Pakistan World News
Tue, 09 Feb 21 09:52:08 +0500Outcry as India books Kashmiri father seeking son’s body under anti-terror laws
Mushtaq Ahmed and six others, including his two brothers, were charged under India's harsh laws last week
Tue, 09 Feb 21 12:27:50 +0500WHO mission to China fails to find source of coronavirus
Experts believe the disease originated in bats and could have been transmitted to humans via another mammal
Wed, 10 Feb 21 09:26:05 +0500New Zealand Maori leader ejected from parliament for refusing to wear 'colonial noose'
“It’s not about ties, it’s about cultural identity, mate”
Tue, 09 Feb 21 10:24:00 +0500Indian police arrest man suspected of leading farmer protest violence
Many farmers from Sikh-dominated Punjab have been at the vanguard of the protest
Tue, 09 Feb 21 16:53:15 +0500Explainer: Why is K2 a 'savage mountain' for climbers?
Harsh terrain, extreme weather make world's second highest peak so perilous to traverse
Wed, 10 Feb 21 06:41:23 +0500US warns against moves that damage institutions in Haiti amid political gridlock
Fresh political turmoil engulfed the volatile Caribbean nation this weekend
Mon, 08 Feb 21 08:41:11 +0500UK says Astrazeneca vaccine prevents COVID-19 death as South Africa halts shots
Only a tiny minority are likely to be important or change the virus in an appreciable way says British Medical Journal
Wed, 10 Feb 21 07:06:21 +0500Indonesian authorities to brief relatives before releasing Sriwijaya Air crash preliminary report
The 26-year-old Boeing Co 737-500 jet crashed into the Java Sea shortly after take-off from Jakarta
Tue, 09 Feb 21 14:46:52 +0500WHO expert in Wuhan says lab leak 'very unlikely' as Covid source
WHO foreign expert Peter Ben Embarek says identifying the animal pathway remains a 'work in progress'
Wed, 03 Feb 21 11:20:58 +0500Tiny houses: Turkish tourism thinks small in Covid era
Their prices range from $17,000 (125,000 lira) to $30,000
Sat, 06 Feb 21 17:03:52 +0500US navy vet recovers wallet lost 53 years ago in Antarctica
Paul, 91, did not even remember losing billfold when strangers contacted him to return it
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, 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
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
Mon, 08 Feb 21 14:12:44 +0500China reports no new local Covid-19 infection for first time in nearly two months
The total number of Covid-19 cases in mainland China stands at 89,706, while the death toll is unchanged at 4,636
Sun, 07 Feb 21 13:34:08 +0500India’s illegal actions in IIOJK pave way for international intervention: PM’s aide
India is behaving like a rogue state and playing a role of spoiler in Afghan peace process, says Moeed Yusuf
Mon, 08 Feb 21 13:15:54 +0500WHO experts discuss AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine
WHO says recommendations on who should and should not use the vaccine would be made public later this week
Mon, 08 Feb 21 15:39:47 +0500Indian rights groups raise alarm over post-vaccine deaths
Health Ministry says only 7,580 people have shown mild adverse reactions after Covid-19 dose in 2nd half of January
Mon, 08 Feb 21 19:02:04 +0500UN urges 57 countries to reclaim women, children from Syrian camps
The matter is one of extreme urgency, says Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, UN special rapporteur on protecting human rights
Mon, 08 Feb 21 14:48:17 +0500EU, UK and US to speak with Navalny team after Russia expels diplomats
The meeting will consider any possible joint response to Navalny’s jailing, the response could include sanctions
Tue, 09 Feb 21 10:59:32 +0500Iran starts COVID vaccination, awaits more vaccine deliveries
Iran launched a vaccination drive against Covid-19, focussing initially on hospital intensive care personnel
Tue, 09 Feb 21 07:46:19 +0500Dozens arrested as Myanmar protesters defy bans and water cannons
Protesters opposed to Myanmar’s military coup chanted and confronted police
Mon, 08 Feb 21 12:32:47 +0500Saudi-led coalition intercepts armed Houthi drone
Coalition spokesman says the attack was aimed at 'civilians and civilian objects' in southern Saudi Arabia