Pakistan World News
Mon, 25 Apr 22 09:45:05 +0500Panic buying in Beijing as district starts mass COVID testing
Shoppers in the city crowded stores and online platforms to stock up on leafy vegetables, fresh meat, instant noodles
Mon, 25 Apr 22 16:15:24 +0500Russia warns United States against sending more arms to Ukraine
US President Joe Biden had pledged $800 million in more weaponry for Ukraine
Mon, 25 Apr 22 15:35:10 +0500Iran hails latest talks with Saudi Arabia as 'positive'
Fifth round of negotiations in Baghdad was positive and serious and saw progress, says foreign ministry
Mon, 25 Apr 22 16:58:10 +0500Turkish philanthropist Kavala jailed for life, activists protest
Court also sentences seven others to 18 years in jail each for aiding an attempt to overthrow govt
Mon, 25 Apr 22 17:16:27 +0500New York judge holds Trump in contempt for failing to comply with subpoena
Court orders former US president to be fined $10,000 per day until he complies
Mon, 25 Apr 22 12:58:10 +0500Iran urges new nuclear meet 'as soon as possible'
The 2015 deal gave Iran sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on its nuclear programme
Mon, 25 Apr 22 15:20:36 +0500US panel says India religious freedom worsens 'significantly'
The commission, for the third straight year, recommends sanctions on New Delhi over rights abuses
Sun, 24 Apr 22 21:16:05 +0500In a first, global military spending surpasses $2tr
The five largest spenders in 2021 remain the US, China, India, UK and Russia
Mon, 25 Apr 22 13:55:04 +0500Putin accuses West of 'terror', tells prosecutors to be tough
Russian president says West is involved in inciting attacks on Russian journalists
Sat, 16 Apr 22 15:45:21 +0500The first eight months of the Taliban regime
As easy as it was for Taliban to wrest control of Afghanistan last August, its niggling governance struggles endure
Mon, 25 Apr 22 15:32:00 +0500World's oldest person dies in Japan aged 119
Born on Jan 2, 1903, Tanaka was confirmed by Guinness World Records in 2019 as the oldest living person
Sun, 24 Apr 22 16:33:53 +0500In pictures: Holy Fire lights up Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre
With processions, chants and ululations, thousands of Christian Palestinians and pilgrims celebrated the ceremony
Sat, 23 Apr 22 18:32:33 +0500Guns became leading killer of US children, teens in 2020: report
Guns surpassed car crashes as the top cause of death in America for those aged 19 and under in 2020, analysis shows
Mon, 18 Apr 22 13:21:21 +0500Firing squad or electrocution?: US death penalty in spotlight
Capital punishment has been on wane in US but an upcoming slate of executions refocused attention on death penalty
Sat, 23 Apr 22 08:04:55 +0500US 'welcomes' NSC statement rejecting 'foreign conspiracy' allegation
Senior official says US has always viewed strong, prosperous, democratic Pakistan as critical to US interests
Wed, 20 Apr 22 06:09:33 +0500Pakistan 'highly' values its relations with UK
British high commissioner calls on PM Shehbaz; expresses desire to work closely with Pakistan
Fri, 22 Apr 22 18:42:07 +0500Lights go out on Erdogan rival who refused to pay soaring power bills
I will sit in the darkness to experience the pain of my people, says opposition party chief
Tue, 19 Apr 22 09:24:42 +0500US 'looks forward' to closer cooperation with new Pakistani government
Price terms Islamabad 'important stakeholder' for stability in Afghanistan
Tue, 19 Apr 22 10:45:00 +0500PML-N holds protests outside residence of Jemima's 88-year-old mother
Protestor threatens breaking into bedrooms of Imran Khan's family if protests don't stop outside Nawaz family's homes
Wed, 13 Apr 22 11:00:00 +0500Pakistan rejects ‘unwarranted’ reference in Indo-US talks
FO says unfortunate that bilateral cooperation mechanism was being used to target third country
Wed, 13 Apr 22 19:54:25 +0500In a first, Pakistani author receives highest honour in London
Express columnist Arif Anis has become a Freeman of the City of London
Tue, 12 Apr 22 13:18:01 +0500Sri Lanka defaults on entire $51b external debt
Island nation is grappling with its worst economic downturn since independence with regular blackouts
Tue, 29 Mar 22 05:18:16 +0500Qureshi arrives in China for ministerial moot on Afghanistan
Wang says Pakistan, China agree to practice true multilateralism to resist resurgence of Cold War mentality