Pakistan: Cop hurt as fire breaks out in Karachi factory
Oct 17, 2021, at 11:00 pm
Karachi: A policeman was hurt as a fire broke out in a firecrackers factory in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Sunday, media reports said.
ISIS warns Shi’ite Muslims will be targeted everywhere
Oct 17, 2021, at 10:36 pm
Kabul: Terror group Islamic State has said Shi’ite Muslims will be targeted everywhere by them.
Oct 17, 2021, at 10:04 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday said he is hopeful that those involved in the vandalization of Durga Puja pandal in Cumilla area, which triggered violence and destruction of pandals and Hindu temples across the country, will be arrested.
Eight killed, over 20 injured in traffic accident in Peru
Oct 17, 2021, at 02:41 pm
Lima/UNI/Xinhua: Eight people were killed and more than 20 others were injured after a bus collided with two vehicles on Saturday in the southern department of Arequipa, Peru, local media reported.
Turkey asks Taliban delegation to form inclusive govt in Afghanistan
Oct 17, 2021, at 02:50 am
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has asked a delegation of Afghanistan's Taliban regime to form an inclusive government in the country.
Oct 17, 2021, at 02:35 am
Dhaka/Noakhali: Bangladesh minister Tazul Islam has asked the local public representatives to be alert and stand strong against those who would seek to destroy communal harmony in the country.
Taliban hold PIA country manager hostage for 2 hours in Kabul
Oct 17, 2021, at 02:29 am
Kabul: Taliban insurgents had held Pakistan International Airline (PIA) country manager as a hostage for two hours on Thursday, media reports said.
PPP slams Imran Khan govt over electricity tariff hike
Oct 17, 2021, at 12:47 am
Pakistan Peoples Party has slammed PM Imran Khan-led government for increasing electricity tariff up to 40 per cent over the last three years.
Pakistani govt hikes power tariff by Rs1.39 per unit
Oct 17, 2021, at 12:24 am
Islamabad: The Pakistani government has hiked power tariff by Rs1.39 per unit to fulfill the International Monetary Fund (IMF) demand to stay in its programme.
Pakistan: Imran Khan govt drops petrol price bomb on citizens
Oct 17, 2021, at 12:22 am
Islamabad:Pakistan's Imran Khan-led government on Saturday hiked prices of petroleum products with petrol now becoming expensive in the nation by Rs10.49 for the next fortnight.
Afghanistan: Islamic State-Khorasan claims responsibility for Kandahar mosque blasts
Oct 16, 2021, at 11:45 pm
Kabul/UNI: The Islamic State-Khorasan has claimed responsibility for the twin suicide bombings at a Shiite mosque in Kandahar that killed 62 worshippers and left 75 others injured, many of them critically, during Friday prayers.
Afghanistan: Islamic State terror group claims responsibility for Kandahar mosque blasts
Oct 16, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Kabul: The Islamic State terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the blasts in a Shite mosque in Kandahar province on Friday which left over 60 people dead.
British MP killing: Police term incident as 'terrorist incident'
Oct 16, 2021, at 11:37 pm
London: Police have termed the killing of British Conservative MP David Amess as a 'terrorist incident'.
UN condemns 'despicable' suicide attack at mosque in southern Afghanistan
Oct 16, 2021, at 11:22 pm
New York: The United Nations has condemned the deadly suicide bombing during Friday prayers at the largest Shia mosque in the city of Kandahar, in southern Afghanistan, which killed at least 30 people and wounded dozens more.
Displaced in northeast Nigeria ‘knocking on door of starvation’: WFP
Oct 16, 2021, at 11:15 pm
New York: Displaced families in Nigeria’s northeast are “knocking on the door of starvation”, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
Rising poverty a ‘moral indictment of our times’: Guterres
Oct 16, 2021, at 11:06 pm
New York: For the first time in two decades, extreme poverty is on the rise, the UN chief said in his message released on Friday, marking the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, on 17 October.
