Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
|---|---|---|
| Over 70 killed for honour in Pak's Sindh | Karachi, Sep 30 (TIWN) Over 70 people were reportedly killed in the name of honour in Pakistan's Sindh province in the first six months of this year, it was revealed. | 30-Sep-2019 |
| Man shot dead after stabbing 5 people in | Washington, Sep 30 (TIWN) A man was shot dead by police in the US state of Maryland after he stabbed five people, authorities said. | 30-Sep-2019 |
| 6 militants, a soldier killed in J&K gun | Jammu/Srinagar, Sep 30 (TIWN) Six militants, including three from Pakistan, and a soldier were killed and two policemen injured in two encounters in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. | 30-Sep-2019 |
| Imran's plane makes emergency landing ba | New York, Sep 29 (TIWN) The special aircraft given to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan by Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman for his visit to the US made an emergency landing at the John F. Kennedy International Airport here after developing a technical snag. | 29-Sep-2019 |
| Thunberg leads massive climate march in | Montreal, Sep 29 (TIWN) Around half a million people led by Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg marched through the streets of Montreal to demand Canadian authorities to take action to tackle the climate crisis. | 29-Sep-2019 |
| Houton's first Sikh Deputy shot dead | Houston, Sep 28 (TIWN) Sandeep Dhaliwal, the first Sikh Deputy in Houston's Harris County Sheriff's Department, was shot dead multiple times in the head from behind during a mid-day traffic stop, authorities said. | 28-Sep-2019 |
| 'China committed to win-win cooperation | New York, Sep 28 (TIWN) Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China is committed to non-conflict, non-confrontation, mutual respect and win-win cooperation with the United States. | 27-Sep-2019 |
| HK police ban rallies slated for China's | Hong Kong, Sep 27 (TIWN) Three mass rallies in Hong Kong scheduled to take place on Chinas National Day next week have been banned by the police here over safety concerns. | 27-Sep-2019 |
| 40% of Thomas Cook holidaymakers back in | London, Sep 27 (TIWN) The UK's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said that it has now flown a total of 61,000 Thomas Cook customers back to the country, taking the total to 40 per cent of passengers, following the collapse of the 178-year-old holiday group. | 27-Sep-2019 |
| Harry walks in Angola minefield 22 years | London, Sep 27 (TIWN) The UK's Prince Harry on Friday walked through a partially-cleared minefield in Angola to highlight the threat posed by landmines, 22 years after his later mother Diana, Princess of Wales, did the same. | 27-Sep-2019 |
| Pompeo speaks to Ghani ahead of Afghan p | Kabul, Sep 27 (TIWN) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani ahead of the much anticipated presidential election slated to take place in the war-town country on Saturday amid Taliban threats to boycott the poll process. | 27-Sep-2019 |
| Pak violates ceasefire on LoC ahead of M | New Delhi, Sep 27 (TIWN) There were reports of a ceasefire violation along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of speeches to be delivered by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan at the UN General Assembly on Friday. | 27-Sep-2019 |
| Australia legalizes abortion nationwide | Canberra, Sep 26 (TIWN) Abortion has been legalised across Australia after the New South Wales state legislature passed a law on Thursday to decriminalize the termination of pregnancy, which had been punishable by 10 years in prison for the last 119 years. | 26-Sep-2019 |
| Afghan visa now mandatory for Pak transp | Islamabad, Sep 26 (TIWN) The Afghan government has made it mandatory for Pakistani transporters to require an Afghan visa in order to cross the Torkham border between the two countries along with other relevant travel documents, a media report said on Thursday. | 26-Sep-2019 |
| India, New Zealand condemn Pulwama, Chri | New York, Sep 26 (TIWN) Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern during which both countries strongly condemned and extended support to each other following the Pulwama and Christchurch terror attacks. | 26-Sep-2019 |
| Imran thanks Turkish President for suppo | New York, Sep 26 (TIWN) After receiving support from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the Kashmir issue, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday expressed his gratitude to him. | 26-Sep-2019 |
| Greta Thunberg among 'Alternative Nobel | Copenhagen, Sep 26 (TIWN) The Right Livelihood Award, commonly referred to as the Alternative Nobel Prize, on Wednesday honoured Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, Sahrawi human rights defender Aminatou Haidar, Chinese women's rights lawyer Guo Jianmei and Brazilian indigenous leader Davi Kopenawa Yanomami. | 26-Sep-2019 |
