Outgoing HC calls on President: Alvi underlines need for increasing trade ties with Maldives ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has underlined the need for increasing trade and economic cooperation with ... Published 19 Jul, 2023 03:21am
Print Russia exits deal for export of Ukrainian grain KYIV: Russia halted participation on Monday in the year-old UN-brokered deal that lets Ukraine export grain through... Updated 18 Jul, 2023 09:05am
World UN verifies 48.8C in Sicily 2021 as European heat record GENEVA: The UN announced Monday that the 48.8C recorded on the Italian island of Sicily in 2021 had been verified as... Published 17 Jul, 2023 10:34pm
Business & Finance Global public debt hits record $92 trillion: UN report LONDON: Global public debt surged to a record $92 trillion in 2022 as governments borrowed to counter crises, such ... Published 17 Jul, 2023 03:47am
Business & Finance World Bank chief names CEOs to aid climate finance ‘lab’ effort WASHINGTON: The World Bank on Monday named the 15 chief executive officers including financiers and asset managers... Published 17 Jul, 2023 03:47am
World COP28 host UAE and India vow ‘successful’ climate summit DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates and India vowed on Saturday to make this year’s COP28 conference in Dubai a... Published 16 Jul, 2023 06:16am
World 165m people fell into poverty in 3 years of crisis: UN UNITED NATIONS: The Covid-19 pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis and the war in Ukraine have pushed 165 million... Published 15 Jul, 2023 06:08am
Print Transshipment of banned spare parts to Kabul allowed ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet has granted permission for transshipment of 40 feet container of banned spare parts... Updated 15 Jul, 2023 09:29am
Opinion Improving foreign investment climate ‘After a steep drop in 2020 and a strong rebound in 2021, global foreign direct investment (FDI) declined by 12 per... Published 14 Jul, 2023 06:55am
Print UN chief helped Pakistan secure IMF deal ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Manuel de Oliveira Guterres, played a key role in the... Updated 14 Jul, 2023 11:16am
World With 735mn people hungry, UN says world is ‘off track’ to meet its 2030 goal About 735 million people worldwide faced chronic hunger in 2022, a figure much higher than before the COVID-19... Published 12 Jul, 2023 07:18pm
Print Holy Quran burning: Pakistan, other states call for accountability GENEVA: Muslim states including Iran and Pakistan on Tuesday said desecration of the Holy Quran amounted to inciting... Updated 12 Jul, 2023 08:49am
Pakistan PM reaffirms commitment to UN SDGs ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said that Pakistan was keen to expand its cooperation... Published 11 Jul, 2023 06:08am
Opinion World Population Day: A call to action for sustainable future A population that rises like a river will flood our planet with problems. This unprecedented growth threatens our... Published 11 Jul, 2023 06:08am
Technology AI robots tell UN conference they could run the world GENEVA: A panel of AI-enabled humanoid robots took the microphone Friday at a United Nations conference with the... Published 10 Jul, 2023 06:52am
World UN warns Sudan faces ‘full-scale civil war’ as air raid kills 22 WAD MADANI (Sudan): Conflict-torn Sudan is on the brink of a “full-scale civil war” that could destabilise the... Published 10 Jul, 2023 06:52am
World N Korea slams IAEA for Fukushima water approval SEOUL: North Korea on Sunday slammed the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog for approving Japan’s plan to ... Published 10 Jul, 2023 06:52am
Business & Finance World food prices fall again in June: UN ROME: The United Nations food agency’s world price index fell in June to its lowest level in more than two years,... Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am
Pakistan ‘Yaum-e-Taqaddus-e-Quran’: Legislate acts of Islamophobia against law of land, urges FCCI president FAISALABAD: Muslim would never compromise on the sanctity of the Holy Quran, said Dr. Khurram Tariq, President... Published 08 Jul, 2023 06:20am
Print Nation observes ‘Quran Sanctity Day’ ISLAMABAD: People from different walks of life held protests on Friday to observe a “Day of the Sanctity of Quran”... Updated 08 Jul, 2023 09:06am
Print PM urges OIC for strategy against Islamophobia ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday urged the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to chalk out... Updated 08 Jul, 2023 09:08am
Business & Finance Carbon-reduction target: Global maritime sector agrees deal LONDON: The International Maritime Organization, overseer of the highly-polluting shipping industry, sealed a... Published 08 Jul, 2023 06:20am
World UN urges end to arms, currency supplies to Myanmar junta GENEVA: The United Nations on Thursday urged the international community to deny Myanmar’s junta access to foreign... Published 07 Jul, 2023 05:24am
Pakistan Leaders of religious minorities condemn sacrilege of Holy Qur'an KARACHI: Leaders of the different religious minorities on Thursday condemned the Swedish sacrilege of the Holy... Published 07 Jul, 2023 05:24am
Pakistan PM urges Guterres to convene urgent meeting ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said the desecration of Holy Quran was an attempt to create... Updated 07 Jul, 2023 08:57am
Pakistan Indian, IIOJK jails: Kashmir moot in Geneva highlights the plight of Kashmiri prisoners MIRPUR,(AJK): While voicing their grave concern over the continual illegal detention of Kashmiri prisoners in Indian... Published 03 Jul, 2023 06:04am
Pakistan NA acknowledges global support to Pakistan’s fight against climate change ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Saturday unanimously recognized and expressed gratitude for the contributions of... Published 25 Jun, 2023 02:57am
Editorials Healthcare as a fundamental right EDITORIAL: HRCP’s (Human Rights Commission of Pakistan’s) call for making the right to health a fundamental part... Published 25 Jun, 2023 02:57am
Pakistan Developing countries: Baqir for measures to monitor pledges of donors ISLAMABAD: Former governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Reza Baqir has stressed the need for concrete measures to ... Published 23 Jun, 2023 06:00am
World Paris summit: World Bank, IMF take steps to boost crisis financing PARIS: The World Bank will ease financing for countries hit by natural disasters, it said on Thursday, as the... Updated 23 Jun, 2023 12:57pm