Eastern DRC: UN food aid hangs in the balance amid severe funding crunch
Aug 23, 2023, at 08:48 pm
New York: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is grappling with a dire humanitarian crisis fuelled by ongoing political instability and armed conflicts, severely impacting the entire food supply, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh need urgent support as crises multiply: UNHCR
Aug 23, 2023, at 08:35 pm
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, is calling on the international community to renew its commitment to the nearly one million Rohingya refugees who have fled persecution in Myanmar for neighbouring Bangladesh.
Canada: Majority of Sikhs are no more interested in shopping in Khalistan market
Aug 23, 2023, at 07:19 pm
Most Sikhs settled in Canada are not interested in buying anything from the shops opened by the Khalistanis, who are failing to find sufficient ground to push forward their separatist agenda.
Libya: Fierce clashes in Tripoli highlight ‘precarious’ situatio
Aug 23, 2023, at 07:15 pm
Recent deadly clashes between two largest armed groups in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, underscore the dire security situation there and are undermining preparations for elections slated for later this year, the top UN envoy for the country said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan’s Taliban responsible for revenge killings, torture of former officials
Aug 23, 2023, at 06:55 pm
New York: In Afghanistan, hundreds of former government officials and members of the armed forces have allegedly been killed despite assurances from the Taliban of an amnesty, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday.
Aug 23, 2023, at 05:35 pm
Praising India's 'Chandrayaan-3' mission, former Pakistan Minister Fawad Chaudhry has said his country's media should broadcast the moon landing live, in a statement which might raise eyebrows of many considering the hostile relation between the two bordering nations.
Uniting against persecution: Sikh, Christian leaders meet chief justice of Pakistan
Aug 23, 2023, at 04:07 pm
In a resolute commitment to justice and unity, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Atta Bandial has assured that proper investigations will be conducted before any action is taken in cases, particularly those involving blasphemy charges against minority communities.
Ukraine-Russia crisis: Drone hits Moscow building, no casualty
Aug 23, 2023, at 03:06 pm
A drone has hit an under-construction building in Russia's Moscow city, said Mayor Sergey Sobyanin on Telegram.
Pakistan: All eight passengers rescued from stranded cable car
Aug 23, 2023, at 06:08 am
All eight passengers, who were trapped in a cable car in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region, have been rescued, officials said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: 6 soldiers, 4 terrorists die in northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Aug 23, 2023, at 05:52 am
Islamabad: Six soldiers and four terrorists were killed in a clash in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday, a military statement said.
Pakistan Violence: Christian youth held for reposting stuff on Jaranwala
Aug 23, 2023, at 05:32 am
Police booked and arrested a Christian youth under the blasphemy law and Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016 for allegedly reposting and resharing hate material (letter) that had contributed to the spread of violence against the Christian community in Jaranwala.
Pakistan: Police arrest eight Ahmadi community members for preaching their beliefs in Lahore
Aug 23, 2023, at 05:27 am
Lahore police have arrested eight members of the Ahmadi community for allegedly preaching their beliefs in the Badami Bagh area of the Pakistani city.
Pakistan: Protesters demand stern action against Jaranwala rioters
Aug 23, 2023, at 05:16 am
Members of the Christian community on Sunday demonstrated against the burning of churches and houses in Jaranwala area of Pakistan's Punjab region and demanded action against the people involved in the incident.
Aug 23, 2023, at 05:10 am
Islamabad: Pakistan President Arif Alvi on Sunday triggered a controversy when he said he denied signing the Official Secrets Amendment Bill 2023 and Pakistan Army Amendment Act 2023.
UN honours survivors of terrorism working for peace
Aug 22, 2023, at 09:33 pm
Paying respect to the thousands lost or harmed through terrorist attacks around the world each year, the UN is launching a project to help survivors’ testimonies be heard, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday’s International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism.
More than 20 female artists exhibit paintings in in Taliban-ruled Kabul
Aug 22, 2023, at 08:32 pm
In a country ruled by Taliban forces and eves being dominated, over 20 female artists exhibited their paintings in Kabul by holding an exhibition.
Pakistan: TLP members vandalise Ahmaddiya worshipping place in Sialkot
Aug 22, 2023, at 07:14 pm
More than 100 Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) members recently vandalised a place of worship of the Ahmadiya community in Pakistan's Sialkot district.
Donald Trump says he will be arrested in Georgia election interference case on Thursday
Aug 22, 2023, at 06:58 pm
Washington/UNI: Former US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would turn himself in on Thursday to the authorities in Atlanta for the Georgia election interference case.
Israeli-Palestinian death toll highest since 2005: UN envoy
Aug 22, 2023, at 06:38 pm
More than 200 Palestinians and nearly 30 Israelis have been killed so far this year in demonstrations, clashes, military operations, attacks and other incidents, which already surpasses last year’s death toll, UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland said in a briefing to the Security Council on Monday.
Shots fired at UK kabaddi tournament, four arrests made
Aug 22, 2023, at 03:55 pm
Four men have been arrested after a large-scale disturbance at a sports event in Derby left four people injured involving the British Punjabi community in the East Midlands region of England.
Four Ukrainian drones intercepted: Russian Defence Ministry
Aug 22, 2023, at 03:34 pm
Russian Defence Ministry on Tuesday said four Ukrainian drones were intercepted before they could target the nation.
Saudi Arabia: Mass killings of migrants occurred at Yemen Border, says Human Rights Watch
Aug 22, 2023, at 03:04 pm
Saudi border guards have killed at least hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers who tried to cross the Yemen-Saudi border between March 2022 and June 2023, Human Rights Watch alleged in a report released on Monday.
Spain: Tenerife wildfire forces evacuation of thousands
Aug 22, 2023, at 08:50 am
Madrid/UNI: The Canary Islands' Emergency and Security Coordination Center declared on Saturday that a staggering evacuation of over 26,000 individuals would be imperative due to an uncontrolled wildfire wreaking havoc on the island of Tenerife.
Pakistan: University drops seven subjects, including Journalism, amid low response from students
Aug 22, 2023, at 12:03 am
Islamabad: A Pakistani university has dropped seven subjects from their list this year amid low response from students, media reports said on Monday.
New York: Twin Brooklyn fires leave three children, 10 firefighters hurt
Aug 21, 2023, at 04:16 pm
Three children, who were left alone in a Brooklyn apartment in New York, were hurt as a fire broke out inside the home on Sunday.
Netherlands will deliver F-16 fighters to Ukraine: Dutch PM Mark Rutte
Aug 21, 2023, at 03:00 pm
Hague: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Sunday confirmed to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that the Netherlands will deliver F-16 fighters to Ukraine.
Aug 21, 2023, at 05:40 am
The Islamabad Police in Pakistan on Sunday arrested human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and former lawmaker Ali Wazir 'for investigation', days after they participated in a rally against enforced disappearances.
Pakistan: FDI falls 23 per cent in July
Aug 21, 2023, at 05:03 am
Pakistan's Foreign direct investment (FDI) shrank 23.27 per cent month-on-month to $87.7 million in July as the country struggled with the ongoing political and economic turmoil.
Pakistan: Two Christian brothers arrested over blasphemy charges
Aug 21, 2023, at 04:35 am
Two Christian brothers have been arrested in Pakistan over blasphemy charges, two days after a mob burned down churches and destroyed houses in Jaranwala, media reports said.
Pakistan: Former Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi arrested, booked under Official Secrets Act
Aug 21, 2023, at 04:18 am
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested Pakistan's former minister and PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi from his Islamabad residence and booked him under the Official Secrets Act, 1923.