Pakistan World News
Fri, 18 Jun 21 07:59:10 +0500Moscow extends COVID-19 restrictions, closes Euro 2020 fan zones
Measures include bans on public events with more than 1,000 people, amongst others
Fri, 18 Jun 21 08:23:32 +0500Chinese, Indian workers among 11 killed in Nepal floods, 25 missing
Bodies of the three workers have been recovered near the town of Melamchi in Sindhupalchowk district
Fri, 18 Jun 21 07:55:43 +0500Judge under US sanctions set for presidency as Iranians vote
Many expected to ignore the ballot amid economic hardship, calls for a boycott by liberals at home and abroad
Fri, 18 Jun 21 06:17:35 +0500India police summon Twitter chief over viral video
After a video shared widely by Twitter users showed Hindu men beating an elderly Muslim man and cutting his beard
Fri, 18 Jun 21 07:35:22 +0500Policeman killed, more than 80 students abducted in attack on Nigerian school
The third mass kidnapping in three weeks in northwest Nigeria, attributed to armed bandits seeking ransom payments
Thu, 17 Jun 21 18:48:08 +0500US agrees to give Turkey lead role in securing Kabul airport
Biden, Erdogan failed to resolve issue of Turkey's purchase of Russian defence systems, says official
Fri, 18 Jun 21 07:00:57 +0500Pakistan javelin-thrower sharpens hopes of rare Olympic medal
If I throw my best then, God willing, I will win a medal, says Arshad Nadeem
Thu, 17 Jun 21 17:10:51 +0500Indian journalists could face jail over tweets against humiliation of Muslim man
Reporters Without Borders calls on Uttar Pradesh state police to immediately withdraw absurd charges
Thu, 17 Jun 21 11:42:34 +0500Australian central bank among those hit by widespread internet outages
This is the second major blackout in little more than a week
Fri, 18 Jun 21 04:53:28 +0500Iran set to elect a conservative president
Experts fault former US president Donald Trump's maximum pressure policy for the shift in Tehran's political landscape
Fri, 18 Jun 21 07:14:08 +0500Global displacement from war, crises doubles in a decade: UN
About 42 per cent of the world's displaced are girls and boys under the age of 18
Thu, 17 Jun 21 16:00:27 +0500Botswana unearths world's third largest diamond
A 1,098 carat diamond believed to be the third largest gem-quality stone ever to be mined
Thu, 17 Jun 21 11:22:31 +0500More people view crypto assets as acceptable investment, says UK watchdog
The average holding has risen to 300 pounds ($419.58) from 260 pounds
Thu, 17 Jun 21 09:43:45 +0500Britain facing airline pressure, considers easing restrictions for vaccinated travellers
It is sticking to quarantine requirements which deter travel
Fri, 18 Jun 21 04:55:59 +0500EU, Pakistan reiterate support for intra-Afghan ‘peace process’
Special Envoy praises Islamabad’s role for regional peace
Sat, 12 Jun 21 14:57:30 +0500The precarious path to peace
Recent statements from Pakistan and India indicate a thaw in frozen ties may be in the offing
Sun, 13 Jun 21 06:02:17 +0500Kashmiris protest as G7 leaders arrive for summit
Protesters demand right to self-determination to people in occupied territories
Fri, 11 Jun 21 08:41:27 +0500US Senate confirms first federal Muslim judge in American history
Quraishi, 46, son of Pakistani immigrants, was confirmed for post by 81-16 voting ratio
Sat, 12 Jun 21 12:15:09 +0500Hundreds protest in UK against India's human rights violations in IIOJK
India has turned IIOJK into a concentration camp, says TeK UK President Raja Fahim Kayani
Fri, 11 Jun 21 11:24:47 +0500Clerics at Makkah summit deem Afghan war 'unjustified'
Afghan, Pakistani and KSA scholars attend virtual meeting; urge warring groups to come to negotiation table
Tue, 08 Jun 21 05:54:26 +0500PM saddened over killing of Pakistani-origin family in Ontario
Says act of terrorism reveals growing Islamophobia in West; Qureshi denounces incident
Wed, 09 Jun 21 12:43:33 +0500Pak-US military ties strong, enduring: US envoy
US Naval ship USS Monterey visits Karachi; ships team discusses bilateral maritime security capabilities
Wed, 09 Jun 21 05:26:41 +0500Killing of Pakistani Muslim family in Canada sends shockwaves
Canadian premier describes incident as ‘terrorist attack’