‘COVID-19 worst crisis in Asia-Pacific since WW II’ on April 21, 2021The coronavirus pandemic has created the worst crisis in Asia-Pacific since World War II, exposing structural weaknesses and fault lines, and revealing gaps in health services, social protection, and digital connectivity in the region, according to a new study. The study, Beyond The Pandemic – Building back better from crises in Asia, has been prepared […]
Ramadan charity helps Pakistan’s poor on April 11, 2021Despite a surge in coronavirus cases and rising inflation, grocery stores and supermarkets in Karachi, the country’s commercial capital, are overcrowded with customers ahead of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Neatly wrapped packets and boxes of lentils, flour, rice, cooking oil, tea, spices, beverages, and other food items are arranged in shelves at a […]
Turkey’s Air Force aerobatic team to perform on Pakistan Day on March 22, 2021A famed Turkish Air Force aerobatic team has arrived in Pakistan to showcase their unique display on the country’s National Day, Turkey’s National Defense Ministry said on Sunday. “SOLOTURK, the demonstration team of the Turkish Air Force will conduct a demo flight by participating in friendly and brotherly Pakistan’s National Day activities,” the ministry said […]
Multinational military drill ‘to give Pakistan diplomatic push’ on February 10, 2021Hosted by Pakistan, a week-long multination naval exercise is set to begin in the Arabian Sea from Thursday, a move that could set the tone for its enhanced bilateral relations with many countries, experts said. Naval forces from 45 countries, including the United States, China, Russia and Turkey are participating in Aman-2021 from February 11-16. […]
Turkish aid agency sets up medical facility in Pakistan on January 27, 2021KARACHI: Turkey’s state-run aid agency has set up a medical facility for surgeries of children born with cleft lip and palate in Pakistan. The specialised operation theater has been set up at Al Mustafa Medical Center – a charity hospital run by a local NGO – in the southern port city of Karachi. Turkish Cooperation […]
Afghanistan hails US plan to review deal with Taliban on January 25, 2021KABUL: The Afghan government is welcoming the new US Biden administration moving to review the February 2020 deal with Taliban insurgents. Presidential spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said in a statement Saturday that the US-Taliban agreement has so far failed to deliver the desired goal of ending Taliban violence and bringing a ceasefire. “The Taliban did not live up […]
Pakistan, India, China tensions spike in 2020 on December 19, 2020indian-pakistan-chinaThe relations between three Asian nuclear neighbors – Pakistan, India, and China – plummeted to new depths in 2020, with experts foreseeing no “detente” next year either. The tumultuous year saw the first deadly clash between Indian and Chinese armies in the last 45 years in the mountainous Ladakh region in June. The ties between […]
‘Politicization’ of COVID-19 leads to confusion on December 18, 2020Pakistani health experts accuse both the government and the opposition of “politicizing” the COVID-19 pandemic, which has created a “widespread confusion” among the general public about the disease. “The government and the opposition have politicized a pure health issue, sending conflicting messages to the general public about the disease,” Dr. Rana Jawad Asghar, an Islamabad-based […]
Erdogan doubles down in backlash against Macron’s Islam comments on October 26, 2020ISTANBUL: The backlash against President Emmanuel Macron’s comments on Islam intensified Sunday, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan again urging him to have “mental checks” and protests in Muslim-majority nations. Speaking after teacher Samuel Paty was beheaded for showing caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed to pupils in a lesson on free speech earlier this month, […]
Nearly 20,000 Amazon employees contract Covid-19 on October 8, 2020ANKARA: Amazon said almost 20,000 of its workers have contracted the novel coronavirus since March, the first time the e-commerce firm has disclosed a figure since the start of the pandemic. Amazon said Thursday in a blog statement 19,816 employees have tested positive or been presumed positive for Covid-19. “We have done a thorough analysis […]