Lahore prisoners getting drugs from court lockups: Pakistan govt
Dec 12, 2021, at 08:50 pm
Punjab/UNI: The Home Ministry of Pakistan's Punjab province has issued an alert stating that the inmates in Lahore prison have been getting drugs from court lockups and directed the authorities to take necessary actions.
Bangladesh: Truck hits motorcycle, 2 die
Dec 12, 2021, at 07:50 pm
A truck slammed a motorcycle in Bangladesh's Rajshahi city on Saturday which left two people dead, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban attackers gun down boy in Kabul
Dec 12, 2021, at 07:07 pm
Kabul: The Taliban attackers gunned down a boy in Kabul city of Afghanistan on Saturday.
US president Joe Biden offers federal assistance to Kentucky, other states hit by deadly tornadoes
Dec 12, 2021, at 05:09 pm
Washington/IBNS: United States President Joe Biden has assured that the federal government will extend all possible help to the central areas of the country torn by the deadly tornadoes which claimed more than 70 lives in Kentucky alone.
Joe Biden declares state of emergency in US's Kentucky after deadly tornado: White House
Dec 12, 2021, at 02:08 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US President Joe Biden has declared a state of emergency in Kentucky where a deadly storm killed dozens of people.
Another 633 Omicron cases identified in UK in biggest daily jump
Dec 12, 2021, at 06:14 am
London/UNI/Xinhua: Another 633 Omicron cases have been confirmed in Britain, the biggest daily increase since the COVID-19 variant was detected in the country, taking the total cases found in the country to 1,898, British health authorities said Saturday.
US: At least 70 dead as storm rips Kentucky, says Guv Andy Beshear
Dec 12, 2021, at 05:46 am
At least 70 people are feared dead in the tornadoes that ripped Kentucky and the death toll may exceed 100, Kentucky governor Andy Beshear said.
Pakistani politicians express concern over worsening human rights situation in country
Dec 12, 2021, at 02:30 am
Rawalpindi, Pakistan/IBNS: Political and human rights activists from Pakistan, Pak Occupied Kashmir (POK) and Gilgit-Baltistan have expressed grave concern on the worsening human rights situation in Pakistan.
Worn-out banknotes add to Afghanistan's economic woes
Dec 12, 2021, at 02:08 am
Kabul/UNI: Worn-out banknotes are adding to the woes of Afghans as it threatens to further hamper economic activities in the nation.
Trial of accused in Sri Lankan man's lynching to be held in jail
Dec 12, 2021, at 02:03 am
Sialkot (Pakistan)/UNI: The Punjab government and the prosecution have decided to conduct the trial of the suspects arrested in the brutal lynching of Sri Lankan national Priyantha Kumara in jail.
Demonstrators protest across the globe demanding Pakistan to protect its minorities
Dec 12, 2021, at 01:42 am
Hague: Political activists demonstrated across the world on International Human Rights Day to put pressure on Pakistan to protect its minorities
Pakistan: People protest in Gwadar in demand for their rights
Dec 12, 2021, at 01:35 am
Gwadar: With chants of “Gwadar Ko Haq Do”, tens of thousands of people, including women and children, marched on the main roads of the Pakistani port city of Gwadar in support of their rights.
Pakistan FO fails to give compelling reason for declining US invite for Democracy Summit
Dec 12, 2021, at 01:32 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Foreign Office avoided responding to questions seeking an explanation for Islamabad's decision to decline US President Joe Biden’s invitation to attend the Summit of Democracy, and reiterated its earlier statement saying “it was a considered decision”.
Two people killed in attack on car in Afghanistan: Source
Dec 11, 2021, at 11:47 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Two people, including a 12-year-old child, have been killed in an armed attack on their car in Afghanistan, a police source in the southern province of Kandahar told Sputnik on Saturday.
ISIS takes credit for 2 explosions in Kabul: Reports
Dec 11, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: The Islamic State terrorist organisation has claimed responsibility for the two recent explosions in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul, Afghan broadcaster Shamshad News reported on Saturday.
