Pakistan surpasses China in Covid-19 cases, tally now over 89,000
Jun 05, 2020, at 03:19 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: With a record 4,688 fresh cases reported in 24 hours between Wednesday and Thursday, Pakistan surpassed China, the epicentre of the pandemic Coronavirus, in terms of Covid-19 cases.
COVID-19: Afghanistan reports 915 new cases
Jun 05, 2020, at 01:45 pm
Kabul/Xinhua/UNI: Afghanistan on Friday reported 915 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total to 18,969, the country's Ministry of Public Health said.
Jun 05, 2020, at 10:56 am
Fifty years ago, on May 27, 1970, the journey of a political legend began. Sri Lanka’s political destiny changed when Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa decided to follow his father’s footsteps by entering the political arena, representing the Hambantota district.
Vital UN peace and security work continues amid COVID-19 challenge
Jun 05, 2020, at 09:20 am
New York/IBNS: The military chiefs at three UN missions in Africa and the Middle East have shared how they are protecting peacekeepers from COVID-19 while also fulfilling their mandates in rapidly changing environments.
Security Council extends peacekeeping mission in Darfur, forges new presence in Sudan
Jun 05, 2020, at 09:06 am
New York/IBNS: The Security Council on Thursday extended the deployment of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) and set out the parameters for a follow-on mission that will start its work on 1 January next year.
Thousands Gather in New York City to Remember George Floyd
Jun 05, 2020, at 08:54 am
New York/Sputnik/UNI; Thousands of New Yorkers are marching from Brooklyn to Manhattan to mark the life and death of George Floyd, an African American man who died in police custody.
Philippines drug campaign directive seen as ‘permission to kill’: UN rights office
Jun 05, 2020, at 08:46 am
New York: A campaign to eradicate illegal drugs in the Philippines that began in 2016 has led to the killing of at least 8,600 people but the real figure could be three times that number, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Thursday. In a report citing “near-impunity” for the killings, which have continued along with other alleged abuses during the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN office noted that the High Commissioner for Human Rights stood ready to assist “credible efforts towards accountability”, both nationally and internationally.
Nearly 60 percent of Canadians Do Not Have Confidence in Trudeau to Prevent Economic Crisis- Poll
Jun 05, 2020, at 08:40 am
Toronto/Sputnik/UNI: Nearly 60 percent of Canadians do not have confidence in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s abilities to prevent a deepening economic crisis amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, an Angus Reid poll revealed.
Minnesota Governor Says All Protesters Should Be Tested for COVID-19
Jun 05, 2020, at 08:22 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said that all participants of the massive protests against racism and police violence should be tested for COVID-19.
Pakistan adheres to one-China policy: foreign ministry
Jun 05, 2020, at 08:08 am
Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: Pakistan reiterated its longstanding position on Thursday that it adheres to one-China principle regarding a decision to make a national security laws for Hong Kong by the Chinese top legislation body.
Canada's unique species found nowhere else on earth, reports Dan Kraus
Jun 04, 2020, at 08:11 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: 308 species, subspecies, and varieties of plants and animals which are uniquely Canadian, are found nowhere else on the planet, said a new report released Jun 4 by Dan Kraus, a senior conservation biologist with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NSC) and a lead author of the report on endemic species, media reports said.
Jun 04, 2020, at 12:34 pm
New Delhi: Amid reports of desecration of Buddhist carvings in Gilgit-Baltistan, India's Ministry of External Affairs has called upon Pakistan to "vacate all illegally occupied territories and end the gross violation of political, economic and cultural rights of people living there".
US to suspend flights by Chinese airlines from June 16
Jun 03, 2020, at 09:50 pm
Washington/IBNS: Amid the rising tension between two countries, the United States on Tuesday ordered to suspend all flights by Chinese airlines into and out of the country.
Jun 03, 2020, at 09:23 pm
Quetta: Pakistan is fighting COVID-19 pandemic but even at this hour of crisis the country's minority communities, specially the Hindus, are constantly facing atrocities.
Hong Kong's romantic fusion of East and West is evaporating: Chinese envoy to US Cui Tiankai
Jun 03, 2020, at 08:58 pm
Washington: Cui Tiankai, China's ambassador to the United States, feels that the country's government has the ultimate responsibility to uphold national security of Hong Kong and the proposed legislation for the city “will protect law-abiding citizens”.
