Pakistan cricket team safe’ following a 6.1 magnitude earthquake in Chittagong By: Web Desk on November 26, 2021After a shallow and violent earthquake of magnitude 6.1 rocked the Myanmar-India border region early on Friday, all members of the Pakistan and Bangladesh cricket teams were reported safe. The quake was felt in Dhaka, Chittagong and other cities in Bangladesh and as far away as Kolkata in eastern India, according to witness accounts posted […]
Afghan women can keep playing cricket: New ACB chief By: Web Desk on November 25, 2021 Newly appointed chairman of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) Mirwais Ashraf has said that, Afghan women can continue to play cricket. The new chairman has made these remarks during an introduction meeting with ACB personnel and managers, According to Tolo News, he stated that in order for Afghanistan to remain a member of the […]
Iran executes man arrested for murder at age 17 By: AFP on November 24, 2021Iran executed a man Wednesday who was arrested for murder at the age of 17, the judiciary said, despite appeals to spare his life by rights groups including Amnesty International. Arman Abdolali was executed at dawn in Rajai Shahr prison near Tehran, in line with the “qesas” eye-for-an-eye style justice demanded by the victim’s family, […]
Financial sanctions in Afghanistan hamper int’l donor agencies’ relief efforts: Dr Moeed By: APP on November 24, 2021ISLAMABAD: On Wednesday, National Security Adviser (NSA) Dr Moeed Yusuf said the world community has to focus its efforts to ensure relief and assistance to over 35 million Afghan nationals at the brink of human catastrophe as financial sanctions were hampering international donor agencies’ aid endeavors in the war-torn country. “It is necessary for the […]
India, new destroyer of regional cyber stability: Lu Chuanying By: APP on November 24, 2021BEIJING: A Chinese cybersecurity company recently released a report saying that it has captured a state-level hacking organization in India launching cyber attacks against China and Pakistan, with a clear aim at sensitive military departments. Based on online tracking for a long time, the company has found that this hacking organization has become one of […]
Humanitarian aid: The United States says it will resume talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan next week By: Web Desk on November 24, 2021WASHINGTON: The US said on Wednesday that it will resume negotiations with the Afghan Taliban in Qatar next week to discuss, among other things, the war against terrorism and the country’s humanitarian catastrophe. The US group will be led by Tom West, the US special envoy for Afghanistan, for the two-week talks, according to State […]
Experts say that engagement between the EU and Pakistan is critical in combating non-traditional security threats By: Web Desk on November 24, 2021BRUSSELS: Experts agreed during a study tour event in Brussels that cooperation between the EU and Pakistan on unconventional dangers to the world, such as climate change, food security, and migration, will bring peace and prosperity to the region. Non-traditional threats are now posing a greater threat to global security than traditional threats, according to […]
‘Nick and I are expecting’: momentous news revealed by Priyanka Chopra By: Web Desk on November 24, 2021In the Netflix special Jonas Brother Family Roast, Priyanka Chopra doesn’t hold back when it comes to making fun of her husband Nick Jonas. Chopra takes some series digs at her husband on the one-hour show, which comprises comedians and Jonas’ wives teasing the three musicians with burning jokes. Speaking about the most famous Jonas […]
Bill Announced by India to ban Cryptocurrencies By: Web Desk on November 24, 2021The Indian government will submit legislation to prohibit private cryptocurrencies and establish a framework for a central bank-backed digital currency, parliament announced late Tuesday. The new measure “seeks to prohibit all private cryptocurrencies in India,” according to the Lok Sabha, and follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s warning last week that Bitcoin poses a risk to […]
IN JANUARY, UK WILL REVIEW COVID TRAVEL RULES By: Web Desk on November 23, 2021Minister Robert Courts said on Monday that the UK will examine its COVID travel restrictions in January and is considering overhauling its airport slots system as part of a larger new aviation policy. Airlines have complained that the requirement for day-2 coronavirus tests and cumbersome passenger locator paperwork has prevented passengers from travelling to and […]