Pakistan World News
Wed, 06 Jan 21 19:26:38 +0500Pakistan eyes 'deepening economic ties with Africa'
Pakistan’s outreach and presence in Africa being significantly enhanced, says FM Qureshi
Wed, 06 Jan 21 19:01:19 +0500BJP govt executing pogrom against Muslims in India: PM Imran
Modi responsible for tense ties between Pakistan and India, says premier
Thu, 07 Jan 21 06:12:24 +0500Criticism mounts over India's 'abrupt' approval of COVAXIN
Bharat Biotech’s COVAXIN had already faced criticism from opposition lawmakers and health expert for lack of efficacy
Wed, 06 Jan 21 20:27:31 +0500‘It’s time to go home’, says Trump after his supporters storm US Capitol
Trump supporters overturned barricades, clashed with police on the US Capitol grounds and streamed inside the building
Thu, 07 Jan 21 05:35:28 +0500Under heavy guard, Congress back to work after Trump supporters storm US Capitol
Trump told his supporters to pressure their elected officials to reject the results, urging them “to fight”
Thu, 07 Jan 21 08:53:23 +0500After Trump supporters storm US Capitol, Congress certifies Biden win
Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are due to take office on January 20
Thu, 07 Jan 21 06:01:46 +0500Twitter, Facebook freeze Trump accounts as tech giants respond to storming of US Capitol
Four people died on Capitol grounds in the chaos, including a woman who was shot and killed inside the building
Thu, 07 Jan 21 06:07:28 +0500Four deaths, 52 arrests made after Trump supporters storm US Capitol
Several others were arrested on charges related to carrying unlicensed or prohibited firearms
Thu, 07 Jan 21 08:53:28 +0500US House rejects attempt to overturn Biden victory in Arizona
With a similar vote earlier occurring in the Republican-controlled Senate
Mon, 04 Jan 21 10:25:37 +0500Factbox-Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus
Mexico studies the case of a 32-year-old doctor hospitalised after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine
Tue, 05 Jan 21 09:09:45 +0500Italy imposes post-holiday Covid-19 curbs to keep lid on infections
The infection rate has vacillated, with many hundreds dying each day
Mon, 04 Jan 21 09:49:04 +0500Tractors to Twitter: India's protesting farmers battle on highway, online
Demonstrators also battle a social media campaign by the Hindu-nationalist BJP of PM Modi
Tue, 05 Jan 21 14:47:08 +0500A Covid-19 shot for $150? Online scams surge as slow vaccine rollout frustrates
Scams include emails, robocallers promising entry to supposedly secret lists for early vaccine
Thu, 07 Jan 21 09:13:48 +0500Beijing freezes as temperature hits five decade lows
Yet there was no snow and little ice as the atmosphere over the city was extremely dry
Wed, 06 Jan 21 09:24:58 +0500Afghan peace talks may suffer from Trump's departure
Experts do not see total breakdown but think Biden may seek review of Doha agreement
Wed, 06 Jan 21 09:11:13 +0500Conservative Newsmax TV network makes early call for Democrat in Georgia
Risks raising the ire of US President Donald Trump
Tue, 05 Jan 21 16:40:18 +0500Israeli officer shoots dead Palestinian in West Bank
Israeli officials claimed that the suspect threw a knife at the officer after which he was shot
Tue, 05 Jan 21 13:49:31 +0500Iran tests drones in military exercise
Combat drones are being tested to be used as bombers and interceptors in surveillance missions, says Fars news agency
Wed, 06 Jan 21 16:39:11 +0500South African variant unlikely to 'completely negate' Covid vaccines, scientist says
British scientists also expressed concern that vaccines may not be able to protect against the new variant
Tue, 05 Jan 21 13:00:16 +0500British PM Johnson cancels India visit
Premier cites need to oversee coronavirus pandemic response in Britain
Wed, 06 Jan 21 13:56:29 +0500US Congress moved to terminate Pakistan's status as major non-NATO ally
Republican Congressman Andy Biggs claims US president not in a position to issue a separate designation to Pakistan
Tue, 05 Jan 21 12:38:47 +0500Riyadh, allies agree to restore ties with Qatar, says Saudi FM
There is ‘political will and good faith’ to guarantee implementation of the deal, says FM Faisal bin Farhan
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