Italian Parliamentarians, activists demand action over Christian persecution in Pakistan
Jul 26, 2024, at 11:52 pm
The Association of Pakistani Christians in Italy in collaboration with the Jubilee Campaign, Netherlands, recently called upon the international community, including the European Parliamentarians, to use diplomatic channels to ensure legislative reforms to address the persecution of the Christian community in Pakistan.
Rights experts alarmed by surge in attacks on Ahmadis community in Pakistan
Jul 26, 2024, at 11:26 pm
Meanwhile in Pakistan, UN independent human rights experts voiced deep concern over a surge in violence against Ahmadi Muslims, including allegations of extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests, attacks on places of worship and curtailment of free expression, peaceful assembly and association.
Pakistan: Robbers allegedly gang-rape woman in front of husband, three-year-old daughter
Jul 26, 2024, at 11:16 pm
Robbers allegedly gang-raped a woman in front of her husband and three-year-old child in Pakistan's Hafizabad district on Thursday, once again raising the question of women's safety in the country.
Nepal: Plane crash in Kathmandu kills 18
Jul 24, 2024, at 06:26 pm
Kathmandu/IBNS: Eighteen out of nineteen people onboard died after a plane crashed at Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal's Kathmandu on Wednesday, media reports said.
Plane carrying 19 people crashes in Nepal's Kathmandu, 5 dead
Jul 24, 2024, at 05:34 pm
Kathmandu/IBNS: Five people died after a Saurya Airlines aircraft crashed during takeoff at Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal's Kathmandu on Wednesday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Gunmen attack coal-laden truck in Quetta, driver killed
Jul 24, 2024, at 12:52 am
A driver was killed and two others were injured when gunmen attacked coal-laden trucks in Quetta region of Pakistan on Monday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Hyderabad administration hikes milk price by Rs 15 per litre
Jul 23, 2024, at 11:38 pm
The district administration of Pakistan's Hyderabad has notified that the price of milk will be hiked following a recommendation from the Livestock Department, media reports said.
Pakistan: Suspected terrorists blow up girl's school in Zerki village
Jul 23, 2024, at 10:16 pm
A government middle school for girls was destroyed in an explosion triggered by suspected terrorists in Pakistan's Zerki village on Sunday.
Pakistan: Three cops injured in explosion that hit Khyber district
Jul 23, 2024, at 09:16 pm
At least three people were injured after an explosion occurred close to their car in Tirah Valley of Khyber district on Monday.
Pakistan: Murder-robbery cases in Karachi increases manifold in June, data shows
Jul 23, 2024, at 08:33 pm
Incidents of murder and robbery have increased manifold in Pakistan's Karachi city in the month of June in comparison to May, media reports said.
Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan dismisses reports of his arrest in Dubai, says 'not true'
Jul 23, 2024, at 06:22 am
Dubai/IBNS: Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Monday dismissed reports that he was arrested in Dubai. "Not true," Khan said in a video posted on X.
Sit-in demonstrations continue in Balochistan over demand to recover five mission persons
Jul 22, 2024, at 11:03 pm
The sit-in protest in Pakistan's Balochistan region over the recovery of five missing persons from Gresha has entered its third day on Sunday, media reports said.
Survey finds 60 percent of Taiwan residents feel Chinese threat has increased in last few years
Jul 22, 2024, at 10:52 pm
A recent survey revealed that around 60 percent Taiwan residents feel China's threat against the Island Nation has increased in the last few years.
Taiwan detects 12 Chinese aircraft, 7 vessels amid ongoing regional tension
Jul 22, 2024, at 10:46 pm
Taiwan said it has detected 12 Chinese aircraft and 7 Chinese naval vessels amid ongoing tension in the region.
Echoes of 1947 Partition: A haunting journey of memory and survival for Sikhs in Pakistan
Jul 22, 2024, at 08:27 pm
In the heart of Punjab, in the quiet village of Wattu, resides Master Darshan Singh, an 85-year-old retired Sikh school teacher. His life is a testament to the indelible scars left by one of the most traumatic events of the 20th century—the Partition of India in 1947.
