United Nations: The UN’s 87,000-plus peacekeepers worldwide are “a beacon of hope and protection” for civilians, in an increasingly dangerous world, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, recognizing that last year, another 103 ‘blue helmets’, including eight from Pakistan, fell in the line of duty. The UN chief
London: More than 13,000 people were denied a vote in English local elections this month because of the government's new identification law, with those in poorer areas most impacted, according to a Reuters survey of local authorities. Voters in England were legally required to produce photo
Los Angeles: In an industrial wasteland in Los Angeles, Kreigh Hampel is uprooting California buckwheat with a pitchfork to find out how much lead it has absorbed. The plant's delicate white and pink flowers belie an astonishing cleaning power, which scientists think could be harnessed to
Beijing: China is preparing for a potential new wave of Covid-19 infections, with projections indicating that the number of cases could reach as high as 65 million per week by the end of June. This forecast is alarming for a country that only a few
London: Researchers have discovered Israeli-made Pegasus phone hacking software deployed against targets across Armenia, including reporters at a US government-funded news organization, a report released on Friday found. A team of researchers from digital rights group Access Now, human rights organization Amnesty International, Canadian internet watchdog
Kabul: Two top rights groups on Friday slammed the severe restrictions imposed on women and girls by the Taliban in Afghanistan as gender-based persecution, which is a crime against humanity. In a new report, Amnesty International and the International Commission for Jurists, or ICJ, underscored how
Beijing: The 2023 Pakistan Week, came to a successful close in Dujiangyan, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Themed “Working hand in hand for a closer China-Pakistan bond under the Belt and Road Initiative”, the 7-day event showcased traditional Pakistani clothes, dazzling jewellery and hand-made rugs copied from ancient
United Nations: Pakistan has told the UN General Assembly that it considers the veto power vested in the Security Council’s five permanent members an important issue that needed to be tacked as part of the 15-member Council’s reform to make it more effective. Speaking in a
New Delhi: On the day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with his Australian counterpart in Sydney, a BBC documentary on his alleged role in the 2002 Gujarat riots was screened at the Parliament House in Canberra. The screening was organised by a group
Telangana: A Muslim man was beaten up by a Hindutva mob after he allegedly got into an altercation with a gas cylinder delivery boy in Telangana’s Medak. According to the police, the incident took place on May 7 when the delivery boy, Lingam, had gone to