NEW YORK: A decision by China and Russia to veto new United Nations sanctions on North Korea pushed by the United States shattered any veneer of global cooperation, straining efforts to pressure Pyongyang as it prepares to conduct a new nuclear test. The two countries on Thursday vetoed a US-led push to impose more UN sanctions on North Korea over …

Pakistani mountaineers Sirbaz Khan of Gilgit-Baltistan and Shehroze Kashif from Lahore summited Mount Makalu in Nepal, an eight-thousander that is the world’s fifth-highest peak, on Saturday morning. According to Alpine Club of Pakistan Secretary Karrar Haidri, Kashif, 20. reached Makalu’s top, which is at a height of 8,485 metres, at 6:56am (PST). Following this feat, Kashif has become the world’s …

The Canadian auto safety agency said on Friday it is probing the cause of a Tesla fire in Vancouver that drew attention after the driver struggled to exit the vehicle. Transport Canada said that following a May 20 2021 Tesla Model Y fire in Vancouver, it had its contracted collision and defect investigation team “locate and secure the vehicle”. The …

KARACHI: The Foreign Office on Friday expressed Pakistan’s strongest condemnation and rejection of the mala fide conviction and sentencing of Hurriyat lea­der Yasin Malik in a grossly suspicious and contrived case registered under the draconian laws. The Indian Charge d’Affaires in Islamabad was called to the FO on May 25 and was conveyed the government of Pakistan’s strong indignation over …

Some prominent infectious disease experts are pushing for faster action from global health authorities to contain a growing monkeypox outbreak that has spread to at least 20 countries. They are arguing that governments and the World Health Organisation (WHO) should not repeat the early missteps of the Covid-19 pandemic that delayed the detection of cases, helping the virus spread. While monkeypox is …

Pakistan Commissioner for Indus Waters Syed Muhammad Mehr Ali Shah on Saturday said a five-member delegation will visit India next week for talks on the water dispute between the two countries. Talking to Dawn.com, Shah said the dialogue will be held in New Delhi from May 30-31. He added the delegation would make the trip through the Wagah Border. “There will …

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Friday strongly reacted to the interior minister’s statement regarding ‘legal action’ against Chief Minister Mahmood Khan for leading a procession to Islamabad and warned that the centre should desist from taking any extraordinary step against the provincial government. The simmering tensions between KP and federal governments have steadily risen, coming to a head with …

ISLAMABAD: Eleven more cases were registered against the PTI leadership, including Chairman Imran Khan, and scores of activists under different sections of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), police said on Friday. Besides, the Hassanabdal police registered a case against Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Khalid Khursheed Khan, his chief security officer and around 4,000 other participants of the PTI long march for rioting …

ISLAMABAD: Just a day after hiking fuel prices to meet the demands of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced a relief package worth Rs28 billion for the poorest segments of society, in a televised address to the nation on Friday. In his first address since assuming office, he said the government was taking tough decisions in …

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Friday came down hard on the inspector general of police for failing to trace out Dua Zehra and Nimra Kazmi, the two teenage girls who were allegedly kidnapped in Karachi and later surfaced in Punjab, directing him to recover and produce them in court on May 30. A two-judge bench comprising by Justice Mohammad …