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US, Russia fail to reach any agreement on Ukraine issue

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Hooriya Qureshi

Washington –January 11 (Online): The United States and Russia have failed to reach any agreement on the Ukraine issue. During their talks in Geneva, both sides gave no sign of narrowing their differences, as Moscow repeated its demands which Washington says cannot be accepted. However, […]

Shahbaz Sharif, Maulana Fazl agree on moving ahead strategy for in house change

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

ISLAMABAD, Jan 10 (Online): opposition leader in National Assembly (NA) Shahbaz Sharif and PDM chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman have agreed on giving tough time to government and moving ahead the strategy for in-house change. Both the leaders have contacted each other and decided on holding […]

US, Russia open talks on Ukraine

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Hooriya Qureshi

Geneva, Jan 10 (AFP/APP):Top US and Russian diplomats kicked off crucial talks in Geneva on Monday on soaring tensions over Ukraine. US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and her Russian counterpart Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov opened their meeting at the US mission in […]

Kazakhstan’s largest city back online after clashes, blackout

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Hooriya Qureshi

Almaty, Kazakhstan, Jan 10 (AFP/APP):Kazakhstan’s largest city was back online and appeared to be returning to normal on Monday, as the nation observed a day of mourning after clashes that left dozens dead and the financial hub of 1.8 million people reeling. Almaty, the country’s […]

Fire at Bangladesh Rohingya camp leaves thousands homeless

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Jan 9 (AFP/APP):Thousands of people were left homeless after a fire gutted parts of a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, police said on Sunday. About 850,000 of the persecuted Muslim minority — many of whom escaped a 2017 military crackdown in Myanmar […]

Afghan professor arrested for calling Taliban ‘stooge of Pakistan’

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

Kabul – January 9 (ONLINE): A prominent Afghan university professor who openly criticised the Taliban’s hardline regime has been arrested in Kabul, a spokesman for the government said. Professor Faizullah Jalal has made several appearances on television talk shows since the previous US-backed government was […]

More than 5,000 arrested since riots erupted a week ago

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

Almaty, Kazakhstan, Jan 9 (AFP/APP):More than 5,000 people have been arrested in Kazakhstan over the riots that have shaken Central Asia’s largest country in the last week, Kazakh authorities were quoted as saying Sunday. In total, 5,135 people have been detained for questioning as part […]

UN to hold Sudan talks to end crisis after coup

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Hooriya Qureshi

Khartoum, Jan 8 (AFP/APP):The United Nations said Saturday it will launch talks to help Sudan find an end to the crisis following a military coup that stalled the transition to civilian rule. “It is time to end the violence and enter into a constructive process,” […]

Global food prices rose “sharply” during 2021: UN

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Hooriya Qureshi

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 08 (APP):The UN’s benchmark food and commodity prices index rose sharply on average through 2021, compared with the previous year, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The Rome-based agency’s Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in international prices, averaged […]

Taliban religious police issue posters ordering women to cover up

Posted on January 8, 2022 by Hooriya Qureshi

Kabul-January 08 (Online): The Taliban’s religious police have put up posters around the capital Kabul ordering Afghan women to cover up, an official said Friday, the latest in a string of creeping restrictions. The poster, which includes an image of the face-covering burqa, was slapped […]

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