Pakistan World News
Thu, 08 Apr 21 06:31:11 +0500US pledges Iraq troop withdrawal but without timeline
Iraqi calls soared for a withdrawal of US troops after former president Trump ordered assassination of Qasem Soleimani
Fri, 09 Apr 21 05:53:36 +0500India to review Covid-19 vaccines after blood clot warning - report
After Europe’s drug regulator finds a possible link between AstraZeneca’s vaccine and rare blood clotting issues
Fri, 09 Apr 21 07:22:25 +0500A dozen Bangkok hospitals suspend COVID-19 testing amid shortages
some saying the suspension will last only a few days and others giving no date for resumption of tests
Thu, 08 Apr 21 19:26:07 +0500Taraweeh prayer returns to mosques in Arab nations
6 countries allow special night prayers in Ramazan; 3 continue ban amid coronavirus pandemic
Fri, 09 Apr 21 06:28:45 +0500Iran frees South Korean ship, captain after promise to help with frozen funds
Iranian authorities seized the chemical tanker in the Strait of Hormuz off Oman
Fri, 09 Apr 21 06:07:23 +0500China repeats call to resist 'vaccine nationalism', pledges to keep monetary support
Bank of China governor says the pick-up in global growth “slow and uneven”, fair distribution of vaccines is key
Fri, 09 Apr 21 06:14:05 +0500Australia doubles Pfizer vaccine order as Astra clotting worries upend rollout
Australia has joined a host of countries in restricting use of the vaccine due to clotting concerns
Fri, 09 Apr 21 07:51:42 +0500The sudden visit to Covid victims' families that sparked Jordan's royal rift
The March 14 visit to the city of Salt was the “straw that broke the camel’s back”
Thu, 08 Apr 21 18:52:47 +0500US President Biden announces steps to limit 'ghost' guns
Commenting on recent incidents of mass shooting, Biden says 'this is an epidemic, for God’s sake, and it has to stop'
Thu, 08 Apr 21 15:27:21 +0500Rivalry between China and Western nations likely to intensify: US report
Rich-poor gap, climate change, conflicts will pose greater challenges in coming decades, concludes Global Trends 2040
Thu, 08 Apr 21 07:18:34 +0500US to support India’s climate plans: Envoy
Washington's special envoy for climate change John Kerry meets India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi
Thu, 08 Apr 21 07:25:19 +0500French Senate OKs proposal to ban prayers at universities
Senate approves adding proposal to ban religious practices in university's to bill against 'Islamist separatism'
Thu, 08 Apr 21 10:15:19 +0500Britons can be confident in vaccine monitoring, health secretary says
“We have more than enough Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to cover all of the remaining eight and a half million people,”
Thu, 08 Apr 21 07:29:02 +0500India's record Covid-19 surge continues, vaccines run short
The spike, much faster than last year’s first wave, has caught the authorities by surprise
Thu, 08 Apr 21 10:12:26 +0500Russia to soon supply another 150,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses to Pakistan
Ready to help our Pakistani colleagues meet their needs, says Russian FM during two-day visit to Islamabad
Thu, 08 Apr 21 07:03:32 +0500Philippines suspends use of AstraZeneca vaccine for people under 60
Temporary suspension does not mean that the vaccine is unsafe or ineffective
Tue, 06 Apr 21 09:53:33 +0500Visually impaired Pakistani student wins scholarship to Oxford
Born blind, Khansa Maria wishes to use her skills, experience in a way that benefits others with her disability
Wed, 07 Apr 21 10:19:03 +0500Thai rescue unit frees Buddhist monk trapped in flooded cave
Seventeen divers participated in the effort to find and free the monk
Tue, 06 Apr 21 07:37:33 +0500‘Pakistan’s diplomacy exposed India’s fascism in Kashmir and region’
Ambassador Akram says India failed in its campaign to isolate Pakistan, a prominent member of international community
Mon, 05 Apr 21 11:53:29 +0500FO pays condolences to Bangladesh over ferry accident
Ferry carrying around 50 passengers collided with a cargo vessel and sank on April 4 in Shitalakhsya River
Thu, 01 Apr 21 11:57:55 +0500CJCSC meets top Turkish security, defence officials
ISPR says both sides deliberated upon bilateral cooperation including security and counter-terrorism
Fri, 02 Apr 21 18:52:22 +0500President Xi wishes Alvi quick recovery from coronavirus
Will always stand with Pakistan to jointly fight Covid-19 pandemic, reiterates Chinese president
Wed, 31 Mar 21 09:22:34 +0500PM Imran urges financial commitments to address climate change
Asks world’s leading economies to provide finances to Pakistan, other vulnerable countries