Tuba Zafar, Author at Pakistan News International

Malaysia reports 30,787 new COVID-19 infections, 70 more deaths

Posted on March 11, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Xinhua/APP: Malaysia reported 30,787 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Thursday, bringing the national total to 3,741,986, according to the health ministry. There are 608 new imported cases, with 30,179 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A […]

Argentina lawmakers approve deal with IMF to repay vast debt

Posted on March 11, 2022

Buenos Aires, March 11 (AFP/APP): Lawmakers in Argentina on Friday approved a deal with the International Monetary Fund to restructure a ruinous $45 billion debt ahead of a vote in the upper house. With 204 votes in favor, 37 against and 11 abstentions, the package […]

Call for academic collaboration on Kashmir between UK, Pakistan

Posted on March 11, 2022

LONDON (PNI) There is a need for collaboration between academic institutions of the UK and Pakistan to study Kashmir dispute, speakers said at an event hosted by Tehreek-e-Kashmir (TeK) UK. The TeK hosted a seminar in the British parliament to discuss possibilities and challenges of […]

Laos records 108 deaths from road accidents in February

Posted on March 11, 2022

VIENTIANE, March 11 (Xinhua/APP):A total of 108 people were killed and 1,071 injured in road accidents across Laos in February, according to the latest report issued by the traffic police department under the Lao Ministry of Public Security. According to the report, there were 649 […]

Distinguished speakers laud Pakistani women’s role at UN, calling them ‘role models’

Posted on March 11, 2022

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 11 (APP):Senior United Nations officials and diplomats were among a range of noted speakers who highlighted the achievements of Pakistani women in leadership at the UN at a virtual event held Thursday to celebrate International Women’s Day. UN Under-Secretary-General for Global communications […]

U.S. dollar rises amid inflation data

Posted on March 11, 2022

NEW YORK, March 11 March (Xinhua/APP):The U.S. dollar appreciated in late trading on Thursday as market participants digested the nation’s inflation readings. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, increased 0.55 percent at 98.5080. In late New York trading, the euro […]

Oil prices fall as volatile trading continues

Posted on March 11, 2022

NEW YORK, March 11 (Xinhua/APP) –:Oil prices dropped on Thursday as volatile trading continues amid geopolitical risks. The West Texas Intermediate for April delivery lost 2.68 U.S. dollars, or 2.5 percent, to settle at 106.02 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent […]

Russian prosecutors up oversight of foreign firms leaving country

Posted on March 11, 2022

Moscow, March 11 (AFP/APP):Russian prosecutors said Friday they were ramping up control of foreign companies that decided to leave the country after Russia sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine. A flurry of Western companies — from H&M to McDonald’s to Ikea — have […]

EU parliamentarians concerned over treatment of human rights defenders in India

Posted on March 11, 2022

ISLAMABAD, Mar 10 (APP): Members of the European Parliament Thursday expressed deep concern regarding the treatment of human rights defenders in India, especially those jailed under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). In a letter addressed to Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, 21 members […]

Ordinances can only be promulgated in emergent matter: Supreme Court

Posted on March 11, 2022

ISLAMABAD, Mar 10 (APP): The Supreme Court in its judgment on Thursday stated that the ordinances could only be promulgated in respect of emergent matters because this alone was what the Constitution permitted. A 30-page judgment authored by Justice Qazi Faez Isa in petitions filed […]

Tuba Zafar

Malaysia reports 30,787 new COVID-19 infections, 70 more deaths

Argentina lawmakers approve deal with IMF to repay vast debt

Call for academic collaboration on Kashmir between UK, Pakistan

Laos records 108 deaths from road accidents in February

Distinguished speakers laud Pakistani women’s role at UN, calling them ‘role models’

U.S. dollar rises amid inflation data

Oil prices fall as volatile trading continues

Russian prosecutors up oversight of foreign firms leaving country

EU parliamentarians concerned over treatment of human rights defenders in India

Ordinances can only be promulgated in emergent matter: Supreme Court

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