Ukraine war ‘nothing short of a nightmare’: Red Cross
Dubai: The ongoing Russian war on Ukraine has become nothing short of a nightmare for those living in besieged cities, a top Red Cross official said Monday, calling for safe passage out for civilians and humanitarian aid to be allowed through the front lines. Robert Mardini, the director-general of the International Committee of the Red […]
China locks down city of 9 million amid new spike in cases
Beijing: China on Friday ordered a lockdown of the 9 million residents of the northeastern city of Changchun amid a new spike in COVID-19 cases in the area attributed to the highly contagious omicron variant. Residents are required to remain at home, with one family member permitted to venture out to buy food and other […]
‘Violation of airspace’: Pak summons Indian diplomat, seeks probe
New Delhi orders investigation into technical malfunction Press Trust of India Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday summoned India’s Charge d’Affaires here and conveyed its strong protest over the alleged unprovoked violation of its airspace by an Indian missile and sought a thorough and transparent investigation into the incident that could have resulted in a serious aviation […]
Counting of votes in five states to begin today
New Delhi/Lucknow/Panaji: Political parties were bracing for the assembly election results on Thursday in the crucial state of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and politically volatile Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur, sending out feelers for possible post-poll tie-ups. On the eve of the counting of votes, the Election Commission announced the removal of three officials, including the nodal […]
Pak’s Oppn submits no-confidence motion against Imran Khan
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Opposition parties on Tuesday submitted a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan to remove him from office after holding his government responsible for the uncontrolled inflation, prompting him to dismiss the move and flaunt his closeness to the powerful army. The motion, signed by about 100 lawmakers from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz […]
FATF retains Pakistan on grey list
Islamabad: Pakistan will fulfill both the remaining FATF action plans soon, a senior minister asserted on Saturday, a day after the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog retained Islamabad on its grey list for failing to meet some of its targets under the additional criteria. Energy minister Hammad Azhar took to social media announcing […]
