Three separate Kabul explosions kill 5, wound 21
Kabul: Three separate explosions in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday killed at least five people and wounded two others, a police official said, amid a surge in violence in the war-torn country. Kabul police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz said the first two explosions took place 15 minutes apart and a third targeting a police vehicle […]
Pak to register Himalayan pink salt as Geographical Indications
Islamabad: Pakistan has decided to register Himalayan pink salt as Geographical Indications (GI) to prevent its unauthorised use by other countries. A GI tag is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess origin-based qualities and reputation in the region. The precious salt is extracted from the Salt Range in […]
Fully facilitating Sikhs for visiting religious sites in Pak: Foreign Ministry
Islamabad: Pakistan has said it is fully facilitating Sikh pilgrims from across the world, including India, for visiting their religious sites in the country. The remarks of the foreign ministry on Thursday came a day after India denied permission to around 600 Sikh pilgrims to visit Pakistan, citing the security and COVID-19 situation in the […]
Sri Lanka cancels Imran Khan’s planned address to its Parliament: Reports
Colombo/Islamabad: Sri Lanka has cancelled Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s planned address to its Parliament during his upcoming visit to Colombo, according to media reports. Sergeant-at-Arms of Parliament, Narendra Fernando said he has informed Parliament that the Pakistan Prime Minister’s visit to Sri Lanka will go ahead as scheduled, the Colombo Gazette website reported on […]
China defends use of Twitter, Facebook in virus campaign
Beijing: The Chinese government defended its use of Twitter and Facebook on Thursday, following a report that it had used its growing social media presence to spread disinformation about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. When asked about the report, the Foreign Ministry’s top spokesperson, Hua Chunying, didn’t directly address the allegations about China’s role […]
Pakistan unlikely to exit FATF’s ‘grey’ list: Report
Islamabad: Pakistan is unlikely to exit the Financial Action Task Force’s ‘grey’ list until June, despite its efforts to garner support from the member nations ahead of the plenary meeting of the global terror financing and money laundering watchdog next week, according to a media report on Wednesday. The FATF’s Plenary and Working Group meetings, […]
Pentagon rethinking how to array forces to focus on China
Washington: The Biden administration faces a conundrum as it rethinks the positioning of military forces around the world: How to focus more on China and Russia without retreating from longstanding Mideast threats and to make this shift with potentially leaner Pentagon budgets. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered a monthslong global posture review just days after […]
Nobody can get justice without fearing consequences: Rahul Gandhi
Puducherry: Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged none can get justice from the judicial system in the country without being terrified of the consequences. Hitting the campaign trail for elections to the assembly in Congress-ruled Puducherry, likely in April, he also accused Modi of not allowing the Narayanasamy government […]
WHO authorises AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine for emergency use
Toronto: The World Health Organisation has granted an emergency authorization to AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine, a move that should allow the UN agency’s partners to ship millions of doses to countries as part of a UN-backed programme to tame the pandemic. In a statement Monday, the WHO said it was clearing the AstraZeneca vaccines made by […]
Money laundering charges: ED attaches over Rs 17-cr assets of Amnesty International India
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday said it has attached over Rs 17 crore bank deposits in connection with its money laundering case against two entities of Amnesty International (India), the global human rights watchdog. The agency said in a statement that a provisional order has been issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering […]