Pakistan World News
Thu, 31 Dec 20 16:54:04 +0500UK court orders $28.7m payment to Broadsheet
Amount to be debited from HC account in London as NAB fails to clear liabilities to lobbyist firm
Fri, 01 Jan 21 07:11:37 +0500China reports 19 new Covid-19 cases vs 25 a day earlier
The total number of cases in mainland China now stands at 87,071, while the death toll remained unchanged at 4,634
Thu, 31 Dec 20 08:35:16 +0500Vaccinated US nurse contracts Covid-19, expert says Pfizer shot needed more time to work - ABC
Matthew went to a drive-up hospital testing site and tested positive for Covid-19 the day after Christmas
Fri, 01 Jan 21 07:05:59 +0500In northern France, first trucks cross new customs border with UK
Customs formalities on the island nation’s frontier with Europe return for the first time in several decades
Fri, 01 Jan 21 07:26:04 +0500Islamic state claims knife attack in capital of Russia’s southern Chechnya
Two assailants killed one policeman and injured another
Fri, 01 Jan 21 05:47:06 +0500Crowds fill streets in China's pandemic-hit Wuhan, celebrate New Year
As per tradition, hundreds gathered in front of the old Hankow Customs House building
Fri, 01 Jan 21 09:28:08 +0500In dueling New Year messages, Trump reflects while Biden looks ahead
Trump yet to formally concede his November election defeat to his Democratic rival
Fri, 01 Jan 21 05:41:54 +0500Subdued Brazil New Year celebrations met with silence in Covid-19 ward
Brazil reported 56,773 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours
Fri, 01 Jan 21 07:34:06 +0500Australia changes National Anthem wording to reflect Indigenous history
There is now a renewed focus on Indigenous empowerment amid the Black Lives Matter movement
Wed, 30 Dec 20 11:36:53 +0500Journey to nowhere: Migrants wait in the cold to be bussed from burnt Bosnia camp
Police say blaze probably started by migrants unhappy at the temporary closure of the camp, scheduled for the same day
Wed, 30 Dec 20 09:41:37 +0500Factbox: Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus
Countries brace for higher infections ahead of the New Year long weekend
Wed, 30 Dec 20 08:49:20 +0500India can't defeat Pakistan militarily, argues former Indian police officer in new book
Says frenzied import of conventional weapons cannot guarantee solutions to military problems posed by Pakistan, China
Wed, 30 Dec 20 17:42:57 +0500‘65 Kashmiris extra-judicially killed in IIOJK in 2020’
232 freedom fighters and 177 Indian troops also among 474 deceased, says report
Wed, 30 Dec 20 12:13:50 +0500Trump pardon of Blackwater Iraq contractors violates international law: UN
Four contractors worked for the private security firm Blackwater owned by the brother of Trump’s education secretary
Thu, 31 Dec 20 13:53:22 +0500US plotting to fabricate pretext for attacking Iran, says FM Zarif
The foreign minister says Iran will ‘openly and directly’ defend its people, security
Thu, 31 Dec 20 15:24:18 +0500'Will always be European': British PM Johnson's father applies for French passport
One cannot tell British people that they are not Europeans, says Stanley Johnson
Thu, 31 Dec 20 12:49:17 +0500Saudi-led coalition strikes at Yemen capital after attacks on Aden blamed on Houthis
Coalition air strikes hit Sanaa airport and several other sites in and around the city; no casualties reported yet
Thu, 31 Dec 20 11:02:04 +0500A divided United Kingdom exits EU's orbit, enters Brexit unknown
After five years of frenzied gyrations of the Brexit crisis that have dominated European affairs
Thu, 31 Dec 20 13:18:30 +0500Explainer-How does AstraZeneca's vaccine compare with Pfizer-BioNTech?
AstraZeneca vaccine’s efficacy in preventing infections was 70.4%, compared with Pfizer/BioNTech's efficacy of 95%
Thu, 31 Dec 20 14:08:19 +0500China’s Zhong Shanshan becomes Asia’s richest man
China's bottled water king dethrones Indian businessman Mukesh Ambani
Thu, 31 Dec 20 14:58:39 +0500Pope to skip leading New Year services because of flare-up of leg pain
It will be first time since 2013 that Pope Francis will have skipped leading a major papal event for health reasons
Thu, 31 Dec 20 16:10:18 +0500Fireworks explode over empty streets as 2020 slinks away into history
No light show in Beijing, the lions of London’s Trafalgar Square will be barricaded off, as will Red Square in Moscow
Thu, 31 Dec 20 16:49:49 +0500Explainer-What we know about China-made vaccines
Recently approved vaccine Sinopharm’s Beijing developer says its Phase 3 trial showed 79.34% efficacy