| Pak blasphemy accused acquitted after ne | Islamabad, Sep 25 (TIWN) The Pakistan Supreme Court on Wednesday acquitted a blasphemy accused who was earlier sentenced to death by the trial and high court, after nearly two decades. | 25-Sep-2019 |
| Gandhi helped bring out people's inner s | New York, Sep 25 (TIWN) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that Mahatma Gandhi helped bring out the inner strength of people and inspired them with his philosophy, even among those who had never met him. | 25-Sep-2019 |
| Cost of US troops in South Korea renegot | Seoul, Sep 25 (TIWN) South Korea and the US began a new round of negotiations on Tuesday concerning the shared cost of American troops deployed in the Asian country. | 25-Sep-2019 |
| Francisco Franco's remains can be exhume | Madrid, Sep 24 (TIWN) Spain's Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favour of exhuming the remains of the country's late dictator Francisco Franco from the grandiose mausoleum where he was interred in the mountains north of Madrid. | 24-Sep-2019 |
| AI can lead to more precise results for | London, Sep 24 (TIWN) Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) analysis can be performed significantly faster with precision similar to experts when using artificial intelligence (AI) in the form of automated machine learning, according to a new study. | 24-Sep-2019 |
| You would have had a heart attack by now | New York, Sep 24 (TIWN) You would have probably had a heart attack by now, said Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on a lighter note, at a think tank talk here, while discussing the current economic situation in his country. | 24-Sep-2019 |
| Modi discusses cricket to counter-terror | United Nations, Sep 24 (TIWN) Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with five world leaders on Monday on the sidelines of the General Assembly meeting to discuss bilateral cooperations with matters ranging from cricket to counter-terrorism cooperation. | 24-Sep-2019 |
| 'Howdy Modi' hits world headlines | New York, Sep 23 (TIWN) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's grand 'Howdy Modi' rally in Houston along with US President Donald Trump made headlines in the world media which described the event in glowing terms. | 23-Sep-2019 |
| US praises Gandhi, Nehru's Vision of Ind | Houston, Sep 23 (TIWN): Steny Hoyer spoke about Nehru's vision of India as a secular democracy amid Jawaharlal Nehru has been frequently targeted by members of the BJP and BJP chief and Home Minister Amit Shah has blamed Nehru for PoK formation. | 23-Sep-2019 |
| In New York, Imran Khan meets with Kashm | New York, Sep 22 (TIWN) As part of his 'Mission Kashmir' to draw global attention on the issue, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged the Kashmir Study Group to highlight the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, which he said "poses a grave threat to regional peace and security". | 22-Sep-2019 |
| Air pollution reaches hazardous levels i | Singapore, Sep 22 (TIWN) Air pollution in Singapore, caused by the forest fires in Indonesia, on Sunday reached hazardous levels. | 22-Sep-2019 |
| Pakistan may split into pieces: Rajnath | New Delhi, Sep 23 (TIWN) No power would be able to save Pakistan from getting divided into pieces, if human rights violations against Balochs and Pashtuns continued, said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday. | 23-Sep-2019 |
| Trump hosts Australian PM for lavish WH | Washington, Sep 21 (TIWN) US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania hosted Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his wife, Jenny, to a lavish state dinner in the White House. | 21-Sep-2019 |
| Kashmir in focus as Imran leaves for UNG | Islamabad, Sep 21 (TIWN) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday left for New York on a week-long visit to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session during which he is to make Kashmir the focus of his address and interactions. | 21-Sep-2019 |
| Ex-US Ambassador urges China, US to work | Chicago, Sep 21 (TIWN) Former US Ambassador to China Max Baucus has urged China and the US to work together for the benefit of both. | 21-Sep-2019 |
| Lawsuit against Modi in US, separatist S | Houston/Washington, Sep 21 (TIWN) With separatist Sikh groups and Pakistanis planning to hold protests in Houston, and two US-based Kashmiri activists having filed a federal lawsuit accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of rights violations in Kashmir, New Delhi is known to be in touch with Washington over the Prime Minister's security. | 21-Sep-2019 |
