Pakistan reaffirms commitment to gender equality at Asia-Pacific moot By: APP on November 22, 2024Pakistani delegation, comprising Barrister Aqeel Malik, Advisor on Law and Justice, and Allah Dino Khowaja, Secretary of the Ministry of Human Rights, participated in the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on the Beijing+30 Review held in Bangkok, Thailand, from November 19-21. This conference, convened by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific […]
Naqvi, UK’s Hamish Falconer discuss strengthening Pak-UK relations By: APP on November 22, 2024Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Thursday met with Hamish Falconer, the UK’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Pakistan and Afghanistan, to discuss enhancing bilateral ties and areas of mutual interest. The meeting, held in Islamabad, was attended by British High Commissioner Jane Marriott and Pakistan’s High Commissioner to the UK, Dr. Muhammad Faisal. Discussions centered […]
KP Govt allocates 0.5 percent job quota for transgenders By: APP on November 22, 2024The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has officially allocated a 0.5 percent quota for transgender individuals in all jobs up to scale 15. A letter of the Establishment Department issued here said that the government has amended the KP Civil Servants Appointment, Promotion, and Transfer Rules, 1989, to include this provision. It said that a new […]
Kyiv accuses Russia of launching intercontinental ballistic missile attack By: APP on November 22, 2024Kyiv on Thursday accused Russia of launching a non-nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile at Ukraine in what would mark the first ever use of the weapon in combat and a sharp escalation of the conflict. Ukraine said the nuclear-capable missile had targeted the central city of Dnipro, and while the Kremlin declined to confirm it had […]
India opposition leader demands tycoon Adani’s arrest after US charges By: Agencies on November 22, 2024Billionaire Indian tycoon Gautam Adani should be arrested after US prosecutors charged him with paying more than $250 million in bribes to secure lucrative government contracts, opposition leader Rahul Gandhi said Thursday. Gandhi’s demand came after shares in the industrialist’s conglomerate nosedived nearly 20% in Mumbai, the morning after a bombshell indictment in New York […]
US govt calls for breakup of Google, Chrome By: Agencies on November 22, 2024The US government on late Wednesday asked a judge to order the dismantling of Google by selling its widely used Chrome browser in a major antitrust crackdown on the internet giant. In a court filing, the US Department of Justice urged a shake-up of Google’s business that includes banning deals for Google to be the […]
Brazil will not ‘shy away’ from fossil fuels issue as COP30 host: envoy By: APP on November 22, 2024Brazil will not “shy away” from championing a phaseout of fossil fuels as host of COP30 next year, even if it is a major oil producer, the country’s climate envoy said Wednesday. Ana Toni told AFP that Brazil wanted to spur a global “debate” about how to turn a promised fossil fuel phasedown into action, […]
Sri Lanka’s president makes U-turn on IMF bailout By: APP on November 22, 2024Sri Lanka’s new leader on Thursday backed a controversial IMF bailout, marking a U-turn from his election pledge to renegotiate the deal secured by his predecessor. Leftist President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who tightened his grip on power last week after winning a huge majority in the legislature following his own victory in September, vowed to […]
Icelandic village evacuated after new volcanic eruption By: APP on November 22, 2024A fishing village and tourist hot spot in southwest Iceland was evacuated late Wednesday after a volcano erupted in the region for the seventh time in a year, officials said. The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) reported an eruption of the Sundhnukagigar volcanic fissure outside the village of Grindavik on the Reykjanes Peninsula at 2314 GMT. […]
Internet and mobile services to be suspended ahead of PTI protest on November 21, 2024The federal government is reportedly planning a partial suspension of internet and mobile phone services from November 23 in light of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) protest scheduled for November 24. Sources indicate that the suspension could impact Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and several districts in Punjab. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is expected to implement a firewall […]