Pakistan World News
Fri, 30 Jul 21 13:28:14 +0500Delta variant as contagious as chickenpox: report
Variant more likely to break through protections afforded by the vaccines, says report
Sat, 31 Jul 21 08:27:55 +0500Four killed as wildfires sweep Turkey, villages evacuated
More than 70 wildfires have broken out this week in provinces on Turkey's Aegean and Mediterranean coasts
Sat, 31 Jul 21 08:38:31 +0500COVID-19 cases surge in Sydney as police cordon deters protest
There are 210 locally acquired cases of COVID-19 reported in Sydney and vicinities
Fri, 30 Jul 21 19:29:53 +0500Taliban admit killing Afghan comic beaten in viral video
He (Mohammad Fazal) tried to flee when we detained him, prompting our gunmen to kill him, says Taliban spokesman
Fri, 30 Jul 21 18:59:58 +0500WHO urges action to suppress Covid before deadlier variants emerge
Delta variant is a warning that virus can mutate again into something even worse, says director Michael Ryan
Fri, 30 Jul 21 13:45:43 +0500Taliban fighters enter provincial capital, clash with Afghan forces
Taliban have made swift territorial gains over last two months but have not yet captured any provincial capitals
Fri, 30 Jul 21 17:10:09 +0500Aunt drives for months in US with dead kids in trunk
Nicole Johnson faces multiple charges including child abuse resulting in deaths of her young nephew, niece
Fri, 30 Jul 21 15:02:12 +0500Covid vaccine protection highly likely to wane over time: UK advisers
Coronavirus vaccination campaigns may continue for many years to come, say scientists
Fri, 30 Jul 21 13:48:23 +0500COAS urges Afghan media to defeat spoilers of peace
Gen Qamar says peace in Afghanistan is Pakistan’s earnest desire
Thu, 29 Jul 21 13:43:11 +0500Road to ruin: Double tax and bandits on Pak-Afghan trade route
We loaded grapes in Kandahar and on the way we have been extorted at least three times, says trucker Hidayatullah
Thu, 29 Jul 21 08:58:18 +0500Australia's Sydney posts record daily rise in COVID-19 cases, seeks military help
Country has struggled to contain an outbreak of highly infectious Delta variant in and around Sydney in recent weeks
Tue, 27 Jul 21 05:18:46 +0500Ready to work with Pakistan on climate change: Kerry
Praises Prime Minister Imran Khan's Ten Billion Tree Tsunami project
Fri, 30 Jul 21 09:01:06 +0500Japan to expand state of emergency as COVID-19 shadows Olympics
Country enters a new 'extremely frightening' stage, highly transmissible Delta variant a big factor.
Wed, 28 Jul 21 11:29:59 +0500Canada's Trudeau to gamble on vaccinations, economic rebound in likely September snap vote
Trudeau, 49, is eyeing September for what would be his third election
Fri, 30 Jul 21 19:57:42 +0500UN compound attacked in western Afghanistan, at least one guard killed
The attack involving rocket-propelled grenades happened hours after Taliban fighters penetrated deep into Herat city
Tue, 27 Jul 21 11:35:40 +0500FO calls US report on Pakistan's judicial system 'gratuitous, unwarranted'
Spokesperson says govt firmly believes in separation of powers between executive, legislative and judiciary
Fri, 30 Jul 21 05:31:08 +0500Bahrain acknowledges Pak role in defence development
FM discusses bilateral ties with Bahrain’s PM
Tue, 27 Jul 21 07:15:19 +0500KSA urged to allow back Pak workers
Imran raises with Prince Faisal issue of 400,000 expats who couldn’t go back to S Arabia due to Covid curbs
Tue, 27 Jul 21 14:30:54 +0500Tokyo's virus cases surge to record high just days into Olympics
Delta variant wave pushes daily infections in Japan's capital to 2,848, highest since start of pandemic
Wed, 28 Jul 21 10:52:48 +0500North, South Korea in talks over summit, reopening liaison office
Talks may help restart negotiations aimed at dismantling North's nuclear programmes in return for sanctions relief.
Mon, 26 Jul 21 05:39:43 +0500Saudi foreign minister to visit Pakistan tomorrow
FO says bilateral ties, regional issues will be discussed during Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud's visit
Mon, 26 Jul 21 11:17:25 +0500First Kashmir Conference held in Germany
Participants unanimously approve resolution against Indian aggression
Fri, 23 Jul 21 11:37:36 +0500Bodies of Chinese engineers killed in Dasu incident to be handed over
Bodies trasnsported to Islamabad airpot to be sent to China