Pakistan World News
Wed, 17 Feb 21 09:26:13 +0500Satellite images show China emptying military camps at border flashpoint with India
The nuclear-armed neighbours last week announced a plan to pull back troops, tanks, equipment
Wed, 17 Feb 21 16:13:50 +0500Rihanna sparks new outrage in India with topless Hindu god photo
Images of lingerie photoshoot come just weeks after pop icon upset Indian govt by commenting on farmers' protests
Wed, 17 Feb 21 14:38:53 +0500Britain's Prince Philip, 99, in hospital after feeling unwell
Duke is expected to remain in hospital for a few days of observation and rest, says Buckingham Palace
Thu, 18 Feb 21 08:01:33 +0500Diplomats check India's easing of occupied Kashmir clampdown
Several roads deserted and markets plyartial shut despite govt's desire to showcase normalcy
Thu, 18 Feb 21 07:52:42 +0500Hong Kong fast tracks China's Sinovac vaccine approval
Officials may face uphill task persuading residents to take vaccine where public distrust of authorities runs deep
Thu, 18 Feb 21 08:23:10 +0500Myanmar junta targets paralysing strikes, as arrests near 500
Issues arrest warrants against six celebrities for encouraging protests that have paralysed many govt offices
Thu, 18 Feb 21 05:28:04 +0500Global new Covid-19 cases decline for five straight weeks
Weekly new cases of Covid-19 have fallen by almost half, reports Xinhua News
Wed, 17 Feb 21 15:31:49 +0500Gunmen storm Nigerian school, kidnap 27 students
State governor orders immediate closure of boarding schools in the area
Wed, 17 Feb 21 17:18:42 +0500Taliban hail New Zealand troops withdrawal plan from Afghanistan
New Zealand to conclude 20-year deployment in May, says premier
Tue, 09 Feb 21 16:53:15 +0500Explainer: K2 — the savage mountain
Harsh terrain, extreme weather make world's second highest peak so perilous to traverse
Sun, 14 Feb 21 14:02:04 +0500Couples in Thailand tie the knot on elephants on Valentine's Day
Dancers and a band led the procession of elephants and couples
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
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
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
Wed, 17 Feb 21 06:18:46 +0500More permanent members will not make UNSC democratic, accountable: Pakistan
Ambassador Akram says “more permanent members will compound Council’s inequality and dysfunctionality”
Fri, 12 Feb 21 08:30:30 +0500Russia says it is ready to cut EU ties if hit with painful sanctions
European Union likely to impose travel bans and asset freezes on allies of Russian president say diplomats
Fri, 12 Feb 21 08:43:06 +0500Tokyo Olympics chief quits, apologises again over sexist remarks
Further eroding confidence in the organisers’ ability to pull off the event during a coronavirus pandemic
Fri, 12 Feb 21 10:07:25 +0500'Ok to feel overwhelmed': banks tackle burnout inflamed by virus
Senior bankers have responded to the extra strain by opening up about their own vulnerabilities
Tue, 16 Feb 21 08:19:27 +0500China explores rare earth export curbs to target US defence industry: FT
China wants to know if the US may have trouble making F-35 fighter jets if China imposes an export ban
Fri, 12 Feb 21 10:27:45 +0500Ethiopia confirms widespread rape in conflict-hit north
The government has said it has zero tolerance towards sexual violence
Thu, 11 Feb 21 17:50:35 +0500BBC World News barred from airing in China: regulator
A week ago Britain’s media regulator had also revoked Chinese state television’s broadcast licence
Thu, 11 Feb 21 16:06:34 +0500Weight loss drug a 'game changer' in cutting obesity: study
2,000 people in 16 countries who took the drug lost more than 10 percent of their bodyweight
Thu, 11 Feb 21 13:13:22 +0500Not perfect, but saves lives, AstraZeneca says of Covid-19 vaccine
Drugmaker pledges to double supplies to more than 200 million doses per month by April