Highway collapse in rain-hit Guangdong province of China leaves 24 dead
May 02, 2024, at 12:27 am
At least 24 people died after a section of a mountainside highway collapsed in China's Guangdong province following heavy rains, media reports said.
Girl gang-raped in Pakistan's Rawalpindi
May 01, 2024, at 11:48 pm
A girl was gang-raped allegedly by two suspects in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city recently, police said.
‘Extraordinary, deep anxiety’ in Gaza as fear over Rafah attack grows
May 01, 2024, at 11:19 pm
Ordinary Gazans remain in a “constant state of trauma” over an impending full-scale Israeli attack on the enclave’s southernmost city of Rafah amid a growing number of strikes there, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said on Tuesday.
Pakistani health institutes paying exorbitant rent for private buildings
May 01, 2024, at 10:55 pm
Some institutes of the Punjab Specialized Healthcare Medical Education Department are paying hefty monthly rent to private buildings, making things difficult for the national exchequer by increasing the financial burden.
May 01, 2024, at 10:28 pm
Hours after cops stormed into Columbia University’s campus and ousted the pro-Palestine protesters who were taking control of an academic building, the demonstrators are now demanding authorities provide them with food.
Gaza war spillover compounds misery for most vulnerable in Lebanon
May 01, 2024, at 08:35 pm
Children as young as four are being forced to go to work in Lebanon amid a “massive collapse” in humanitarian funding and escalating hostilities on the country’s southern border with Israel that threaten to spiral into a “full-scale war”, UN child experts said on Tuesday.
Chinese-made drone carrying heroin seized by BSF on Firozpur border
May 01, 2024, at 08:20 pm
In a startling revelation this morning, the Border Security Force (BSF) uncovered a nefarious plot on the Firozpur Indo-Pak border. During a routine search operation in the vicinity of village Gandu Kilcha, BSF personnel stumbled upon a China-made drone clandestinely positioned amidst the fields.
May 01, 2024, at 02:49 pm
New York Police Department cops stormed into Columbia University’s campus on Tuesday (April 30, 2024) and ousted the pro-Palestine protesters who were taking control of an academic building amid the ongoing anti-Israel protest on the campus.
Pakistan continues to grapple with inflation, price rise and power cuts
May 01, 2024, at 02:24 pm
Cash-strapped Pakistan has been battling various odds in recent times making the life of common people difficult.
Man with sword kills 13-year-old in London, injures four others
May 01, 2024, at 12:03 am
A 13-year-old boy was killed and four others, including two policemen, were injured after a sword-wielding man attacked them in Hainault region in east London on Tuesday.
Apr 30, 2024, at 11:35 pm
Ride-sharing platform Uber on Tuesday announced it has decided to cease operating its ride-hailing app in Pakistan.
Gaza at ‘most dangerous’ stage amid huge unexploded weapons risk, warns expert
Apr 30, 2024, at 10:57 pm
The head of UN peacekeeping and demining reiterated calls on Monday for a ceasefire in Gaza as a first step to returning the war-ravaged enclave to some normality, while mine clearance experts warned that the Strip is now at its “most dangerous period”.
Two labourers gunned down by unknown attackers in Pakistan
Apr 30, 2024, at 10:53 pm
Unknown armed motorcyclists shot dead two labours in Pakistan's Kech district on Sunday, media reports said.
Unknown miscreants storm Pakistani school, set examination papers on fire
Apr 30, 2024, at 10:51 pm
Unidentified miscreants stormed into a school in Pakistan's North Waziristan and set fire to solved examination papers.
UN expresses solidarity with Kenya following deadly floods
Apr 30, 2024, at 10:44 pm
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated the UN’s continued commitment to Kenya in the wake of deadly floods caused by weeks of heavy rains that continue to affect the region.