Woman stabbed inside Miami International Airport, suspect arrested
Jul 22, 2024, at 05:05 pm
One woman was injured after she was stabbed in the Miami International Airport late Saturday night, media reports said.
Jul 22, 2024, at 04:33 am
The Hindu community members in Pakistan recently demonstrated in Clifton Teen Talwar to demand the release of Priya Kumari.
Pakistani dramatist Khalilur Rehman Qamar alleges torture during his brief abduction by armed men
Jul 22, 2024, at 04:19 am
Dramatist Khalilur Rehman Qamar has alleged he was tortured and even looted when he was briefly abducted by armed men in Lahore recently.
Jul 22, 2024, at 01:44 am
A group of people threw stones and pulled down the Pakistani flag when they attacked the country's consulate in Germany's Frankfurt city recently.
Jul 21, 2024, at 08:41 pm
Stipulating that 93 percent of recruitments will be on merit now, Bangladesh Supreme Court has scrapped most of the quotas in government jobs which had led to massive protests across the country and left over 100 people dead, media reports said.
China: 24-year-old mukbang streamer dies due to overeating during live streaming
Jul 21, 2024, at 07:28 pm
A 24-year-old Chinese mukbang streamer died during a live broadcast due to overeating, media reports said.
Bangladesh govt orders 'shoot-on-sight' to quell student protests as death toll reaches 133
Jul 21, 2024, at 06:10 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: The Bangladesh government has ordered the army to 'shoot-on-sight' in order to quell the civil unrest and for those defying the curfew orders as soldiers patrolled the streets amid the violent protest by students over demanding quota reform in government jobs, media reports said.
China: Highway bridge collapse triggered by torrential rains leaves 12 dead
Jul 20, 2024, at 11:53 pm
At least 12 people died and 31 others were injured after a highway bridge collapsed following torrential rains in China's Shaanxi Province on Friday, media reports said.
Bridge collapse in China leaves 11 dead
Jul 20, 2024, at 02:48 pm
The partial collapse of a highway bridge in northwest China's Shaanxi Province has left at least 11 people dead, media reports said on Friday.
Bangladesh unrest: Govt imposes curfew, orders army deployment
Jul 20, 2024, at 05:59 am
Dhaka/IBNS: The Bangladesh government has imposed a countrywide curfew and deployed troops as at least 105 deaths have been reported so far since Friday morning in violent protests and clashes over the government job quota system, media reports said.
China: Man uses drone to find his wife was having a secret affair with boss
Jul 19, 2024, at 11:34 pm
A suspecting husband in China used a drone to track down his wife having a secret affair with her boss.
IndiGo issues handwritten boarding pass to passengers amid Microsoft glitch
Jul 19, 2024, at 08:47 pm
Indian airline major IndiGo has issued a handwritten boarding pass to passengers amid an ongoing Microsoft technical glitch which has disrupted flights and other businesses across the globe.
Osama Bin Laden's close aide and senior Al-Qaeda leader arrested in Pakistan
Jul 19, 2024, at 08:16 pm
The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab on Thursday arrested a senior Al Qaeda leader, who was a close aide of slain 9/11 US terror attack mastermind Osama Bin Laden, from Sarai Alamgir town in Pakistan.
Bangladesh snaps internet services as anti-quota protests turn violent killing 39
Jul 19, 2024, at 05:53 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: At least 39 people have been killed in the violent protests against the quota system for government jobs in Bangladesh forcing the state to snap internet services in a bid to control the situation, media reports said.
Anti-quota protests leave over 30 dead in Bangladesh
Jul 19, 2024, at 03:18 pm
Bangladesh, the nation which voted to power PM Sheikh Hasina and her government to power for another term this year, has been put on high alert as clashes between students and police continue over quota issues.