Monday, 20 Jan, 2025

International

Israel's new PM Naftali Bennett promises to unite nation

Israel's new Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has vowed to unite the nation frayed by four elections in two years of political stalemate. He said his government would "work for the sake of all the people", adding that the priorities would be reforms in education, health and

Pak diplomats in Geneva face rights abuse charges

The Swissinfo reported that Pakistani officials misused the legitimation card, a special card that diplomats give to their employees and that is issued by the Swiss mission. The officials forced them to agree to work more than 10 hours a week without any compensation Pakistani embassy

G7 summit: Spending plan to rival China adopted

G7 leaders seeking to rival China have adopted a plan to support lower- and middle-income countries in building better infrastructure. President Joe Biden said he wanted the US-backed Build Back Better World (B3W) plan to be a higher-quality alternative to a similar Chinese programme.

Hong Kong to start censoring films on national security grounds

Hong Kong: In yet another assault on the democratic ethos of Hong Kong, new government guidelines have been enforced to allow city authorities to censor films on the basis of safeguarding national security. The censorship rules announced on Friday allow censors to pull films they deem

National Equality Party protests outside Pak high commission in London against arrest of political workers, activists

London: National Equality Party Jammu Kashmir Gilgit Baltistan and Ladakh (NEP JKGBL) on Thursday held a protest outside the Pakistani High Commission here against the imprisonment of political workers and human rights activists in Pakistani Occupied Jammu Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan.

China again slammed by US Secretary over lack of transparency over COVID-19 origins

Once again China is slammed by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday for the lack of transparency on the origins of the coronavirus, as global pressure mounts for a fresh probe in Wuhan. “What we’ve seen, more than unfortunately, from the PRC (People’s

Chinese activist who reviled human rights condition in country, put behind the bars

Beijing, China: Wang Aizhong, a Chinese veteran activist was arrested last month for writing his mind out on twitter. He wrote about the condition of human rights in the country. Whereas he was accused under charges of ‘picking quarrels and provoking trouble’. The veteran

World’s 1st Liquid Nano Urea to be introduced to Jammu and Kashmir farmers 

Srinagar: Taking a giant leap in the agriculture sector and adopting environment-friendly farmingpractices across the UT, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today flagged off the first consignment ofIFFCO’s Nano Urea (Liquid) from Kalol area of Gujarat through virtual mode. “I

With high inflation, unemployment, Pakistan plans to take $16 bn foreign loans 

Having high unemployment, poverty and inflation, the Pakistan economy is under stress and the government plans to take nearly $16 billion gross foreign loans in the next fiscal year to meet the requirements of maturing external public debt and cover up the budget deficit.  The

11 dead as residential building collapses in Mumbai

At least eleven people, including eight minors, lost their lives after a residential structure collapsed in New Collector compound, Malad West of Mumbai late on Wednesday night, informed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). As many as 18 people have been rescued safely, while

BSF hands over a Pakistani national to Pak Rangers

Gurdaspur (Punjab) [India]: Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on Sunday apprehended a Pakistani intruder who had inadvertently crossed the International Border. The person was later handed over to Pakistan security forces as a goodwill gesture, BSF said. "Alert troops of 10

Turkey will take the Kabul airport control if allies provide supports

The Turkish forces have agreed to take the control of the Hamid Karzai International Airport if the NATO allies provide supports, the Turkish Defense Minister stated in a meeting with its NATO allies. Hulusi Akar, the Turkish Defense Minister in a meeting with its NATO allies have said

PAk rail chairman says he knew track was in poor condition

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways Chairman Habib-ur-Rehman Gilani has said recurring accidents are taking place on this particular railway track in Sukkur Division which he knew was in poor condition. Talking to ‘Geo Pakistan’ on Geo News, he said that the only permanent

Former Chinese policeman reveals chilling account of Uyghurs in China’s Xinjiang province

After a four-day hearing at a London-based tribunal on the treatment of Uyghurs, chilling testimony regarding torture of the Muslim minority has been revealed by a witness depicting blatant humans rights violation taking place in northwest China’s Xinjiang province. This

Trudeau calls killing of Muslim family ‘terrorist attack’

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday labeled the killing of four members of a Muslim family, who were run down by a man driving a pick-up truck, as a "terrorist attack". "This killing was no accident. This was a terrorist attack, motivated by hatred, in the

Guterres tapped for second term as UN chief

The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday approved Secretary General Antonio Guterres for a second term, with conflict resolution set to top his agenda at the world body's helm. The 72-year-old former prime minister of Portugal has held the office since 2017 and faced no

17 killed, 20 hurt as bus collides in India’s Kanpur

Seventeen people were killed and around 20 sustained injuries when a bus they were travelling in collided with a three-wheeler light carriage truck at Sachendi locality in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur of India on Tuesday. The injured have been taken to the Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital, said

France President Emmanuel Macron slapped in the face

French President Emmanuel Macron has been slapped in the face on an official visit to the south-east of France. In a video circulating on social media, Mr Macron is seen walking up to a barrier on a trip to Tain-l'Hermitage outside the city of Valence. A man in a green T-shirt

PAKISTAN: PML-N for release of AG’s report on Covid-19 relief ‘embezzlement’

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb demanded on Saturday to make the auditor general’s report regarding alleged embezzlement in Covid relief package public. Marriyum Aurangzeb said in a statement that the auditor general’s report was not

In China's Communist Party, white collars now outnumber blue

BEIJING -- For the first time ever, the number of professionals registered with the century-old Communist Party of China has exceeded the number of factory and farm laborers in its ranks, showing the changing nature of the self-described vanguard of the working class. The Communist