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Pakistan wants to bring together US and China to prevent another Cold War
He expressed these views during an interview with China Global Television Network that was filmed during his recent trip to Beijing to attend the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics. The interview was aired with Urdu subtitles on Tuesday.
Covid, climate change making people globally insecure than ever: UNDP
The report shows that in 2021, despite the highest global GDP in history, and despite Covid-19 vaccines becoming more readily available in some countries, global life expectancy declined for the second year in a row. The decline happened by about one and a half years on average compared to a pre-Covid world. Overall, human development measures have also moved downwards.
Christians in Pakistan hold protest seeking protection of life and property
The group called for the arrest and prosecution of the assailants who gunned down Pastor William Siraj and wounded Pastor Patrick Naeem in Peshawar last week. Protesting in front of the Karachi Press Club, Chairman of the Muttahida Masihi Council Noel Ijaz said that the feeling of insecurity within the Christian community had increased following the violent killing.
Iran's Prez says normalising ties with Israel to increase regional problems
The President made the remarks on Tuesday in a meeting with Salam Zawawi, the new Palestinian Ambassador to Iran, to receive her credentials, reported the Iranian presidency's website. Raisi noted that certain Arab states' move to establish diplomatic relations with Israel will not ensure protection and security for them, and instead, it will create more problems for the region and Arab countries, Xinhua news agency reported.
Hindu teacher sentenced to life imprisonment for 'blasphemy' in Pakistan
Additional Sessions Judge Mumtaz Ali Solangi delivered the verdict on Tuesday. It has taken the court two years to pass the final order. Nautan Lal has been in jail since 2019 as an undertrial prisoner. Additional Sessions Judge Mumtaz Ali Solangi delivered the verdict on Tuesday. It has taken the court two years to pass the final order. Nautan Lal has been in jail since 2019 as an undertrial prisoner.
Daily Covid-19 deaths average 2,600 in US: report
Now that the highly infectious Omicron variant is dominant, cases have fallen steeply from their January peak, but are still averaging 295,922 a day, down 57 per cent from two weeks ago, Xinhua news agency reported. Hospitalisations are down 23 per cent from two weeks ago at 121,600 a day on average, according to the US business news website on Monday.
More US states plan ending mask mandates as Covid-19 cases drop
Officials in New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, California and Oregon have announced their states will lift indoor mask mandates for schools and other public places in coming weeks. California is set to end a universal indoor mask mandate next week and roll back other restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant, Xinhua news agency reported.
Opportunity exists for Lebanese-Israeli maritime border demarcation: US mediator
"There is an opportunity today... We can reach an agreement, but we will not conclude it ourselves, as Lebanon and Israel must decide to do so," Hochstein said on Tuesday in an interview with Lebanese MTV local TV channel. The US official arrived in Beirut on Tuesday to look into ways to resume talks over Lebanese-Israeli maritime border demarcation, Xinhua news agency reported.
US announces 20 million dollar bounty to snare ISIS-K chief Ghafari and other terror kingpins in Afghanistan
The US State Department said the cash pay outs would encourage tip-offs that could lead to the arrest of leaders and militants of the ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan. Ghafari, also known as Shahab al-Muhajir, was appointed to lead ISIS-K in June 2020, according to the Department of State. He is thought to be responsible for approving ISIS-K operations throughout Afghanistan and arranging funding for the group.
Over 12mn children in US infected with Covid-19
A total of 12,042,870 child Covid-19 cases had been reported across the country as of February 3, and children represented 18.9 per cent of all confirmed cases, according to the report published late Monday. Covid-19 cases among children have spiked dramatically across the US during the Omicron variant surge, Xinhua news agency reported. Nearly 4.2 million child cases were reported since the beginning of January.
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