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US recognizes Pakistan’s efforts to counter terrorism in 2020

Posted on December 18, 2021 by News Desk

Islamabad December 17 (Online): The annual US report on terrorism has recognized Pakistan’s efforts in 2020 to counter terror financing and restrain Indian-backed militant groups from conducting attacks in Pakistan. In the report, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that Pakistan has made some […]

Malik Adnan to be made witness in Priyantha kumara lynching case

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

LAHORE, Dec 17 (INP): The special prosecution team on Friday decided to include Malik Adnan, a colleague of the slain Sri Lankan manager who tried to save his life in Sialkot, among witnessed in Priyantha Kumara lynching case. Malik Adnan, who tried to save the […]

488 journalists imprisoned, 46 killed in 2021: RSF

Posted on December 17, 2021 by News Desk

London-December 16 (Online): There are currently 488 media professionals imprisoned around the world, the highest number since Reporters Without Borders began counting more than 25 years ago, the NGO announced on Thursday. Report stated that, the number killed this year — 46 — was the […]

Govt decides to file a defamation suit against Wahjihuddin: Fawad Chaudhry

Posted on December 17, 2021 by News Desk

ISLAMABAD, Dec 16 (APP):Federal Minister for Information Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Thursday that the government had decided to file a defamation suit against Wajihuddin Ahmed for his baseless claim about expenditures of Bani Gala residence of Prime Minister Imran Khan. Addressing a press conference […]

US averts credit default with 11th-hour debt limit hike

Posted on December 15, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

Washington, Dec 15 (AFP/APP):US lawmakers voted to raise the federal debt limit on Wednesday, eliminating the threat of a disastrous credit default with just hours to spare ahead of the deadline set by the Treasury. The deeply divided Senate voted on Tuesday to raise the […]

US threatens new measures against Myanmar junta

Posted on December 15, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

Kuala Lumpur, Dec 15 (AFP/APP):The United States is considering new measures to pressure the Myanmar junta to return to a “democratic trajectory”, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday, as alarm grows over an escalating crackdown on dissent. Myanmar has been in chaos since February […]

Omicron spreading at unprecedented rate: WHO

Posted on December 15, 2021 by News Desk

Geneva, Dec 14 (AFP/APP):The new coronavirus variant Omicron is spreading at an unprecedented rate, the WHO said Tuesday, urging countries to act swiftly to rein in transmission and protect their health systems. Since the new, heavily-mutated variant was first detected in southern Africa last month, […]

7.3-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia

Posted on December 14, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

Jakarta, Dec 14 (AFP/APP):A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, with monitors briefly warning of the possibility of hazardous tsunami waves before lifting the threat. The epicentre was north of the island of Flores in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara […]

Israeli PM to pay first visit to UAE

Posted on December 13, 2021 by News Desk

Tal Aviv – December 12 (Online): sraeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will travel to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday and meet the Gulf state’s de facto ruler in the highest-level visit since the countries formalised relations last year. The trip comes amid heightened regional […]

Race to rescue survivors as US tornadoes kill at least 94

Posted on December 12, 2021 by News Desk

Mayfield, United States, Dec 12 (AFP/APP):US rescuers desperately searched for survivors Sunday after tornadoes killed at least 94 and left towns in ruin, with emergency crews racing against time to find dozens still missing from a collapsed Kentucky factory. President Joe Biden called the wave […]

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