Pakistan World News
Sat, 06 Feb 21 13:36:54 +0500'Playing with fire': Twitter's India snub sparks debate on compliance, free speech
Government officials ordinary netizens are split over free speech and the US company’s compliance practices
Sat, 06 Feb 21 14:53:42 +0500Netanyahu vows to fight 'anti-Semitic' ICC ruling
We will fight this perversion of justice with all our might, says Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in a statement
Sat, 06 Feb 21 13:18:56 +0500Iran top diplomat urges Biden to return to nuclear deal
Referring to elections in Iran in June, Zarif says the election of a hardline president could further risk the deal
Sun, 07 Feb 21 09:12:23 +0500UN envoy Griffiths in Iran for first time to discuss Yemen crisis: TV
Days after Washington announced an end to its support for Saudi-led military operations in Yemen
Sun, 07 Feb 21 08:41:53 +0500Intruder Throws Spotlight on US Air Force Security Woes
Despite heightened security measures after the Jan 6 Capitol Hill attack
Sun, 07 Feb 21 08:33:08 +0500Biggest protests in Myanmar since 2007 draw tens of thousands
With no internet and official information scarce, rumours swirl about the fate of Suu Kyi and her cabinet
Sun, 07 Feb 21 09:28:02 +0500Saudi-led coalition says intercepted Houthi armed drone attack
Aimed to target “civilians and civilian objects” says coalition spokesperson
Sat, 06 Feb 21 06:49:04 +0500UN urges 'maximum restraint' as India farm protesters widen blockade
The rights to peaceful assembly & expression should be protected both offline & online says the UN High Commission
Sat, 06 Feb 21 14:40:15 +0500China approves Sinovac Biotech Covid-19 vaccine for general public use
Indonesia, Turkey, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay, and Laos have granted authorisation for the Sinovac vaccines
Wed, 03 Feb 21 07:30:11 +0500With social media solidarity, protesting Indian farmers win global attention
Prominent Western activists support the months-long campaign against agriculture reforms
Wed, 03 Feb 21 11:20:58 +0500Tiny houses: Turkish tourism thinks small in Covid era
Their prices range from $17,000 (125,000 lira) to $30,000
Sat, 06 Feb 21 17:03:52 +0500US navy vet recovers wallet lost 53 years ago in Antarctica
Paul, 91, did not even remember losing billfold when strangers contacted him to return it
Fri, 05 Feb 21 13:59:31 +0500Climate change may have had 'key role' in Covid-19 pandemic
Researchers say 100 strains of coronavirus concentrated in ‘hotspot’ area
Fri, 05 Feb 21 06:12:12 +0500Australia to keep quarantine beyond vaccine rollout
It will keep a mandatory two-week quarantine for all overseas visitors
Sat, 06 Feb 21 07:36:12 +0500US to revoke terrorist designation of Yemen's Houthis due to famine
The reversal comes a day after President Joe Biden declared a halt to US support for the military campaign in Yemen
Sat, 06 Feb 21 12:05:09 +0500Pakistan conducts scholarship entry tests for Afghan students
The merit-based scholarships for Afghan students under HEC is a great initiative of the govt, says Pak envoy
Sat, 06 Feb 21 13:05:40 +0500Blinken makes first call to Saudi foreign minister
Saudi foreign minister congratulates US Secretary of State on taking up new appointment last week
Thu, 04 Feb 21 05:28:52 +0500Australia puts 500 tennis players, staff into coronavirus isolation
Australian Open was likely to go ahead though “there were no guarantees”, says Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews
Sat, 06 Feb 21 13:34:26 +0500Myanmar military detains Australian in first known arrest of a foreign national since coup
Australia’s foreign ministry 'deeply concerned' about reports of Australian detained arbitrarily in Myanmar
Sat, 06 Feb 21 10:04:41 +0500Myanmar generals shut down internet as thousands protest coup
Civil society organisations appeal to internet providers and mobile networks to resist the junta’s orders
Sat, 06 Feb 21 11:42:27 +0500Tractors, trucks block India's roads as farm protests widen
Indian government has offered concessions to the farmers but refuses to repeal three laws passed last year
Fri, 05 Feb 21 19:38:08 +0500India restoring fast mobile internet in IIOJK after 18 months
4G mobile internet services being restored in Occupied Kashmir, says local administration
Sat, 06 Feb 21 06:47:49 +0500Blinken presses China on Xinjiang, Hong Kong in call with Beijing's top diplomat
Both sides must respect each other’s political systems and development paths, Chinese Foreign Ministry said