9 out of 10 people globally breathe toxic air: WHO
Geneva: Air pollution levels remain dangerously high in many parts of the world with nine out of 10 people breathing air containing high levels of pollutants, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday. It praised India’s Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana Scheme for providing some 37 million free liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) connections in the […]
Rohingya refugees are now facing human trafficking
Dhaka [Bangladesh]: Rohingya refugees, who fled to Bangladesh since late August 2017 to escape the inter-communal violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, are facing another threat in the form of human trafficking. Dhaka Tribune reported, “Around 40 trafficking cases have been reported in the refugee camps since the latest influx started, according to an unofficial source. […]
Peshawar hospital employees caught running illegal organ centre in Pok
PESHAWAR: Three employees of the government-run facility, Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH), have been arrested from Azad Kashmir over their alleged involvement in illegal organ transplant. According to the hospital administration, dialysis technician Shoaib Khan, anaesthesia technician Abdul Baseer and ward keeper Hussain had been running an illegal kidney transplant hospital in Azad Kashmir for the […]
11 students killed as third blast rocks Afghanistan
At least 11 students of a madrassa were killed in a car bombing in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province on Monday, officials said. A suicide bomber detonated a vehicle full of explosives in Haji Abdullah Khan village of Daman district at about 11 a.m., killing 11 children at a nearby madrassa. However, the target were Romanian troops patrolling the area, officials […]
US defers decision to impose restrictions on Pakistani diplomats as both sides ‘trying to resolve differences’
Islamabad: The US has delayed its decision to restrict the movement of Pakistani diplomats in America as both sides are trying to resolve differences that have strained their relations, according to a media report on Monday. Last week, a spokesman for Pakistan’s ministry for foreign affairs confirmed that the United States planned to impose new restrictions […]
Eight journalists among 29 killed in twin Afghanistan blasts
Kabul, : Eight journalists were among 29 people killed in a suicide attack in Kabul Monday, including a famed photographer who had written of the dangers of reporting in the Afghan capital. The journalists died when a bomber disguised as a TV cameraman detonated a second bomb at the site of an earlier explosion. Both attacks […]
Palestinian teen dies of wounds from Israel-Gaza border shooting: Ministry
Gaza City: A Palestinian teenager has died of his wounds a day after being shot by Israeli forces in clashes along the Gaza border, the Hamas-controlled territory’s health ministry said Saturday. Azzam Oweida, 15, was hit in the head during protests in southern Gaza on Friday, the ministry said. His death brought to four the number […]
Modi-Xi on same page, vow to maintain peace along India-China border
New Delhi: Ministry of External Affairs on Saturday informed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping underscored it was important to maintain peace along the India-China border region. For this, the two leaders have agreed to strengthen greater strategic communication between the two sides and have decided to issue strategic guidance to […]
Modi in China: PM invites Xi to informal summit in India next year
PM Modi tells Chinese President Xi Jinping that he will be happy to host the next informal summit in India next year. In his one-on-one meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, PM Modi drew a parallel between the Indus and Chinese civilizations, both of which sprawled around rivers. Prime Minister Modi said, “Both our civilisations […]
20 killed in separate road accidents in Pakistan
Islamabad :At least 20 people were killed and dozens injured in separate road accidents in Pakistan, the media and police said. In the latest accident, five passengers were killed, including two women whereas 20 others injured in the deadly collision between a passenger bus and a trailer on M2 motorway in Pindi Bhattian, a city in the […]