Children’s shoes left behind illustrate chaos of fleeing Khan Younis: UN humanitarians
Apr 30, 2024, at 10:41 pm
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, reached one of its now-abandoned schools in Khan Younis at the weekend, where thousands of people appeared to have left at a moment’s notice, fearing further intense Israeli bombardment.
South Sudan: UN official urges to lift taxes halting aid
Apr 30, 2024, at 10:34 pm
The UN’s top humanitarian official in South Sudan has urged the government to lift newly imposed taxes and charges that are causing aid deliveries to be suspended, affecting tens of thousands of people.
Man with sword attacks people in London, arrested
Apr 30, 2024, at 08:39 pm
Police on Tuesday said they have arrested a sword-wielding man after he attacked several people, including police officers, in Hainault region, close to London.
Ukraine conflict: Civilians killed and injured as attacks on power and rail systems intensify
Apr 30, 2024, at 08:36 pm
An increase in civilian casualties caused by intensifying attacks from the Russian armed forces against Ukraine’s electric power infrastructure and railway system calls for concern, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) said on Monday.
Pakistan's education continues to struggle as govt fails to bring it on track
Apr 30, 2024, at 04:38 am
Karachi University is heading towards a complete closure after the non-teaching staff of the institute said they will observe pen-down strike for an indefinite period from Monday (April 29, 2024) till the acceptance of their demands by the varsity administration, an episode highlighting the tough situation in Pakistan and how things remained the same even after the change in the federal government.
Pakistan: Clerics, tribal leaders ban music, gambling in Landi Kotal
Apr 30, 2024, at 12:33 am
Local clerics and tribal leaders in Pakistan's Landi Kotal, a tribal belt of the country, have imposed a ban on music and gambling in their respective areas.
Pakistan: Police arrest farmers over protest call in Punjab
Apr 29, 2024, at 11:55 pm
Punjab police have initiated the arrest of farmers' leaders in the province after they announced a demonstration in front of the assembly.
Pakistan government set to declare education emergency
Apr 29, 2024, at 11:11 pm
The Pakistani government is likely to declare an emergency with the aim of bringing back out-of-school children into the education system and preventing further disparity in educational opportunities.
Gunmen abduct a judge in Pakistan, later released from captivity
Apr 29, 2024, at 10:36 pm
Shakirullah Marwat, the district and sessions judge of Pakistan's South Waziristan region, who had appealed to the government and judiciary to accept the demands of his abductors after being kidnapped a day earlier, was released from captivity on Sunday, media reports said.
Campus protests continue in the US, supporters raise Palestinian flag at Harvard University campus
Apr 29, 2024, at 08:45 pm
The ongoing pro-Palestine demonstrations across US universities are spreading like wildfire with anti-Israeli demonstrators recently flying a Palestinian flag at a spot in the Harvard University which is usually reserved for the American flag.
Kansas man kills his wife, buys sex doll with her life insurance payout
Apr 29, 2024, at 03:40 pm
A US man allegedly killed his wife in 2019 and then used her life insurance payout to buy a life-sized sex doll worth nearly USD 2,000.
Pakistan: Two terrorists killed in Dera Ismail Khan
Apr 29, 2024, at 04:02 am
Security forces killed at least two terrorists during an intelligence-based operation in Dera Ismail Khan District of Pakistan on Sunday.
Sub-inspector shot dead in Pakistan's Lahore
Apr 29, 2024, at 02:36 am
Unknown attackers gunned down a police sub-inspector in Pakistan's Lahore city on Saturday.
Sindhi community members protest against forced conversation of Hindu girls
Apr 29, 2024, at 02:19 am
Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM) Chairman Sohail Abro has urged international human rights organizations to intervene for the safe release of young Hindu girl Priya Kumari.
Pakistan government employees stage protest at Karachi port, export-import operations disrupted
Apr 29, 2024, at 01:57 am
Karachi: Staff of key government institutions demonstrated at Karachi Port, causing a backlog in export and import operations at the port without clearance.