FM Qureshi attends the emergency meeting of OIC in Turkey By: Web Desk on March 22, 2019ISTANBUL: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi is attending the emergency meeting called by Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to discuss the "increasing Islamophobic acts of violence" including the New Zealand and Barmingham mosque attacks, in Istanbul on Friday. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has welcomed Qureshi. The foreign minister met his Iranian and Afghan … [Read more...] about FM Qureshi attends the emergency meeting of OIC in Turkey
Pulwama attack: India withdraws Most Favoured Nation status for Pakistan By: webdesk on February 15, 2019After the Pulwama attack, India withdraws most favoured nation status to Pakistan on Friday. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said they withdrew the most favoured nation (MFN) status to Pakistan. He said that Indian government has decided to take steps to ensure diplomatic isolation of Pakistan. In the World Trade Organization (WTO), this status implies non-discrimination, treating for all … [Read more...] about Pulwama attack: India withdraws Most Favoured Nation status for Pakistan
War kills over 100,000 babies a year: Save the Children By: AFP on February 15, 2019In 2017, nearly one in five children were living in conflict-affected areas around the world, Save The Children figures show At least 100,000 babies die every year because of armed conflict and its impact, from hunger to denial of aid, Save the Children International said on Friday. In the 10 worst-hit countries, a conservative estimate of 550,000 infants died as a result of fighting between … [Read more...] about War kills over 100,000 babies a year: Save the Children
Egypt unveils ancient burial site, home to 50 mummies By: Agencies on February 4, 2019Egyptian archaeologists uncovered a tomb containing 50 mummies dating back to the Ptolemaic era, in Minya, south of Cairo, the ministry of antiquities said on Saturday. The mummies, 12 of which were of children, were discovered inside four, nine-meter deep burial chambers in the Tuna El-Gebel archaeological site. The identities of the mummies were still unknown, said Mostafa Waziri, … [Read more...] about Egypt unveils ancient burial site, home to 50 mummies
WhatsApp limits text forwards to five recipients By: Agencies on January 22, 2019 Facebook’s WhatsApp messenger service is globally limiting the number of times a user can forward a message to five, in a bid to fight “misinformation and rumours”, company executives said on Monday. “We’re imposing a limit of five messages all over the world as of today,” Victoria Grand, vice president for policy and communications at WhatsApp, said at an event in the Indonesian … [Read more...] about WhatsApp limits text forwards to five recipients
Pakistan’s diplomatic ties with India and Afghanistan By: Saad Marwat on August 11, 2018The biggest challenges pertaining to Pakistan’s foreign policy are the normalisation of relations with India and improved ties with Afghanistan. South Asia is among the least integrated regions in the world. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has failed miserably in connecting the region economically. The Pakistani diplomats believe that Islamabad has tried many times to … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s diplomatic ties with India and Afghanistan
12 bodies found, dozens missing as Chinese tourist boat sinks off Thailand By: AFP on July 6, 2018Tourists rescued from the capsized Phoenix tourist boat rest on a Phuket pier Thursday night. Dozens of Chinese tourists were missing after the initial rescue effort. (Photo courtesy Royal Thai Police) Thailand's navy pulled 12 bodies from waters off the coast of the holiday island of Phuket on Friday after a tourist boat went down in heavy seas with dozens of Chinese passengers on … [Read more...] about 12 bodies found, dozens missing as Chinese tourist boat sinks off Thailand
Abbas calls on Palestinians to keep children away from protests By: AFP on May 2, 2018President Mahmud Abbas called on Monday for Palestinians to keep their children from protests along the border between Israel and Gaza, warning of a "handicapped" generation. "Keep the young men from the border, move the children away, we do not want to become handicapped people," he said in a speech in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Forty-eight Palestinians have been killed and hundreds … [Read more...] about Abbas calls on Palestinians to keep children away from protests
Putin and Macron mount joint defence of Iran nuclear deal By: AFP on May 2, 2018Russian President Vladimir Putin and French leader Emmanuel Macron launched a joint defence of the Iranian nuclear deal on Monday but expressed differences on how to move forward as US President Donald Trump weighs up whether to scrap it. The Kremlin said Putin and Macron were both calling for "strict observance" of the hard-fought 2015 agreement after a phone call between the two … [Read more...] about Putin and Macron mount joint defence of Iran nuclear deal
Anti-capitalism protests rock Paris on May Day By: AFP on May 2, 2018Anti-capitalist protesters torched a McDonald’s restaurant and clashed with police in Paris on the fringes of a May Day rally in Paris Tuesday. Shouting slogans such as "Rise up, Paris" and "Everyone hates the police", over 1,000 youths with black jackets and face masks joined the traditional union-led demonstration for worker’s rights, AFP journalists reported. Some carried placards with … [Read more...] about Anti-capitalism protests rock Paris on May Day
