Pakistan witnessing surge in cases related to AI use in violence against women
Apr 07, 2024, at 12:05 am
A new report has found a surge in technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) in Pakistan in 2023 with 2,500 cases reported in the year, media reports said.
Balochistan registers 22 enforces disappearance cases in March
Apr 06, 2024, at 11:51 pm
Pakistan's Balochistan region continues to face the trouble of enforced disappearance with 22 instances recorded in March this year.
Iraq sentences 3 drug dealers to death
Apr 06, 2024, at 11:11 pm
The Iraqi National Security Service (INSS) said that the Iraqi judiciary pronounced death sentences on three drug dealers, including a foreigner.
Nigeria: Attack by unknown gunmen leaves 25 dead
Apr 06, 2024, at 11:07 pm
At least 25 people were killed by a group of unidentified gunmen who recently attacked a local community in Nigeria's north-central state of Kogi, local authorities said.
Kashmiri Pandits hosts 'Street Iftaar' in Srinagar
Apr 06, 2024, at 10:48 pm
In a heart-touching instance of communal harmony, the Kashmiri Pandit community members recently organised a 'Street Iftaar' in the historic neighbourhood of Bohri Kadal in Srinagar.
Robbers kill over 250 people in Karachi in three years, data shows
Apr 06, 2024, at 03:32 pm
Pakistan's Karachi city is witnessing a spike in crime and lawlessness after over 250 locals were shot dead and 1,052 others were wounded by street criminals between 2022 and March 28, 2024, media reports said.
Afghan journalist shot by armed men in Pakistan
Apr 06, 2024, at 12:48 am
Afghan journalist Ahmed Hanayesh was shot by a group of armed men in Islamabad on the evening of April 3, sustaining serious injuries to his leg and head, media reports said.
Apr 06, 2024, at 12:41 am
Reacting to the announcement by the newly elected Government of Pakistan to expand and expedite its plans to unlawfully deport Afghan refugees in the country after the festival of Eid-ul-Fitr next week, James Jennion, Campaigner for the Refugee and Migrants’ Rights at Amnesty International, said.
Apr 05, 2024, at 08:35 pm
Giving a strong response to Israel, US President Joe Biden on Thursday asked PM Benjamin Netanyahu that an immediate ceasefire is essential to stabilise and improve the humanitarian situation and protect innocent civilians in Gaza.
Donald Trump says Chinese migrants entering US illegally, could be building army within country
Apr 05, 2024, at 02:49 pm
Former US President Donald Trump said during an interview that Chinese migrants illegally entering the United States along the US southern border could potentially be building an army inside the country.
Canadian Parliament members get pay hike from April 1
Apr 05, 2024, at 03:02 am
Toronto/IBNS: Canada has announced a pay hike for all Members of Parliament (MPs) effective Apr 1 helping them make over $200,000 per year.
Baloch Yakjehti Committee to protest in Balochistan on Eid
Apr 04, 2024, at 09:06 pm
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee has announced it will hold a protest in Balochistan against genocide in the region on Eid.
Fire breaks out at nursing home in China, 3 die
Apr 04, 2024, at 09:00 pm
Three were killed and 10 others were injured in a fire that broke out at a nursing home in south China's Guangdong Province on Thursday, said local authorities.
World Bank says 40 percent of Pakistanis are currently living below the poverty line
Apr 04, 2024, at 08:58 pm
World Bank has said 40 percent of Pakistanis are currently living below the poverty line in the financially-hit nation.
Ontario likely to see non-tech teachers in new mandatory tech education classes
Apr 04, 2024, at 04:54 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's Ontario is likely to see non-tech teachers in new mandatory tech education classes, according to the province’s new proposal to allow teachers without technological credentials to teach certain courses for the next school year.
Six cops injured after unknown attackers target van in Pakistan
Apr 03, 2024, at 11:53 pm
At least six policemen were injured after unknown attackers attacked them in Township area of Pakistan's Bannu city on Tuesday.
Malaysia: Shop chain that sold ‘Allah socks’ targeted with Molotov cocktails
Apr 03, 2024, at 03:54 pm
Three stores belonging to a Malaysian minimart chain were targeted with Molotov cocktails recently after they allegedly sold socks carrying the word “Allah”.
Apr 03, 2024, at 03:44 pm
The cost of damage to critical infrastructure in Gaza is estimated at around $18.5 billion according to a new report released on Tuesday (April 2, 2024) by the World Bank and the United Nations, with financial support of the European Union.
Twenty-nine die as fire breaks out at nightclub in Turkey
Apr 03, 2024, at 02:27 pm
At least 29 people died after a fire broke out at a nightclub located in a 16-storey building in Turkey's capital city Istanbul, media reports said.
al-Sisi sworn in as Egypt's president for 3rd term
Apr 03, 2024, at 08:01 am
Cairo: Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi took the constitutional oath on Tuesday as president of Egypt for a third consecutive term in office, serving until 2030, the state-run Nile TV reported.
29 killed as fire breaks out in Istanbul nightclub
Apr 03, 2024, at 02:41 am
Istanbul/IBNS: At least 29 people were killed as fire broke out at a 16-storey residential building that housed a nightclub in Istanbul on Tuesday, media reports said.
Pakistan's key opposition PTI to protest high power bills after Ramdan
Apr 03, 2024, at 01:15 am
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Central Punjab general secretary Hammad Azhar has indicated that the party leaders, workers and supporters will participate in street protests in the upcoming days following Ramadan to highlight high electricity bills and other public matters.
Hindu community traders protest abduction of girl from Sukkur, demand immediate release
Apr 03, 2024, at 01:02 am
The Hindu community and traders in Dera Murad Jamali in Pakistan recently protested to demand the immediate recovery of the abducted Hindu girl Priya Kumari.
Teachers protest in Quetta demanding salary
Apr 03, 2024, at 12:53 am
Hundreds of teachers, along with members of staff of the Balochistan University, demonstrated and staged a sit-in outside the Balochistan Assembly, demanding salaries, media reports said.
Uyghur refugees of Pakistan faces deportation after Ramadan
Apr 02, 2024, at 11:52 pm
The World Uyghur Congress recently pointed out that Uyghur families are facing possible forceful deportation from Pakistan to China or Afghanistan after Ramadan.
Shooting in Finland school one student dead, 12-year-old suspect arrested
Apr 02, 2024, at 11:38 pm
A child died and two others were injured in a shooting incident in a shooting incident in Finland's Vantaa city on Tuesday (April 2, 2024).
Armed men throw grenade close to intelligence agency in Pakistan's Kharan
Apr 02, 2024, at 08:07 pm
Armed men threw a hand grenade close to the office of an intelligence agency in Pakistan's Kharan town on Monday, media reports said.
Israel accused of striking Iran embassy annex in Syria, top IRGC commander killed
Apr 02, 2024, at 01:29 pm
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has blamed Israel for carrying out an airstrike which damaged the Iranian embassy's consular annex in Damascus on Monday.
US's Baltimore authorities to open alternative route for commercial vessels
Apr 02, 2024, at 04:22 am
Washington: Authorities in the US city of Baltimore are working to open a temporary alternative route for commercial vessels following the recent collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the Key Bridge Response 2024 Unified Command said.
Drone cameras banned in Karachi following suicide attack on Chinese nationals
Apr 01, 2024, at 11:13 pm
Authorities in Pakistan's Karachi city have banned the use of drone cameras for two months in the District South of the port city following the attack on Chinese nationals last week.