Pakistan: Security heightened in Gilgit amid spike in violence
Aug 06, 2022, at 11:22 pm
Gilgit: Security has been heightened in Gilgit city of Pakistan after a spike in violence in the region in recent times.
Saudi court awards jail to six Pakistani nationals for sloganeering at Masjid-e-Nabwi
Aug 06, 2022, at 11:20 pm
Jeddah: A Saudi court has awarded jail sentences of up to ten years to six Pakistani nationals for their involvement in a sloganeering incident at Masjid-e-Nabwi when Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif and his delegation was visiting the country.
Afghanistan: Kabul blast leaves 8 dead
Aug 06, 2022, at 11:17 pm
Kabul: At least eight people were killed as a blast rocked Kabul city of Afghanistan on Friday.
Washington D.C: Lightning strike in Lafayette Park leaves three dead
Aug 06, 2022, at 11:03 pm
Washington/IBNS: An elderly couple from Wisconsin were among the three that passed away after the lightning strike in Washington D.C
Aug 06, 2022, at 10:58 pm
Dhaka: The Bangladesh government has cited global hike as the reason behind rising prices of fuel oil, media reports said on Saturday.
Central African Republic: Militias spreading ‘terror, insecurity’, must lay down arms
Aug 06, 2022, at 10:53 pm
New York: Armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) must lay down their arms and engage in political dialogue, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert said on Friday, urging the international community to strengthen efforts to restore State authority and end impunity there.
Somalia: ‘We cannot wait for famine to be declared; we must act now’
Aug 06, 2022, at 10:08 pm
New York: Rising acute food insecurity in Somalia has caused more than 900,000 people to flee their homes in search of humanitarian assistance since January last year, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned.
Ukrainian fighting tactics endanger civilians, says Amnesty International
Aug 06, 2022, at 10:03 pm
Ukrainian forces have put civilians in harm’s way by establishing bases and operating weapons systems in populated residential areas, including in schools and hospitals, as they repelled the Russian invasion that began in February, Amnesty International has said.
Step up protection for activists who challenge big business in Colombia
Aug 06, 2022, at 09:43 pm
New York: Activists who raise concerns about business projects in Colombia are under serious threat for speaking out, and UN human rights experts are urging the government to do much more to protect them.
Pakistani villagers demonstrate against Sindh govt over toxic water
Aug 06, 2022, at 08:19 pm
Mithi: A large number of villagers in Pakistan recently demonstrated against Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in the Mithi region of the country as they were affected by the wastewater reservoir at Gorano.
Pakistani villagers demonstrate against Sindh govt over toxic water
Aug 06, 2022, at 04:05 pm
Mithi: A large number of villagers in Pakistan recently demonstrated against Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in the Mithi region of the country as they were affected by the wastewater reservoir at Gorano.
Zahra Baloch murder: Baloch activists demonstrate in front of Balochistan Governor’s house
Aug 06, 2022, at 03:51 pm
Quetta: Baloch activists in Pakistan on Thursday demonstrated in front of the Balochistan Governor’s house in Quetta against a murderous attack on a Baloch woman Zahra Baloch.
Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen kill tribal leader while he was offering prayer
Aug 06, 2022, at 03:16 pm
Jalalabad: Unknown gunmen shot dead a tribal leader in Afghanistan's Chaparhar district when he was offering prayer, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail warns of 'bad days' ahead
Aug 06, 2022, at 02:51 pm
Islamabad: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has warned that Pakistan, a nation battling financial crisis, might be facing 'bad days' ahead.
UNFPA global innovation awards: 10 projects that will change lives of women and girls
Aug 05, 2022, at 11:48 pm
New York: The UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, has announced the ten winners of its first ever Joint Innovation Challenge; a cutting edge competition to provide funding for social enterprises with innovative solutions that advance the empowerment of women and girls worldwide.