Pakistan: Unknown gunmen attack cop assigned to protect polio vaccination team
Dec 11, 2021, at 11:33 pm
Tank: Unknown gunmen attacked a policeman who was assigned to protect a polio vaccination team in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Tank, media reports said on Saturday.
Senior White House official Catherine Russell appointed new UNICEF chief
Dec 11, 2021, at 11:24 pm
New York: UN Secretary‑General António Guterres announced on Friday, that Catherine Russell of the United States will become the next Executive Director of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Sudan: Mistrust deepens following military takeover
Dec 11, 2021, at 11:20 pm
New York: In the wake of the 25 October military takeover in Sudan, discussions on the way forward are underway but restoring trust will be a challenge, the top UN official in the country, Volker Perthes, told the Security Council on Friday.
India sends humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan
Dec 11, 2021, at 10:59 pm
New Delhi: A special flight from Kabul to New Delhi, chartered by the Government of India, arrived at the IGI airport at New Delhi on Dec 10, officials said on Saturday.
Rights abuses in Myanmar ‘deepening on an unprecedented scale’
Dec 11, 2021, at 08:52 pm
New York: More than 10 months since Myanmar's military seized power, the country’s human rights situation is deepening on an unprecedented scale, the UN rights office, OHCHR, has warned.
Afghanistan: Twin explosions rock Kabul, two die
Dec 11, 2021, at 02:38 pm
Kabul: At least two people died as twin blasts rocked Afghanistan's Kabul city on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
Forced labour in China: US House of Representatives passes bill to ban imports from Xinjiang
Dec 11, 2021, at 03:50 am
Washington: The US House of Representatives on Wednesday approved forced labour legislation that would ban the importation of goods sourced in China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan Rangers thrash photojournalist
Dec 11, 2021, at 03:18 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistani Rangers personnel badly beat up a Pak journalist while he was covering MQM’s Shuhada Day gathering near Nine-Zero.
Pakistan: Baloch leader Mir Yousuf Masti held for making ‘anti-state’ speech
Dec 11, 2021, at 03:05 am
Gwadar, Pakistan/IBNS: The Pakistan Police have arrested veteran Baloch leader Mir Yousuf Masti Khan on the charge of making a “provocative and anti-state” speech at a protest sit-in staged by the people of Gwadar.
Dec 11, 2021, at 02:56 am
Gilgit, Pakistan/IBNS: People in Pakistan's Gilgit region blocked roads on Thursday to demonstrate against the supply of substandard wheat and reduction of subsidised wheat quota for Gilgit-Baltistan.
Greece: Pakistani national awarded life sentence for murdering 24-year-old with hammer in 2018
Dec 11, 2021, at 02:14 am
Crete, Greece/IBNS: A Pakistani national has been awarded a life sentence in the Greek city of Crete for the brutal murder of his 24-year-old compatriot with a hammer in October 2018.
Pakistan: Islamabad witnesses protest over enforced disappearance in Balochistan
Dec 11, 2021, at 01:03 am
Islamabad/IBNS: A large number of people demonstrated in Pakistan's capital Islamabad to protest against enforced disappearances in Balochistan.
Survey shows more than 50pc of Pakistanis hold govt incompetence responsible for inflation
Dec 11, 2021, at 12:44 am
Islamabad: A survey conducted by Transparency International Pakistan, a national chapter of Germany-based Transparency International (TI), has showed over 50 percent of Pakistanis believe that the country is facing problems of rising inflation and unemployment due to the “incompetence” of the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government.
Pakistan's Jamaat-e-Islami to observe Balochistan Solidarity Day on Dec 12
Dec 11, 2021, at 12:41 am
Balochistan, Pakistan/IBNS: Pakistan's Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has announced that they will observe Balochistan Solidarity Day on December 12 (Sunday) with an aim to highlight the troubles of the Baloch people.
Pakistani man arrested in Greece's Kalivia after being seen with his pants down
Dec 11, 2021, at 12:38 am
Kalivia, Greece/IBNS: Police have arrested a 21-year-old Pakistani national after he was seen standing with his pants down around children in the Greek city of Kalivia.