IstanbulTurkey said Tuesday an international peace conference on Afghanistan scheduled for April 24 in Istanbul has been postponed until mid-May. "We decided to postpone the talks" until celebrations for the holy month of Ramadan end in mid-May, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told HaberTurk television in an
Washington: The United States has invited Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam to be a distinguished speaker at the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate being hosted by President Joe Biden later this week. The US president had last month invited 40
Moscow: Russian police on Wednesday searched the Saint Petersburg offices of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and detained his top aide Lyubov Sobol and spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh, his allies said, ahead of nationwide protests in his support. The morning police raids came ahead of protests planned
New York: Pakistan has been elected to three key United Nations bodies, reflecting the international community’s recognition of the country’s positive role at the UN. The bodies are: the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ), the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and
Beirut: A woman from the capital Damascus has applied to run for president of Syria, the parliament speaker said, making her the first female to make a bid for the country’s top job. The largely symbolic election is certain to be won by President Bashar
New Delhi: India reported more than 2,000 deaths from COVID-19 over the last 24 hours, the highest single-day tally for the country so far, health ministry data showed on Wednesday. Coronavirus infections also rose by a record, increasing by 295,041 over the last 24 hours, the
India has announced new rules to regulate content on social media, making Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter and others more accountable to legal requests for the swift removal of posts and sharing information on where the messages originated from. The rules – part of an effort by Prime
Islamabad: India has launched a malicious propaganda against Pakistan on the pretext of some marginal incidents of violence at some places in the country. According to a report, such incidents, which do take place even in the developed countries like the US and France, India is
Kashvi Chandok Women have always taken the front role of being the primary caretakers of communities all around the world. However, history is a witness to their absence from decision-making aspects about their own sustenance. In a world that is polarised, the plight of women as
