International

By Web Desk — Bringing shame to the country, another Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) steward found missing from a hotel in Toronto, Canada. According to PIA officials, Waqar Ahmed Jadoon was a steward on PK-781 from Islamabad to Toronto. But he was not part of the crew when the plane was returning back to Pakistan on Sunday. A missing person …

Web Desk — US President Joe Biden and Japanese PM Fumio Kishida agreed on Friday to “pressure” China and condemn North Korea’s missile tests, while Biden reinforced the US commitment to defending Japan. In a video meeting lasting about one hour and 20 minutes, Biden also agreed to visit Japan in the first half of this year for a summit …

Web Desk — US President Joe Biden has nominated the first Muslim-American woman as a federal judge for the first time in the history of the country. Nusrat Jahan Choudhury is a Bangladeshi American and if her nomination is approved by the US Senate, she would be the second Muslim to serve as a federal judge after Zahid Quraishi, who …

Web Desk — Teenage pilot Zara Rutherford is the youngest woman to fly solo around the world. Belgian-British aviator, 19, has etched her name in records as she flew 32,000 miles across five continents in five months. As a result of bad weather and a visa delay, her plane was grounded for weeks in Mexico and Alaska. Zara’s family, friends, …

Web Desk — According to World Tourism Organization, tourism around the world is not expected to return to pre-pandemic levels until 2024 at the earliest. Though mild, the highly contagious Omicron variant will “disrupt the recovery” in early 2022 after last year saw four percent growth over 2020, according to the Madrid-based UN agency’s World Tourism Barometer. The UNWTO said …

Web Desk — Saudi Arabia has tightened its grip on foreigners arriving in the kingdom due to a growing epidemic of coronavirus Omicrone disease. According to the notification issued in this regard, quarantine has been made mandatory for those coming to Saudi Arabia from foreign countries including Pakistan, while booking passengers in quarantine before arrival in Saudi Arabia will be …

Web Desk — Corona is spreading once again in Saudi Arabia as on Saturday the country registered 5,281 Covid-19 cases with two deaths. During the past few weeks, the number of confirmed cases has increased sharply as the more-transmissible omicron variant has spread. After 2,996 additional patients recovered from the virus, the total number of patients in the Kingdom recovered …

Web Desk — A prominent Afghan university professor has been detained in Kabul for openly criticising the Taliban regime Kabul. According to government spokesman, Prof Faizullah Jalal, in news talk-shows, was blaming the Taliban for the worsening financial crisis and criticising them for ruling by force. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid tweeted that Jalal had been detained on Saturday over statements …

Web Desk — Israel gives an open warning to Iran directly and the world indirectly by saying that it may take unilateral action against Iran if necessary, regardless of any nuclear agreement between Tehran and world powers. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett gave this statement as talks continued in Vienna on reviving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the 2015 …

Web Desk — The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is seriously considering placing the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the list of countries subject to more oversight for shortcomings in combating money laundering and terror financing, even after a recent government push to stamp out illicit transactions, Bloomberg has reported. In short, The FATF may add UAE to its “gray …