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
World Ukraine urges more world pressure, says it repels Russian attack on eastern city KYIV/MARIUPOL: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told global business leaders on Monday the world must... Published 23 May, 2022 11:51pm
World Four million people hit by floods in Bangladesh: UN SYLHET: At least four million people have been affected by the worst floods in Bangladesh’s northeast for nearly two... Published 23 May, 2022 07:35pm
Opinion Reclaiming our future The Asia-Pacific region is at a crossroads today — to further breakdown or breakthrough to a greener, better, ... Published 23 May, 2022 06:15am
Print Bilawal sees ‘very limited’ prospect of India dialogue UNITED NATIONS: New foreign minister said Thursday there was little scope for dialogue with India as he denounced... Updated 21 May, 2022 10:53am
World UN slams Taliban closure of Afghan human rights body GENEVA: The United Nations on Thursday slammed the Taliban’s closure of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights... Published 20 May, 2022 06:00am
World Ukraine prepares for new Russian Donbas push, says gains made in north KYIV: Ukraine was preparing Monday for a new Russian push in the eastern Donbas region, as Kyiv said its army’s... Published 16 May, 2022 10:21am
Print Fighting disinformation, protecting journalists: UN panel approves Pakistan-backed resolutions UNITED NATIONS: A United Nations committee Friday adopted two resolutions, steered by Pakistan in its capacity as... Updated 15 May, 2022 08:32am
World Worst drought in decades devastates Ethiopia’s nomads GODE: There has hardly been a drop of rain in Hargududo in 18 months. Dried-up carcasses of goats, cows and donkeys... Published 11 May, 2022 10:49am
Business & Finance APTTA likely to get another 6-month extension ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to extend Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) for another six... Updated 10 May, 2022 02:42pm
Print Taliban order for women to cover faces ‘unconscionable’: US WASHINGTON: US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Sunday a Taliban decree that ordered... Updated 09 May, 2022 09:34am
Pakistan Misuse of blasphemy law cannot be permitted: Ashrafi ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Interfaith Harmony and Middle East Maulana Hafiz Tahir... Published 06 May, 2022 05:03am
In historic visit, Iran President Raisi says decision made to increase bilateral trade five-fold to $10bn