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JUI-F boycotts by-polls in Pakistan, protest against Feb 8 national polls

JUI-F boycotts by-polls in Pakistan, protest against Feb 8 national polls

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said his party decided to boycott the upcoming bypolls and his outfit will protest in different cities from April 25.

IBNSMar 27, 2024
Beijing condemns suicide attack in Pakistan which left five Chinese Dasu project workers killed, demands thorough investigation

Beijing condemns suicide attack in Pakistan which left five Chinese Dasu project workers killed, demands thorough investigation

Condemning the suicide blast in Bisham region which left six people, including five Chinese nationals who were working on the Dasu Hydropower Project, dead, Beijing on Tuesday (March 26, 2024) asked Pakistan to thoroughly investigate the case and hunt down the perpetrators behind the attack.

IBNSMar 27, 2024
Six presumed dead in Baltimore bridge collapse in USA, all-Indian crew members of ship 'safe'

Six presumed dead in Baltimore bridge collapse in USA, all-Indian crew members of ship 'safe'

Six people, who went missing following the collapse of a bridge in the US city of Baltimore after it was hit by a ship, are presumed dead, media reports said.

IBNSMar 26, 2024
UN says 758 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse registered in 2023

UN says 758 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse registered in 2023

The UN received 758 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by staff last year, together with related personnel and partners, according to its latest report on the issue.

IBNSMar 26, 2024
UN migration agency says 60 per cent of migrant deaths were linked to drowning in 2023

UN migration agency says 60 per cent of migrant deaths were linked to drowning in 2023

One in three migrant deaths happens while people flee conflict, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Tuesday. More than two in three migrants whose deaths have been documented remain unidentified.

IBNSMar 26, 2024
US should drop 'shameful' case against Julian Assange, says his wife

US should drop 'shameful' case against Julian Assange, says his wife

Washington: The United States should drop its “shameful” case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange instead of issuing some “assurances” to him, Julian’s wife Stella said on Tuesday.

IBNSMar 26, 2024
Israel’s statement that UNSC resolution hampered talks with Hamas inaccurate: US

Israel’s statement that UNSC resolution hampered talks with Hamas inaccurate: US

Washington/IBNS/UNI: The statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office saying that the UN resolution on a Gaza ceasefire has emboldened Hamas to reject a compromise hostage deal proposal is "inaccurate in almost every respect," US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Tuesday.

IBNSMar 26, 2024
Canada's first attempt to airlift citizens out of Haiti grounded by poor weather conditions

Canada's first attempt to airlift citizens out of Haiti grounded by poor weather conditions

Toronto/IBNS: Efforts to bring 18 Canadians out of Haiti by helicopter flights were postponed Monday due to poor weather conditions in the Dominican Republic, Canada's ambassador André François Giroux said.

IBNSMar 26, 2024
US: Baltimore bridge collapses after cargo ship, losing power, rams into it; 6 people missing

US: Baltimore bridge collapses after cargo ship, losing power, rams into it; 6 people missing

Baltimore/IBNS: A container ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge's support column in Baltimore in the United States early Tuesday, plunging a construction crew and several vehicles into the dangerously cold waters.

IBNSMar 26, 2024
Pakistan's Sindh witnesses disappearance of 47,000 wheat sacks

Pakistan's Sindh witnesses disappearance of 47,000 wheat sacks

As many as 47,000 wheat sacks went missing from a Pakistani government's warehouse in Sindh, media reports said.

IBNSMar 26, 2024
Islamabad residents to stage protests, approach court against spike in property tax

Islamabad residents to stage protests, approach court against spike in property tax

Islamabad residents, including the traders community, have threatened to stage a protest and contest the decision in court after the local administration made an exorbitant increase in property taxes.

IBNSMar 26, 2024
Taiwan detects 13 Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels around its region 

Taiwan detects 13 Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels around its region 

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense has said 13 Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels were tracked around the region between Monday and Tuesday.

IBNSMar 26, 2024
UN pays tribute to victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

UN pays tribute to victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

Top UN officials, including the Secretary-General and the President of the General Assembly on Monday paid tribute to the millions of men, women and children who suffered as a result of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, one of most devastating chapters in human history.

IBNSMar 26, 2024
Fire in Myanamr's Ayeyarwady region leaves 26 houses destroyed

Fire in Myanamr's Ayeyarwady region leaves 26 houses destroyed

A fire engulfed 26 houses in southern Myanmar's Ayeyarwady region, an official from the Labutta Township Fire Station told Xinhua on Tuesday.

IBNSMar 26, 2024
Five Chinese nationals were among six killed after their convoy targeted in Pakistan

Five Chinese nationals were among six killed after their convoy targeted in Pakistan

At least six Chinese nationals and a Pakistani were killed after their convoy was attacked in Bisham region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Shangla region on Tuesday.

