Pakistan World News
Sun, 27 Feb 22 07:12:51 +0500How Western sanctions target Russia
It was not immediately clear which Russian banks would be removed from SWIFT
Sun, 27 Feb 22 07:30:22 +0500UAE drops face masks outdoors, quarantine for COVID contact cases
Daily coronavirus cases in the country have fallen to some 600 from close to 3,000 in January
Sun, 27 Feb 22 06:00:24 +0500Ukrainian oil & gas facilities burn as West prepares new sanctions on Russia
Sanctions on Russia's central bank could limit Putin's use of his more than $630 billion in international reserves
Sat, 26 Feb 22 14:25:31 +0500‘198 civilians killed’ as Russian, Ukrainian troops come face to face in Kyiv
President Zelensky vows pro-Western country will never give in to Kremlin even as Russia fires cruise missiles
Sat, 26 Feb 22 18:56:35 +0500Russian troops ordered to advance in Ukraine
Moscow vetoes UNSC resolution as India, China & UAE abstain
Sat, 26 Feb 22 17:59:16 +0500White House asks Congress for $6.4 billion for Ukraine crisis
Request includes $2.9 billion in security and humanitarian assistance and $3.5 billion for the Department of Defence
Sat, 26 Feb 22 16:38:10 +0500Official Kremlin website down amid war in Ukraine
The official website of the Kremlin, the office of Russian President Vladimir Putin, kremlin.ru , was down on Saturday
Sat, 26 Feb 22 17:16:18 +0500One injured as Japanese cargo ship hit by missile off Ukraine
Ukrainian authorities say the missile was fired by Russian forces
Sat, 26 Feb 22 16:58:01 +0500US or Russia? Ukraine crisis poses dilemma for wealthy Gulf
Growing ties with Moscow are forcing the GCC countries, such as KSA and the UAE, to strike a balance
Fri, 25 Feb 22 09:39:09 +0500EU to settle Russia sanctions, weigh cost of war
Bloc is joining the United States and others in taking steps such as curbing Russia's access to technologies
Sat, 26 Feb 22 16:26:58 +0500Biden approves $350 million in military aid for Ukraine
Netherlands will supply 200 air defence rockets to Ukraine as quickly as possible, says official
Fri, 25 Feb 22 16:48:38 +0500Council of Europe suspends Russia over Ukraine invasion
The body was formed after the Second World War to protect human rights
Fri, 25 Feb 22 17:23:51 +0500College dreams dashed as young Afghan women fight to keep poverty at bay
Data shows women lost jobs at a higher rate than men with some were thrown out of work due to Taliban restrictions
Mon, 21 Feb 22 17:09:49 +0500Israel hands Muslim judge permanent Supreme Court seat
Country’s top court regularly hears cases that touch on flashpoints in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Sat, 26 Feb 22 10:16:01 +0500Large number of Pakistanis evacuated from war-hit Ukraine
Some 500 to 600 students are left and embassy is in process to safely evacuate them, says ambassador
Sat, 26 Feb 22 17:13:08 +0500Russian troops destroy Ukrainian dam
Soviet-era canal was built to channel water from the River Dnieper to arid areas of Ukraine
Sat, 26 Feb 22 12:53:24 +0500Taliban move to evacuate Afghans from Ukraine
Spokesperson says they are in close contact with several regional governments to evacuate its nationals
Fri, 25 Feb 22 16:18:51 +0500Putin calls on Ukrainian military to seize power
Russian president urges Ukraine armed forces not to allow ‘neo-Nazis to use your children, wives as human shields’
Fri, 25 Feb 22 15:13:17 +0500Biden has no intention to send US troops to fight in Ukraine: White House
Washington will respond to Russia with strong economic measures, says spokesperson
Fri, 25 Feb 22 09:22:26 +0500Pakistan embassy in Ukraine advises stranded students to travel to Ternopil
Ukrainian airspace has been closed since start of Russian invasion
Tue, 08 Feb 22 09:40:54 +0500Pakistan wants to act as bridge between China, US: PM Imran
Imran says Islamabad looks towards Beijing as a role model for development, poverty alleviation
Mon, 21 Feb 22 19:10:12 +0500Myanmar genocide case clouded by representation dispute
Monday was the first of four days of hearings discussing the junta's objections to the jurisdiction of the World Court
Sat, 19 Feb 22 18:47:35 +0500Iran's top diplomat says ready for immediate prisoner swap with US
Prisoner swap is a humanitarian issue ‘unrelated to the nuclear accord’, says Iranian FM