Pakistan Supreme Court asks ETPB chief to explain sale of Hindu property in Karachi
Nov 18, 2021, at 01:30 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan's Supreme Court has directed the chairman of Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) to appear before it to explain the alleged sale of a Hindu property in Karachi city.
Pakistan responsible for humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan: Al Arabiya
Nov 18, 2021, at 01:28 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan is solely responsible for the dire humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, according to an Arabic media outlet.
Pakistan to train Afghanistan aviation staff: Reports
Nov 18, 2021, at 01:25 am
Islamabad: The Afghanistan Embassy in Pakistan has said Islamabad will provide professional training to the Afghan aviation staff in areas of security, traffic controlling, firefighting, air forecast, and airport management, media reports said on Wednesday.
Conflict prevention means tackling economic, social, institutional drivers of strife
Nov 18, 2021, at 01:14 am
New York: Preventing conflicts requires closing development gaps, shrinking inequality and bringing hope to people around the globe, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Investing in UNRWA is ‘an investment in peace and hope’
Nov 18, 2021, at 01:09 am
New York: At a “critical conference” supporting the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Secretary-General António Guterres outlined on Tuesday, the “essential role” it continues to play in generations of lives.
Iran death penalty threat for abortion unlawful: UN rights experts
Nov 18, 2021, at 01:04 am
New York: A new Iranian law that raises the prospect of the death penalty for abortion has been condemned by independent human rights experts, who have declared that is in “clear contravention of international law”.
‘We cannot lose hope’, UN chief tells media seminar on peace in the Middle East
Nov 18, 2021, at 12:37 am
New York: Sensitizing public opinion to the question of Palestine, and promoting a peaceful settlement to the decades-long conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, are among the goals of the 2021 UN International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East, which began on Tuesday.
Ethiopia: Mass arbitrary arrests target Tigrayans, says UN rights office
Nov 18, 2021, at 12:29 am
New York: Over the past week, mass arrests of people reportedly of Tigrayan origin have continued in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa and elsewhere, the UN rights office said on Tuesday.
Two Pakistani policemen arrested for blackmailing teen girls over obscene videos
Nov 17, 2021, at 11:02 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested four people, including two policemen, for allegedly blackmailing two teenage girls with inappropriate videos of them.
Facebook says hackers in Pakistan targeted Afghan users during former govt collapse
Nov 17, 2021, at 10:43 pm
Social media giant Facebook said hackers from Pakistan used the platform to target people in Afghanistan with connections to the previous government during the Taliban's takeover of the country.
Nov 17, 2021, at 10:32 pm
Washington: US President Joe Biden raised concerns about China’s practices in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong, as well as human rights more broadly during his virtual meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
Lawmakers from 20 countries oppose Chinese nominee to Interpol committee
Nov 17, 2021, at 10:26 pm
The Chinese government's nominee to global policing organisation Interpol has been opposed by over four dozen lawmakers from 20 countries.
Joe Biden administration planning to diplomatically boycott Beijing Olympics 2022: Reports
Nov 17, 2021, at 10:05 pm
Washington: The US President Joe Biden-led administration is planning to diplomatically boycott the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics 2022.
Afghanistan: Taliban govt urges US to unfreeze its central bank assets
Nov 17, 2021, at 10:01 pm
Kabul/UNI: Afghanistan's Interim Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in a letter to the US Congress has urged for the release of its central bank assets that were frozen by the American government.