Pakistan witnessing rise in drug abuse: Reports
Jul 03, 2023, at 03:34 am
The police, the Anti-Narcotics Force and the Excise, Taxation and Anti-Narcotics Department are probably not operating at their pick potential as is evident from the rising drug abuse among the youth, media reports said.
Pakistan: Acute water shortage bothering people of Karachi
Jul 03, 2023, at 02:52 am
Acute water shortage in Pakistan's Karachi has left people suffering hard even at a time when the city was celebrating Eidul Azha.
Afghanistan ranked as least positive country in world: Study
Jul 03, 2023, at 01:59 am
A survey has shown that nearly one year after the Islamic Emirate returned to power in Afghanistan, 'life was worse for Afghans than at any point in the past decade -- or for anyone else on the planet'.
US: CBP officers seize nearly 900,000 fentanyl pills in one event
Jul 02, 2023, at 11:14 pm
California: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Otay Mesa port of entry’s cargo facility intercepted a narcotics smuggling attempt of nearly 900,000 fentanyl pills that were concealed inside of porcelain sinks.
Croatia: One killed, 4 injured in shooting incident
Jul 02, 2023, at 11:05 pm
Zagreb: A 45-year-old woman was killed and four people were seriously injured in a shooting incident in Sisak, a city in central Croatia, on Saturday night, local police announced on Sunday.
US: Mass shooting in Baltimore leaves two people dead
Jul 02, 2023, at 10:50 pm
Baltimore/US: At least two people were killed in a mass shooting at a Baltimore block party in the USA, media reports said.
Sri Lanka: Navy arrests suspect over smuggling kendu leaves
Jul 02, 2023, at 08:15 pm
Colombo: Sri Lanka Navy said it apprehended a suspect with 1,947 kg smuggled kendu leaves on the western coast of the South Asian country on Sunday morning.
Swiss police detain 7 people during riots in Lausanne
Jul 02, 2023, at 07:57 pm
Bern: Swiss police have detained seven people, including six minors, during nightly riots in the city of Lausanne after over 100 rioters attacked shops and police officers, the 20 Minutes newspaper reported on Sunday, citing police.
Pakistan: Probe ordered into Chaman jailbreak, jailer, other officials suspended
Jul 02, 2023, at 07:35 pm
Police in Pakistan's Balochistan region have ordered a combing operation for the arrest of 13 prisoners who escaped from a district jail in Chaman on the first day of Eid.
Jul 02, 2023, at 07:08 pm
Paris/IBNS: Riots across France continued on the fifth night despite heavy security deployment following the unrest that broke out after a 17-year-old was shot dead by the police.
Sri Lankan parliament establishes committee to control drug menace
Jul 02, 2023, at 03:16 pm
Colombo/IBNS/UNI: Sri Lanka's Parliament said it appointed a parliamentary select committee to control and eradicate the rapidly spreading drug menace in the country.
Jul 02, 2023, at 02:12 pm
Washington/IBNS: Twitter owner Elon Musk has updated the number of tweets users can read per day to 10,000 for verified accounts.
Macron postpones visit to Germany as unrest in France continues
Jul 02, 2023, at 03:50 am
Paris/Berlin: French President Emmanuel Macron has informed German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier that he will not be able to visit Berlin as scheduled next week due to the ongoing unrest in France (following the killing of a 17-year-old in police firing) , the German Presidency said on Saturday.
Uyghurs to mark Urumqi massacre, demonstrate outside Chinese Embassy in Washington
Jul 02, 2023, at 12:24 am
Members of a non-profit organization, based in the US capital Washington DC, will protest outside the Chinese Embassy in the city to mark Urumqi Massacre.
Pakistan: Protest rallies held in different cities demanding recovery of missing Baloch people
Jul 02, 2023, at 12:21 am
Massive rallies were taken out in Pakistan's Quetta and Karachi cities where they demanded the recovery of missing Baloch people, media reports said.
Pakistan: Road mishap leaves eight members of family dead
Jul 02, 2023, at 12:18 am
A collision between a car and a passenger coach in Pakistan's Moro on Friday left at least eight people dead.
Jul 02, 2023, at 12:12 am
Beijing: At least six people were killed due to a landslide in Fenshui Township of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, according to local authorities.
China: Blast rocks chemical plant in Jiangxi, no casualty
Jul 02, 2023, at 12:09 am
Beijing: The staff of a chemical plant in the southeastern Chinese province of Jiangxi have been evacuated after an explosion caused by silicone oil caught on fire, the local emergency department said on Saturday, adding that no victims have been reported.
Time to end gender-based violence, boost role of women in politics, public life
Jul 02, 2023, at 12:06 am
New York: Immense strides have been made in the quest for gender equality, but major barriers thrown up by the patriarchal system must be dismantled so women can play a fuller role in politics and public life, the UN human rights chief Volker Türk told the UN Human Rights Council on Friday.
Myanmar: Military’s obstruction of humanitarian aid could be international crime
Jul 02, 2023, at 12:03 am
New York: Myanmar’s military is killing civilians, destroying food and homes, and keeping the most vulnerable from receiving lifesaving aid, according to a new report from the UN human rights office (OHCHR).
France: 270 people detained amid unrest
Jul 02, 2023, at 12:01 am
Paris:More than 270 people were detained in France during the unrest on Friday, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.
UN Security Council terminates Mali peacekeeping mission
Jul 01, 2023, at 11:58 pm
New York: The Security Council on Friday unanimously approved the complete withdrawal of UN peacekeeping forces in Mali, although it will take six months for the final “blue helmets” to depart.
Afghanistan remains one of the worst places in world for children's rights: Survey
Jul 01, 2023, at 08:46 pm
Child's advocacy group KidsRights Foundation has said in its report that Afghanistan, the country currently ruled by Taliban, remains one of the worst countries in the world to be born.
UN rights office calls on France to address ‘deep issues’ of racism in policing
Jul 01, 2023, at 04:00 pm
New York: Following a third night of riots and protests across France over the police shooting of a teenager of Algerian and Moroccan descent, the UN rights office (OHCHR) said it was time for the country to reckon with its history of racism in policing.
Pakistan: Security forces kill six terrorists in separate operations
Jul 01, 2023, at 03:21 pm
Pakistani security forces killed six terrorists during separate operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank and North Waziristan districts of the country, media reports said.
Moldova: Two die during shooting at Chisinau International Airport
Jul 01, 2023, at 02:56 pm
In a shooting incident, at least two people were killed at Moldova’s main international airport on Friday.
Kenya: 48 people die in truck accident
Jul 01, 2023, at 02:34 pm
Nairobi: At least 48 people died in a road accident in the town of Londiani in Kenya’s Kericho County, local media report.
Bad times hit Hindus of Badani in Pakistan
Jul 01, 2023, at 04:57 am
Killings of men, kidnappings, and forced conversions of women in Pakistan’s Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces have made religious minorities feel unsafe.
Pakistan: Peshawar witnessing rise in crime cases
Jul 01, 2023, at 12:49 am
Pakistan's Peshawar city has witnessed a 136 percent spike in crime incidents in the first five months of 2023, media reports said.
Pakistan: 17 prisoners escape prison during Eid ul-Adha prayers
Jul 01, 2023, at 12:46 am
As many as 17 prisoners escaped Pakistan's Chaman jail in the restive Balochistan province during Eid ul-Adha prayers, media reports said on Friday.