IBNSMar 26, 2024
Russian authorities detain three more suspects in Moscow concert hall attack

Russian authorities detain three more suspects in Moscow concert hall attack

 The Moscow Basman District Court on Monday approved the detention of three more people involved in Friday's terrorist attack at a concert hall in the suburbs of Moscow.

IBNSMar 26, 2024
Baltimore bridge collapses in US after hit by ship, search to recover seven people ongoing

Baltimore bridge collapses in US after hit by ship, search to recover seven people ongoing

Rescue crews are currently searching for seven people in Patapsco River after multiple vehicles collapsed in it following the collapse of the  Francis Scott Key Bridge.

IBNSMar 26, 2024
Two robbers killed during 'encounter' in Pakistan, relatives stage protest

Two robbers killed during 'encounter' in Pakistan, relatives stage protest

Security officials of Pakistan's Korangi region killed two suspected robbers in an alleged encounter on Sunday.

IBNSMar 25, 2024
French law enforcement officers say they prevent terrorist attacks almost every month

French law enforcement officers say they prevent terrorist attacks almost every month

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said that France has a very efficient intelligence system that allows law enforcement agencies to prevent terrorist attacks in the country almost every month.

IBNSMar 25, 2024
Pakistani security forces foil attack at Turbat naval base 

Pakistani security forces foil attack at Turbat naval base 

Pakistani security forces have claimed they have foiled an armed terrorist attack at a naval base in Turbat on Monday, media reports said.

IBNSMar 25, 2024
US Treasury sanctions China-linked hackers for targeting American critical infrastructure

US Treasury sanctions China-linked hackers for targeting American critical infrastructure

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Wuhan Xiaoruizhi Science and Technology Company, Limited (Wuhan XRZ), a Wuhan, China-based Ministry of State Security (MSS) front company that has served as cover for multiple malicious cyber operations.

IBNSMar 25, 2024
Israel cancels delegation to Washington for discussing alternatives to Rafah attack

Israel cancels delegation to Washington for discussing alternatives to Rafah attack

Jerusalem/IBNS/UNI: Israel Monday canceled a scheduled delegation's trip to Washington  D.C., citing the U.S. decision not to veto a United Nations Security Council resolution for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as the reason.

IBNSMar 25, 2024
UN Security Council passes resolution demanding ‘an immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza during Ramadan

UN Security Council passes resolution demanding ‘an immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza during Ramadan

The UN Security Council on Monday (March 25, 2024) passed a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire for the month of Ramadan, the immediate and unconditional release of hostages and "the urgent need to expand the flow" of aid into Gaza.

IBNSMar 25, 2024
UN Security Council adopts resolution demanding ceasefire in Gaza for first time

UN Security Council adopts resolution demanding ceasefire in Gaza for first time

The United Nations Security Council Monday adopted a resolution that demands an immediate cease-fire in Gaza for the holy month of Ramadan.

IBNSMar 25, 2024
Upcoming Paris Olympics could become 'premium terrorist target', says NGO

Upcoming Paris Olympics could become 'premium terrorist target', says NGO

The Paris Summer Olympics could become a "premium terrorist target" after Friday's terrorist attack at a concert venue in the Moscow Region, a senior adviser to the Counter Extremism Project international non-government organization, Edmund Fitton-Brown, said on Monday.

IBNSMar 25, 2024
Three coal miners kidnapped in Pakistan

Three coal miners kidnapped in Pakistan

Armed men kidnapped three coal miners in Duki coal field area of Balochistan on Friday, media reports said.

IBNSMar 25, 2024
Human traffickers torture immigrants who tried to reach Europe via Iran

Human traffickers torture immigrants who tried to reach Europe via Iran

Human traffickers and notorious smugglers are trying to cruelly treat immigrants who illegally attempt to reach Europe via Iran by holding them for ransom.

IBNSMar 25, 2024
BU teachers, staff  protest for salaries in Pakistan

BU teachers, staff protest for salaries in Pakistan

Leaders of the joint action committee, including Prof Dr Kaleemullah Barech, Shah Ali Bugti, Nazir Ahmed Lehri, Fareed Khan Achakzai, and others, on Sunday said despite passage of 24 days in March, professors and employees of the University of Balochistan (UoB) have not received salaries and pensions for the last three months.

IBNSMar 25, 2024
Counter-narcotics police destroy poppy farms in north Afghanistan

Counter-narcotics police destroy poppy farms in north Afghanistan

Afghan counter-narcotics police have smashed poppy farms on 200 acres of land in north Afghanistan's Balkh province over the past two months, provincial police chief Abdul Razaq Rashed said on Monday.

IBNSMar 25, 2024
Baloch National Movement members protest against Pakistani occupation of Balochistan in Berlin

Baloch National Movement members protest against Pakistani occupation of Balochistan in Berlin

Baloch National Movement’s Germany Chapter staged a protest in Berlin recently, observing March as the black day when the Pakistan Army marched on March 27, 1948, and forcibly annexed Balochistan.

IBNSMar 25, 2024

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