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Covid-19: No privilege for vaccinated people in Germany

Posted on February 5, 2021 by News Desk

Germany’s leading ethical council on Thursday advised against giving special privileges or advantages to people who are vaccinated against COVID-19. The German Ethics Council said it would be “unacceptable” under current conditions to lift coronavirus restrictions on an individual basis, and introduce special rules for vaccinated […]

India hits back as celebrities support farmers protest

Posted on February 5, 2021 by News Desk

Indian police on Thursday lodged a complaint against Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg over her tweets on the ongoing farmers’ protest in India, according to local media reports. There has been no official statement from the Delhi Police yet. A Delhi Police spokesman told Anadolu Agency […]

Biden signs executive orders reversing Trump’s anti-immigrant policies

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Sana Hasan

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden, in a televised ceremony, has signed three executive orders to establish a task force to locate migrant families separated under the Trump administration, reshape U.S. border and asylum policy and review restrictions made to the legal immigration system over the past […]

UN envoy urges Security Council to send ‘clear signal’ in support of democracy in Myanmar

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Sana Hasan

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Secretary General’s Special Envoy has urged the United Nations Security Council to “collectively send a clear signal in support of democracy” in Myanmar, saying that the power grab by the country’s military was “unconstitutional and illegal.” The envoy, Swiss diplomat […]

‘Turning back from Afghan peace process would be a tragedy’: Pakistan

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Sana Hasan

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan told a United Nations briefing on Afghanistan Tuesday that turning back from the ongoing Afghan peace process would be a tragedy, especially after making “substantial progress” towards a political solution to the country’s conflict, even though difficulties remain. “It would be a […]

Veteran Pakistani journalist Akmal Aleemi passes away in Washington

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Sana Hasan

NEW YORK: Eminent Pakistani journalist Syed Akmal Aleemi, who had a long career with Voice of America’s Urdu Service in Washington, D.C., has passed away, his family said on Tuesday. Aleemi, 90, died of a heart attack. He was living with his family in Virginia. […]

Pakistani student strives for Pak-China cultural exchanges, education cooperation

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Sana Hasan

BEIJING: A Pakistani student studying at Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xian, China has said that he would like to join China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) after completion of his post graduation. “I will surely join in if I have an opportunity to be part of the […]

UN upholds right to ‘opine freely’ after sedition cases filed against Indian personalties’ reports about farmers’ protest

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Sana Hasan

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations stands for the right of people to “speak their mind and opine freely”, UN Secretary-General’s Spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Monday, while replying to a question on the tough measures taken by Indian authorities against prominent personalities over their observations about […]

Online textile expo in Pakistan looking forward to more Chinese visitors

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Sana Hasan

BEIJING: The first international virtual exhibition in Pakistan, which is also known as Texpo, kicks off on Monday is looking forward to more Chinese buyers and visitors. The Texpo is scheduled to last five days, operating 24 hours for the convenience of buyers and visitors. […]

Pakistan’s exports to China up 41pc last December

Posted on January 31, 2021 by Sana Hasan

BEIJING: Pakistan’s exports to China crossed $312.33 million in December 2020, shows the official data from the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC). Exports increased by 41% on a year-on-year basis last December, according to GACC figures received by Pakistan. […]

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Covid-19: No privilege for vaccinated people in Germany

India hits back as celebrities support farmers protest

Biden signs executive orders reversing Trump’s anti-immigrant policies

UN envoy urges Security Council to send ‘clear signal’ in support of democracy in Myanmar

‘Turning back from Afghan peace process would be a tragedy’: Pakistan

Veteran Pakistani journalist Akmal Aleemi passes away in Washington

Pakistani student strives for Pak-China cultural exchanges, education cooperation

UN upholds right to ‘opine freely’ after sedition cases filed against Indian personalties’ reports about farmers’ protest

Online textile expo in Pakistan looking forward to more Chinese visitors

Pakistan’s exports to China up 41pc last December

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