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Pakistan: Balochistan Governor resigns after Imran Khan-led govt's ouster
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], April 14 (ANI): After the ouster of Imran Khan as Pakistan's Prime Minister, Balochistan Governor Syed Zahoor Ahmed Agha, who hails from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), on Wednesday resigned from his post, local media reported.
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Road accident in southern Afghanistan leaves 18 injured
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 14 (ANI): As many as 18 people were injured after a pick-up truck overturned in Zabul province of southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, Xinhua reported citing a local source.
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J-K: Locals hopeful of better opportunities after Indian Army unveils waln
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 14 (ANI): After the inauguration of the Walnut processing plant in the Karnah division of Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara by the Indian Army, locals in the area are hopeful of better employment opportunities and better economic conditions in the area i
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World Bank lowers Pakistan's growth forecast to 4.3pc
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 14 (ANI): Citing the additional burden on the budget put by the last-ditch energy subsidies by the outgoing Imran Khan government, the World Bank on Wednesday reduced Pakistan's economic growth rate forecast for the current fiscal year by almost one per cent, r
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PML-N leader says Nawaz Sharif may return to Pakistan before elections
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 14 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leader Talal Chaudhry on Wednesday said that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to return to Pakistan before the elections, reported local media.
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Blinken links Taliban's takeover in Afghanistan to 'serious erosion of hum
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 14 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday (local time) said that the Taliban's takeover in Afghanistan has resulted in a "serious erosion of human rights" in the country.
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China reports 2,999 new local COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 14 (ANI): China on Wednesday reported 2,999 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Thursday.
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Rajnath Singh lays a wreath at National Memorial Cemetery in Hawaii
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Hawaii [US], April 14 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday (local time) paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi's statue and also laid a wreath at the National Memorial Cemetery in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Jaishankar reaches New York, to meet UN chief
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 14 (ANI): India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations TS Tirumurti received External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in New York on Wednesday (local time).
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Pakistan Election body announces schedule for first phase of local govt el
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], April 14 (ANI): The schedule for the first phase of local government (LG) elections in Pakistan's Sindh province has been released, according to the country's poll body.
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US distinguishes between India, China over respective stands on Russia ami
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 13 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday (local time) said that America does distinguish and differentiate between India and China over their respective stands on Russia amid the Ukraine crisis.
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At least 26 dead in Nigeria wooden boat mishap
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], April 13 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 26 bodies have been recovered so far after a wooden boat capsized in a river in Nigeria's northwestern state of Sokoto, local authorities said on Wednesday.
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