Geopolitics

Pakistan not in IMF Covid-19 relief list, Afghanistan among recipients

Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan received a jolt recently when despite demanding for a COVID-19 relief, he was denied so by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The South Asian country it seems is not among the nations where the international body extended its help. more

Donald Trump directs administration to halt US funding for WHO

Washington/Sputnik: President Donald Trump announced that he has instructed his administration to stop US funding for the World Health Organization (WHO), which he accused of grossly mism ...

COVID-19 isolation threatens life-saving vaccinations for millions of children globally

New York: As countries around the world continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 117 million children risk missing out on measles vaccines, two UN agencies warned in Geneva on ...

During this coronavirus pandemic, ‘fake news’ is putting lives at risk: UNESCO

New York : Unreliable and false information is spreading around the world to such an extent, that some commentators are now referring to the new avalanche of misinformation that’s a ...

Imran govt. slow in reacting to tackle Coronavirus pandemic: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, a key politician in the country, on Tuesday attacked Pakistan PM Imran Khan-led government and said it was ...

Former Pakistan Minister Rehman Malik urges UN chief to probe COVID-19 origin

Islamabad: In a bid to find the origin of the disease, former interior minister and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator Rehman Malik has urged the United Nations to form a high-powered c ...

Beijing is trying to exploit COVID-19 situation, say experts; Japan takes step to shift production

Beijing: With China claiming that it is significantly recovering from COVID-19 crisis while other nations, including the UK and the US are struggling to contain the virus, some experts be ...

Coronavirus-driven debt crisis threatens poor countries already at risk, says UN report

New York : As governments struggle to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, billions of people living in countries teetering on the brink of economic collapse are being threatened further by a ...

Put women and girls at centre of COVID-19 recovery: UN Secretary-General

New York : Limited gains in gender equality and women’s rights made over the decades are in danger of being rolled back due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Secretary-General said o ...

Swift rebound for world trade still possible through joint action to thwart coronavirus

New york : Global trade in goods could fall by as much as a third this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but a swift rebound in 2021 is possible if the world’s economic pol ...