Hundreds protest in Pakistan over gas outages
Hundreds of protesting women blocked Rawalpindi road in Pakistan's Bahawalnagar city on Monday to demonstrate against gas outages.
IBNS•Feb 28, 2024
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Three Pakistani cops booked over 'custodial killing'
Pakistani police on Monday registered a case against its three officials on charges of torturing to death a robbery suspect.
IBNS•Feb 28, 2024
Three criminals escape Pakistani prison by breaking barrack window
Three criminals escaped a Pakistani prison after breaking a window of the barrack where they were detained, media reports said.
IBNS•Feb 28, 2024
Bus falls into ditch in Pakistan, six die
At least six people were killed and 15 others injured on Tuesday as a bus fell into a ditch in Haripur district of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the rescue service reported.
IBNS•Feb 28, 2024
Cop dies after Sindh CM’s protocol car upturned in Pakistan's Larkana
The police van, which was part of Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah protocol, upturned in Larkana region of Pakistan which left at leat a cop dead and six others injured.
IBNS•Feb 28, 2024
Two homeless men die after speeding car run over them in Karachi
At least two homeless men lost their lives after a speeding car ran over them in Pakistan's Karachi city on Tuesday.
IBNS•Feb 28, 2024
Robbers guns down 70-year-old man for resisting robbery attempt in Karachi
Suspected robbers shot dead a 70-year-old man after he resisted a robbery attempt in Pakistan's Karachi city on Tuesday.
IBNS•Feb 28, 2024
Pakistan's Jamiat Ulema-e-Islami-Fazl chief Maulana Fazalur Rehman says those who sit inside the ‘rigged’ system will be 'ousted'
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islami-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazalur Rehman has said the country could not be run by those who sit inside the ‘rigged’ system.
IBNS•Feb 28, 2024
ITU chief says universal connectivity gets a $9 billion private sector boost
The mobile phone industry has pledged over $9 billion towards the goal of connecting the world, said the chief of the UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on Monday, addressing the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
IBNS•Feb 27, 2024
Slain Pakistani activist Hidayat Lohar's daughters lead protests against their father's death, Mahrang Baloch extends support
Pakistani activist Hidayat Lohar's daughters are leading protests in Sindh province in the country against the alleged killing of their father.
IBNS•Feb 27, 2024
Brothers gun down their divorced sister in Pakistan's DI Khan in suspected case of honour killing
Two brothers allegedly shot dead their sister in Pakistan's Dhakki area, police said on Tuesday.
IBNS•Feb 27, 2024
Pakistani leader Ahsan Iqbal slams Imran Khan for sending letter to IMF over national polls
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ahsan Iqbal has slammed former PM Imran Khan for writing a letter to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over the issue of auditing general polls.
IBNS•Feb 27, 2024
Police official, top TTP terrorists killed during Mardan operation in Pakistan
A senior police official was martyred and three others, including a DSP, were injured during an intelligence-based operation that led to the killing of two top TTP commanders in the Katlang area of Pakistan's Mardan district on Tuesday.
IBNS•Feb 27, 2024
Three cops injured during Brussels farmer's protest
At least three Belgian law enforcement officers have been injured in clashes during the agricultural workers' protest on Monday in Brussels, the RTBF TV broadcaster reported, citing the local police.
IBNS•Feb 27, 2024
Hindu businessman gunned down by unknown attackers in Pakistan's Kalat town
Unknown gunmen shot dead a Hindu businessman, who was running a wine store in Kalat town in Pakistan, on Monday.
IBNS•Feb 27, 2024
New Zealand sees a reduction in alcohol available for consumption
Alcohol available for consumption in New Zealand decreased to 477 million litres in the year ending in December 2023, a fall of 4.3 percent from 2022, the largest fall over the past 15 years, the statistics department at Stats NZ said on Tuesday.
IBNS•Feb 27, 2024
Former US President Donald Trump's eldest son receives letter with white powder at Florida home
Former US President Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., received a letter containing white powder at his Florida home, the Daily Beast reported, citing two sources familiar with the matter.
IBNS•Feb 27, 2024
Canadian Association of Journalists launches its fourth annual Newsroom Diversity Survey
Toronto/IBNS: The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) has launched its fourth consecutive year's Newsroom Diversity Survey.
IBNS•Feb 26, 2024
China patrols in waters around Taiwan-controlled Kinmen Islands: Reports
Chinese Coast Guards said it recently conducted patrols and inspections in the waters around the Taiwan-controlled Kinmen Islands on Sunday.
IBNS•Feb 26, 2024
Data shows 26.2 million children are currently out of school in Pakistan
Pakistan is witnessing a staggering crisis with over 26.2 million children currently out of school, media reports said.
IBNS•Feb 26, 2024
Toddler dies after robbers resort to indiscriminate firing in Pakistan's Korangi
A toddler girl lost her life and a young woman sustained injuries after unidentified suspects opened fire during a robbery incident in Pakistan's Korangi region on Saturday.
IBNS•Feb 26, 2024
Shehbaz Sharif emphasizes on political unity to ensure economic stability of Pakistan
Shehbaz Sharif, who is a joint candidate for the PML-N-led coalition, has emphasized the need for political unity to ensure the economic stability of the country.
IBNS•Feb 26, 2024
PML-N’s Maryam Nawaz becomes Punjab's first female CM, says she has no desire to seek 'revenge'
Punjab Assembly on Monday elected PML-N’s Maryam Nawaz as the first female chief minister of the Pakistani province, days after the general election in the nation was held amid rigging allegations.
IBNS•Feb 26, 2024
PIA flight attendant goes missing after plane arrives in Canada from Pakistan
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight attendant went missing in Canada after the plane reached Toronto from Islamabad.
IBNS•Feb 26, 2024
Pakistani woman mobbed after crowd mistakenly identifies Arabic texts on her kurta as Quran verses
Pakistani police rescued a woman after she was mobbed by a crowd for allegedly wearing a kurta with Arabic prints, which people allegedly mistook as verses from Quran.
IBNS•Feb 25, 2024
US Air Force member in critical condition after he sets himself on fire in front of Israeli Embassy in Washington DC
An active-duty member of the US Air Force on Sunday set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC, media reports said.
IBNS•Feb 25, 2024
US Senator warns of possible 'cyber attack' amid cellular outage
US Senator Marco Rubio has reacted to the massive cellular outage across the country and warned the situation can be even more precarious in case China launches a cyberattack while 'invading' Taiwan.
IBNS•Feb 25, 2024
UK,US, alliance member countries conduct strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen
In response to the Houthis' continued attacks against commercial and naval vessels transiting the Red Sea and surrounding waterways, the militaries of the United States and United Kingdom, with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand, conducted an additional round of strikes against several targets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Saturday (February 23, 2024).
IBNS•Feb 25, 2024
Vladimir Putin's critic Alexei Navalny's body handed over to his family
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's body has been handed over to his mother, his spokesperson said.
IBNS•Feb 25, 2024
G7 leaders threaten Russia with sanctions over Alexei Navalny's death
Moscow/IBNS/UNI: The leaders of the G7 countries have pledged to impose sanctions on Russia in connection with the death of the country's opposition figure Alexei Navalny, according to a joint statement.
IBNS•Feb 25, 2024
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