Pakistan World News
Mon, 15 Feb 21 16:56:08 +0500Guided IIOJK visit of envoys is ‘smokescreen’ to mislead world: FO
Pakistan says Indian notion of so-called normalcy in Muslim-majority region 'has no feet to stand on'
Tue, 16 Feb 21 06:39:22 +0500Myanmar protesters block railway line; UN warns against crackdown
UN envoy warned army of “severe consequences” for any harsh response to the pro-democracy demonstrations
Tue, 16 Feb 21 07:04:20 +0500Singapore says does not support widespread sanctions on Myanmar
The foreign minister said he did not support slapping “widespread generalised indiscriminate sanctions” on Myanmar
Tue, 16 Feb 21 08:35:33 +0500South Korea investigating North Korean man who crossed armed border
No unusual movement across the border but the military is reviewing security posture in the region
Mon, 15 Feb 21 09:51:22 +0500End of lockdown? UK's Johnson mulls path out after 15 million vaccinated
Health minister says death and hospital admission numbers still too high
Mon, 15 Feb 21 16:23:07 +050011 Afghan rights defenders killed since start of peace talks: UN
In new report, UN mission in Afghanistan says targeted attacks fading hopes for peace in war-ravaged country
Mon, 15 Feb 21 14:54:14 +0500Iran says US move to seize oil shipment is 'act of piracy'
Washington says the cargo contravened US terrorism regulations
Mon, 15 Feb 21 16:18:40 +0500Taliban must do more to meet Afghan peace deal commitments, NATO says
Troops’ withdrawal from Afghanistan depends on violence levels, says Jens Stoltenberg
Sun, 14 Feb 21 06:33:15 +0500Acquitted again by Senate, Trump still a powerful force in Republican politics
With 43 of the 50 Rep senators vote in favour of Trump on the charge of inciting deadly riot at the US Capitol
Tue, 09 Feb 21 16:53:15 +0500Explainer: K2 — the savage mountain
Harsh terrain, extreme weather make world's second highest peak so perilous to traverse
Sun, 14 Feb 21 14:02:04 +0500Couples in Thailand tie the knot on elephants on Valentine's Day
Dancers and a band led the procession of elephants and couples
Mon, 08 Feb 21 08:46:45 +0500British boy wakes from nearly year-long coma unaware of Covid pandemic
The teenager has no knowledge of the global pandemic despite catching the virus twice
Fri, 05 Feb 21 06:12:12 +0500Australia to keep quarantine beyond vaccine rollout
It will keep a mandatory two-week quarantine for all overseas visitors
Fri, 05 Feb 21 13:59:31 +0500Climate change may have had 'key role' in Covid-19 pandemic
Researchers say 100 strains of coronavirus concentrated in ‘hotspot’ area
Fri, 12 Feb 21 08:30:30 +0500Russia says it is ready to cut EU ties if hit with painful sanctions
European Union likely to impose travel bans and asset freezes on allies of Russian president say diplomats
Fri, 12 Feb 21 08:43:06 +0500Tokyo Olympics chief quits, apologises again over sexist remarks
Further eroding confidence in the organisers’ ability to pull off the event during a coronavirus pandemic
Fri, 12 Feb 21 10:07:25 +0500'Ok to feel overwhelmed': banks tackle burnout inflamed by virus
Senior bankers have responded to the extra strain by opening up about their own vulnerabilities
Tue, 16 Feb 21 08:19:27 +0500China explores rare earth export curbs to target US defence industry: FT
China wants to know if the US may have trouble making F-35 fighter jets if China imposes an export ban
Fri, 12 Feb 21 10:27:45 +0500Ethiopia confirms widespread rape in conflict-hit north
The government has said it has zero tolerance towards sexual violence
Thu, 11 Feb 21 17:50:35 +0500BBC World News barred from airing in China: regulator
A week ago Britain’s media regulator had also revoked Chinese state television’s broadcast licence
Thu, 11 Feb 21 16:06:34 +0500Weight loss drug a 'game changer' in cutting obesity: study
2,000 people in 16 countries who took the drug lost more than 10 percent of their bodyweight
Thu, 11 Feb 21 13:13:22 +0500Not perfect, but saves lives, AstraZeneca says of Covid-19 vaccine
Drugmaker pledges to double supplies to more than 200 million doses per month by April
Thu, 11 Feb 21 15:29:58 +0500Iranian nuclear scientist assassinated by Israel’s Mossad: Jewish Chronicle
British weekly says team of Israeli, Iranian nationals carried out the ambush on scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh