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20 million people to face acute hunger by end of March 2023 in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in a report highlighted the economic and humanitarian situation in Afghanistan for the coming year as about 20 million people are at risk of facing acute hunger by the end of March 2023, TOLO news reported.
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Education institutes face economic slump as Taliban suspends higher educat
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Out of 140 Private universities that are functional in Afghanistan, at least 35 are at risk of collapse as the educational institutes in the country are facing an economic slump following the suspension of women attending universities by the Taliban, Tolo news reported.
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Boat adrift at sea for weeks carrying Rohingya refugees reaches Indonesia'
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A boat carrying Rohingya refugees which was adrift for a month at Sea has finally landed in Indonesia's Aceh, VOA news reported on Monday citing the two rights groups that have been tracking the vessel.
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Imran Khan-led PTI to issue White Paper amid economic crisis in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former federal minister Fawad Chaudhary on Monday lambasted Shehbaz Sharif's ruling coalition for the country's deteriorating economy and announced that PTI would issue White Paper on Pakistan's worsening economy, ARY News reported.
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UAE denies reports of not giving visas to Pakistani citizens from certain
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday denied reports of not providing visas to Pakistani citizens belonging to certain cities and termed it as fake news, reported Geo News.
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'Will not accept a weak govt this time', says Imran Khan
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Sunday took a sharp dig at the ruling coalition regarding the early polls in the country and said that he would instead choose the opposition benches rather than forming a weak government this time, ARY News reported.
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Male students in Afghanistan boycott classes over suspension of higher edu
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Following the Taliban's ban on university education for girls, the male students in the country have boycotted their classes condemning the suspension of higher education for women, Tolo news reported on Sunday.
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Pakistan faces severe energy crisis: ADB report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Major issues with Pakistan's energy sector were highlighted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in its Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) ENERGY OUTLOOK 2030, Geo News reported.
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Pak govt urges top court to take suo motu notice of Punjab crisis
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Pakistan federal government has urged the country's Supreme Court to take notice of the ongoing crisis in Punjab. The Pakistan Muslim League (N)-led government has said that the Lahore High Court's decision is not as per legal parameters, Geo News reported.
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China offers bailout package to Pakistan, refuses to defer loan repayments
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Both Sri Lanka and Pakistan are caught in China's debt track but while China has offered a bailout package to Pakistan, it has refused to defer loan repayments of Sri Lanka, True Ceylon News reported.
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Afghan women banned from university 'for not following dress code': Taliba
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The continuation of co-education and lack of observation of hijab by students were among the reason cited by Taliban minister Neda Mohammad Nadim for banning Afghan women from university, TOLO news reported.
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Kerri Hartland to become first female chief of Australia's foreign spy age
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Kerri Hartland will become the first woman to lead Australia's foreign spy agency. She will become director-general of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) in February, VOA News reported.
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