Pakistan: Musarrat Hilali takes oath as 1st female chief justice of Peshawar High Court
Apr 02, 2023, at 07:58 pm
Peshawar (Pakistan): Justice Musarrat Hilali took oath as the first female chief justice of the Peshawar High Court (PHC), media reports said.
Russian forces thwart joint strike by Ukrainian troops - Russian Defense Ministry
Apr 02, 2023, at 07:43 pm
Moscow: The Russian army has pushed back a joint strike of multiple launch rocket systems of Ukrainian troops in the south Donetsk direction and has destroyed two Ukrainian reconnaissance groups, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson told Sputnik.
Iraqi PM inaugurates Karbala oil refinery
Apr 02, 2023, at 07:30 pm
Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani on Saturday inaugurated the Karbala oil refinery which was built with a production capacity of 140,000 barrels per day, according to a statement from his office.
Mortar mine blast kills 2 children in Afghanistan
Apr 02, 2023, at 06:18 pm
Maidan Shar (Afghanistan)/UNI: Two children were killed as a mortar mine left over from past wars went off in Afghanistan's eastern Wardak province on Saturday, provincial police spokesman Yusuf Israr said Sunday.
Israel carries out new attack against military sites in Syria
Apr 02, 2023, at 04:48 pm
Damascus/UNI: Israel launched a fresh missile attack against military sites in the central Syrian province of Homs after midnight Sunday, the state TV reported.
Ecuador landslide death toll rises to 27: Authorities
Apr 02, 2023, at 02:47 pm
Mexico City/UNI: The death toll from a landslide in central Ecuador has risen to 27 after four more bodies were recovered from the rubble, the country's Attorney General's Office (FGE) informed.
Tornadoes in US South, Midwest leave 18 dead, dozens injured
Apr 02, 2023, at 02:28 pm
Washington/UNI: Tornadoes and severe winds that swept across parts of the US South and Midwest on Friday night left at least 18 people dead and dozens injured, US media reported.
US-Canada border: 8 bodies discovered in St Lawrence River
Apr 02, 2023, at 05:19 am
Quebec (Canada): The bodies of eight migrants, including two minors, have been retrieved after they perished while attempting to unlawfully cross from Canada into the United States, BBC reported citing the authorities
Pakistan Taliban obtain weapons left behind by US forces in Afghanistan
Apr 01, 2023, at 11:27 pm
Kabul: Terrorist groups, which carry out attacks in Pakistan, have obtained US weapons left behind in Afghanistan, media reports said.
Myanmar is building spy base on Coco Islands, Chinese hand doubted
Apr 01, 2023, at 11:20 pm
Coco Islands: Satellite images have revealed that Myanmar's Coco Islands, which is located at a strategically crucial point in the Bay of Bengal, is witnessing a steady makeover with tell-tale signs of military modernization and facilities to support aircraft, media reports said.
Protest over wheat distribution in Pakistan: Demonstrators, police scuffle in Mera
Apr 01, 2023, at 11:04 pm
Bisham: The Karakoram Highway recently turned into a battlefield when thousands of protesters, who were staging a sit-in demonstration, in Pakistan's Mera area clashed with the police on Thursday, leaving three persons hurt, media reports said.
Ramzan: People in Karachi facing hardships amid ongoing gas crisis
Apr 01, 2023, at 10:44 pm
People in Pakistan's Karachi are facing troubles in the month of Ramzan amid a gas crisis across the city.
British man orders 60 pairs of reading glasses by mistake
Apr 01, 2023, at 10:17 pm
London: A British man was left surprised when he received his 60 pairs of glasses and after receiving them he said he may not have been wearing his spectacles when he placed the order.
Pakistan: Sikh trader shot dead in Peshawar by unknown assailant
Apr 01, 2023, at 09:28 pm
Peshawar: Unknown assailant shot dead a Sikh trader in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Friday, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Rohingya man shot dead in Ukhiya camp
Apr 01, 2023, at 09:25 pm
Cox's Bazar: A Rohingya man was shot dead in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar area.