| PIA operated 46 flights without passenge | Islamabad, Sep 21 (TIWN) The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) operated as many as 46 flights from the Islamabad Airport in 2016-17 with no passengers onboard the planes, a media report said on Saturday. | 20-Sep-2019 |
| Khalilzad briefs US Congress of US-Talib | Washington, Sep 20 (TIWN) Zalmay Khalilzad, Washington's Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, briefed members of the Congress about the US-Taliban negotiations, and the circumstances that led to the scuttling of the deal by American President Donald Trump. | 20-Sep-2019 |
| US Senate to block Democrats' drug-prici | Washington, Sep 20 (TIWN) US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday unveiled a long-awaited plan to cut prices for prescription drugs, but the proposed bill was adamantly opposed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who vowed not to take it to the floor. | 20-Sep-2019 |
| Conservatives target over-45s with FB Br | London, Sep 20 (TIWN) The UK's ruling Conservative Party has been targeting Facebook users over 45 years of age with political adverts about Brexit, according to a BBC News research. | 20-Sep-2019 |
| Over 20,000 flood victims trapped in Tha | Bangkok, Sep 19 (TIWN) Over 20,620 victims in Thailand are awaiting evacuations from floods caused by tropical storms that have so far killed 34 people, officials said on Thursday. | 19-Sep-2019 |
| 9 killed in suspected Boko Haram attack | Abuja, Sep 19 (TIWN) At least 9 people were killed in an attack suspected to have been carried out by terror group Boko Haram in Nigeria. | 19-Sep-2019 |
| UK court extends Nirav Modi's custody ti | London, Sep 19 (TIWN) A UK court extended the judicial custody of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi till October 17, in connection with the Punjab National Bank fraud case, he on Thursday. | 19-Sep-2019 |
| 20 dead in Afghan blast claimed by Talib | Kabul, Sep 19 (TIWN) At least 20 people were killed and over 90 others injured in a truck blast claimed by the Taliban militant group in Afghanistan's Zabul province on Thursday, authorities said. | 19-Sep-2019 |
| Imran's adviser calls TV anchor 'unemplo | Islamabad, Sep 19 (TIWN) Naeemul Haque, the Special Assistant to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, has termed a television anchor an "unemployed drunk", a media report said on Thursday. | 19-Sep-2019 |
| Hong Kong horse races cancelled amid pro | Hong Kong, Sep 18 (TIWN) Hong Kong's Jockey Club called off races on Wednesday, just hours before the event was to start because of fears that protesters could compromise the safety of its staff, customers and horses. | 18-Sep-2019 |
| Teen climate activist tells US Congress | Washington, Sep 18 (TIWN) Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist, has told the US politicians that they were not doing enough to combat climate change. | 18-Sep-2019 |
| Biden leads Democratic presidential race | Washington, Sep 18 (TIWN) Former US Vice President Joe Biden is leading the Democratic primary of the 2020 presidential election, trailed by Senator Elizabeth Warren from Massachusetts in the second place, according to a national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. | 18-Sep-2019 |
| Protests in Kasur over rape, murder of 3 | Lahore, Sep 18 (TIWN) Protests erupted in Pakistan's Kasur on Wednesday, a day after the remains of three minor boys, whom the police said were murdered after being raped, were recovered in the city's Chunian tehsil, the media reported. | 18-Sep-2019 |
| Doors are open if US wants to resume tal | Kabul, Sep 18 (TIWN) The Taliban have said that their "doors are open" in case US President Donald Trump wants to resume peace talks in the future, hours after two attacks claimed by the terror group killed 48 people in Afghanistan. | 18-Sep-2019 |
| Pak to remain challenge till it addresse | New Delhi, Sep 17 (TIWN) India on Tuesday made it clear that Pakistan will remain a "unique challenge" until it "successfully" addresses the problem of cross-border terrorism and "becomes a normal neighbour". | 17-Sep-2019 |
| No talks with US, says Iran's Khamenei | Tehran, Sep 17 (TIWN) Iran's supreme leader Ayotollah Khamenei on Tuesday said that Tehran will not engage in negotiations with the US "at any level", adding that Washington's "maximum pressure" campaign against the Islamic Republic has failed to achieve its goals. | 17-Sep-2019 |
| HK's Lam to meet citizens to defuse prot | Hong Kong, Sep 17 (TIWN) Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday announced that she would meet 100-200 citizens next week in a bid to reconnect with the public and find a way to defuse the ongoing political crisis. | 17-Sep-2019 |