Afghans fleeing Pakistan lack water, food and shelter once they cross the border, aid...
ISLAMABAD, 5 Nov (AP) — Afghans fleeing Pakistan to avoid arrest and deportation are sleeping in the open, without proper shelter, food, drinking water...
China rolls over $2 bn as loan to Pakistan: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar
Islamabad, 31 Mar: Cash-strapped Pakistan has received a rollover loan of USD 2 billion that matured last week from its "all-weather ally" China, finance...
France to unveil new economic, military strategy in Africa
PARIS, 27 Feb: French President Emmanuel Macron will unveil on Monday his country’s changing economic and military strategy in Africa for the coming years,...
Vaccine Effective Against Delta Variant Of Coronavirus: US Study
Washington, Sep 13 (PTI): COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing hospitalisations and emergency department visits caused by the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus,...
Not convinced about UNSC resolution’s impact on issues in Myanmar: India
United Nations, 23 Dec: India has said that it is still not convinced about the impact the UN Security Council resolution would have in...
Sabres sign coach Don Granato to multiyear extension
BUFFALO, N.Y. , Oct 12 (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres signed coach Don Granato to a multiyear extension on Wednesday, rewarding him for the...
UK could face public health ‘crisis’ from energy bill hike
LONDON , Aug 19 (AP) — Britain’s public health leaders appealed to the government on Friday to urgently tackle soaring energy prices, warning that...
Pakistan gets Saudi’s nod for additional USD 2 billion funding to secure IMF bailout
Islamabad, Apr 6 (PTI) Cash-strapped Pakistan has received the nod for funding of an additional USD 2 billion in deposits from Saudi Arabia, a...
Russia claims eastern city of Bakhmut, but Ukrainian military leaders say battle isn’t over
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Although Russia claims it has won control of Ukraine’s eastern city of Bakhmut after a grinding nine-month conflict in which...
Pak minister claims threatening email was sent to New Zealand cricket team from India
Islamabad, Sep 22 (PTI) Pakistan's Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday alleged that a threatening email to the New Zealand cricket squad that prompted...
Japan leader expresses sympathy for Korean colonial victims
SEOUL, South Korea, 7 May: Japan’s prime minister expressed sympathy for the suffering of Korean forced laborers during Japan’s colonial rule, as he and...
US officials heading to Solomons over China pact worries
WELLINGTON, New Zealand , 19 Apr (AP): — The U.S. is sending two top officials to the Solomon Islands following a visit last week...
US expects to continue ‘healthy military-to-military relationship’ with Pak, says Pentagon
Islamabad/Washington, Apr 13 (PTI) The US has a "healthy military-to-military relationship" with Pakistani armed forces and it expects to continue the ties, Pentagon has...
CIA Chief Meets Russian Security Council Chief In Moscow
Moscow, Nov 2 (AFP): US Central Intelligence Agency director William Burns met the head of Russia's powerful Security Council for talks in Moscow on...
14 Killed, 5 Missing In China Landslide, Government Says Rescue Ops On
China, 4 Jun (AP): Fourteen people were killed and five are missing following a landslide in southwestern China's Sichuan province on Sunday, the local...
At least 41 die in a fire at a building housing foreign workers in...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 12 Jun (AP) — A fire swept through a building that housed foreign workers in Kuwait early Wednesday, killing at...
Pak central bank criticises Shehbaz Sharif govt’s policy of prioritising growth over financial...
ISLAMABAD, 24 Dec: Pakistan's central bank has criticised the cash-strapped Shehbaz Sharif government for prioritising growth at the expense of price and financial stability.
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First batch of Pak students lands in China amidst silence over Indians’ return
Beijing, Jun 21 (PTI) The first batch of Pakistani students, stuck back home for about two years due to China's strict visa restrictions aimed...
International travel should be made easier through mutual recognition of vaccine certificates: PM Modi
Washington, Sep 22 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that international travel should be made easier through mutual recognition of vaccine certificates,...
Putin orders nonwork week as COVID numbers rise in Russia
Moscow, Oct 20 (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered the country's workers to stay off work for a week starting later this...