Category: International News

WASHINGTON, Mar 25 (APP):The US Senate leaders and the White House agreed Wednesday to a nearly $2-trillion stimulus package to combat the economic fallout of the coronavirus outbreak, including direct payments to most Americans and a half-trillion-dollar fund to shore up struggling companies. The deal includes $500 billion for a major corporate liquidity programme through… Continue reading US Senate, White House reach $2 trillion stimulus deal to blunt coronavirus fallout

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 25 (APP):U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged leaders of the world’s 20 major industrialized nations to adopt a “wartime” plan including a stimulus package “in the trillions of dollars” for businesses, workers and households in developing countries trying to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. “COVID-19 will require a response like none before —… Continue reading UN urges rich countries to adopt massive stimulus package to beat back coronavirus

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 25 (APP):United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Canadian diplomat Deborah Lyons as his new Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). Ms. Lyons succeeds Tadamichi Yamamoto of Japan, who has served in this critical role since 2016. A diplomat with 21 years of professional experience… Continue reading Canadian diplomat named UN special envoy for Afghanistan

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 24 (APP):The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, called Tuesday for an easing of sanctions against countries such as Iran to allow their medical systems to fight the coronavirus pandemic and limit its global spread. “At this crucial time, both for global public health reasons, and to support the… Continue reading UN rights chief calls for easing sanctions against Iran as it battles coronavirus

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 24 (APP):The United Nations and its partners are taking steps to ensure people living in informal settlements have access to running water at this critical time when regular hand washing is critical to combating coronavirus, according to the UN-Habitat, the agency working to achieve more sustainable cities. The agency said the impacts… Continue reading Water access critical to beating back coronavirus spread in slum areas: UN-Habitat

NEW YORK, Mar 24 (APP):Coronavirus, the deadly pandemic sweeping the United States and many parts of the world, claimed its first Pakistani-American victim here on March 23, the Pakistan day. Haji Muhammad Anjum Iqbal, a resident of Long Island, New York, died of the virus on Monday. He was 63. Iqbal, a businessman who ran… Continue reading First Pakistani-American man dies of coronavirus in New York

NEW YORK, Mar 24 (APP):The U.S. State Department is cutting aid to Afghanistan by $1 billion and will reduce it even more unless the country’s feuding leaders can resolve their differences and form an inclusive government that can implement a peace deal with the Taliban. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the decision Monday in… Continue reading U.S. to cut Afghan aid by $1B as rival leaders reject push for unity

WASHINGTON, Mar 23 (APP):At a simple ceremony to mark the Pakistan Day, Ambassador Asad Majeed Khan hoisted the national flag at the Pakistani embassy in Washington on Monday. The Ambassador also read out the messages of President Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan on the occasion in which they congratulated the nation, paid tributes… Continue reading Pakistani embassy in Washington celebrates Pakistan Day

LONDON, Mar 23 (APP):Pakistan Day was marked by Flag Hoisting ceremony at the Pakistan High Commission (PHC) London on March 23 (Monday). In deference to the instructions of the Government of Pakistan and the United Kingdom (UK) Government’s guidelines,the Pakistani Flag was hoisted in a simple ceremony live streamed on the Mission’s Official Facebook for… Continue reading Pakistan Day was marked by Flag Hoisting ceremony at PHC London

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 23 (APP):UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on warring parties across the world on Monday to lay down their weapons in support of the bigger battle against coronavirus — the common enemy that is now threatening all of humankind. “The fury of the virus illustrates the folly of war”, he said in a… Continue reading U.N. chief calls for global ceasefire to focus on fighting coronavirus

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 23 (APP): Pakistani peacekeepers serving the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) conducted a one-day workshop on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the mission’s team site in Kabkabiya, a district of North Darfur state, Sudan, according to a message received at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday. The workshop was… Continue reading Pakistani peacekeepers in Darfur & Congo gear up to combat coronavirus

BEIJING, March 23 (APP):A flag hoisting ceremony was held to mark Pakistan Day here at the Embassy of Pakistan, Beijing on Monday. The Pakistan Day was celebrated with simplicity in face of the outbreak of noval Coronavirus and with the pledge to fight the pandemic. The proceedings commenced with the recitation from the Holy Quran… Continue reading Pakistan Day celebrated at Pakistan Embassy

BEIJING, Mar 23 (APP):The establishment of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) is an important part of the construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and is the enrichment and extension of the CPEC development, a Chinese scholar said. Recently, the government of Pakistan has announced the establishment of 10 Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in four provinces.… Continue reading SEZs establishment important part of CPEC enrichment, extension

BEIJING, March 23 (APP):The structure of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) 53rd Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors will be adjusted given the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The ADB Board of Directors approved a proposal that the annual meeting, originally scheduled for May 2-5, 2020 in Incheon, Republic of Korea, will be conducted… Continue reading ADB adjusts annual meeting arrangements

BEIJING, March 23 (APP):Gezhouba Group, a Chinese construction and engineering company, sent 131 Chinese workers on a charter flight operated by China Southern Airlines to Pakistan in an effort to ensure projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) proceed, the company’s website said. The group has several hydropower station projects in Pakistan. The 131 staff… Continue reading Chinese staff returns to Pakistan via charter flight for CPEC projects

NEW YORK, Mar 23 (APP):US President Donald Trump has rejected as “inaccurate” a report that he ignored early warnings from American intelligence agencies about the threat posed by the coronavirus outbreak in China and repeated recent attacks on the press. The agencies sounded the alarm in January and February but the president continued to minimize… Continue reading Trump denies ignoring early coronavirus pandemic warnings

NEW YORK, Mar 22 (APP):New York State will conduct trials on a malaria drug combined with an antibiotic that could be used to treat patients with the novel coronavirus who are seriously ill, Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced. He said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will send to New York 10,000 doses of azithromycin,… Continue reading New York State to begin testing malaria drug for coronavirus treatment

LONDON, Mar 22 (APP):Pakistan High Commissioner (PHC) to London Mohammad Nafees Zakaria, in order to keep close contact with the Pakistani community and the students currently studying in the United Kingdom (UK) has designated two officers as focal persons for consular’ s services. “In order to ensure effective liaison in this regard, High Commissioner Mohammad… Continue reading 2 officers designated as focal persons at high commission London