Pakistani politicians express concern over worsening human rights situation in country
Dec 12, 2021, at 02:30 am
Rawalpindi, Pakistan/IBNS: Political and human rights activists from Pakistan, Pak Occupied Kashmir (POK) and Gilgit-Baltistan have expressed grave concern on the worsening human rights situation in Pakistan.
Worn-out banknotes add to Afghanistan's economic woes
Dec 12, 2021, at 02:08 am
Kabul/UNI: Worn-out banknotes are adding to the woes of Afghans as it threatens to further hamper economic activities in the nation.
Trial of accused in Sri Lankan man's lynching to be held in jail
Dec 12, 2021, at 02:03 am
Sialkot (Pakistan)/UNI: The Punjab government and the prosecution have decided to conduct the trial of the suspects arrested in the brutal lynching of Sri Lankan national Priyantha Kumara in jail.
Demonstrators protest across the globe demanding Pakistan to protect its minorities
Dec 12, 2021, at 01:42 am
Hague: Political activists demonstrated across the world on International Human Rights Day to put pressure on Pakistan to protect its minorities
Pakistan: People protest in Gwadar in demand for their rights
Dec 12, 2021, at 01:35 am
Gwadar: With chants of “Gwadar Ko Haq Do”, tens of thousands of people, including women and children, marched on the main roads of the Pakistani port city of Gwadar in support of their rights.
Pakistan FO fails to give compelling reason for declining US invite for Democracy Summit
Dec 12, 2021, at 01:32 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Foreign Office avoided responding to questions seeking an explanation for Islamabad's decision to decline US President Joe Biden’s invitation to attend the Summit of Democracy, and reiterated its earlier statement saying “it was a considered decision”.
Two people killed in attack on car in Afghanistan: Source
Dec 11, 2021, at 11:47 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Two people, including a 12-year-old child, have been killed in an armed attack on their car in Afghanistan, a police source in the southern province of Kandahar told Sputnik on Saturday.
ISIS takes credit for 2 explosions in Kabul: Reports
Dec 11, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: The Islamic State terrorist organisation has claimed responsibility for the two recent explosions in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul, Afghan broadcaster Shamshad News reported on Saturday.
Pakistan: Unknown gunmen attack cop assigned to protect polio vaccination team
Dec 11, 2021, at 11:33 pm
Tank: Unknown gunmen attacked a policeman who was assigned to protect a polio vaccination team in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Tank, media reports said on Saturday.
Senior White House official Catherine Russell appointed new UNICEF chief
Dec 11, 2021, at 11:24 pm
New York: UN Secretary‑General António Guterres announced on Friday, that Catherine Russell of the United States will become the next Executive Director of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Sudan: Mistrust deepens following military takeover
Dec 11, 2021, at 11:20 pm
New York: In the wake of the 25 October military takeover in Sudan, discussions on the way forward are underway but restoring trust will be a challenge, the top UN official in the country, Volker Perthes, told the Security Council on Friday.
India sends humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan
Dec 11, 2021, at 10:59 pm
New Delhi: A special flight from Kabul to New Delhi, chartered by the Government of India, arrived at the IGI airport at New Delhi on Dec 10, officials said on Saturday.
Rights abuses in Myanmar ‘deepening on an unprecedented scale’
Dec 11, 2021, at 08:52 pm
New York: More than 10 months since Myanmar's military seized power, the country’s human rights situation is deepening on an unprecedented scale, the UN rights office, OHCHR, has warned.
Afghanistan: Twin explosions rock Kabul, two die
Dec 11, 2021, at 02:38 pm
Kabul: At least two people died as twin blasts rocked Afghanistan's Kabul city on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
Forced labour in China: US House of Representatives passes bill to ban imports from Xinjiang
Dec 11, 2021, at 03:50 am
Washington: The US House of Representatives on Wednesday approved forced labour legislation that would ban the importation of goods sourced in China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan Rangers thrash photojournalist
Dec 11, 2021, at 03:18 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistani Rangers personnel badly beat up a Pak journalist while he was covering MQM’s Shuhada Day gathering near Nine-Zero.
