Pakistani government plans to shut down 16 Afghan refugee camps
Sep 29, 2025, at 06:53 pm
The Pakistani government has decided to shut down at least 16 Afghan refugee camps in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, a move expected to hit 90,000 refugees.
Pakistan: Multiple suspects booked for allegedly vandalising, attacking Ahmadiya community members
Sep 29, 2025, at 06:32 pm
Pakistan police have registered an FIR against multiple suspects who allegedly vandalised properties and attacked members of the Ahmadiya community recently, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: Violent anti-govt protests rock PoK, 2 dead
Sep 29, 2025, at 05:59 pm
At least two people died, and 22 others were injured, after thousands of people demonstrated against the Pakistan government in the Muzaffarabad area in PoK, media reports said on Monday.
Three die during protests over alleged gangrape of tribal girl in Bangladesh
Sep 29, 2025, at 04:25 pm
At least three people were killed and four others injured on Sunday during clashes between indigenous residents and Bengali settlers in Guimara upazila of Bangladesh’s Khagrachhari district, following protests over the alleged gangrape of a tribal schoolgirl.
Tension flares up in PoK as thousands come out on streets against Shehbaz Sharif govt
Sep 29, 2025, at 03:37 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Political tension gripped the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) as the Awami Action Committee (AAC) has launched a massive protest against the Shehbaz Sharif government over the "denial of fundamental rights", media reports said.
US: Michigan church attack leaves four dead, gunman shot down
Sep 29, 2025, at 10:34 am
At least four people died and eight others were injured after a man drove his vehicle into a church in the US state of Michigan, opened fire, and set the building on fire during the Sunday service, media reports said.
Pakistan’s mineral show-and-tell: Sharif and Munir try to charm Trump
Sep 28, 2025, at 10:24 pm
Washington, DC: A new White House photograph has surfaced of Donald Trump’s meeting with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Asim Munir, showing them presenting rare earth minerals to the US President in the Oval Office.
Free Balochistan demonstrators protest outside UN HQ in New York, demanding independence
Sep 28, 2025, at 04:54 pm
Members of the Baloch community staged a demonstration outside the United Nations headquarters in New York on Friday, calling for independence for Pakistan’s Balochistan region.
Argentina: Brutal killing of three women sparks massive protests in Buenos Aires
Sep 28, 2025, at 12:41 pm
The brutal killing of three females – two women and a 15-year-old girl – has sparked mass protests in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires, with thousands demanding justice, media reports said.
GHRD refers to growing persecution of minorities during UNHRC meeting
Sep 27, 2025, at 06:10 pm
UN-EU Human Rights Officer, Charlotte Zehrer from Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD), has drawn the urgent action of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to tackle the growing precarious conditions faced by ethnic and religious minorities in Bangladesh.
Traders in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan continue sit-in, reject tax deal
Sep 27, 2025, at 05:17 pm
Traders in the Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan have rejected the government's conditional tax concessions and continue their sit-in demonstration at the Sost Dry Port.
Sep 27, 2025, at 04:00 pm
Local Hindu leaders in Bangladesh on Friday said they do not want to see attacks on Durga pandals (murquee) and idols during the five-day festival, the major annual event of the Hindu community in the country.
At UNGA, Netanyahu calls recognition of Palestinian state ‘mark of shame’
Sep 27, 2025, at 09:55 am
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday told the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that recent decisions by France, Britain, Australia, Canada and other countries to recognise a Palestinian state were “a mark of shame” that rewarded “the most savage terrorists on earth.”
US: Indian-origin doctor imprisoned for 168 months for health care fraud
Sep 27, 2025, at 09:37 am
A Pennsylvania-based Indian-origin doctor has been sentenced to 168 months in prison for orchestrating conspiracies to commit health care fraud, wire fraud, and unlawful distribution of controlled substances and money-laundering related offences.
Iran sanctions: UN Security Council blocks China-Russia resolution
Sep 27, 2025, at 09:06 am
A resolution to extend sanctions relief to Iran under a 2015 nuclear deal failed to pass in the UN Security Council on Friday.
