Lebanon tribunal on brink of closure over cash shortage By: AFP on June 2, 2021The Special Tribunal for Lebanon, which tries suspects over the 2005 Beirut bombing that killed ex-premier Rafic Hariri and 21 others, will close unless it receives an urgent cash injection, it warned Wednesday. “Without immediate funding, the Tribunal will not be able to operate beyond July 2021,” the Netherlands-based court said in a statement, describing […]
Thar women produce vegetables at home to fight poverty By: Hanif Samoon on June 2, 2021MITHI: Thar women are producing vegetables in hopes to eliminate poverty. A peasant woman, Hoori Bheel, residing in village Ameen Soomro, near Kaloi town, Tharparkar district, has cultivated off-season vegetables at her courtyard to have safe food products at home. Describing her tale, she said “I started kitchen gardening quite recently, producing a variety of […]
SC directs immediate appointments on vacant posts of accountability courts By: APP on June 2, 2021ISLAMABAD :The Supreme court (SC) on Wednesday directed the government to immediately fill posts lying vacant in the accountability courts. A two-member SC bench comprising Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan and Justice Sajjad Ali Shah issued these directions while hearing a petitioner filed by the government against the Lahore High Court (LHC) order letting Leader of […]
Coronavirus: Latest global developments By: AFP on June 2, 2021 Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: – Workers badly hit – The pandemic has pushed over 100 million more workers into poverty, the UN’s International Labour Organization said, with incomes slashed and 23 million fewer jobs. – Delta variant – The World Health Organization says one strain of a variant first […]
Pakistan’s exports to Canada touch $253.9 million in last 10 months By: APP on June 2, 2021ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports to Canada have reached a high of $253.9 million during the last 10 months of the current Fiscal Year (FY) in different sectors. In terms of volume, Pakistan’s exports to Canada during the period from July 2020 to April 2021 increased from $231.2 million to $253.9 million as compared to the corresponding […]
Iran navy vessel sinks after fire in Gulf of Oman By: AFP on June 2, 2021One of Iran’s largest naval ships sank Wednesday after catching fire while on a “training mission” off a strategic port near the head of the Gulf, the navy said. The British-built fleet replenishment vessel Kharg, which measured more than 200 metres (more than 650 feet) long, caught fire on Tuesday off the port of Jask […]
Huawei to launch new mobile operating system in fight for survival By: AFP on June 2, 2021Embattled Chinese tech giant Huawei will launch a homegrown new mobile operating system on Wednesday as it fights for survival in the smartphone arena after the United States blocked it from using Android. Huawei will unveil its first mobile devices loaded with the new HarmonyOS in an online event broadcast from its headquarters in the […]
‘Limnic eruption’: DR Congo’s volcano nightmare By: AFP on June 2, 2021Orders on Thursday to evacuate Goma, a city lying in the shadow of DR Congo’s Mount Nyiragongo volcano, have shed light on a rare but potentially catastrophic risk — a “limnic eruption,” when volcanic activity combined with a deep lake can spew out lethal, suffocating gas. The phenomenon first came to the world’s attention in […]
Construction in Swat boosting tourism By: Adnan Bacha on June 2, 2021SWAT: People breathed a sigh of relief as construction work kicked off on a ten-kilometer-long road in the Kabal area of Swat. Local people along with several high-ups of ruling Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI), turned up at the groundbreaking ceremony for road construction which took place at Qalagay, an area in Kabal tehsil, here […]
Scotland fans warned off by London Mayor and football authorities By: AFP on June 2, 2021Scotland fans should only travel to London for their Euro 2020 clash with England if they have tickets or a safe place to watch the match, London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Scottish football authorities said on Wednesday. The match on June 18 is traditionally a high-octane encounter both on and off the pitch — England […]