Unprecedented global challenges are ‘not insurmountable’ – UN chief
Aug 05, 2022, at 11:42 pm
New York: Nearly a year ago, the UN chief released his report, Our Common Agenda (OCA), a blueprint for global cooperation moving forward, and reinvigorated multilateralism. On Thursday, he updated the General Assembly on progress made so far, saying the need for the report’s proposals “has only increased.”
Pakistan: Quetta blast leaves one person dead
Aug 05, 2022, at 11:34 pm
Quetta: At least one person died and 14 others, including two children, were injured in a grenade blast which targeted roadside stalls which were selling national flags in Pakistan's Quetta region on Thursday.
New sculpture at UN honours rights experts killed in DR Congo
Aug 05, 2022, at 11:29 pm
New York: A powerful new sculpture unveiled at UN Headquarters on Wednesday honours the memory and mission of two human rights experts who were murdered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) five years ago.
UN renews commitment to Yazidi community eight years after ISIL onslaught
Aug 05, 2022, at 11:20 pm
New York: Every effort must be made to support the Yazidi community in Iraq, the United Nations said on Wednesday, marking eight years since the extremist group ISIL launched a brutal assault on the religious minority.
China being highly provocative: Taiwan minister
Aug 05, 2022, at 11:16 pm
Taipei: Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu while hailing the visit by US Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, as extremely significant, condemned the military exercises launched by China in response to the America's third highest leader's visit.
Human rights experts call for international investigation into 2020 Beirut explosion
Aug 05, 2022, at 11:12 pm
New York: A cohort of independent UN experts has called on the Human Rights Council to launch an international investigation into the massive explosion in Beirut two year ago, with a view to securing justice for those who died and were injured.
Press freedom increasingly under threat in Cambodia – UN human rights report
Aug 05, 2022, at 11:02 pm
New York: Amid growing restrictions on civic space and press freedoms in Cambodia, journalists are being increasingly subjected to various forms of harassment, pressure, and violence, according to a new report published on Wednesday by the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR).
Ukraine: Black Sea grain shipment success raises hopes more will follow
Aug 05, 2022, at 10:57 pm
New York: The first, eagerly-awaited commercial shipment of grain to leave the Ukrainian port of Odesa since Russia’s invasion more than five months ago, was cleared to proceed to Lebanon on Wednesday, after a scheduled inspection stopover in Istanbul.
Journalist Anas Mallick is safe: Pakistan
Aug 05, 2022, at 09:30 pm
Kabul/UNI: Pakistani journalist Anas Mallick, who went missing in Afghanistan, is safe, Islamabad's Ambassador to Afghanistan Mansoor Ahmad Khan said on Friday.
Sending missiles across Taiwan, a first for Beijing, says Japan
Aug 05, 2022, at 02:36 pm
Tokyo: Japan's Defence Ministry has claimed that China firing missiles 'over mainland Taiwan' following US Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit, would mark the first time Beijing sent missiles across the island.
China fires 11 missiles near Taiwan in decades after Nancy Pelosi's visit
Aug 05, 2022, at 02:30 am
Beijing/IBNS: China fired its most extensive missile tests in Taiwan's waters in decades, a day after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the self-ruled island defying Beijing's warnings, media reports said.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives in Japan
Aug 05, 2022, at 12:57 am
Tokyo/UNI: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Japan on Thursday, reaching the final stop of her Indo-Pacific tour, local media reports said.
Sri Lanka: Travel ban on Mahinda, Basil Rajapaksa extended
Aug 04, 2022, at 04:00 pm
Colombo/UNI: Sri Lankan Supreme Court has extended the travel ban imposed on the country's former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and ex-Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa until Aug 11.
China 'punishes' Taiwan over Nancy Pelosi visit, stops import of fruit, fish
Aug 04, 2022, at 06:19 am
Beijing/IBNS: As an attempt to punish Taiwan in the wake of a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, China rolled out curbs Wednesday on the import of fruit and fish from the island nation while halting shipments of sand as well.
Pakistan: Armed people ‘ruling’ KP’s southern districts, claims PDM chief
Aug 04, 2022, at 05:49 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said local administration and police in southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had become “powerless” as armed people were “ruling” those areas.