Lavrov urges United Nations to help ease Russian food exports Moscow on Thursday urged the United Nations, which sponsored a deal to free Ukraine’s grain shipments from a Russian... Published 03 Nov, 2022 03:03pm
World US wants to oust Iran from U.N. women's body UNITED NATIONS: The United States will try to remove Iran from the 45-member U.N. Commission on the Status of Women... Published 03 Nov, 2022 12:40am
World Blast in Kabul hits bus carrying Taliban employees, injures seven KABUL: A blast hit a bus carrying Taliban administration employees in the Afghan capital on Wednesday morning,... Published 02 Nov, 2022 12:50pm
Markets Wheat climbs 5.5% as Russia withdraws from Black Sea export agreement SINGAPORE: Chicago wheat futures jumped more than 5% on Monday and corn rose over 2% as Russia’s withdrawal from a... Published 31 Oct, 2022 10:42am
World UN chief delays travel to try to bring Russia back into grain deal KYIV/NEW YORK: The head of the United Nations said he was “deeply concerned” by Russia’s decision to suspend... Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am
World For water-stressed Iraq, wells threaten race to the bottom AL-MISHKHAB: Iraq has long drilled the desert for oil, but now climate stress, drought and reduced river flows are... Published 30 Oct, 2022 11:28am
Pakistan ‘Kashmir Black Day’ observed LAHORE: Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) and rest of the world marked “Black Day” on Thursday,... Updated 28 Oct, 2022 07:38am
Pakistan Diplomatic and political support to Kashmiris will continue: Kaira ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Adviser on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Qamar Zaman Kaira on Wednesday said... Published 27 Oct, 2022 05:54am
World North Korea’s Kim congratulates Xi on third term, seeks ‘beautiful future’ for ties SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent his “warmest congratulations” to Chinese President Xi Jinping on... Published 23 Oct, 2022 02:05pm
Opinion Recovery of stolen assets The global institutions in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) are working with... Published 21 Oct, 2022 05:57am
World Putin shown firing rifle as he inspects mobilised soldiers LONDON: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday inspected a training ground for mobilised troops and was shown... Published 20 Oct, 2022 11:26pm
Business & Finance Aviation services: RAS joins hands with Menzies Aviation KARACHI: Royal Airport Services (RAS) has partnered with Menzies Aviation, UK to enhance the passenger experience ... Published 15 Oct, 2022 05:38am
World Half the world unprepared for disasters: UN GENEVA: Even as extreme weather and climate disasters are multiplying, half of countries lack the advanced early... Published 13 Oct, 2022 12:53pm
Editorials MPS text influenced by the ‘Dar factor’? EDITORIAL: Monetary Policy Statement (MPS), the first under the chairmanship of the newly-appointed Governor State... Published 12 Oct, 2022 05:46am
Pakistan Press stakeout of Pak, German FMs: FO rubbishes unwarranted remarks of Indian official ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has rubbished the “unwarranted” remarks made by a spokesperson for the Indian Ministry of... Published 11 Oct, 2022 05:54am
Pakistan PM Shehbaz made vice chairman of COP 27 ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has been made Vice Chairman by the United Nations for its Climate Change... Published 11 Oct, 2022 05:54am
World UN set to meet after Russia strikes in Ukraine UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly meets Monday hours after Russia launched a deadly barrage of missile strikes... Published 10 Oct, 2022 08:42pm
World Guterres pushes for international troop deployment to crisis-hit Haiti UNITED NATIONS: United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has called for the immediate deployment of a special armed... Published 10 Oct, 2022 12:26pm
World US accuses China, Russia of protecting North Korea at U.N. UNITED NATIONS: The United States accused China and Russia on Wednesday of enabling North Korea by protecting it ... Published 06 Oct, 2022 01:11am
Pakistan Five-fold increase in UN appeal: PM Shehbaz underscores need for global engagement Premier commends UN secretary for articulating needs of flood affectees Published 05 Oct, 2022 03:07pm
Print ‘Second wave of death and destruction’: UN hikes aid appeal five-fold to $816m GENEVA: The United Nations has revised up its humanitarian appeal for Pakistan five-fold to $816 million from $160... Updated 04 Oct, 2022 09:41am
World UN dramatically hikes Pakistan aid appeal amid 'second wave of death and destruction' Revises appeal figure five-fold to $816 million from $160 million Updated 03 Oct, 2022 07:52pm
Pakistan Pakistani hospital overwhelmed as water-borne illnesses spread SEHWAN: The emergency ward at the main government hospital in Sehwan, a small town in southern Pakistan, is... Updated 03 Oct, 2022 02:04pm
World Afghanistan classroom bombing death toll jumps to 43: UN KABUL: The death toll from a suicide bomb attack on an education centre in the Afghan capital last week has risen to... Published 03 Oct, 2022 12:15pm
World Yemen ceasefire ends without extension as UN envoy urges calm DUBAI: A six-month truce in Yemen's war has expired without being extended, the United Nations' special envoy said ... Published 03 Oct, 2022 01:00am
Print FO reacts cautiously to Blinken’s China statement ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office on Friday gave a cautious reaction to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s recent... Updated 01 Oct, 2022 11:05am
Opinion Dar, diplomacy & economic viability – I “Our foreign policy is one of friendliness and goodwill towards all the nations of the world. We do not cherish... Updated 30 Sep, 2022 06:12am
Markets Ukraine grain exports down KYIV: Ukraine’s grain exports are down 41.5% year on year in the 2022/23 season so far at almost 8 million tonnes,... Published 29 Sep, 2022 05:54am
Opinion Will Iran’s climate inaction fuel rising disaster threats? In just over a year, Iran has endured deadly flash floods, crop-ruining drought, punishing dust storms and heatwaves... Published 27 Sep, 2022 04:06am
Pakistan Protesters call for Kashmir’s freedom from India’s yoke NEW YORK: The Azad Kashmir President, Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry, has urged United Nations Secretary-General... Published 26 Sep, 2022 06:07am
Behind the screens: SECP probe into State Life’s equity investment process opens Pandora’s box at PSX?
Behind the screens: SECP probe into State Life’s equity investment process opens Pandora’s box at PSX?