Monday, June 7th, 2021
Biden to press British PM Johnson over Northern Ireland
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden will warn British Prime Minister Boris Johnson not to renege on the Northern Ireland Brexit deal when they meet for the first time at the G7 summit this week, The Times reported on Monday, citing unidentified sources.
Turkish airports see 30M passengers in January-May
ANKARA – The number of air passengers in Turkey-including transit passengers-totaled 30 million in the first five months of 2021, the country’s airport authority announced on Monday. During the January-May period, the country’s airports served a total of 18.4 million domestic and 11 million international passengers, the General Directorate of the State Airports Authority (DHMI) data showed. Airports in the country served 467,160 planes-including overflights. Air cargo traffic registered at around 1 million tons, according to the DHMI figures. The top most crowded airports Istanbul Airport and Ataturk Airport-both inRead More
Japanese envoy extends condolence to Pakistan on train accident
ISLAMABAD, JUN 7 (DNA) – MATSUDA Kuninori, the Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan on Monday expressed grief and sorrow over the loss of precious lives in a tragic train accident in the district of Ghotki, Sindh, leaving scores of people dead and injured. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the government, the people of Pakistan, and the families of those who have lost their dear ones in the tragic train accident. Please accept our deepest condolences, and we wish for a quick recovery of the injured”, said the Ambassador. TheRead More
U.S. to unveil human trafficking steps; Harris visits Guatemala
WASHINGTON – The United States is expected on Monday to announce steps to tackle human trafficking and smuggling in Guatemala, a senior U.S. official said, as Vice President Kamala Harris visits the region to try to lower migration from Central America’s Northern Triangle countries. Harris’ trip to Guatemala and Mexico this week is likely to emphasize cooperation with non-government organizations, amid some criticism from local officials over the timing and thrust of her mission to curb migration to the United States from the region, advisers and experts said. The focusRead More
Russia completes withdrawal from Open Skies Treaty
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law, completing Russia’s withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty (OST), the Kremlin said on Monday. The bill was initiated by Putin after the US announced its intention to withdraw from the treaty and was approved by both chambers of the Russian parliament — the State Duma and the Council of Federation — the Kremlin said in a statement. “The USA withdrew from the Treaty under a far-fetched pretext, which significantly violated the balance of interests of the parties to the Treaty — and reached at conclusion. Thus, compliance with the Treaty and its importanceRead More
Missing Persons Commission disposes of 5722 cases upto May 31
DNA Islamabad, June 07, 2021: Missing Persons Commission has disposed of 5722 cases upto May 31, 2021 as per monthly progress report released by Secretary (ColoED) on cases of alleged enforced disappearances for the month of May 2021. A total number of 7873 cases were received by the Missing Persons Commission upto April 2021. During May 2021, 145 more cases were received by the commission and total numbers of cases reached to 8018. The Missing Persons Commission disposed of 186 cases in May 2021 and thus total disposal of MissingRead More