Sep 26, 2025, at 11:44 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday faced a dramatic mass walkout at the United Nations General Assembly as he defended Israel’s continuing war on Gaza.
Israeli army hijacks Gaza phones to broadcast Benjamin Netanyahu’s UN speech
Sep 26, 2025, at 09:40 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday vowed to “finish the job” against Hamas in Gaza, using his address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to reject calls for ending the war, media reports said.
President Abbas urges world to recognise Palestinian state at UNGA
Sep 26, 2025, at 05:55 pm
Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, addressed the UN General Assembly on Thursday, declaring that his people were enduring a “war of genocide, destruction, starvation and displacement” at the hands of Israel’s military in Gaza.
FTC secures record $2.5 bln settlement with Amazon on alleged deceptive Prime subscriptions
Sep 26, 2025, at 04:24 pm
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Thursday it has reached a “historic” settlement with Amazon.com Inc and two senior executives over allegations the company enrolled millions of consumers in Prime subscriptions without consent and made it difficult to cancel.
Sep 26, 2025, at 09:54 am
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday stunned delegates at the United Nations General Assembly by saying that guaranteeing Israel’s security was a key condition for lasting peace in the Middle East.
Trump announces up to 100% tariff on pharma imports from Oct. 1; Indian firms likely hit
Sep 26, 2025, at 08:56 am
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday announced plans to impose tariff of up to 100% on branded and patented pharmaceutical imports from October 1, a move likely to hit Indian drugmakers.
Sep 26, 2025, at 12:24 am
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took a highly unusual flight path to New York this week, steering clear of much of European airspace in what observers believe was a move to avoid potential complications from an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant, media reports said.
Ex-French president Nicolas Sarkozy gets 5 yrs imprisonment over Libya campaign financing case
Sep 25, 2025, at 05:42 pm
Paris: Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday after a Paris court found him guilty of criminal conspiracy in connection with alleged illegal campaign financing from Libya.
Indian-origin man kills 71-year-old sex offender in California, says it was 'really fun'
Sep 25, 2025, at 11:41 am
Fremont/IBNS: An Indian-origin man, named Varun Suresh, has been charged with murder for stabbing a 71-year-old sexual offender in Fremont, California, media reports said.
Gunman opens fire on Dallas immigration facility; leaves 1 dead, 2 injured
Sep 24, 2025, at 08:45 pm
A gunman opened fire at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Dallas on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring two others before being found dead himself, media reports said.
Sep 24, 2025, at 06:14 pm
Washington, DC: Even as Donald Trump tightens the screws on skilled immigration with a $100,000 H-1B visa fee aimed at curbing Indian tech workers, the President posed for a photo-op with Indian-origin prodigy Agastya Goel, who helped the U.S. Physics Team pull off a historic five-gold sweep at the 2025 International Physics Olympiad.
People start selling cars, houses after pastor's 'Rapture' claim goes viral on social media
Sep 24, 2025, at 05:47 pm
A South African pastor’s apocalyptic prophecy predicting the Rapture on Sept 23 or 24 has gone viral on social media, prompting some followers to sell cars and houses, according to reports.
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, world’s 2nd richest, plans to donate 95% of his fortune
Sep 24, 2025, at 05:36 pm
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison has climbed to the position of the world’s second-richest person, trailing only Tesla chief Elon Musk, with a net worth of $373 billion, according to Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index.
New York: US Secret Service foils plot to cripple cellphone service amid ongoing UNGA
Sep 24, 2025, at 05:26 pm
The U.S. Secret Service on Wednesday said it dismantled a network of electronic devices located throughout the New York tristate area that were used to conduct multiple 'telecommunications-related threats' directed towards senior U.S. government officials.
Thailand: Massive sinkhole disrupts traffic in Bangkok after road collapse
Sep 24, 2025, at 05:01 pm
Traffic was disrupted after a section of a busy road in Thailand's capital, Bangkok, collapsed, creating a large sinkhole on Wednesday.