Blinken sees unity on Taliban after talks with Pakistan, China By: AFP on September 25, 2021US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday he believed the world was united on pressing the Taliban after speaking with Pakistan, China and Russia, key players with Afghanistan’s new rulers. Blinken met Thursday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly with his counterpart from Pakistan, and held talks with ministers of the four […]
Hundreds protest in Kabul to demand release of Afghan foreign reserves By: Agencies on September 25, 2021Hundreds of people protested in Kabul on Friday, demanding that the United States release billions of dollars in central bank reserves blocked outside Afghanistan as the new Taliban government struggles to contain a deepening economic crisis. The well organized demonstration, featuring banners with messages printed in English, came as Taliban officials stepped up demands for […]
China, Pakistan committed to success of CPEC By: Farooq Awan on September 25, 2021Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong says the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), being a pilot project of the Belt and Road Initiative, benefits Pakistan’s national development and realises its transformation from geopolitics to geo-economics. In an interview with Daily Times, the ambassador spoke about the recent meeting of the JCC and achievements and challenges of […]
UK PM ‘angry’ with ECB for abandoning Pakistan tour By: News Desk on September 25, 2021The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) was “urged to go ahead as planned” for the Pakistan tour by the British government officials, according to a report by The Times. The report also mentioned that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has expressed anger at the ECB’s decision to cancel the tour to Pakistan scheduled for […]
Three killed in shootout inside Dehli courtroom By: Agencies on September 25, 2021Three people were killed in a suspected gangland shooting inside a Delhi courtroom on Friday, police said, causing panic in the premises. The incident occurred when a suspected gang leader appeared in court and two men who were sitting inside dressed as lawyers fired shots at him, police said. Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana said […]
China draws up list of 100 instances of US ‘interference’ in Hong Kong By: Agencies on September 25, 2021China on Friday listed more than 100 instances of what it said was U.S. interference in Hong Kong affairs, including President Joe Biden’s show of support for a pro-democracy newspaper. U.S. politicians and officials have denounced China over its tightening control of the former British colony of Hong Kong, especially the imposition of a sweeping […]
WHO to enhance protective health measures at Islamabad airport By: Press Release on September 25, 2021WHO Representative in Pakistan, Dr Palitha Mahipala and staff visited Islamabad International Airport and distributed masks and IEC material among passengers and their relatives as part of the ‘Wear a mask, protect Pakistan’ campaign andto promote the use of non-pharmaceutical public health measures (PHM). These preventive measures against COVID-19 are effective interventions to slow down […]
Palestinian killed during West Bank clashes with Israeli troops By: Agencies on September 25, 2021Israeli troops firing rubber bullets shot and killed a Palestinian man and injured others on Friday during clashes at a protest against Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry and medics said. The Israeli military said hundreds of Palestinians had gathered in the area, south of the Palestinian city of Nablus, […]
World’s youth take to streets again to battle climate change By: Agencies on September 25, 2021Young people around the world took to the streets on Friday to demand urgent action to avert disastrous climate change, in their largest protest since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The strike takes place five weeks before the U.N. COP26 summit, which aims to secure more ambitious climate action from world leaders to drastically […]
UN issues new Syria war death toll By: Agencies on September 25, 2021At least 350,209 people have been killed in the decade-old war in Syria, the United Nations human rights office said on Friday in its first report since 2014 on the death toll, adding that the tally was an “undercount”. The figure includes civilians and combatants and is based on strict methodology requiring the full name […]