Pakistan World News
Thu, 06 Oct 22 09:05:12 +0500Eight killed in flash floods in India amid heavy monsoon rain
Meteorological Department forecast heavy rain in West Bengal and nearby states in the next three to four days
Thu, 06 Oct 22 17:25:56 +0500Covid wave looms in Europe as booster campaign makes slow start
Omicron subvariants BA.4/5 that dominated this summer are still behind the majority of infections
Thu, 06 Oct 22 16:00:14 +0500India bolsters search for 20 still missing after avalanche
Group of 41 climbing trainees and instructors were caught in Tuesday's massive snowslide
Thu, 06 Oct 22 18:26:08 +0500Floods to drag up to 9 million Pakistanis into poverty: World Bank
WB report says country's poverty rate is expected to rise between 2.5 and 4 percentage points
Thu, 06 Oct 22 13:09:33 +0500Black, ethnic minority people 2.5 times more likely to face poverty than whites in UK: report
Average incomes for Black and minority ethnic people have 'fallen faster and deeper' in past decade, think tank says
Thu, 06 Oct 22 12:31:08 +0500IMF should issue new reserves to help countries tackle overlapping crises - groups
Groups' plea for a second major SDR allocation comes as global finance officials prepare to meet in Washington
Thu, 06 Oct 22 14:20:40 +0500UN rights body renews accountability mandate for Sri Lanka
Pakistan, China among countries intensely opposed the move
Thu, 06 Oct 22 15:12:35 +0500EU parliament holds debate on humanitarian situation in flood-hit Pakistan
Debate was aimed at discussing EU response to emergency situation after climate-induced devastating floods
Thu, 06 Oct 22 08:50:06 +0500Islamic headscarf returns to heart of Turkish political debate
Headscarf issue was for years a focus of fierce discord in Muslim but secular Turkey but ceased to be so after reforms
Wed, 05 Oct 22 18:23:40 +0500‘India fast heading towards much-feared genocide’
India is the No 1 country in the world that is likely to witness a genocide, says analyst
Mon, 03 Oct 22 17:53:47 +0500Umrah pilgrims can now stay in Saudi Arabia for three months
Issuance of Umrah and pilgrimage visas has been made easier through the online platform 'Nusuk'
Sun, 02 Oct 22 07:15:20 +0500Ukraine celebrates recapturing key town, Putin ally raises nuclear jitters
Capture comes just a day after Putin proclaimed the annexation of nearly a fifth of Ukraine
Sat, 01 Oct 22 15:56:48 +0500Kabul blast a setback for Afghan women seeking education against the odds
Women in Afghanistan face growing restrictions from the Taliban government
Sat, 01 Oct 22 18:44:49 +0500US suicide rate rose in 2021 after falling for two years
Number of suicides rose from around 46,000 in 2020 to 47,650 in 2021
Fri, 07 Oct 22 04:28:03 +0500Pakistan floods echoed in EU Parliament
MEPs underscore need for scaling up assistance and support for Islamabad
Thu, 06 Oct 22 18:15:16 +0500UK firmly stands with Pakistan in its flood relief efforts: British MP
World needs to find a sustainable way of ensuring people are not as devastated by lives lost here, says Angela Rayner
Tue, 04 Oct 22 11:39:24 +0500PM Shehbaz says Imran Khan 'biggest liar on earth'
PML-N leader claims former premier a 'liar and cheat' whose policies left country in economic ruin
Wed, 28 Sep 22 13:00:43 +0500'High-income countries responsible to help flood-hit Pakistan'
This is not external assistance or charity, it is climate justice, say experts
Thu, 22 Sep 22 17:15:54 +0500Khar stresses importance of women's role in addressing global issues
Women disproportionately affected by global issues and crises, says MoS at event hosted by Germany on UNGA sidelines
Thu, 22 Sep 22 10:52:15 +0500Bilawal says Pakistan has not recognised Taliban govt
Says India did not come to Pakistan’s aid ‘nor did we ask for it’
Wed, 14 Sep 22 08:06:19 +0500PM Shehbaz to leave for Uzbekistan tomorrow on two-day visit
Premier to attend SCO annual meeting along with other leaders, members and heads of organisations
Wed, 21 Sep 22 13:22:21 +0500Pakistan gets another debt relief of $160m from Japan
Tokyo also decides to extend Emergency Grant Aid of $7m in response to damages caused by flood disaster
Wed, 21 Sep 22 10:52:16 +0500Floods kill over 300 in Nigeria this year, and could worsen -emergency agency
More than 100,000 people have been displaced by flooding since the start of the rainy season