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Two TTP operatives arrested in Pakistan's Karachi

Mar 08, 2024, at 12:07 am

During a joint operation, Pakistan Rangers Sindh and Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel on Thursday arrested  two Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) operatives from Karachi.

Security personnel foil ‘terror attack’ on Pakistan's Adiala jail

Mar 08, 2024, at 12:05 am

Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and police conducted a joint operation when they foiled an attempted terror attack in Pakistan's Adiala jail.

Pakistan's Karachi wholesalers announce shutting down market against rate list

Mar 08, 2024, at 12:03 am

The Wholesalers market in Pakistan's Karachi on Thursday announced a shutdown to protest against the rate list issued by the commissioner.

PkMAP members demonstrate against raid on Achakzai’s home in Pakistan's Quetta

Mar 07, 2024, at 01:10 am

Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) members recently took out a rally in Pakistan's Quetta city over the raids conducted on the residence of its chairman Mahmood Khan Achakzai.

Ahmadiyya community leader shot dead in Pakistan

Mar 07, 2024, at 01:02 am

Unknown motorcyclists in Pakistan's Hasilpur region on Monday shot dead a local Ahmadiyya community leader.

Baloch Republican Party members demonstrate in Germany against Pakistan Army's atrocities

Mar 07, 2024, at 12:47 am

The Baloch Republican Party members recently demonstrated in Germany against the military operations and "fake encounters" carried out by the Pakistan Army in Balochistan, media reports said.

Pakistan SC says Zulfikar Ali Bhutto not afforded fair trial

Mar 06, 2024, at 11:44 pm

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that PPP founder Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, executed by Zia's military regime in 1979, was not given a fair trial by the courts.

World Sindhi Congress demonstrate against Pakistani agencies over killing of Hidayat Lohar in UK

Mar 06, 2024, at 11:20 pm

The World Sindhi Congress recently demonstrated against Pakistani agencies at the UK Prime Minister's residence against the killing of human rights activist Hidayat Lohar.

Naela Quadri Baloch halts deportation of women's rights activist Asma Baloch to Iran

Mar 06, 2024, at 11:16 pm

Baloch women's rights activist Naela Quadri Baloch moved a petition on Monday where she urged to halt the deportation of fellow women's rights activist Asma Baloch to Iran.

Explosion hits Russian power plant, 18 injured

Mar 06, 2024, at 10:33 pm

Eighteen people were wounded in an explosion that rocked a combined heat and power plant (CHPP) in the city of Shagonar in Russia's Tuva Republic on Wednesday morning, local authorities said.

Vietnam plans to build 50,000-strong workforce for development of semiconductor sector

Mar 06, 2024, at 10:19 pm

Vietnam has been working on a plan to build a 50,000-strong workforce for the development of its semiconductor industry until 2030, Vietnam News reported Wednesday, citing the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Cairo talks for Gaza truce 'difficult', says Egyptian official

Mar 06, 2024, at 02:34 pm

There are difficulties in the negotiations hosted by Egypt to reach a truce between Israel and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in the Gaza Strip, Egypt's Al-Qahera News TV reported Tuesday.

Japan's Foreign Minister says sending Japanese troops to foreign conflict unconstitutional

Mar 06, 2024, at 08:19 am

Tokyo: Sending the Japanese self-defense forces to join a military conflict abroad would contradict the country’s constitution, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said on Tuesday.

One dies after bridge collapses in France

Mar 05, 2024, at 11:33 pm

The deck of a bridge under construction on the metro line of Toulouse, a city in southern France, collapsed on Monday afternoon, leaving one person dead and several injured, reported local media.

Five killed in a highway accident in Vietnam's Tuyen Quang province

Mar 05, 2024, at 11:30 pm

Five people were killed on the spot in a collision between a sleeper bus and a container truck on the national highway running through Vietnam's northern Tuyen Quang province early Tuesday morning, Vietnam News Agency reported.

