Pakistan World News
Sat, 01 May 21 17:24:08 +0500India's top court warns against social media clampdown over Covid appeals
Twitter last week removed dozens of tweets critical of Modi-led government's handling of pandemic
Sun, 02 May 21 06:44:01 +0500Taiwan's first batch of Covid-19 aid leaves for India
Countries have been rushing to help India alleviate the crisis as it battles a devastating second wave
Sun, 02 May 21 07:40:27 +0500Vote count in five Indian states begin amid pandemic
Counting of votes in Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry scheduled to end on Sunday
Sun, 02 May 21 08:21:17 +0500Myanmar protesters raise voices to ‘shake the world’; more mystery blasts
Coordinated with expat communities around the world to mark "the global Myanmar spring revolution"
Sat, 01 May 21 17:25:53 +0500Top Iran negotiator: US sanctions on oil, banks would be lifted based an accords so far
We have all the reasons to expect that final outcome will be successful, says Russia's envoy to UN nuclear watchdog
Sat, 01 May 21 08:29:10 +0500Extended 'troika' in huddle with Afghan govt, Taliban to break deadlock
The extended “troika” had been meeting since 2019 to evolve a regional consensus on the Afghan endgame
Sat, 01 May 21 15:27:33 +0500Top US scientist recommends India lockdown as cases surge
One of the immediate things to do is to essentially call a shutdown of country, says US pandemic advisor Anthony Fauci
Sat, 01 May 21 14:46:14 +0500Indian scientists flag virus mutations that could 'evade immune response'
Forum of advisers found more mutations in coronavirus that it thinks need to be tracked closely
Sat, 01 May 21 18:11:22 +0500Social media platforms could be fined for banning politicians in US
Platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube could be fined up to $250,000 per day
Sat, 01 May 21 07:18:33 +0500Scientists say India government ignored warnings amid coronavirus surge
Modi, his top lieutenants, other politicians, opposition figures, held election rallies throughout March and April
Sat, 01 May 21 15:08:09 +0500US State Department approves potential sale of P-8 surveillance planes to India
P-8 aircraft would help expand maritime surveillance capabilities
Fri, 30 Apr 21 07:44:42 +0500Explainer: What we know about the Indian variant as coronavirus sweeps South Asia
Scientists studying what led to surge, whether a variant of covid-19 first detected in India is to blame
Fri, 30 Apr 21 12:28:59 +0500Indian Muslims turn mosques, schools into Covid centres
Amid the chaos, Muslim organisations are coming forward to help people as daily cases rise exponentially
Thu, 29 Apr 21 05:41:20 +0500India's Covid-19 oxygen crisis: why is there a deadly crunch?
Late last year, India issued tenders for on-site oxygen plants for hospitals. But the plans were never actioned
Wed, 28 Apr 21 08:56:40 +0500China to report first population drop in five decades -FT
Said to add pressure on Beijing to roll out measures encouraging couples to have more children and avert a decline
Wed, 28 Apr 21 13:04:18 +0500Houthis fire drone at Saudi military air base
Saudi-led coalition says kingdom’s air defences intercepted and destroyed the drone
Wed, 28 Apr 21 07:36:17 +0500PM, Bill Gates discuss next steps on Covid-19 response, polio eradication
Premier also apprises of Pakistan’s flagship climate change initiatives, including 10 billion tree tsunami project
Wed, 28 Apr 21 06:50:31 +0500Australia to upgrade military bases, expand wargames with US
The military upgrades will begin this year and be finished by 2026
Wed, 21 Apr 21 07:10:11 +0500Rouhani urges security cooperation with Pakistan
Iranian president meets FM Qureshi; expresses Tehran’s readiness to meet Pakistan's energy needs
Tue, 27 Apr 21 09:36:36 +0500French citizens, imams and police pay tribute to slain police worker
Police administrative worker, a mother of two, was stabbed in the throat on Friday
Sun, 25 Apr 21 17:10:52 +0500UK's MI6 'green-spying' on world's climate pledges
Intelligence chief Richard Moore says climate crisis is ‘foremost international foreign policy agenda item for planet’
Wed, 21 Apr 21 13:41:25 +0500London Bridge station reopens after suspicious item investigated
The station was closed as a precaution while specialist officers assessed the item.
Sun, 18 Apr 21 07:10:01 +0500Qureshi invites Afghan counterpart to Islamabad following Istanbul conference
Hopes Istanbul Process would help make Doha Agreement successful in establishing lasting peace in Afghanistan