Security Council reiterates call for immediate and safe aid delivery to conflict-hitGaza
The UN Security Council has underscored the need to protect civilians in Gaza in the wake of the deadly incident at an aid convoy on Thursday.
IBNS•Mar 03, 2024
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Shehbaz Sharif elected as Pakistan PM for second time, says country is facing alarming debt crisis
Pakistan's National Assembly on Sunday (March 3, 2024) elected Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz's Shehbaz Sharif as the 24th elected prime minister of the country, ending the political deadlock in the nation which was created after none of the political outfits won a majority after national polls last month.
IBNS•Mar 03, 2024
At least 8 killed in drone attack on Ukraine's Odesa
Kyiv/IBNS/UNI: At least eight people were killed and eight others injured when a drone hit an apartment building in Ukraine's southern port city of Odesa on Saturday morning, the State Service for Emergencies said on Telegram.
IBNS•Mar 02, 2024
3 killed after small plane crashes in Brazilian jungle
Sao Paulo/IBNS/UNI: A small plane crashed over a jungle region in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia on Saturday, killing three people on board, the local fire department reported.
IBNS•Mar 02, 2024
Pakistan's Parliament to elect new PM today, Shehbaz Sharif leads race
Islamabad/IBNS: Members of the Pakistani National Assembly, the parliament's lower house, are expected to elect a new prime minister of the country on Sunday.
IBNS•Mar 02, 2024
Israeli strike on Rafah kills 11, leaves 50 injured - Gaza Health Ministry
Cairo: Eleven people have been killed and some 50 injured in an Israeli strike outside El Emirati maternity hospital in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, the enclave's Health Ministry said on Saturday.
IBNS•Mar 02, 2024
Joe Biden orders probe into security risks posed by Chinese-made cars on Americans
US President Joe Biden has directed the Secretary of Commerce to investigate the Chinese cars operating in America as it is feared that they might collect sensitive data about citizens.
IBNS•Mar 02, 2024
Baloch Students’ Council protest against ‘enforced disappearance’ of student in Islamabad
The Baloch Students’ Council (BSC) Islamabad has expressed outrage over the alleged ‘enforced disappearance’ of a Baloch student in Islamabad by Pakistan intelligence officials.
IBNS•Mar 02, 2024
Women University Swabi students, their parents protest against hike in transport fees
The students of Women University Swabi (WUS) in Pakistan recently threatened to demonstrate against hike in transport fees.
IBNS•Mar 02, 2024
Demonstrations held in Pakistan over rising crime in Kandhkot
Workers of nationalist parties and social organisations recently observed a sit-in in Kandhkot town of Pakistan to demonstrate against rising unrest among citizens due to growing lawlessness and simmering tribal feuds.
IBNS•Mar 02, 2024
Road mishap involving 15 cars in UK leaves 34 people hurt
At least 34 people have been injured in a rush hour road accident involving 15 vehicles at the M23 motorway in the United Kingdom, UK's Sussex Police has said.
IBNS•Mar 01, 2024
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says he vetoed bill that would ban social media for children under 16
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said he vetoed a bill that would have banned social media for children under the age of 16.
IBNS•Mar 01, 2024
India expresses 'deep shock' over Israeli soldiers killing civilians at Gaza aid distribution point
New Delhi/IBNS: India expressed "deep shock' over the deaths of people in Northern Gaza during the delivery of humanitarian assistance on Friday, saying "such loss of civilian lives and the humanitarian situation continue to be a cause of extreme concern".
IBNS•Mar 01, 2024
China road mishap leaves over 10 injured
More than 10 children were injured in a car accident that occurred on Friday afternoon in Dezhou City, east China's Shandong Province, local authorities said.
IBNS•Mar 01, 2024
Over 4,000 child abuse cases were reported in Pakistan in 2023: Reports
A total of 4,213 child abuse cases were reported across Pakistan in 2023, according to a report released by local non-governmental organization Sahil on Friday.
