Uber quits app in Pakistan
Ride-sharing platform Uber on Tuesday announced it has decided to cease operating its ride-hailing app in Pakistan.
IBNS•Apr 30, 2024
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Gaza at ‘most dangerous’ stage amid huge unexploded weapons risk, warns expert
The head of UN peacekeeping and demining reiterated calls on Monday for a ceasefire in Gaza as a first step to returning the war-ravaged enclave to some normality, while mine clearance experts warned that the Strip is now at its “most dangerous period”.
IBNS•Apr 30, 2024
Two labourers gunned down by unknown attackers in Pakistan
Unknown armed motorcyclists shot dead two labours in Pakistan's Kech district on Sunday, media reports said.
IBNS•Apr 30, 2024
Unknown miscreants storm Pakistani school, set examination papers on fire
Unidentified miscreants stormed into a school in Pakistan's North Waziristan and set fire to solved examination papers.
IBNS•Apr 30, 2024
UN expresses solidarity with Kenya following deadly floods
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated the UN’s continued commitment to Kenya in the wake of deadly floods caused by weeks of heavy rains that continue to affect the region.
IBNS•Apr 30, 2024
Children’s shoes left behind illustrate chaos of fleeing Khan Younis: UN humanitarians
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, reached one of its now-abandoned schools in Khan Younis at the weekend, where thousands of people appeared to have left at a moment’s notice, fearing further intense Israeli bombardment.
IBNS•Apr 30, 2024
South Sudan: UN official urges to lift taxes halting aid
The UN’s top humanitarian official in South Sudan has urged the government to lift newly imposed taxes and charges that are causing aid deliveries to be suspended, affecting tens of thousands of people.
IBNS•Apr 30, 2024
Man with sword attacks people in London, arrested
Police on Tuesday said they have arrested a sword-wielding man after he attacked several people, including police officers, in Hainault region, close to London.
IBNS•Apr 30, 2024
Ukraine conflict: Civilians killed and injured as attacks on power and rail systems intensify
An increase in civilian casualties caused by intensifying attacks from the Russian armed forces against Ukraine’s electric power infrastructure and railway system calls for concern, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) said on Monday.
IBNS•Apr 30, 2024
Pakistan's education continues to struggle as govt fails to bring it on track
Karachi University is heading towards a complete closure after the non-teaching staff of the institute said they will observe pen-down strike for an indefinite period from Monday (April 29, 2024) till the acceptance of their demands by the varsity administration, an episode highlighting the tough situation in Pakistan and how things remained the same even after the change in the federal government.
IBNS•Apr 29, 2024
Pakistan: Clerics, tribal leaders ban music, gambling in Landi Kotal
Local clerics and tribal leaders in Pakistan's Landi Kotal, a tribal belt of the country, have imposed a ban on music and gambling in their respective areas.
IBNS•Apr 29, 2024
Pakistan: Police arrest farmers over protest call in Punjab
Punjab police have initiated the arrest of farmers' leaders in the province after they announced a demonstration in front of the assembly.
IBNS•Apr 29, 2024
Pakistan government set to declare education emergency
The Pakistani government is likely to declare an emergency with the aim of bringing back out-of-school children into the education system and preventing further disparity in educational opportunities.
IBNS•Apr 29, 2024
Gunmen abduct a judge in Pakistan, later released from captivity
Shakirullah Marwat, the district and sessions judge of Pakistan's South Waziristan region, who had appealed to the government and judiciary to accept the demands of his abductors after being kidnapped a day earlier, was released from captivity on Sunday, media reports said.
IBNS•Apr 29, 2024
Campus protests continues in the US, supporters raise Palestinian flag at Harvard University campus
The ongoing pro-Palestine demonstrations across US universities are spreading like wildfire with anti-Israeli demonstrators recently flying a Palestinian flag at a spot in the Harvard University which is usually reserved for the American flag.
IBNS•Apr 29, 2024
Kansas man kills his wife, buys sex doll with her life insurance payout
A US man allegedly killed his wife in 2019 and then used her life insurance payout to buy a life-sized sex doll worth nearly USD 2,000.
IBNS•Apr 28, 2024
Pakistan: Two terrorists killed in Dera Ismail Khan
Security forces killed at least two terrorists during an intelligence-based operation in Dera Ismail Khan District of Pakistan on Sunday.
IBNS•Apr 28, 2024
Sub-inspector shot dead in Pakistan's Lahore
Unknown attackers gunned down a police sub-inspector in Pakistan's Lahore city on Saturday.
IBNS•Apr 28, 2024
Sindhi community members protest against forced conversation of Hindu girls
Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM) Chairman Sohail Abro has urged international human rights organizations to intervene for the safe release of young Hindu girl Priya Kumari.
IBNS•Apr 28, 2024
Pakistan government employees stage protest at Karachi port, export-import operations disrupted
Karachi: Staff of key government institutions demonstrated at Karachi Port, causing a backlog in export and import operations at the port without clearance.
IBNS•Apr 28, 2024
Sudan: Security Council members call for immediate halt to military escalation in El Fasher
UN Security Council members on Saturday called on the warring parties in Sudan to immediately halt the military build-up and take steps to de-escalate the situation in El Fasher, the provincial capital of North Darfur.
IBNS•Apr 28, 2024
Pakistan shows disrespect to Sikh heritage at Gurdwara Panja Sahib on Vaisakhi
This year’s Vaisakhi, a festival marked with immense religious fervour by Sikhs worldwide, has once again brought to light a concerning issue: Pakistan’s insensitivity towards its Sikh minority. Recent incidents during the Vaisakhi celebrations reveal not just neglect but a deep-seated disrespect towards Sikh religious practices and places of worship.
IBNS•Apr 28, 2024
Tibetans protest infront of Chinese Embassy in Oslo, demanding release of 11 Panchen Lama
Norwegian Tibet Committee showed solidarity with the 11 Panchen Lama and participated in a rally outside the Embassy of China in Oslo on April 25.
IBNS•Apr 28, 2024
Indian-origin Tech billionaire Ankur Jain marries former WWE star Erika Hammond in spectacular Egyptian ceremony
Billionaire Ankur Jain and former WWE wrestler Erika Hammond in a dazzling ceremony in Egypt.
IBNS•Apr 28, 2024
Thai transgender beauty queens steal spotlight by appearing for Thai military draft
Two Thai transgender beauty queens left social media buzzing after they appeared at the Kaset Wisai district’s military conscription centre in early April.
IBNS•Apr 28, 2024
Lavender and Gospel: Israeli armed forces opened AI arsenal to destroy thousands of Hamas operatives
The Israeli military used advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems, named Lavender and Gospel, in its bombing operations in Gaza, reports suggest.
IBNS•Apr 28, 2024
US high school athletic director arrested for allegedly creating deepfake racist audio of principal
A US high school athletic director was arrested recently for allegedly using artificial intelligence to impersonate his principal making racist comments.
IBNS•Apr 28, 2024
Iraqi TikTok star Ghufran Sawadi shot dead by unknown gunman
Iraqi social media influencer Ghufran Sawadi, better known as Umm Fahad, was shot dead by an unknown gunman outside her house in Baghdad on Friday.
IBNS•Apr 28, 2024
US universities witness anti-Israel protests, police deploy tear gas against activist students
Campuses of several universities in the United States have been witnessing massive protests with the students seeking a ceasefire in Israel's war with Hamas.
IBNS•Apr 28, 2024
Ships planning to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza stopped from sailing: Report
Istanbul: Guinea-Bissau authorities halted the departure of a three-ship flotilla headed towards Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid from Turkey, media reported.
IBNS•Apr 27, 2024
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