Section: Pakistan Today (Pakistan)
Russian ‘food crematoria’ provoke outrage amid crisis, famine memories
Russian government plans for mass destruction of banned Western food imports have provoked outrage in a country where poverty rates are soaring and memories remain of famine during Soviet times. Even some Kremlin allies are expressing shock at the idea of “food crematoria” while one orthodox priest has denounced the campaign, which officially...
Congo fever patient dies in Peshawar hospital
A patient, who had contracted Crimean-Congo Viral Haemorrhagic Fever (CCVHF), died in a Peshawar hospital on Saturday while two others patients are under treatment in the hospital. According to reports, three Congo fever patients were admitted to Hayatabad Medical Complex on Friday. A 16-year-old patient from Afghanistan died as a result of the...
Russia vetoes UN tribunal to investigate MH17 crash in Ukraine
Russia has blocked a UN Security Council resolution that would have created an international tribunal to prosecute those responsible for bringing down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine. Russia was alone in the 15-member council in voting Wednesday in New York against the establishment of the tribunal. Eleven members voted in favor. China,...
US general says ties with Pakistan fundamental to US interests
The nominee for the position of US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford has said at his Senate confirmation hearing that the relationship with Pakistan is fundamental to the US’ vital national security interests. General Joseph Dunford said the US will need to continue cooperation with Pakistan to defeat al Qaeda, support...
Pakistan beats India in Tobacco control: WHO
Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have implemented superior strategies to curb deaths caused by tobacco in comparison with India, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) report. The report released Tuesday, revealed that in Pakistan and Bangladesh cigarettes became less affordable between 2008 and 2014, while India remained one of the few...
Can Greece defaulters affect Pakistan?
According to a report published in the Economic Times on Tuesday, it was stated that Pakistan would have to share some of the burden in case of a possible permanent default of Greece. Greece is edging closer to a 19-nation Eurozone exit, reportedly. A permanent default by Greece would not only weaken the region, but will have overall...
IS in Afghanistan on Xi, Putin’s summit agenda
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other leaders will discuss the threat the Islamic State group poses in Afghanistan at a Eurasian security summit in Russia this week, a Chinese official said Monday. Xi travels to the Russian city of Ufa for a summit on Thursday and Friday of leaders of the Shanghai...
Putin tells Obama he wants dialogue based on equality and respect
Russian President Vladimir Putin called for dialogue based on equal treatment and mutual respect with the United States on Saturday in a congratulatory message to President Barack Obama marking U.S. Independence Day. Putin said US-Russian relations remained important for solving global crises. The two countries have disagreements over the...
Why Pakistan must not join NPT!
3D (Distress, Discord, Discriminatory) persist in post NPT RevCon 2015 The closing meeting of month-long ninth NPT Review Conference (RevCon) opened a novel debate about the future of the non-proliferation regime. The four-week long negotiations ended in dismay as the states party to the treaty on Nuclear Non-Proliferation could not reach a...
US warship visits Georgia amid Ukraine crisis
A US warship arrived Sunday in Georgia’s Black Sea port of Batumi on a training mission, the US embassy said, sending a message of support to the NATO aspirant amid the conflict in Ukraine. The US 6th Fleet’s guided missile destroyer USS Laboon “will conduct routine combined training with the Georgian Coast Guard”, the US embassy in...