Pakistan: March inflation touches 35.37 percent, highest recorded since July 1965
Apr 01, 2023, at 09:09 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released data on Saturday showed that the country's inflation, which is measured by Consumer Price Index (CPI), has touched an all-time high of 35.37 percent year-on-year (YoY) in March.
Top UN official urgently calls for de-escalating nuclear tensions over Belarus
Apr 01, 2023, at 09:02 pm
New York: Urgent efforts must be made to de-escalate the situation following Russia’s announcement last weekend that it plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, the UN disarmament chief warned the Security Council on Friday.
Türkiye, Syria quake response continues, food security threat rising
Apr 01, 2023, at 06:57 pm
New York: Almost two months after deadly earthquakes struck Türkiye and northern Syria, a large-scale humanitarian operation is underway for which funding is still desperately needed, the UN Humanitarian Affairs coordination office (OCHA) said on Friday.
‘Bring them home’: UN experts call for repatriating detained Syria children
Apr 01, 2023, at 06:53 pm
New York: Independent UN-appointed human rights experts on Friday called for the urgent repatriation of children from northeast Syria, as they enter their fifth year of detention.
Afghanistan: Mine blast kills child, injures 3 others
Apr 01, 2023, at 05:47 pm
Qalat, Afghanistan/UNI: One child was killed and three others were injured after a mine left over from past wars went off in Afghanistan's southern Zabul province, said a statement of the provincial Police office released here Saturday.
Pakistan: DSP, three policemen die in ambush
Apr 01, 2023, at 03:47 pm
Lakki Marwat: A deputy superintendent of police (DSP), along with his three gunmen, died during an attack targeting a police vehicle in Pakistan's Lakki Marwat on Thursday, media reports said.
Forced conversion: Dalits hold rally in Karachi
Apr 01, 2023, at 02:43 pm
Karachi: An alliance of Dalit community people took out a rally from the Karachi Press Club to the Sindh Assembly building in the Pakistani city on Thursday to protest against alleged forced conversion in the nation.
Pakistan: 12 people, including nine women, die in stampede during ration distribution in Karachi
Apr 01, 2023, at 02:27 pm
Karachi: At least 12 people died and five others were hurt during a stampede that took place inside the premises of a factory at the Naurus intersection in Karachi's SITE area in Pakistan, media reports said.
Pope Francis set to be discharged from hospital on Saturday
Apr 01, 2023, at 05:57 am
Vatican City/IBNS: Pope Francis is scheduled to leave the hospital and be released on Saturday, confirmed the Vatican.
Turkish vote clears Finland's path to NATO membership
Apr 01, 2023, at 04:49 am
The Turkish parliament Thursday gave its unanimous approval of Finland's entry into NATO, thereby enabling Helsinki to become a member of the military alliance. However, this decision leaves Sweden excluded from joining.
Pakistan: Ramadan charity distribution stampede leaves 11 dead
Apr 01, 2023, at 01:07 am
Karachi: At least 11 people died on Friday during a stampede at a factory in Pakistan's Karachi city, media reports said.
Pakistan: Police shoots unarmed boy in Karachi
Apr 01, 2023, at 01:04 am
Police shot at and critically wounded an unarmed Class IX student near the Rizvia Society underpass in Pakistan's Karachi city on Wednesday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Hindu doctor shot dead in Karachi
Apr 01, 2023, at 01:00 am
Karachi: A Hindu doctor in Pakistan's Karachi city became the latest victim of target killing in Karachi city on Thursday.
Nepal: Kathmandu’s longest chariot festival honouring Lord of Rain commences
Mar 31, 2023, at 11:15 pm
The chariot procession of Seto Macchindranath, one of the biggest chariot festivals celebrated inside Kathmandu valley, commenced on Wednesday, media reports said.
Bangladesh War: UN hosts first exhibition on 1971 genocide
Mar 31, 2023, at 11:03 pm
A photo exhibition was held recently at the United Nations Headquarters in New York for the first time under the joint auspices of the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the UN and Bangladesh Liberation War Museum, media reports said on Friday.