Pakistan World News
Sat, 02 Jan 21 15:29:19 +0500Five women killed, children wounded in Yemen wedding hall blast
Local officials say five women were killed, while seven others were wounded including children
Sun, 03 Jan 21 09:50:26 +0500US Senator Cruz leads long-shot Republican bid to overturn Biden's victory
Biden beat Trump by a 306-232 margin in the Electoral College
Sun, 03 Jan 21 07:27:54 +0500India's drugs experts approve AstraZeneca, local Covid vaccines
The government says the final decision on the two vaccines would be made by the CDSCO
Sun, 03 Jan 21 06:12:01 +0500Australia's Covid-19 cases on the rise as masks made compulsory
Health authorities have identified 220 “close contacts” and more than 50 “exposure sites” linked to positive cases
Sat, 02 Jan 21 16:13:24 +0500UK government under pressure to close primary schools as unions revolt
The National Education Union called on the government to move learning online in all primary schools
Sat, 02 Jan 21 10:00:59 +0500India's Kashmir region seeks $4 billion in investments, to provide security
Tens of thousands of security forces guard the region where India has been fighting an armed-insurgency for decades
Sun, 03 Jan 21 06:01:13 +0500Saudi Arabia ends entry ban, keeps some coronavirus restrictions -state news agency
Restrictions include asking people to stay at least 14 days isolate before entering the kingdom
Sun, 03 Jan 21 05:51:20 +0500Iran's foreign minister urges Trump to avoid Israel 'trap' to provoke war
“Be careful of a trap, @realDonaldTrump. Any fireworks will backfire badly,” Zarif wrote
Sun, 03 Jan 21 06:17:41 +0500Japan to consider new Covid-19 emergency declaration
Tokyo raised its Covid-19 alert level to its highest measure on Dec 17
Wed, 30 Dec 20 08:49:20 +0500India can't defeat Pakistan militarily, argues former Indian police officer in new book
Says frenzied import of conventional weapons cannot guarantee solutions to military problems posed by Pakistan, China
Fri, 01 Jan 21 18:35:37 +0500Turkish doctor develops urine kit to detect Covid-19 in 15 seconds
Newly-developed kit will scan people for virus in fastest and accurate way, says Dr Mehmet
Wed, 30 Dec 20 12:13:50 +0500Trump pardon of Blackwater Iraq contractors violates international law: UN
Four contractors worked for the private security firm Blackwater owned by the brother of Trump’s education secretary
Sat, 02 Jan 21 20:15:03 +0500Out of the frying pan, into the fire
After 10 months of turmoil, it is feared the coronavirus may continue to haunt in 2021 as well
Wed, 30 Dec 20 17:42:57 +0500‘65 Kashmiris extra-judicially killed in IIOJK in 2020’
232 freedom fighters and 177 Indian troops also among 474 deceased, says report
Sat, 02 Jan 21 07:55:09 +0500Iran says Soleimani killers 'not safe on Earth'
Ebrahim Raisi said not even US President Donald Trump, who ordered the strike, was "immune from justice"
Wed, 30 Dec 20 09:41:37 +0500Factbox: Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus
Countries brace for higher infections ahead of the New Year long weekend
Sat, 02 Jan 21 07:52:58 +0500Aviation deaths rise worldwide in 2020 even as fatal incidents, flights fall
The second deadliest incident was the May crash of a Pakistan airliner crashed in May killing 98
Sat, 02 Jan 21 07:41:44 +0500All you need is not ‘love jihad’, but liberty, say India’s embattled interfaith couples
Love and marriage outside religious and caste groups have long attracted censure in India
Sat, 02 Jan 21 13:16:38 +0500French police shut down rave party defying Covid-19 restrictions
Around 2,500 revellers from across France and abroad attended the New Year party near Rennes
Sat, 02 Jan 21 07:25:08 +0500US Covid-19 cases surpass 20 million as deaths mount
The United States is averaging 186,000 cases a day
Sat, 02 Jan 21 06:37:16 +0500Different efficacy data for Chinese Covid-19 vaccine "real and valid"-media
That rate is lower than the 86% rate for the same vaccine reported by the United Arab Emirates on Dec. 9
Sat, 02 Jan 21 13:39:31 +0500China says it will take action against US delisting of its telecom firms
Chinese diplomats have expressed hope that Biden’s election will help ease tensions between the two countries
Sat, 02 Jan 21 13:53:14 +0500Car bomb explodes in vegetable market in Syrian border town - state media
The explosion took place in a vegetable market in the border town of Ras al Ain in northeast Syria