Pakistan World News
Mon, 30 Aug 21 06:12:53 +0500New Zealand reports first death linked to Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine
The health ministry said other medical issues at the same time could have influenced the outcome after vaccination
Mon, 30 Aug 21 07:37:14 +0500Renewed activity at N. Korea nuclear reactor 'deeply troubling', IAEA says
Commercial satellite imagery shows water discharge, supporting the conclusion that the reactor is running again
Mon, 30 Aug 21 05:54:14 +0500Rockets fired at Kabul airport as US troops pull out
Flights to end on Tuesday, more than 120,000 people evacuated
Mon, 30 Aug 21 05:59:49 +0500Hurricane Ida pummels Louisiana, knocks out power in New Orleans
Ida could be the 'most powerful storm to hit the state since 1850'
Sun, 29 Aug 21 13:03:16 +0500Blast near Kabul airport was US military strike on ISIS-K: officials
The US officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, say strike targeted suspected ISIS-K militants
Sun, 29 Aug 21 19:49:17 +0500Biden attends grim homecoming for US troops killed in Afghanistan attack
11 service members were among 13 US troops killed in Islamic State suicide attack on Thursday outside Kabul's airport
Sun, 29 Aug 21 20:13:27 +0500Japan detects more Moderna vaccine contamination
We are suspending use of Moderna vaccines as foreign substances were spotted, says local govt
Sun, 29 Aug 21 14:59:10 +0500India’s democracy rankings sinking under Modi govt: report
Many in India view allegations of democratic decline as a Western attempt to diminish the country
Sun, 29 Aug 21 17:29:17 +0500Chinese foreign minister tells top US diplomat world must 'positively guide' Taliban
Wang Yi warns 'hasty withdrawal' could allow terrorist groups to 'regroup and come back stronger'
Fri, 27 Aug 21 18:55:29 +0500China will soon surpass Russia as US top nuclear threat: official
Gen Bussiere says Beijing’s development of nuclear capabilities is against claim of 'minimum nuclear deterrent'
Sun, 29 Aug 21 13:24:59 +0500Veteran Afghan strongmen to form new front for negotiating with Taliban
Group comprises of veteran ethnic Uzbek leader Abdul Rashid Dostum and others opposed to the Taliban's takeover
Sat, 28 Aug 21 14:19:15 +0500Where is the Afghan Taliban's supreme leader?
Hibatullah Akhundzada shepherded Taliban as its chief since 2016 after the assassination of his predecessor
Sat, 28 Aug 21 09:52:09 +0500Afghan journalist Sarwary: Leaving was most painful journey of my life
Fearing reprisals, Sarwary and his family were evacuated to Qatar along with more than 150 other people
Wed, 25 Aug 21 14:49:52 +0500Ex-Afghan minister becomes ‘pizza delivery boy’ in Germany
Oxford graduate Ahmad Saadat was spotted on streets of Leipzig in orange-coloured clothes with a bag hung on his back
Mon, 30 Aug 21 08:18:43 +0500NSA urges world to support Afghanistan to avoid past mistakes
Moeed says Afghanistan needs assistance in economic, governance affairs to prevent state's collapse
Tue, 24 Aug 21 08:52:47 +0500Qureshi discusses current Afghan situation with Australian counterpart
FM shares country's perspective on inclusive political settlement in Afghanistan
Fri, 20 Aug 21 10:05:14 +0500Pakistan has evacuated 1,100 people from Kabul: UN envoy
Ambassador Akram says national carrier operating three flights a day; can evacuate at least 500 to 600 people each day
Fri, 27 Aug 21 15:59:42 +0500Pakistan can’t dictate Taliban, can only advise: Fawad
Reiterates call for inclusive govt in neighbouring country
Sun, 22 Aug 21 07:57:24 +0500Biden admin may compel civilian airlines to carry Afghan evacuees: officials
Civilian aircraft would not fly into Afghanistan, but instead ferry evacuees from air bases in various locations
Sat, 21 Aug 21 06:46:18 +0500Taliban to unveil new Afghan govt framework within weeks, official says
The group sought to present a more moderate face since last week's lightning takeover
Wed, 18 Aug 21 18:43:59 +0500Top bankers move to EU from Britain
UK fully left EU's orbit in Dec 2020 by which many banks and other financial firms had relocated
Wed, 18 Aug 21 18:42:57 +0500Asian markets rally despite virus woes
Investors engage in bargain hunting despite losses on Wall Street, surge in Delta variant cases
Tue, 17 Aug 21 11:31:39 +0500‘Want Taliban to assure Afghan soil won’t be used against Pakistan’
President Alvi says Pakistan, Turkey have identical views on several issues, are on same page regarding Afghanistan