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Pakistan's JSM calls for province-wide protest on March 24 amid rising kidnapping cases, deteriorating law and order situation in Sindh

Mar 20, 2024, at 04:54 am

The Jeay Sindh Mahaz (JSM) has called for a province-wide protest on March 24 to mark the rising cases of kidnapping in Sindh.

US, Britain conduct 10 airstrikes on Houthis in Yemen's Red Sea port

Mar 20, 2024, at 04:30 am

Sanaa/Yemen: Fighter jets of the U.S. and British naval forces stationed in the Red Sea waged ten airstrikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen's Hodeidah port city on Monday, residents and the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.

Israel says 50 Hamas militants killed, 180 arrested at key Gaza hospital

Mar 20, 2024, at 03:24 am

Jerusalem/IBNS/UNI: The Israeli military Tuesday said that it had killed over 50 Hamas militants and apprehended almost 180 others during its new round of operations at the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.

Pakistani airstrikes leave eight, including women and children, dead in Afghanistan

Mar 20, 2024, at 12:43 am

Airstrikes conducted by Pakistan  Khost and Paktia provinces of Afghanistan on Monday left at least eight people, including women and children, dead, media reports said.

People in Karachi suffer gas outages this Ramadan season

Mar 20, 2024, at 12:40 am

Ramadan season is ongoing but things might not be simple for people in Karachi as they are facing gas disruptions contrary to the Sui Southern Gas Company’s (SSGC) claims of no load-shedding during Sehr and Iftar.

United Nations chief Guterres urges disarmament now as nuclear risk reaches ‘highest point in decades’

Mar 19, 2024, at 11:54 pm

Almost 80 years after the incineration of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nuclear weapons still represent a clear and present danger to global peace and security, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Monday.

Bangladeshi detectives arrest three members of Chinese fraud gang

Mar 19, 2024, at 11:42 pm

Detectives have arrested three Bangladeshi associates of a Chinese gang that has been embezzling a huge amount of money by targeting Bangladeshis through various online scams.

UN report says 24 million Sudanese children facing ‘generational catastrophe’

Mar 19, 2024, at 10:54 pm

As the war in Sudan enters its second year next month, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) on Monday warned of a staggering toll of the crisis on children, with an estimated 24 million teetering on the brink of a “generational catastrophe”.

Pakistan CTD officials arrest TTP operative in Karachi

Mar 19, 2024, at 08:09 pm

The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Tuesday arrested a proscribed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) operative in Karachi city, media reports said.

Joe Biden interacts with PM Netanyahu, voices 'deep concern' over Israel's possible Rafah operation

Mar 19, 2024, at 07:57 pm

US President Joe Biden had a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday (Match 18, 2024), when he expressed 'deep concern' over Israel's possible ground operation in Rafah.

US says senior Hamas leader Marwan Issa died in Israeli operation

Mar 19, 2024, at 03:52 pm

The White House on Monday claimed that Hamas leader Marwan Issa was killed during an Israeli operation last week.

Russian mine collapse leaves 13 trapped, rescue operation ongoing

Mar 19, 2024, at 03:10 pm

Some thirteen people could be trapped under rubble after a mine collapse in Russia's Amur Region in the Far East, local emergency services said on Monday.

Two killed, 4 injured in Ukraine military's air attack in Russia

Mar 19, 2024, at 01:33 am

Moscow/IBNSI: Two people were killed and four others injured as a result of an air attack by the Ukrainian armed forces in Russia's Belgorod Region, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Monday.

Pakistani security forces gun down eight terrorists

Mar 19, 2024, at 12:05 am

Pakistani security forces have shot down eight terrorists during an Intelligence Based Operation (IBO) conducted in the country's  North Waziristan District on Monday, media reports said.

Chinese president Xi Jinping congratulates Russian president Vladimir Putin on re-election for another term

Mar 18, 2024, at 11:41 pm

Chinese President Xi Jinping has extended congratulations to incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin on his re-election as head of state, the state-run China Central Television (CCTV) broadcaster reported on Monday.

