Category: International

GENEVA: The World Health Organization will use the European Union’s digital Covid pass as a basis for a global health certification system, according to a new partnership deal agreed Monday.WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and EU health commissioner Stella Kyriakides signed what they described as a “landmark” agreement in Geneva.“The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the value […]

ISLAMABAD: Coverage of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has disappeared from all mainstream news channels in the country after the media regulator asked networks to block out people involved in rioting last month, a Reuters survey showed on Monday.A directive, seen by Reuters, was put out by the regulator last week referring to violent […]

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN: Nearly 80 girls were poisoned and hospitalized in two separate attacks at their primary schools in northern Afghanistan, a local education official said Sunday. It is thought to be the first time this kind of assault has happened since the Taliban swept to power in August 2021 and began their crackdown on the […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has told the interim Afghan government that it could only consider talking to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) if the terrorist outfit surrenders and lays down arms, official sources privy to the development told The Express Tribune on Sunday. Pakistan is no longer seeking talks with the TTP under the present circumstances. But […]

The International Air Transport Association (Iata) has warned that rapidly rising levels of blocked funds pose a threat to airline connectivity in several countries including Pakistan. The industry’s blocked funds have increased by 47% to $2.27 billion in April 2023 from $1.55 billion in April 2022, the global airline association said in a statement on […]

China’s defence minister warned Sunday against establishing NATO-like military alliances in the Asia-Pacific, saying they would plunge the region into a “whirlpool” of conflict. Li Shangfu’s comments came a day after US and Chinese military vessels sailed close to each other in the flashpoint Taiwan Strait, an incident that provoked anger from both sides. “Attempts […]

In April this year, a Chinese national, who was part of a group working on Pakistan’s Dasu Dam project was arrested, allegedly on charges of blasphemy and terrorism. He was accused of making blasphemous remarks during a heated debate with local workers, who had supposedly taking too much time for prayers. This enraged the people, […]

JERUSALEM: A gunbattle involving an Egyptian border guard in southern Israel along the border left three Israeli soldiers and the Egyptian officer dead Saturday, officials said. It was a rare instance of deadly violence along the frontier. Lt. Col. Richard Hecht, an Israeli army spokesperson, said the fighting began overnight when soldiers thwarted a drug-smuggling […]

ISLAMABAD: Iran’s navy commander said his country and Saudi Arabia, as well as three other Gulf states, plan to form a naval alliance that will also include India and Pakistan, Iranian media reported on Saturday. “The countries of the region have today realized that only cooperation with each other brings security to the area,” Iran’s […]

The Mediators and Citizens for Democracy at a meeting in Lahore issued the following statement: The Citizens for Democracy and Peoples’ Rights and The Mediators, condemn and express their deep concerns over the adverse ramifications of May 9 anarchist and violent attacks on state installations and martyrs’ monuments that have further exacerbated the crisis of […]