Afghanistan: Reuniting families on the run should be priority, urges UNHCR
Oct 16, 2021, at 10:57 pm
New York: The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Friday urged countries to step up reunification for Afghans whose families remain in the country or who are displaced across the region, as the humanitarian crisis in their homeland worsens.
International Day honours rural women’s critical role in feeding the world
Oct 16, 2021, at 10:51 pm
New York: Although rural women and girls have an essential role in food systems, they still do not have equal power with men, therefore earn less, and experience higher levels of food insecurity, according to UN Women, the agency supporting countries to reach gender equality.
Recent Kosovo-Serbia tensions could ‘unravel steady but fragile progress’
Oct 16, 2021, at 10:35 pm
New York: Tensions over vehicle licence plates and anti-smuggling operations, between authorities in Kosovo and Serbia, in recent weeks, may contribute to unravelling “steady but fragile progress made in rebuilding trust among communities” in Kosovo and Serbia.
Hong Kong court jails 7 activists over illegal protest: Reports
Oct 16, 2021, at 09:58 pm
Hong Kong/UNI/Sputnik: A district court judge in Hong Kong sentenced seven protesters to up to 12 months in jail on Saturday for their role in last year’s rally against China's new national security law, media said.
Bangladesh: ISKCON temple attacked in Noakhali, 1 devotee killed
Oct 16, 2021, at 02:56 pm
Noakhali: The International Society for Krishna Consciousness also known as ISKCON on Saturday said its temple in Noakhali area of Bangladesh was attacked when one of the devotees was killed on Friday, a day which marked the end of Durga Puja.
Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine certificate available for download during next 3 days
Oct 16, 2021, at 05:47 am
Ottawa/IBNS: COVID-19 vaccine certificate QR codes for download are being made available by the government of Ontario in Canada during the next three days starting Friday morning.
US to reopen land and air borders to fully vaccinated foreign visitors from Nov 8
Oct 16, 2021, at 05:18 am
Washington/IBNS: The United States will reopen its land and air borders to fully vaccinated foreign visitors Nov 8 onwards ending a more than 18-month ban on travel from across the globe.
US offers USD 2m for information leading to arrest of Pakistani smuggling suspect Abid Ali Khan
Oct 16, 2021, at 04:00 am
Washington: The US State Department on Thursday announced two rewards of USD1 million each for information leading to the arrest of Pakistani smuggler Abid Ali Khan.
EU to decide on Pakistan’s GSP+ status after two-year review: Androulla Kaminara
Oct 16, 2021, at 03:52 am
The European Union (EU) will decide about extending the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) status for 2024 to Pakistan after reviewing the performance of the country in the past two years on exports for the years 2020 and 2021, a top official said.
Radical Barelvi groups are pushing Pakistan to depths of Islamic extremism: Expert
Oct 16, 2021, at 03:47 am
Journalist Kunwar Khuldune Shahid feels that the Radical Barelvi groups are pushing Pakistan to the depths of Islamic extremism besides damaging the centuries-old affiliation of Sufi Islam with pluralism and coexistence.
Afghanistan-Pakistan border emerging as 'number one' terror hub since Taliban takeover: Expert
Oct 16, 2021, at 03:43 am
A geo-political expert has said the rugged terrain on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border has once again emerged as the 'number one' terror hub in the world.
China is investing USD 8.43 bn in Africa as part of Digital Silk Road initiative: Report
Oct 16, 2021, at 02:55 am
Chinese companies have invested USD 8.43 bn in Africa as a part of extending its digital footprints in the continent.
Conservative British MP Sir David Amess dies after being stabbed
Oct 16, 2021, at 02:44 am
London/UNI: British Conservative MP Sir David Amess died on Friday after being stabbed in his constituency surgery in Essex while he was holding a meeting with his constituents.
UK Lawmaker David Amess stabbed at constituency surgery in Essex: Reports
Oct 16, 2021, at 01:31 am
London/UNI/Sputnik: UK Conservative lawmaker David Amess was stabbed several times on Friday at his constituency surgery in the Belfairs Methodist Church in the town of Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, Sky News reported.