US adds Pakistan govt to child soldier recruiter list
Washington/Islamabad: The US has added Pakistan along with 14 other countries in a list of Child Soldiers Prevention Act which identifies foreign governments having government-supported armed groups that recruit or use child soldiers, a designation that could result in restrictions on certain security assistance and commercial licensing of military equipment. The US Child Soldiers Prevention Act […]
Delta variant to become dominant strain of COVID-19 in coming months: WHO
United Nations/Geneva:The World Health Organization has said the Delta variant of COVID-19 is now present in nearly 100 countries as per conservative estimates, and warned that in the coming months the highly transmissible strain will become the dominant variant of the coronavirus globally. In its COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update, the WHO said as of June […]
In UAE visit, Israeli minister builds ties after Gaza war
Dubai (United Arab Emirates): Israeli’s foreign minister acknowledged Wednesday during his first state visit to the United Arab Emirates that when tensions flare in Jerusalem, it reverberates across the region. Nobody is denying the fact that tensions in Jerusalem endanger the entire area, Yair Lapid told reporters in Dubai. He spoke to select foreign media on […]
Pakistan under ‘pressure’ from US, Western powers over its close ties with China: Imran Khan
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday that Pakistan was under “pressure” from the US and other Western powers over his country’s all-weather ties with China and vowed to never buckle under pressure. Pakistan and China enjoy a “very special relationship” spanning over 70 years and nothing could change these time-tested ties, Khan said in […]
Pak rubbishes report of PM Khan’s former top aide’s covert trip to Israel
Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday dismissed as “misleading” a media report that a former top aide and confidante of Prime Minister Imran Khan made a secret trip to Israel, a country with which Islamabad does not have diplomatic relations. Hebrew newspaper Israel Hayom in a report, quoting an unnamed source in Islamabad, claimed that former special assistant […]
‘At least 7 dead in Bangladesh blast; cause unknown’
Dhaka: At least seven people died and dozens were injured in an explosion Sunday in Bangladesh’s capital. But authorities could not determine the nature of the explosion that damaged vehicles and surrounding buildings, the police and fire department said. The explosion took place in the evening at a building in Dhaka’s Moghbazar area, and rescuers […]
After US leaves Afghanistan, Pak would want a civilized relationship with US: Imran Khan
Islamabad: Pakistan is seeking a “civilised” and “even-handed” relationship with Washington like the one that existed between the US and the UK or with India “right now”, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said, underlining the role Islamabad could play in the region, including in Afghanistan after America leaves the war-torn country. Khan made the comments […]
FATF retains Pak in ‘grey list’; asks it to investigate, prosecute ‘UN-designated terrorists’
New Delhi: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Friday retained Pakistan on its ‘grey list’ for failing to check money laundering, leading to terror financing, and asked Islamabad to investigate and prosecute senior leaders and commanders of “UN-designated terror groups”, including Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar. The global body against money laundering and terror […]
Pakistani court dismisses former PM Nawaz Sharif’s appeal against convictions in 2 corruption cases
Islamabad: A top Pakistani court on Thursday dismissed appeals by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif against his conviction in corruption cases by an accountability court. A bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) comprising Justices Aamer Farooq and Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, in its nine-page judgement, said Sharif was a “fugitive from law hence has lost his […]
Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy paper publishes final edition
Hong Kong: Hong Kong’s sole remaining pro-democracy newspaper published its last edition Thursday after five editors and executives were arrested and millions of dollars in its assets were frozen as part of China’s increasing crackdown on dissent in the semi-autonomous city. The board of directors of Apple Daily parent company Next Media said in a […]