Pakistan World News
Tue, 02 Feb 21 09:17:37 +0500As US warns on withdrawal, Taliban attacks climb in past year
An Afghan peace ministry official suffered light injuries in a bomb blast in Kabul on Monday
Tue, 02 Feb 21 18:09:30 +0500Russian court sentences Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to three and half years in jail
The opposition politician says he was being persecuted due to hatred and fear President Vladimir Putin felt for him
Wed, 03 Feb 21 09:53:30 +0500Myanmar doctors stop work to protest coup as UN considers response
Student and youth groups also joined the civil disobedience campaign
Wed, 03 Feb 21 08:24:12 +0500India says celebrities' comments on farm protests irresponsible
India slammed international celebrities for making 'inaccurate' and 'irresponsible' comments
Wed, 03 Feb 21 06:35:18 +0500Sinopharm's Covid-19 vaccine remained active against S.Africa variant, effect reduced - lab study
The activity reduction “should be taken into account for its impact for the clinical efficacy of these vaccines”
Wed, 03 Feb 21 06:54:52 +0500Trump lawyers challenge legitimacy of post-presidency impeachment trial
His lawyers said US Senate lacks the authority to conduct his impeachment trial now that he has left office
Tue, 02 Feb 21 13:10:38 +0500US forces accused of transporting Da’ish militants into Afghanistan
Addressing a presser in Tehran, Taliban negotiators say US is also helping the militants escape their strongholds
Wed, 03 Feb 21 08:21:30 +0500BJP govt aiding dangerous regression in free speech rights: HRW
HRW South Aisa director says farmers have now joined list of activists facing politically motivated charges
Wed, 03 Feb 21 07:38:53 +0500Bushfire smoke blankets Australian city under Covid-19 lockdown
Authorities say the hot, dry conditions fueling the fires had eased slightly overnight
Mon, 01 Feb 21 13:24:01 +0500‘Oxford kept Covid-19 vaccine trial volunteers in dark about dosing error’
Medical ethics experts say letter indicates researchers may not have been transparent with trial participants
Tue, 02 Feb 21 10:36:51 +0500How Iran lured a dissident from France to execution
He was also receiving an increasing number of threats, which prompted French police to give him protection
Tue, 02 Feb 21 15:13:57 +0500In Nagorno-Karabakh, a village split in two by a ceasefire struggles to get by
The accord split Taghavard village, having a pre-war population of over a thousand ethnic Armenians
Tue, 02 Feb 21 10:23:22 +0500Three killed in wave of bomb attacks in Afghanistan
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told Reuters the Kabul explosions “had nothing to do with us”
Wed, 03 Feb 21 07:30:11 +0500With social media solidarity, protesting Indian farmers win global attention
Prominent Western activists support the months-long campaign against agriculture reforms
Tue, 02 Feb 21 14:21:10 +0500Pakistan summons Indian diplomat to condemn ceasefire violations
Due to the indiscriminate firing of occupation forces three women among four civilians sustained injuries, says FO
Tue, 02 Feb 21 06:06:23 +0500Top Chinese diplomat calls for China, US to mend relations
China’s top diplomat called Beijing and Washington to put relations back on a predictable and constructive path
Tue, 02 Feb 21 13:46:30 +0500Russia's Covid-19 vaccine 92% effective
Sputnik V is the third vaccine which is over 90% effective in Phase III trial
Mon, 01 Feb 21 09:13:56 +0500Timeline: Events in troubled Myanmar since Suu Kyi's NLD party came to power
Leader Suu Kyi and other figures in the ruling party detained after days of escalating tension with the military
Mon, 01 Feb 21 03:22:27 +0500Myanmar military seizes power, detains Aung San Suu Kyi
Army said it had carried out the detentions in response to “election fraud”, handing power to military chief
Tue, 02 Feb 21 17:36:12 +0500Anti-coup protests ring out in Myanmar's main city
Din of banging pots, honking car horns reverberate in Yangon; first widespread protest against military coup
Wed, 03 Feb 21 05:39:42 +0500Covid-19: France approves AstraZeneca vaccine but cautions against using it for those over 65
Decision is at odds with the European Union which last week approved the vaccine for adults of all ages
Tue, 02 Feb 21 14:28:04 +0500Iran deepens breach of nuclear deal at underground enrichment site
Iran began its breaches in 2019 in response to Washington’s withdrawal in 2018 under then-President Donald Trump
Tue, 02 Feb 21 07:06:04 +0500U.N. fears for Myanmar Rohingya after coup, Security Council due to meet Tuesday
United Nations fears the coup in Myanmar will worsen plight of some 600,000 Rohingya Muslims