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Students in Gilgit-Baltistan block roads protesting against unavailability of power at university in PoK

Students in Gilgit-Baltistan block roads protesting against unavailability of power at university in PoK

The students of Government Boys Degree College in Skardu demonstrated by blocking roads to demand for uninterrupted power supply in the Pakistani region.

IBNSMar 30, 2024
Pakistan: Family members protest after teen boy murdered after being raped in Sukkur

Pakistan: Family members protest after teen boy murdered after being raped in Sukkur

Family members, relatives and sympathisers of a teenage boy, who was allegedly subjected to sexual assault before being killed by members of an influential gang in Madina Colony,demonstrated in Pakistan's Sukkur city by placing his body on the main road outside the local police station on Wednesday.

IBNSMar 30, 2024
Armed man holds several people hostage inside Dutch cafe, three released so far

Armed man holds several people hostage inside Dutch cafe, three released so far

An armed man took several persons hostage at a cafe in the Dutch town of Ede on Saturday, media reports said.

IBNSMar 30, 2024
China house fire leaves four dead

China house fire leaves four dead

Four people died and one injured after a house caught fire in Xiamen City, east China's Fujian Province, early on Saturday, according to the local fire rescue team.

IBNSMar 30, 2024
Pakistan International Airlines suspends crew member following her brief detention in Canada

Pakistan International Airlines suspends crew member following her brief detention in Canada

A Pakistan International Airlines cabin crew member, who was on a flight from Lahore to Canada, was suspended after she was briefly detained by customs authorities on arrival in Toronto for carrying the passport of an unrelated person, media reports said.

IBNSMar 30, 2024
Petrol price may rise to Rs 290 per litre during Eid season

Petrol price may rise to Rs 290 per litre during Eid season

Customers might find their pockets burning in the Ramadam season and upcoming Eid season as petrol prices in Pakistan may skyrocket to touch Rs. 290 per litre soon.

IBNSMar 30, 2024
Iraqi soldier killed in ISIS attack

Iraqi soldier killed in ISIS attack

An Iraqi soldier was killed and another injured on Friday in an attack by Islamic State (IS) militants on a military base in Iraq's northern province of Kirkuk, a security source said.

IBNSMar 29, 2024
7 Hezbollah fighters killed in Israeli raids in Syria, Lebanon

7 Hezbollah fighters killed in Israeli raids in Syria, Lebanon

Beirut (Lebanon): Seven Hezbollah members were killed Friday in Israeli raids targeting several areas in Syria and southern Lebanon.

IBNSMar 29, 2024
France rejects security concerns about Paris Olympics opening ceremony

France rejects security concerns about Paris Olympics opening ceremony

Paris: France's General Directorate for Internal Security has rejected any concerns about the security situation during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris amid reports casting doubt on its safety, the French Interior Ministry told RIA Novosti on Friday.

IBNSMar 29, 2024
6 killed in al-Shabab attack in Kenya's border region

6 killed in al-Shabab attack in Kenya's border region

Garissa (Kenya): At least six Kenyans were killed Friday when al-Shabab terrorists raided a border town, police and government officials said.

IBNSMar 29, 2024
Women in Afghanistan to be stunned to death for adultery, says Taliban

Women in Afghanistan to be stunned to death for adultery, says Taliban

Kabul: The Taliban has said that women in Afghanistan would face public floggings and stoning for adultery, proving apprehensions of the country regressing to a grim era under its rule, media reports said.

IBNSMar 29, 2024
Baloch National Movement demonstrates in Manchester, Amsterdam to mark 'Black Day'

Baloch National Movement demonstrates in Manchester, Amsterdam to mark 'Black Day'

The Baloch National Movement was recently demonstrated in the British city of Manchester to mark Balochistan Occupy Day.

IBNSMar 29, 2024
Pakistan Army is losing grip over region, says PoK activist on recent attack on KP

Pakistan Army is losing grip over region, says PoK activist on recent attack on KP

Amjad Ayub Mirza, a political activist from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), reacted to the recent suicide attack in  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and said it reflected that Pakistan Army was losing control in the region and  Baloch fighters were growing in strength.

IBNSMar 29, 2024
Baloch Human Rights activist highlights negative impact of CPEC project amid recent attack in Shangla

Baloch Human Rights activist highlights negative impact of CPEC project amid recent attack in Shangla

A Baloch activist recently highlighted the negative implications of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Pakistan’s province of Balochistan and said the project remains a wrong deal for the people of the region.

IBNSMar 29, 2024
France negates security concerns about Paris Olympics opening ceremony

France negates security concerns about Paris Olympics opening ceremony

France's General Directorate for Internal Security has rejected any concerns about the security situation during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris amid reports casting doubt on its safety, the French Interior Ministry told RIA Novosti on Friday.

IBNSMar 29, 2024
S Jaishanakr discusses bilateral cooperation  in trade, defence, digital sphere with Malaysian Minister

S Jaishanakr discusses bilateral cooperation in trade, defence, digital sphere with Malaysian Minister

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar recently met Malaysian Foreign Minister Dato’ Seri Utama Haji Mohamad Bin Haji Hasan during his visit to the country when he held wide-ranging discussions on bilateral cooperation including political, trade and economic, defence, digital, culture and education with him.