IBNS•Mar 01, 2024
World Sindhi Congress to demonstrate against killing of Pakistani activist Hidayat Lohar outside British PM's residence
The World Sindhi Congress will demonstrate in London on March 3 over the killing of Sindh-based activist Hidayat Lohar in Pakistan recently.
IBNS•Mar 01, 2024
Nicaragua: Rights experts decry persecution of Government opponents
The Nicaraguan Government continues to perpetrate “serious systematic human rights violations, tantamount to crimes against humanity,” an expert group appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Thursday.
IBNS•Mar 01, 2024
Hindus demonstrate against repeated theft in Pakistani temple
The minority Hindu community of Pakistan recently demonstrated outside the Jhuddo press club in Pakistan over police failure to arrest an audacious gang of thieves who, they said, had thrice committed theft in Shiv Mahadev temple over the past one and a half months.
IBNS•Mar 01, 2024
UN chief appalled by ‘tragic human toll’ of ongoing Gaza war
The UN Secretary-General said on Thursday he was “appalled by the tragic human toll of the conflict in Gaza” where more than 30,000 people have now reportedly been killed and over 70,000 injured.
IBNS•Mar 01, 2024
Police dismiss reports of youth's death in Pakistan's Narowal district following torture as baseless
District Police Officer Rana Tahir Rehman Khan of Pakistan's Narowal district has denied reports of a youth's death due to violence.
IBNS•Mar 01, 2024
Gazans eating wild plants to survive, claims UN
UN News has learned that out of desperation, some Gazans have resorted to selling wild plants with little nutritional value, in the markets of their devastated enclave. In this special report, Ziad Taleb spoke to some of the young people trying to make a living, despite the ever-present dangers.
IBNS•Mar 01, 2024
PTI's Ali Amin Gandapur elected KP Chief Minister amid rucks in assembly
PTI's Ali Amin Gandapur was elected as Chief Minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) on Friday amid sloganeering and ruckus by party workers in the assembly.
IBNS•Mar 01, 2024
UN report highlights there is global shortage of teachers
The world urgently needs 44 million teachers by 2030 in order to make the Sustainable Development Goals a reality, a new report from UNESCO, the UN agency championing education, announced this week.
IBNS•Mar 01, 2024
UN chief 'committed' to Sudan as mission ends
Antonio Guterres expressed his strong commitment to the people of Sudan on Thursday as the UN assistance mission based there comes to an end, in line with a Security Council resolution ending its mandate.
IBNS•Mar 01, 2024
Another Pakistan International Airlines flight steward goes missing after reaching Canada
A flight steward belonging to Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has gone missing in Canada, continuing the trend which has been going on for the past couple of months.
IBNS•Mar 01, 2024
‘Carnage’ in Gaza must end, UN rights chief tells Human Rights Council
The “carnage” in Gaza has left more than 30,000 dead and must end immediately, UN rights chief Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council on Thursday, after almost five months of constant Israeli bombardment and mass displacement in the enclave, prompted by Hamas-led attacks.
IBNS•Mar 01, 2024
Street crime claimed 23 Karachiites’ lives in January and February, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah informed
Newly elected Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has been informed that armed robbers killed 23 citizens in Karachi in the first two months of the year.
IBNS•Mar 01, 2024
Bangladesh building fire leaves 44 dead
At least 44 people, including 26 women and three children, died after a fire broke out at the seven-storey Green Cozy Cottage Shopping Mall in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Thursday.
IBNS•Feb 29, 2024
Israel's military opens fire at Gaza aid distribution point, kills 104
Israeli forces Thursday opened fresh fire on a crowd of Palestinians at an aid distribution point in the war-torn Gaza Strip, killing at least 104 people and wounding over 700 according to Palestinian health officials.
IBNS•Feb 29, 2024
Canadian scientists fired from Winnipeg infectious disease lab were working to benefit China: CSIS report reveals
Winnipeg/IBNS: A scientist couple from Winnipeg was fired from Canada’s top infectious disease lab as he was working to benefit China, a Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) assessment says.
IBNS•Feb 29, 2024
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