Pakistan World News
Thu, 28 Jan 21 06:00:00 +0500Secretary of State Blinken says US committed to Israel's security
US affirms to work closely with Israel to advance peace in the region
Thu, 28 Jan 21 09:21:05 +0500Singapore detains teen for intending to attack mosque
Teen planned to attack on anniversary of Christchurch killings, intended to Livestream attack
Thu, 28 Jan 21 09:35:45 +0500German minister sees Covid-19 vaccine shortage well into April
Country reports 17,553 new coronavirus cases bringing the total to 2,178,828, and another 941 deaths
Wed, 27 Jan 21 12:30:11 +0500Security tight at India's historic Red Fort as farmers vow to continue protests
Protests are beginning to undermine support for Modi in the countryside
Thu, 28 Jan 21 05:46:41 +0500WHO team set to investigate COVID origins in Wuhan
The mission has been plagued by delay, concerns over access and bickering between China and the United States
Thu, 28 Jan 21 06:29:25 +0500Brazil's Covid-19 response worst, New Zealand's best: study
Lowy Institute assessed almost 100 countries on six criteria, including confirmed cases, deaths and testing metrics
Thu, 28 Jan 21 09:43:25 +0500China opposes discriminatory actions by India against Chinese firms
Hopes the two countries could meet halfway to create an open and equal business environment says spokesperson
Thu, 28 Jan 21 08:48:56 +0500Australian state borders to reopen with zero local virus cases
Border restrictions to be eased as country records 11th straight day of zero cases
Thu, 28 Jan 21 09:55:58 +0500Security forces clash with protesters in locked-down Lebanon
Riot police fired live bullets as protestors tried to storm the city’s government building
Tue, 26 Jan 21 10:48:17 +0500UK calls out Sri Lanka over cremation of COVID-19 dead
UK raising human rights concerns with Sri Lankan government including forced cremation of Covid-19 bodies, says envoy
Tue, 26 Jan 21 05:12:15 +0500Drifting away: ‘India celebrates Constitution with waning democracy’
Current trajectory suggests New Delhi’s leadership does not adhere to the Constitution
Wed, 27 Jan 21 10:34:01 +0500Yellen makes history again as US Treasury Secretary
Yellen will take the lead in the effort to win Congressional support for Biden's proposed $1.9tr economic rescue plan
Wed, 27 Jan 21 10:53:06 +0500Why are Indian farmers protesting?
Farmers and their workers are also abandoning agriculture in droves
Wed, 27 Jan 21 10:39:10 +0500'Crazy and evil': Bill Gates surprised by pandemic conspiracies
Gates praises Biden administration for rejoining WHO
Wed, 27 Jan 21 15:49:36 +0500UK Covid variant sufferers cough more, but smell less affected
The variant is thought to be more transmissible, and could also be associated with higher mortality
Wed, 27 Jan 21 10:24:49 +0500Malaysian court releases PIA plane grounded over lease dispute
Both sides say they reached an amicable settlement to the dispute
Thu, 28 Jan 21 07:40:27 +0500India top court suspends ruling on man who molested girl after outcry
“We stay the order and issue notice,” Chief Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde said
Thu, 28 Jan 21 07:32:18 +0500Ambassador Akram re-emphasises equitable access to Covid vaccine for health, economic recovery
Cautions if vaccine not made available throughout a large part of developing world, virus will return
Thu, 28 Jan 21 08:08:42 +0500New Zealand, Vietnam top Covid-19 performance ranking; US, UK languish
Countries in Asia-Pacific proved most successful in handling pandemic
Wed, 27 Jan 21 18:41:52 +0500 Biden's immigration changes too late for grandfather deported on Inauguration Day
A 58-year-old grandfather of eight US citizens had an outstanding deportation order from 15 years ago
Thu, 28 Jan 21 06:27:57 +0500Don't treat China as 'strategic rival', says China's ambassador to US
The Chinese ambassador said this could be a misjudgment that could lead to mistakes
Thu, 28 Jan 21 07:26:03 +0500Within hours, Indian farm protests turned from carnival to violent clashes
Some farm leaders bemoaned the violent turn protests took, saying it undermined their cause
Wed, 27 Jan 21 05:45:45 +0500Global tally of Covid-19 cases surpasses 100 million as new strains emerge
US, which passed 25 million confirmed cases last weekend, remains the country with the largest outbreak