Pakistan World News
Thu, 04 Mar 21 13:45:26 +0500France acquits ex-PM Balladur in Karachi corruption trial
Former PM charged in 2017 with ‘complicity in misuse of corporate assets’ over the sale of submarines to Pakistan
Fri, 05 Mar 21 08:01:00 +0500Indian farmers plan major road blockade outside Delhi to mark 100th day of protests
After several rounds of talks between the government and farm leaders fail
Fri, 05 Mar 21 08:47:22 +0500Saudi-led coalition intercepts drone Houthis say fired at Khamis Mushait
The Houthis have recently stepped up cross-border drone and missile attacks on Saudi cities
Fri, 05 Mar 21 08:09:52 +0500Britain's Prince Philip has successful heart procedure, palace says
The 99-year-old admitted to hospital on Feb 16 after he felt unwell, to receive treatment for an unspecified infection
Thu, 04 Mar 21 10:46:23 +0500US report downgrades India's status from 'Free' to 'Partly Free'
Annual report states status decline due to rising violence and discriminatory policies affecting Muslim population
Thu, 04 Mar 21 19:19:54 +0500Ten Turkish soldiers killed in helicopter crash
Lt. General Osman Erbas, who is officially listed as the head of Turkish army's 8th Corps is also among the dead
Thu, 04 Mar 21 16:11:35 +0500'I will shoot whoever I see': Myanmar soldiers use TikTok to threaten protesters
I am going to patrol the whole city tonight and I will shoot whoever I see, says a uniformed man in a tiktok video
Thu, 04 Mar 21 14:54:58 +0500Tsunami warning issued after quake strikes off New Zealand
The US Geological Survey initially pegged the quake at 7.3, then revised it down to 6.9
Thu, 04 Mar 21 13:04:28 +0500Turkey urges lifting US sanctions on Iran
Erdogan earlier told Iranian President Rouhani in a phone call that he saw a window of opportunity for Iran and US
Tue, 23 Feb 21 13:13:54 +0500How rich is Saudi Arabia? Kingdom does the math in balance sheet overhaul
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman aims at diversifying economy of the world's top oil exporter away from fossil fuel
Wed, 03 Mar 21 18:51:10 +0500'I am happy': Peruvian woman wins historic battle over right to die
Estrada suffers from an incurable condition that atrophies her muscles & has left her breathing through a ventilator
Sun, 28 Feb 21 13:55:43 +0500Dubai cat cafe hopes rescues will find purr-fect new homes
The cafe’s name Ailuromania is a play on the Greek-derived English word for a lover of cats: ailurophile
Fri, 26 Feb 21 07:37:09 +0500In Iraq's Biblical lands, scattered Christians ask 'should I stay or go?'
The stark choice facing many Christians will be highlighted during the first ever papal visit to the Biblical nation
Wed, 24 Feb 21 09:48:02 +0500Iran starts limiting UN inspections until US lifts sanctions
Praising Grossi's 11th-hour diplomacy, Washington expressed its "concern that Iran is moving in the wrong direction
Thu, 04 Mar 21 06:06:06 +0500Pakistan lauds China on eradicating poverty decade ahead of UN deadline
Ambassador Akram says never before have 770 million people been taken out of extreme poverty in a span of 35 years
Thu, 04 Mar 21 12:59:21 +0500CJCSC, Azerbaijan leadership discuss Kashmir issue, Afghan peace
Defence and security ties between Pakistan and Azerbaijan also came under discussion during the meetings, says ISPR
Wed, 03 Mar 21 08:23:45 +0500Australia gifts a Miyawaki forest to Pakistan
Forest gifted under CDA initiative to support Pakistan's Miyawaki Forest and Spring Tree Plantation Campaign 2021
Wed, 03 Mar 21 07:19:50 +0500Pakistan exposes India’s atrocities in IIOJK in verbal clash with India
Pakistani envoy had urged UN rights chief to conduct impartial investigation into human rights violations in Kashmir
Fri, 26 Feb 21 06:39:07 +0500Burial option for Covid victims in Sri Lanka welcomed by PM Imran
Thanks Sri Lankan government for issuing official notification
Tue, 02 Mar 21 06:16:25 +0500APPAC urges to resolve Kashmir dispute through UN resolutions
US-based Pakistani activists call on Biden administration to form bipartisan committee
Sat, 27 Feb 21 10:41:42 +0500Bangladesh under 'no obligation' to accept stranded Rohingya refugees
India’s coast guard found the survivors and eight dead crammed on a fishing boat
Sat, 27 Feb 21 08:56:23 +0500New Zealand's largest city Auckland back to lockdown after COVID-19 case
Rest of New Zealand will be put into Level 2 restrictions that limit public gatherings, among others
Fri, 26 Feb 21 10:58:38 +0500Pakistan has effectively avoided FATF’s blacklist, assures Azhar
Minister says FATF acknowledged Pakistan's achievements made in difficult circumstances