HLPF-2022: Ahsan set to present second VNR ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal is all set to present the... Published 06 Jul, 2022 05:35am
Markets UN’s FAO receives $17m for Ukraine grain storage LONDON: The United Nations’ food agency said it had received $17 million from Japan to address grain storage... Published 06 Jul, 2022 05:35am
Editorials Bridging the Gulf EDITORIAL: After six years of animosity towards each other Iran and Saudi Arabia are about to shake hands, ... Published 03 Jul, 2022 05:39am
World UN urgently appeals for $110mn for Afghanistan quake victims GENEVA: The United Nations said Tuesday it had launched an emergency appeal to help hundreds of thousands of people... Published 28 Jun, 2022 05:49pm
Pakistan Skill development: KMF to launch programme for women in Mirpurkhas KARACHI: Khushhali Microfinance Bank partnered with the ‘Sindh Graduates Association’ (SGA) to launch a skill... Published 28 Jun, 2022 06:10am
World Ukraine war could boost illegal drug production: UN VIENNA: The war in Ukraine could allow illegal drug production to flourish, while the opium market’s future hinges... Published 27 Jun, 2022 09:37am
World India rushes food, medicine to bankrupt Sri Lanka COLOMBO: Sri Lanka accepted a rice and pharmaceuticals shipment from neighbouring India Friday as the island nation... Published 25 Jun, 2022 01:01am
World UN says Al Jazeera journalist killed by Israeli fire GENEVA: The United Nations said Friday that its findings showed that the shot that killed Al Jazeera TV journalist... Updated 24 Jun, 2022 04:11pm
Pakistan Bilawal floats idea of international plan to counter disinformation ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Thursday emphasized the need for agreeing on an... Published 24 Jun, 2022 06:15am
World Rescuers scramble to reach Afghan quake survivors as foreign aid arrives BERMAL, (Afghanistan): Desperate rescuers battled against the clock and heavy rain Thursday to reach cut-off areas ... Published 24 Jun, 2022 06:15am
Pakistan Pak-Turkey brotherly ties anchored in hearts of people: Alvi ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has said that the brotherly relations between Pakistan and Turkey were anchored in... Published 24 Jun, 2022 06:15am
World Xi warns about ‘expanding military alliances’ at BRICS summit BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping warned against “expanding” military ties on Wednesday in a speech ahead of... Published 23 Jun, 2022 08:15am
World UN says 2,000 homes believed destroyed in Afghan quake UNITED NATIONS: An estimated 2,000 homes have been destroyed by the deadly earthquake in Afghanistan, and a lack of... Published 22 Jun, 2022 08:43pm
Markets Vedanta puts up for sale Indian copper smelter shut after deadly protests NEW DELHI: India’s oil-to-metals conglomerate Vedanta Ltd on Monday offered to sell a copper smelter complex in... Published 21 Jun, 2022 05:51am
World Australia submits more ambitious 2030 emissions target to UN SYDNEY: Australia’s new centre-left government submitted more ambitious emissions targets to the United Nations... Published 16 Jun, 2022 11:06am
World UN issues war crimes warning after death sentences in Ukraine war GENEVA: The United Nations said Friday that unfair trials of prisoners of war amounted to war crimes, after three... Published 10 Jun, 2022 05:55pm
World World’s poor paying more for less food: UN PARIS: Poor countries are expected to suffer the most from worldwide food crises exacerbated by the war in Ukraine... Published 09 Jun, 2022 08:06pm
World Iran disconnects some IAEA cameras at nuclear sites TEHRAN: Iran on Wednesday disconnected some of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog’s monitoring cameras, the... Published 09 Jun, 2022 08:02am
World After Lavrov meeting, Turkey says Ukraine grain-export plan reasonable ANKARA: Turkey’s foreign minister said on Wednesday a United Nations plan to ease a global food crisis by restarting... Published 08 Jun, 2022 03:58pm
Pakistan Afghan refugees hold protest ISLAMABAD: Afghan refugees on Tuesday staged a protest and demanded of the United Nations High Commissioner for... Published 08 Jun, 2022 06:19am
World Bangladesh cancels top human rights group’s licence DHAKA: Bangladesh has cancelled the operating licence of its top human rights group and accused it of tarnishing the... Published 07 Jun, 2022 06:54am
Pakistan Deforestation termed major cause of climate change HYDERABAD: Terming deforestation as a major cause of rampant climate change, the environmental experts on Monday... Published 07 Jun, 2022 05:47am
World Iran supreme leader accuses ‘enemy’ of trying to use protests TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday accused the “enemy”, a reference mainly to ... Published 05 Jun, 2022 05:54am
World No end to Ukraine war in sight, hunger crisis looms: UN GENEVA: United Nations officials warned on Friday that a protracted war in Ukraine threatened a hunger crisis in the... Published 03 Jun, 2022 06:54pm
World ‘Positive’ signs on down-to-the-wire Yemen truce talks: UN UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations has reported “positive” signs for renewing a truce that has eased suffering in... Published 02 Jun, 2022 12:34pm
Print UN report highlights again threat to Pakistan posed by Afghan-based TTP terrorists UNITED NATIONS: A new United Nations report has once again highlighted the threat posed to Pakistan by the... Updated 29 May, 2022 09:08am
Pakistan Issue of depleting groundwater highlighted at UN moot LAHORE: Dr Khalid Mahmood, Co-PI of Remote Sensing, GIS and Climatic Research Lab (RSGCRL), National Centre of GIS... Published 27 May, 2022 05:50am
World UN Council to vote Thursday on tougher N.Korea sanctions UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council will vote Thursday, at the request of the United States, on a... Published 26 May, 2022 09:17am
World Quad leaders vow free and open Indo-Pacific, action on climate TOKYO: The four leaders of the “Quad” group of countries vowed on Tuesday to work together for a free and open... Published 24 May, 2022 10:33am
Pakistan PM condemns Yasin Malik’s conviction in fake case ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday strongly condemned the conviction of prominent Hurriyat leader... Published 24 May, 2022 05:35am