IBNSMar 29, 2024
Fallen 'Crypto King' Samuel Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for FTX fraud

Fallen 'Crypto King' Samuel Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for FTX fraud

Samuel Bankman-Fried, also known as SBF, 32, was sentenced by a US court on Thursday (March 28, 2024) to 25 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $11 billion in forfeiture for his orchestration of multiple fraudulent schemes.

IBNSMar 28, 2024
World court issues fresh measures for Israel as Gaza crisis deepens

World court issues fresh measures for Israel as Gaza crisis deepens

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday issued new provisional measures for Israel as the humanitarian situation in bombarded and besieged Gaza continues to deteriorate.

IBNSMar 28, 2024
FIR filed in Pakistan suicide attack which left five Chinese nationals dead

FIR filed in Pakistan suicide attack which left five Chinese nationals dead

Pakistani authorities have filed an FIR into the Shangla suicide attack incident which left at least five Chinese engineers killed, media reports said.

IBNSMar 28, 2024
UN study says with 783 million people going hungry, a fifth of all food goes to waste

UN study says with 783 million people going hungry, a fifth of all food goes to waste

While a third of humanity faces food insecurity, an equivalent of one billion meals go to waste every day, a new report by the UN environment agency (UNEP) revealed on Wednesday. One fifth of food is thrown away.

IBNSMar 27, 2024
Canada Revenue Agency employees fired for 'improperly' claiming Emergency Response Benefit

Canada Revenue Agency employees fired for 'improperly' claiming Emergency Response Benefit

Toronto/IBNS: A whopping 232 Canada Revenue Agency employees have been fired for improperly claiming the COVID-era Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB).

IBNSMar 27, 2024
Thailand's lawmakers passes bill to legitimise same-sex marriage

Thailand's lawmakers passes bill to legitimise same-sex marriage

Thailand’s House of Representatives, the lower house of the country, on Wednesday (March 27, 2024) voted to legitimise same-sex marriage.

IBNSMar 27, 2024
Sindh United Party activists demonstrate outside press club against SHO of local police station

Sindh United Party activists demonstrate outside press club against SHO of local police station

Sindh United Party activists recently demonstrated outside the press club in Jamshoro town in Pakistan against SHO of Jamshoro police station and the chairman of the town committee.

IBNSMar 27, 2024
Saudi Arabia is set to participate in the prestigious Miss Universe  for first time

Saudi Arabia is set to participate in the prestigious Miss Universe for first time

In a historic move, Saudi Arabia is set to participate in the prestigious Miss Universe competition for the very first time.

IBNSMar 27, 2024
US govt might sue Chinese-owned TikTok for allegedly deceiving users

US govt might sue Chinese-owned TikTok for allegedly deceiving users

The US Federal Trade Commission has been investigating social media platform TikTok, which is owned by the China-based company ByteDance, for faulty privacy practices and might decide to sue the platform, alleging that it violates a children's privacy law and misleads its users by saying that China has no access to their personal data, Politico reported, citing three people with direct knowledge of the matter.

IBNSMar 27, 2024
Majority of US voters feel Joe Biden weaker military leader than past presidents

Majority of US voters feel Joe Biden weaker military leader than past presidents

A majority of likely voters in the United States view President Joe Biden as a weaker commander and chief of the US military than other recent presidents, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted March 18-20.

IBNSMar 27, 2024
British Museum to sue ex-curator over alleged theft of nearly 2,000 items

British Museum to sue ex-curator over alleged theft of nearly 2,000 items

The British Museum has filed a lawsuit against former curator Peter Higgs, who has been alleged to have stolen almost 2,000 artifacts from the museum's collections and offered them for sale online, UK media have reported.

IBNSMar 27, 2024
Pakistani investigators confirm theft of 2.7 million citizens' data

Pakistani investigators confirm theft of 2.7 million citizens' data

A joint investigation team (JIT) in Pakistan has presented a report on the leak of 2.7 million people's data from the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to the country's interior ministry, the Geo News broadcaster said on Wednesday, citing sources.

IBNSMar 27, 2024
Baloch National Movement members demonstrate in Amsterdam against Pakistan's forced occupation of Balochistan

Baloch National Movement members demonstrate in Amsterdam against Pakistan's forced occupation of Balochistan

Baloch National Movement (BNM), a Baloch rights organization, recently organised a massive protest in Amsterdam against Pakistan’s forced occupation of Balochistan.

IBNSMar 27, 2024
Punjab government in Pakistan decides to hike security of Chinese officials after suicide attack

Punjab government in Pakistan decides to hike security of Chinese officials after suicide attack

Pakistan's Punjab government has decided to beef up the security of Chinese officials in the province following the suicide attack on Karakoram highway in Bisham which left five Chinese nationals dead.

IBNSMar 27, 2024

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