Bus explosion in Cambodia leaves two injured

Mar 05, 2024, at 11:28 pm

At least two people were injured in a bus explosion at a parking lot in front of the famed Angkor Wat temple in northwest Cambodia's Siem Reap province on Tuesday, a police chief said.

Small plane crashes in US, several die

Mar 05, 2024, at 10:19 pm

Several people were killed after a single-engine plane crashed in Nashville in the southern U.S. state of Tennessee on Monday night, authorities said.

Egypt, Qatar ask Hamas to provide a list of hostages for release

Mar 05, 2024, at 10:13 pm

Egyptian and Qatari officials are calling on Palestinian movement Hamas to provide a list of hostages who will be released in the first stage of a phased ceasefire agreement with Israel, The Guardian newspaper reported, citing officials.

Gaza war may fuel much wider Middle East crisis, warns UN rights chief

Mar 05, 2024, at 09:57 pm

Negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza continued in Egypt for a second day on Monday as the UN’s top rights official warned that the war there risked morphing into a much “wider conflagration” enveloping every country in the Middle East and beyond.

Pakistani boxer vanishes from Italian hotel

Mar 05, 2024, at 09:43 pm

A Pakistani boxer has vanished in Italy where he was visiting to participate in the World Qualifying round for the Paris Olympics boxing in Milan.

University student shot dead by robbers in Pakistan's Karachi city

Mar 05, 2024, at 08:43 pm

Suspected robbers shot down a private university student in Karachi, showcasing the deteriorating law and order situation in the Pakistani city.

UN report shows 'clear and convincing information' that hostages held by Hamas in Gaza subjected to sexual violence, rape

Mar 05, 2024, at 04:21 pm

Following a 17-day visit to Israel, the UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict reported on Monday (March 4, 2024) that she and a team of experts had found “clear and convincing information” of rape and sexualized torture being committed against hostages seized during the 7 October terror attacks.

Narendra Modi wishes Pakistan's new PM Shehbaz Sharif

Mar 05, 2024, at 03:37 pm

Indian PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated newly elected Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif.

France becomes first country to make abortion a constitutional right

Mar 05, 2024, at 06:06 am

Versailles/IBNS: France on Monday made abortion a constitutional right, becoming the world's first country to do so.

Chinese authorities impose lockdown on seven monasteries: Reports

Mar 05, 2024, at 01:37 am

Chinese authorities have imposed a lockdown on seven monasteries that are situated along the two banks of eastern Tibet’s Drichu River in Kham Dege, media reports said.

Afghanistan's Taliban administration invests USD 35million in Iran’s Chabahar port

Mar 05, 2024, at 01:23 am

The Taliban administration of Afghanistan has committed to invest  $35 million in Iran's strategically crucial Chabahar port, media reports said on Monday.

European Commission fines Apple over USD 2 billion over music streaming

Mar 05, 2024, at 01:16 am

The European Commission has fined Apple over €1.8 billion ($2 billion) for abusing its dominant position on the market for the distribution of music streaming apps to iPhone and iPad users (‘iOS users') through its App Store.

Fuel tanker explosion in Istanbul leaves one dead, three hurt

Mar 04, 2024, at 11:08 pm

A fuel tanker explosion killed one and injured three in Istanbul on Monday, local authorities announced.

Baloch Yakjehti Committee 'exposes' reality of CPEC in Pakistan's Gwadar

Mar 04, 2024, at 11:02 pm

A prominent Baloch rights group has said the multi-billion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) stood 'exposed' after the relief aid could not reach the flood-affected people in Gwadar despite tall claims made for the project.

Baloch American Congress president expresses discontent over appointment of Sarfraz Bugti as Balochistan CM

Mar 04, 2024, at 10:25 pm

Baloch American Congress president Tara Chand has expressed discontent over the appointment of Sarfraz Bugti as Balochistan CM.