Category: International News

BEIJING, June 4 (APP)::China on Thursday reiterated its willingness for continuous support to Pakistan in a battle against COVID-19 and said it was ready to work with all-weather strategic cooperative partner to overcome the pandemic. “We are willing to continue to provide support as far as we can, according to Pakistan’s needs, and work with… Continue reading China reiterates continuous support to Pakistan in battle against COVID-19

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 04 (APP):UN experts Thursday called on the Indian Government to urgently comply with a Supreme Court order to ensure the wellbeing of more than 100 million internal migrant workers suffering hardship after coronavirus measures forced them to travel long distances home, many on foot. “We are appalled at the disregard shown by… Continue reading UN experts call for urgent help for India’s forgotten migrant workers

LONDON, Jun 03 (APP):Pakistan High Commissioner to United Kingdom Mohammad Nafees Zakaria on Wednesday held a virtual meeting with British Labour Party politician and UK Shadow Foreign Secretary Lisa Nandy MP and they exchanged views on ways and means to further strengthen Pakistan-UK bilateral relations in diverse fields, beside discussing the grave human rights situation… Continue reading High Commissioner holds virtual meeting with UK Shadow Foreign Secretary Lisa Nandy, discussed grave human rights violation

BEIJING, Jun 3 (APP):A Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson said on Wednesday that there was no need for any third party to intervene to resolve current border standoff between China and India. “There is no need for any third party to intervene,” Zhao Lijian said during his regular briefing while responding to a question on a… Continue reading No need for third party intervention to resolve border standoff with India: China

NEW YORK, Jun 03 (APP):Former US vice President and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden, Tuesday sharply criticized President Donald Trump for ordering protesters forcibly removed from near the White House so he could have his picture taken holding a Bible in front of a church. Meanwhile, cities across the US are seeing widespread protests… Continue reading Ex-US VP Biden slams Trump’s tough response to protestors

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 02 (APP):The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Tuesday called for “urgent” action to address “the major disproportionate impact” of coronavirus on racial and ethnic minorities, including people of African descent. The disease is exposing alarming inequalities in some countries: disparities similar to those fuelling current protests for greater racial justice in… Continue reading UN rights chief calls for urgently dealing with ‘appalling impact’ of coronavirus on minorities

BEIJING, Jun 2 (APP):A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) special flight carrying 206 standard Pakistanis left Shanghai, China for Karachi on Tuesday. These Pakistani nationals were stranded in different areas in Shanghai and other cities due to flight cancellations and lockdowns amid Covid-19 pandemic, Pakistan Ambassador to China, Naghmana Alamgir Hashmi said in a tweet here.… Continue reading PIA special plane airlifts 206 stranded Pakistanis from Shanghai

NEW YORK, Jun 02 (APP):US President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy the military to end “riots and lawlessness” sweeping the country in an address from Washington punctuated by the sound of explosions as security forces dispersed peaceful demonstrators across the street from the White House. TV footage showed people running, falling and scrambling for… Continue reading Trump threatens to deploy ‘heavily armed’ US military to crush nationwide protests

NEW YORK, June 02 (APP):At least 200 serious attacks on individual journalists have taken place during six years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rule resulting in the killing of 40 of them, according to a recent study cited in a Washington Post article, which portrays India as “one of the world’s deadliest places to practice… Continue reading India ‘one of world’s deadliest places to practice journalism’: American writer

NEW YORK, Jun 01 (APP):Relative calm descended on Minneapolis and other U.S. cities Monday after protesters and police across the country clashed for a sixth straight night in the wake of the death of George Floyd, an African-American man who died after he was pinned down by a white police officer, according to media reports.… Continue reading Big peaceful protests in US over African-American man’s death marred by bursts of violence

LONDON, Jun 01 (APP):Calling upon an immediate United Nations (UN) intervention to halt the forced demographic change by the Indian government in occupied Jammu and Kashmir(IOJK), Mohd Azmi Abdul Hamid Coordinator Asean Ngo Advocacy Group for Kashmir, and President Malaysia Consultative Council of Islamic Organization urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for implementation of… Continue reading Malaysian Consultative Council for implementation of UN resolutions on Kashmir

ISLAMABAD, Jun 1 (APP):China was committed to upholding its national sovereignty and security as well as stability along the border with India, Chinese foreign ministry’s spokesperson on Monday said in response to a question on Indian defence minister’s remarks in the backdrop of China-India standoff. “We have been committed to upholding our national sovereignty and… Continue reading China upholding national sovereignty, stability along border areas: Spokesperson

BEIJING, June 1 (APP):Since the Doklam standoff with India in 2017, the Chinese military has expanded its arsenal with weapons like the Type 15 tank, Z-20 helicopter and GJ-2 drone that should give China the advantage in high-altitude conflicts should they arise, Chinese analysts said. China’s Type 15 tank made its public debut at the… Continue reading PLA expands high-altitude arsenal to address border threat: Chinese analysts

BEIJING, May 31 (APP):China’s maize-soybean strip intercropping technology is applicable all over Pakistan and it can boost maize yield as well as create an additional soybean harvest to reduce Pakistan’s soybean imports and improve the country’s food security, Yang Wenyu, the professor of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu said. Prof Yang Wenyu developed this technology and… Continue reading Pakistan to boost soybean yield by using China’s intercropping technology: Prof Yang Wenyu

BEIJING, May 31 (APP)::A Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine may appear in the market at the end of 2020 or the beginning of 2021, according to China’s State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC). The inactivated vaccine is being researched and developed by Sinopharm’s subsidiary company, Wuhan Institute of Biological Products and Beijing Institute of Biological Products.… Continue reading Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine may appear in market by 2020 end

UNITED NATIONS, May 31 (APP):A UNICEF chartered plane has landed at Sana’a airport with life-saving supplies to help curb the spread of coronavirus in conflict-torn Yemen, according to the UN agency. The supplies are a range of medical assistance, including Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) items such as aprons, boots, face masks and gloves for frontline… Continue reading UNICEF airlifts medical supplies to Yemen amid spike in coronavirus cases

ISLAMABAD, May 30 (APP):The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet Saturday approved the criteria for disbursement of Rs.200 billion in power sector received through Islamic Sukuk . The ECC meeting was chaired by Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, according to press statement issued by the Finance Ministry… Continue reading ECC approves disbursement criteria for Rs200 bln Islamic Sukuk