Pakistan to breach main highway to protect town of Dadu from floods There are at least three points in Dadu district where the Indus Highway is submerged, with traffic suspended for weeks Published 12 Sep, 2022 01:10am
Pakistan PM Shehbaz thanks UN Secretary General over support for flood-ravaged Pakistan Pakistan needs global support to overcome the challenge, premier says Updated 11 Sep, 2022 03:02pm
Print Guterres calls for ‘debt swap’ scheme for Pakistan UN Secretary-General says instead of paying to creditors, using money to invest in climate resilience, investment in sustainable infrastructure Updated 11 Sep, 2022 01:35pm
Print Guterres aghast at ‘climate carnage’ on such a scale UN Secretary General says his visit will galvanize support for Pakistan, which has put the provisional cost of catastrophe at more than $30 billion Updated 11 Sep, 2022 10:42am
Print Aid not generosity, it’s a matter of justice: Guterres ISLAMABAD: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Friday appealed to the developed countries to step up... Updated 10 Sep, 2022 09:57am
World Queen Elizabeth’s death: Reaction from world leaders Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and the nation’s figurehead for seven decades, has died aged 96,... Published 09 Sep, 2022 11:38am
Pakistan UN Chief António Guterres arrives as Pakistan reels from flood disaster He will travel to areas most impacted by the climate catastrophe Published 09 Sep, 2022 11:08am
Pakistan UN chief due today ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will arrive Friday (Sept 9) on a two-day visit of... Published 09 Sep, 2022 06:09am
World Russia says US yet to issue visas for delegation to UN summit UNITED NATIONS: Russia has expressed “alarm” to the UN’s secretary-general that the US has yet to issue visas for... Published 03 Sep, 2022 10:47am
World Russia says no US visas yet for Lavrov visit to United Nations UNITED NATIONS: Russia has asked for 56 visas from the United States to allow Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov... Published 03 Sep, 2022 01:14am
Pakistan 10 times normal rainfall drove vast Pakistan flooding: ESA European Space Agency releases satellite images of a vast lake created by the overflowing Indus river Updated 01 Sep, 2022 06:38pm
Pakistan UN chief due on Sept 9 ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Secretary General António Guterres will arrive in Pakistan on September 9 for a... Published 31 Aug, 2022 05:50am
Print UN appeals for $160.3m: ‘Pakistan is awash in sufferings’ ISLAMABAD: The United Nations and the Government of Pakistan on Tuesday jointly launched a flash appeal, “2022... Updated 31 Aug, 2022 09:48am
World UN chief to travel to Pakistan to see ‘climate catastrophe’ UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will travel to Pakistan next week following historic deadly... Published 30 Aug, 2022 09:43pm
Pakistan Flood emergency: UN announces flash appeal for $160m to assist Pakistan Funds will provide 5.2 million people with food, water, sanitation, emergency education, protection, and health support Updated 30 Aug, 2022 07:49pm
Print Cases against IK: UN chief for ‘impartial legal process’ KARACHI: The United Nations (UN) chief Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said he is “aware” of the recent... Updated 24 Aug, 2022 09:41am
Print Russian crops, fertilizer must move ‘unimpeded’: UN chief ISTANBUL: Russian fertilisers and agricultural products must be able to reach world markets “unimpeded” or a... Published 21 Aug, 2022 05:16am
World Russia says it could shut frontline nuclear plant; Kyiv says that risks disaster KYIV/LVIV, (Ukraine): Russia said on Thursday it could shut down Europe’s largest nuclear power station after it... Published 19 Aug, 2022 05:57am
World U.N. chief, in Ukraine, says he worried by situation at nuclear plant on front line KYIV: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday he was gravely concerned by the situation at Europe's... Published 18 Aug, 2022 11:05pm
World Blasts at Russian base in Crimea suggest Ukrainian fightback KYIV: Moscow denounced sabotage and Ukraine hinted at responsibility for new explosions on Tuesday at a military... Published 17 Aug, 2022 12:25am
World Zelensky, Erdogan, Guterres to meet Thursday in Ukraine UNITED NATIONS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN chief... Published 16 Aug, 2022 11:21pm
Editorials Playing with a loaded gun EDITORIAL: “The humanity is playing with a loaded gun,” the United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio... Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:46am
World UN’s Guterres expresses ‘clear commitment’ to North Korea denuclearisation SEOUL: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday expressed his “clear commitment” to North Korea’s... Published 12 Aug, 2022 01:49pm
Editorials NPT conference EDITORIAL: In his address to the inaugural session of the 10th Review Conference of States Parties to the 1970... Published 05 Aug, 2022 06:27am
World White House says expects Russia to try and frame Ukraine for prison attack The United States expects Russian officials to try and frame Ukrainian forces for an attack on the front-line... Published 05 Aug, 2022 01:18am
World UN chief warns humanity ‘one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation’ UNITED NATIONS: UN head Antonio Guterres warned Monday that the world faced “a nuclear danger not seen since the... Published 02 Aug, 2022 06:31am
World Biden, Putin strike conciliatory tones as nuclear arms talks start at U.N. UNITED NATIONS: U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he is ready to pursue a new nuclear arms deal with Russia ... Published 02 Aug, 2022 12:36am
World Russian missiles hit Ukraine port; Kyiv says it is still preparing grain exports KYIV: Russian missiles hit Ukraine's southern port of Odesa on Saturday, the Ukrainian military said, threatening a... Published 23 Jul, 2022 11:37pm
World UN secretary-general condemns reported strikes on Ukraine’s Odesa port UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “unequivocally condemns” reported strikes on Saturday on Ukraine’s Odesa port,... Published 23 Jul, 2022 05:24pm
Print Ukraine, Russia sign deal to reopen grain export ports ISTANBUL/KYIV: Russia and Ukraine signed a landmark deal on Friday to reopen Ukrainian Black Sea ports for grain... Published 23 Jul, 2022 04:10am
Behind the screens: SECP probe into State Life’s equity investment process opens Pandora’s box at PSX?
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