Shehbaz Sharif takes oath as Pakistan PM for second time
Mar 04, 2024, at 09:58 pm
Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif on Monday took oath as the Prime Minister of the financially struggling nation, ending a political crisis that was created after the national polls after none of the contesting outfits secured the majority votes needed to form the government.
Robbers kill security guard in Pakistan's Karachi
Mar 04, 2024, at 08:26 pm
Suspected robbers shot dead a security guard of a travel agency in Pakistan's Karachi city on Sunday, media reports said.
Unravelling the drug pipeline from Pakistan to North America
Mar 04, 2024, at 07:29 pm
The scourge of drug trafficking is a global crisis that respects no borders, devastating lives and communities across continents.
Mar 04, 2024, at 04:13 pm
The UK government is planning to bar hate preachers from countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan and Indonesia from entering the country.
Mar 04, 2024, at 02:54 pm
Giving former President Donald Trump a jolt, Nikki Haley won the Republican Presidential primary in Washington DC on Sunday.
UN claims roughly 9,000 women killed so far in Gaza conflict
Mar 04, 2024, at 05:18 am
The Gaza conflict “is also a war on women”, who continue to suffer its devastating impacts, the UN agency championing gender equality has said.
Mar 04, 2024, at 03:10 am
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazalur Rehman has said the people of Pakistan could not recognise the incumbent parliament of the country as it is a product of ‘rigging’.
Unknown attackers destroy Ahmadiyya mosque in Pakistan's Karachi city v
Mar 04, 2024, at 02:13 am
Unknown attackers targeted a mosque belonging to the Ahmadiyya community in Pakistan's Karachi city, media reports said on Sunday.
Sri Lanka launches pilot project introducing AI into school
Mar 04, 2024, at 02:07 am
Sri Lanka's Education Minister Susil Premajayantha announced on Sunday that starting March 19, a pilot project will be initiated in 20 schools, providing students from Grade 8 the chance to delve into artificial intelligence (AI) within their information technology curriculum.
Security Council reiterates call for immediate and safe aid delivery to conflict-hitGaza
Mar 03, 2024, at 11:21 pm
The UN Security Council has underscored the need to protect civilians in Gaza in the wake of the deadly incident at an aid convoy on Thursday.
Shehbaz Sharif elected as Pakistan PM for second time, says country is facing alarming debt crisis
Mar 03, 2024, at 08:49 pm
Pakistan's National Assembly on Sunday (March 3, 2024) elected Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz's Shehbaz Sharif as the 24th elected prime minister of the country, ending the political deadlock in the nation which was created after none of the political outfits won a majority after national polls last month.
At least 8 killed in drone attack on Ukraine's Odesa
Mar 03, 2024, at 04:52 pm
Kyiv/IBNS/UNI: At least eight people were killed and eight others injured when a drone hit an apartment building in Ukraine's southern port city of Odesa on Saturday morning, the State Service for Emergencies said on Telegram.
3 killed after small plane crashes in Brazilian jungle
Mar 03, 2024, at 03:37 pm
Sao Paulo/IBNS/UNI: A small plane crashed over a jungle region in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia on Saturday, killing three people on board, the local fire department reported.
Pakistan's Parliament to elect new PM today, Shehbaz Sharif leads race
Mar 03, 2024, at 02:25 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Members of the Pakistani National Assembly, the parliament's lower house, are expected to elect a new prime minister of the country on Sunday.
Israeli strike on Rafah kills 11, leaves 50 injured - Gaza Health Ministry
Mar 03, 2024, at 07:07 am
Cairo: Eleven people have been killed and some 50 injured in an Israeli strike outside El Emirati maternity hospital in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, the enclave's Health Ministry said on Saturday.
Joe Biden orders probe into security risks posed by Chinese-made cars on Americans
Mar 03, 2024, at 12:56 am
US President Joe Biden has directed the Secretary of Commerce to investigate the Chinese cars operating in America as it is feared that they might collect sensitive data about citizens.
Baloch Students’ Council protest against ‘enforced disappearance’ of student in Islamabad
Mar 02, 2024, at 11:50 pm
The Baloch Students’ Council (BSC) Islamabad has expressed outrage over the alleged ‘enforced disappearance’ of a Baloch student in Islamabad by Pakistan intelligence officials.
Women University Swabi students, their parents protest against hike in transport fees
Mar 02, 2024, at 11:22 pm
The students of Women University Swabi (WUS) in Pakistan recently threatened to demonstrate against hike in transport fees.
Demonstrations held in Pakistan over rising crime in Kandhkot
Mar 02, 2024, at 11:01 pm
Workers of nationalist parties and social organisations recently observed a sit-in in Kandhkot town of Pakistan to demonstrate against rising unrest among citizens due to growing lawlessness and simmering tribal feuds.
Road mishap involving 15 cars in UK leaves 34 people hurt
Mar 02, 2024, at 03:42 pm
At least 34 people have been injured in a rush hour road accident involving 15 vehicles at the M23 motorway in the United Kingdom, UK's Sussex Police has said.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says he vetoed bill that would ban social media for children under 16
Mar 02, 2024, at 02:30 pm
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said he vetoed a bill that would have banned social media for children under the age of 16.
India expresses 'deep shock' over Israeli soldiers killing civilians at Gaza aid distribution point
Mar 02, 2024, at 04:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India expressed "deep shock' over the deaths of people in Northern Gaza during the delivery of humanitarian assistance on Friday, saying "such loss of civilian lives and the humanitarian situation continue to be a cause of extreme concern".
China road mishap leaves over 10 injured
Mar 01, 2024, at 11:42 pm
More than 10 children were injured in a car accident that occurred on Friday afternoon in Dezhou City, east China's Shandong Province, local authorities said.
Over 4,000 child abuse cases were reported in Pakistan in 2023: Reports
Mar 01, 2024, at 11:39 pm
A total of 4,213 child abuse cases were reported across Pakistan in 2023, according to a report released by local non-governmental organization Sahil on Friday.
Mar 01, 2024, at 11:12 pm
The World Sindhi Congress will demonstrate in London on March 3 over the killing of Sindh-based activist Hidayat Lohar in Pakistan recently.
Nicaragua: Rights experts decry persecution of Government opponents
Mar 01, 2024, at 11:04 pm
The Nicaraguan Government continues to perpetrate “serious systematic human rights violations, tantamount to crimes against humanity,” an expert group appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Thursday.
Hindus demonstrate against repeated theft in Pakistani temple
Mar 01, 2024, at 10:38 pm
The minority Hindu community of Pakistan recently demonstrated outside the Jhuddo press club in Pakistan over police failure to arrest an audacious gang of thieves who, they said, had thrice committed theft in Shiv Mahadev temple over the past one and a half months.
UN chief appalled by ‘tragic human toll’ of ongoing Gaza war
Mar 01, 2024, at 10:29 pm
The UN Secretary-General said on Thursday he was “appalled by the tragic human toll of the conflict in Gaza” where more than 30,000 people have now reportedly been killed and over 70,000 injured.
Police dismiss reports of youth's death in Pakistan's Narowal district following torture as baseless
Mar 01, 2024, at 10:11 pm
District Police Officer Rana Tahir Rehman Khan of Pakistan's Narowal district has denied reports of a youth's death due to violence.
Gazans eating wild plants to survive, claims UN
Mar 01, 2024, at 09:53 pm
UN News has learned that out of desperation, some Gazans have resorted to selling wild plants with little nutritional value, in the markets of their devastated enclave. In this special report, Ziad Taleb spoke to some of the young people trying to make a living, despite the ever-present dangers.