Pakistan World News
Fri, 23 Jul 21 21:00:25 +0500Ghani confident US 'will protect and defend Afghanistan'
President Ghani says Biden has assured him of support for Afghan forces
Sat, 24 Jul 21 06:25:42 +0500Global supply chains buckle as virus variant and disasters strike
Delta variant has left captains unable to rotate weary crews and many seafarers stranded at sea beyond their stints
Sat, 24 Jul 21 08:06:22 +0500Biden authorizes $100 million in emergency funds for Afghan refugees
The US is preparing to begin evacuating thousands of Afghan applicants for special immigration visas
Sat, 24 Jul 21 06:46:58 +0500Germany to enable mobile operators to broadcast alerts after flood disaster
Government has faced growing calls to switch on the technology since last week's catastrophic floods
Sat, 24 Jul 21 06:54:16 +0500Glittering gold distracts from Tokyo woes
Shadow of COVID-19 and controversy was never far away on the opening day
Fri, 23 Jul 21 12:12:51 +0500Pegasus spy claims probed as Macron switches phone
French president orders 'strengthening of security protocols' following potential breach
Fri, 23 Jul 21 13:18:48 +0500Taliban claim of controlling 90% of Afghan border is 'absolute lie': govt
Govt forces in control of country's borders and all 'main cities and highways', says spokesperson
Sat, 24 Jul 21 05:52:09 +0500Envoys welcome Afghan govt, Taliban resolve to reach political settlement
They express concern over 'high levels of violence', stress urgency of reaching ceasefire agreement
Fri, 23 Jul 21 14:20:50 +0500China's Xi urges people in Tibet to 'follow the party' in rare visit
Xi instructed local officials to work towards making people in Tibet identify more with the ‘great Chinese culture'
Thu, 22 Jul 21 07:11:25 +0500In pictures: Heavy rains deluge China's Henan province
Tens of thousands of people evacuated as officials raise the death toll to 33 people
Wed, 21 Jul 21 14:44:54 +0500For the first time, Saudi women stand guard in Makkah during Hajj
Dozens of female soldiers have become part of security services that monitor pilgrims
Wed, 21 Jul 21 11:23:35 +0500Western wildfire smoke causes cross-country air pollution
Several hundred additional fires have burned in western and central Canada
Sat, 24 Jul 21 08:33:50 +0500Myanmar junta replaces envoy to Britain who broke ranks
More than 900 people opposing the junta have been killed by security forces since the coup
Tue, 20 Jul 21 13:49:41 +0500In Makkah, women set off on Hajj as 'mehram' rule cast aside
Hajj ministry officially allowed women of all ages to make pilgrimage without a male guardian
Fri, 23 Jul 21 11:37:36 +0500Bodies of Chinese engineers killed in Dasu incident to be handed over
Bodies trasnsported to Islamabad airpot to be sent to China
Fri, 23 Jul 21 04:49:57 +0500FM Qureshi leaves for China on two-day visit
FO says visit part of high-level exchanges; to focus on CPEC, defence ties, Covid vaccines besides other matters
Mon, 19 Jul 21 07:02:08 +0500Pakistan likely to approach FATF president against India
FO urges FATF to look into Jaishankar’s confession to politicising global forum
Mon, 19 Jul 21 13:18:25 +0500Pandemic bans Eid prayers in four Arab countries
Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE will hold prayers under Covid-19 precautionary measures
Tue, 20 Jul 21 16:27:06 +0500Tehran imposes curbs as Iran's Covid cases hit all-time high
Islamic republic has been gripped by ‘fifth wave’ of virus driven by the aggressive Delta variant
Mon, 19 Jul 21 08:36:26 +0500France cannot exclude re-imposition of COVID curfews as cases rise: minister
The country reports more than 12,500 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours
Fri, 16 Jul 21 05:57:35 +0500‘Extremely unfair’ to blame Pakistan for Afghan unrest
Imran tells Ghani Islamabad would be last county to try to destabilise its eastern neighbour
Mon, 19 Jul 21 05:16:36 +0500Bangladeshi, Pakistani leaders to promote ties for mutual benefits
Visit by Bangladeshi PM would provide impetus to relations, says Pakistani envoy
Thu, 15 Jul 21 07:22:49 +0500Pakistan, Uzbekistan set up strategic partnership
PM Imran seeks access to access to Central Asian states in talks with Uzbek president