Balochistan witnesses protests demanding justice for Bramsh
Jun 03, 2020, at 08:46 pm
Quetta: Protests erupted in Balochistan to demand justice for four-year-old girl Bramsh who was shot by gunmen at her residence in Dannuk area of Turbat recently.
COVID-19 lockdown badly hits small businessmen in Gilgit Baltistan
Jun 03, 2020, at 08:34 pm
Islamabad: The COVID-19 lockdown in Pakistan has badly hit businessmen in Ghizer district of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan.
District police chief, 3 officers killed in blast in Afghanistan's Paktia: source
Jun 03, 2020, at 05:10 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: The police chief of the Said Karam district of Afghanistan's Paktia province, Mohammad Humayun, and three local policemen have been killed in a roadside bomb blast, a source told Sputnik on Wednesday.
Pakistan eagerly awaits intra-Afghan dialogue, thankful for Russia's role - Ambassador
Jun 03, 2020, at 05:07 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Valentina Shvartsman - Pakistan is looking forward to the intra-Afghan dialogue following recent positive developments and thanks Russia for its contribution to the settlement, Pakistani Ambassador to Russia Shafqat Ali Khan told Sputnik in an interview.
Pakistan receives jolt: Qatar refuses to invest in three major airports
Jun 03, 2020, at 04:44 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan seems to have received another jolt at a time when it is trying to set its economic wheel rolling amid COVID-19 outbreak as Qatar Investment Authority refused to invest in a key infra project in the country.
Afghanistan: Two killed in bomb attack inside Kabul mosque
Jun 03, 2020, at 04:03 pm
Kabul/UNI: At least 2 people have been killed and 2 others injured after a planted bomb exploded inside a popular mosque in Kabul's fortified Green Zone.
National Commission for Human Rights still non-functional after more than a year in Pakistan
Jun 03, 2020, at 03:57 pm
Islamabad: Despite torture inflicted on minorities being reported from different parts of the country every now and then, the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) of Pakistan has been non-functional for more than a year now.
HRW, UN urge Nepal govt to investigate deadly attacks on Dalit
Jun 03, 2020, at 03:15 pm
New York/Kathmandu: Two recent incidents in which six people were killed show the Nepali government has systematically failed to confront entrenched caste – or descent – based discrimination against Dalits, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.
Amid conflict over leadership, Mullah Yaqoob takes charge of Taliban
Jun 03, 2020, at 02:48 pm
Kabul: A top Afghanistan official has said Mullah Yaqoob, the son of Mullah Omar--founder of Afghan Taliban, has taken over as interim commander of the group.
Jun 03, 2020, at 02:39 pm
Kabul: Living under the constant threat of terrorists in cramped conditions since the March 25 massacre, Sikhs staying in Afghanistan are exposed to Covid-19, leaving them with no other option but to move to India for a safer future.
Kabul: Two killed in bomb attack inside mosque
Jun 03, 2020, at 12:59 pm
Kabul/UNI: At least two people have been killed and the same number of people injured after a planted bomb exploded inside a popular mosque in Kabul's fortified Green Zone.
Put human rights at the centre of coronavirus response urges Muhammad-Bande
Jun 03, 2020, at 09:42 am
New York: The nations of the world must put human rights at the heart of their ongoing response to COVID-19 and ensure that everyone can enjoy “justice and peace” wherever they may be, the President of the General Assembly said on Tuesday.
Jun 03, 2020, at 09:35 am
New York: More than five years of conflict have left Yemenis “hanging on by a thread, their economy in tatters” and their institutions “facing near-collapse”, the UN chief told a virtual pledging conference on Tuesday, calling for a demonstration of solidarity with some of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable.
UN appeals for restraint, ‘social cohesion’ as protests across the US continue
Jun 03, 2020, at 08:08 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Responding to on-going protests that have spawned violence on all sides across dozens of US cities, the UN Spokesperson on Monday reiterated the Secretary-General’s appeal for grievances to be heard in “peaceful ways”, met with restraint by police and security forces.
Ontario observes National Indigenous History Month, takes steps to protect indigenous women
Jun 02, 2020, at 11:38 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: June 2020 is being observed as a National Indigenous History Month (NIHM) all over Canada, media reports said.