Pakistan: Baloch leader Mir Yousuf Masti held for making ‘anti-state’ speech
Dec 11, 2021, at 03:05 am
Gwadar, Pakistan/IBNS: The Pakistan Police have arrested veteran Baloch leader Mir Yousuf Masti Khan on the charge of making a “provocative and anti-state” speech at a protest sit-in staged by the people of Gwadar.
Dec 11, 2021, at 02:56 am
Gilgit, Pakistan/IBNS: People in Pakistan's Gilgit region blocked roads on Thursday to demonstrate against the supply of substandard wheat and reduction of subsidised wheat quota for Gilgit-Baltistan.
Greece: Pakistani national awarded life sentence for murdering 24-year-old with hammer in 2018
Dec 11, 2021, at 02:14 am
Crete, Greece/IBNS: A Pakistani national has been awarded a life sentence in the Greek city of Crete for the brutal murder of his 24-year-old compatriot with a hammer in October 2018.
Pakistan: Islamabad witnesses protest over enforced disappearance in Balochistan
Dec 11, 2021, at 01:03 am
Islamabad/IBNS: A large number of people demonstrated in Pakistan's capital Islamabad to protest against enforced disappearances in Balochistan.
Survey shows more than 50pc of Pakistanis hold govt incompetence responsible for inflation
Dec 11, 2021, at 12:44 am
Islamabad: A survey conducted by Transparency International Pakistan, a national chapter of Germany-based Transparency International (TI), has showed over 50 percent of Pakistanis believe that the country is facing problems of rising inflation and unemployment due to the “incompetence” of the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government.
Pakistan's Jamaat-e-Islami to observe Balochistan Solidarity Day on Dec 12
Dec 11, 2021, at 12:41 am
Balochistan, Pakistan/IBNS: Pakistan's Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has announced that they will observe Balochistan Solidarity Day on December 12 (Sunday) with an aim to highlight the troubles of the Baloch people.
Pakistani man arrested in Greece's Kalivia after being seen with his pants down
Dec 11, 2021, at 12:38 am
Kalivia, Greece/IBNS: Police have arrested a 21-year-old Pakistani national after he was seen standing with his pants down around children in the Greek city of Kalivia.
Canada announces diplomatic boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
Dec 10, 2021, at 11:47 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: The Canadian government has launched a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.
Dec 10, 2021, at 11:35 pm
A large section of Tibetan children in China have been placed in a vast system of government-run boarding schools, where they are cut off from their families, languages and traditional culture, according to an analysis of official data by researchers at the Tibet Action Institute, media reports said on Friday.
Jailed Chinese journalist, disappeared rights lawyer win Lin Zhao Freedom Award
Dec 10, 2021, at 11:19 pm
Washington: Jailed Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan and disappeared rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng have been awarded the Lin Zhao Freedom Award for their contributions in promoting civil society and advancing the rule of law.
Seven UN peacekeepers killed in latest Mali attack
Dec 10, 2021, at 06:40 pm
New York: On Wednesday morning, seven UN peacekeepers from Togo died and three others were seriously injured when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in the Bandiagara region in central Mali.
UN hails ‘strong political support’ to boost peacekeepers in the field
Dec 10, 2021, at 06:19 pm
New York: A meeting to boost support for UN Peacekeeping ended on Wednesday with 62 countries making new pledges, and advancing existing commitments, to help enhance the performance and impact of these operations worldwide.
Layoff: China’s Big Tech mount with Kuaishou, iQiyi said to be joining ByteDance in job cuts
Dec 10, 2021, at 06:02 pm
Beijing: Short video giant Kuaishou, rival ByteDance, and Baidu-owned video-streaming platform iQiyi are trimming their payrolls, marking yet another wave of job cuts in China, media reports said.
Hong Kong: Media tycoon Jimmy Lai convicted over banned Tiananmen Massacre vigil
Dec 10, 2021, at 05:55 pm
Hong Kong: Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai and two others have been convicted of charges linked to last year’s banned Tiananmen Massacre vigil, media reports said on Friday.