Reacting to the announcement by the newly elected Government of Pakistan to expand and expedite its plans to unlawfully deport Afghan refugees in the country after the festival of Eid-ul-Fitr next week, James Jennion, Campaigner for the Refugee and Migrants’ Rights at Amnesty International, said.
Giving a strong response to Israel, US President Joe Biden on Thursday asked PM Benjamin Netanyahu that an immediate ceasefire is essential to stabilise and improve the humanitarian situation and protect innocent civilians in Gaza.
Donald Trump says Chinese migrants entering US illegally, could be building army within country
Former US President Donald Trump said during an interview that Chinese migrants illegally entering the United States along the US southern border could potentially be building an army inside the country.
Canadian Parliament members get pay hike from April 1
Toronto/IBNS: Canada has announced a pay hike for all Members of Parliament (MPs) effective Apr 1 helping them make over $200,000 per year.
Baloch Yakjehti Committee to protest in Balochistan on Eid
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee has announced it will hold a protest in Balochistan against genocide in the region on Eid.
Fire breaks out at nursing home in China, 3 die
Three were killed and 10 others were injured in a fire that broke out at a nursing home in south China's Guangdong Province on Thursday, said local authorities.
World Bank says 40 percent of Pakistanis are currently living below the poverty line
World Bank has said 40 percent of Pakistanis are currently living below the poverty line in the financially-hit nation.
Ontario likely to see non-tech teachers in new mandatory tech education classes
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's Ontario is likely to see non-tech teachers in new mandatory tech education classes, according to the province’s new proposal to allow teachers without technological credentials to teach certain courses for the next school year.
Six cops injured after unknown attackers target van in Pakistan
At least six policemen were injured after unknown attackers attacked them in Township area of Pakistan's Bannu city on Tuesday.
Malaysia: Shop chain that sold ‘Allah socks’ targeted with Molotov cocktails
Three stores belonging to a Malaysian minimart chain were targeted with Molotov cocktails recently after they allegedly sold socks carrying the word “Allah”.
The cost of damage to critical infrastructure in Gaza is estimated at around $18.5 billion according to a new report released on Tuesday (April 2, 2024) by the World Bank and the United Nations, with financial support of the European Union.
Twenty-nine die as fire breaks out at nightclub in Turkey
At least 29 people died after a fire broke out at a nightclub located in a 16-storey building in Turkey's capital city Istanbul, media reports said.
al-Sisi sworn in as Egypt's president for 3rd term
Cairo: Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi took the constitutional oath on Tuesday as president of Egypt for a third consecutive term in office, serving until 2030, the state-run Nile TV reported.
29 killed as fire breaks out in Istanbul nightclub
Istanbul/IBNS: At least 29 people were killed as fire broke out at a 16-storey residential building that housed a nightclub in Istanbul on Tuesday, media reports said.
Pakistan's key opposition PTI to protest high power bills after Ramdan
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Central Punjab general secretary Hammad Azhar has indicated that the party leaders, workers and supporters will participate in street protests in the upcoming days following Ramadan to highlight high electricity bills and other public matters.