Pakistani university imposes ban on 'intimate relationships' between staff members, students

Mar 18, 2024, at 07:50 pm

In its bid to put an end to harassment on campuses, a Pakistani university has imposed a ban on ‘intimate relationships’ between staff members and students in line with the policy of Higher Education Commission.

Two criminals, who were allegedly involved in terrorism, robberies, gunned down in Pakistan

Mar 18, 2024, at 07:34 pm

Levies’ Quick Response Force, headed by senior officers, killed two criminals, who were allegedly involved in  killings, dacoities, robberies and terrorism, Pakistan's  Kech district, media reports said.

North Korea launches three ballistic missiles, claims South Korea amid visit of Antony Blinken to Seoul

Mar 18, 2024, at 04:08 pm

In a major claim, the South Korean military said that its North Korean counterparts fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Monday.

Vladimir Putin likely to register thumping victory in Presidential polls, Western nation calls election as 'pseudo'

Mar 18, 2024, at 03:56 pm

Vladimir Putin is set to return to power in Russia for another term as the latest trends of the presidential poll showed he is leading with 87.33 percent of votes.

Two die in shooting incident in Washington DC

Mar 18, 2024, at 03:49 am

A shooting incident in Washington DC left at least two people dead and five others injured on Sunday.

Forest fire damages hundreds of trees, precious shrubs in Balochistan

Mar 18, 2024, at 03:11 am

A forest fire left hundreds of trees and precious shrubs damaged in Pakistan's  Balochistan region on Sunday.

Southwest China forest fire leaves four dead

Mar 18, 2024, at 02:07 am

Local authorities in southwest China's Yunnan Province reported on Sunday that four people have died in forest fires in two separate incidents.

PIA fined after air hostess lands in Canada without passport

Mar 18, 2024, at 01:46 am

Pakistan International Airline (PIA), the national carrier of the country, was slapped with a hefty fine after an air hostess reached Canada without a passport.

Donald Trump warns of 'bloodbath' if not elected in US presidential election: Report

Mar 17, 2024, at 11:18 pm

Vandalia (United States): Former US President Donald Trump, who is the Republican nominee for November's presidential election, warned of a "bloodbath" if he is not elected in the middle of comments about threats to the US auto industry, media reports said.

Fire destroys 80-year-old iconic Al-Ahram Studio in Cairo, no casualty

Mar 17, 2024, at 09:55 pm

A major fire gutted the 80-year-old iconic Al-Ahram Studio, one of the oldest in the world, on Saturday.

Amnesty International urges government to immediately restore X in Pakistan

Mar 17, 2024, at 08:17 pm

Amnesty International has demanded the immediate restoration of micro-blogging site X in Pakistan.

Australian Foreign Minister and country's first openly gay female parliamentarian Penny Wong marries longtime partner Sophie Allouache

Mar 17, 2024, at 07:53 pm

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, who is the country's first openly gay female parliamentarian, on Sunday (March 17, 2024) announced she has married her partner Sophie Allouache.

Amid rumours, Kate Middleton's senior staff say they haven't seen or spoken to her: Report

Mar 17, 2024, at 07:48 pm

London: Amid rumours and speculations on social media about Britain’s Princess of Wales Kate Middleton's health, her senior staff members have said that they have not seen the British Royal for quite some time, media reported.  

Three killed in US state of Pennsylvania, key suspect Andre Gordon arrested

Mar 17, 2024, at 06:48 pm

Police have arrested the key suspect who is accused of killing three people at Falls Township in the US state of Pennsylvania on Saturday.

US-British coalition launches 4 airstrikes on Yemen's port city

Mar 17, 2024, at 04:18 pm

Sanaa/IBNS/UNI: The U.S. and British naval forces conducted four airstrikes on the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah shortly after midnight on Sunday, reported the Houthi-controlled al-Masirah TV.