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Thousands march to support Muslim family killed in Canada

TORONTO: Thousands of people marched on Friday in support of a Canadian Muslim family run over and killed by a man driving a pick-up truck in an attack described as a hate crime. The four victims, spanning three generations, were

One policeman killed, two injured in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: A policeman was killed and two others injured in a gun attack in Islamabad. According to police, Sub-Inspector Muhammad Jamil along with two other policemen were on a routine patrolling in Sector G-13 in Golra Sharif area when they

Nicki Minaj’s father killed in hit-and-run accident

NEW YORK: The father of rapper Nicki Minaj was killed after being struck by a vehicle in a hit and run on Long Island, New York. Robert Maraj was walking in the roadway near the intersection of Roslyn Road and

Four shot dead after filming TikTok video in Karachi

KARACHI: Four people including two TikTok stars were shot dead on Tuesday morning as unknown gunmen opened fire on a vehicle they were traveling in after filming a video. The incident occurred in Garden area outside the Anklesaria Hospital where

Man kills ex-wife, children over domestic dispute in Lahore

LAHORE: A man has reportedly killed his former wife and two children over a domestic dispute in the Punjab capital. According to police, the incident happened in Green Town, where a man named Ashiq killed his wife and two children.

Nine-year-old boy kills aunt over freewill marriage in Sargodha

SARGODHA: A nine-year-old boy shot dead his aunt, who had married of her own choice ten years ago even before his birth, in a village near Sargodha. The victim, Kanwal Fardeen, had come to meet her relatives after she was

Dacoit killed, accomplice nabbed during robbery bid

ISLAMABAD: One suspect was shot dead and another was caught injured during a robbery attempt in Bara Kahu area of Islamabad. Three armed robbers entered a house in Mohallah Chaudrian and held the family hostage. However, the landlord and his

3 killed, dozens injured as marriage hall collapses in Mirpur

MIRPUR: At least three people were killed and 19 injured were rescued after a multi-storey marriage hall building collapsed in Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s Mirpur area on Friday morning. The marriage hall owner Nadeem and his son were among the

World’s last female white giraffe killed in Kenya

NAIROBI: The world’s only female white giraffe and her calf have been killed by poachers in Kenya, in a major blow for the rare animals found nowhere else in the world. The bodies of the two giraffes were found by

23 Syrian, foreign fighters killed in Israeli attacks near Damascus

BEIRUT: Israel’s missile strikes killed 23 Syrian and foreign fighters in Syria on Thursday, a report said Israel attacked an Iranian operation on its borders latest in a series of strikes. Israel has vowed to avoid its real enemy from

Over 33 people killed by avalanche in eastern Turkey

ISTANBUL: Local officials said Wednesday at least 33 people were killed in a landslide in eastern Turkey during a search and rescue operation following a similar accident the previous day. According to state news agency Anadolu, the bodies of 23

Man killed, 2 policemen injured in Islamabad encounter

ISLAMABAD: A man was killed and two police officers suffered gunshot injuries during an encounter in Islamabad on Monday. The incident occurred when a police team, operating on a tip-off, carried out a search to apprehend an absconder at a

SHO martyred, two assailants killed in encounter in Bannu

BANNU: Station House Officer (SHO) was martyred and two assailants were shot down in an alleged encounter in Bannu on Saturday. As per reports, two people opened fire at the police team, two attackers were killed in Bannu city police

2 soldiers martyred, 5 terrorists killed in North Waziristan: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Thursday that five terrorists were shot dead by security forces in an intelligence operation in North Waziristan. As per the ISPR, the operation on the terrorist hideout carried out in the Datta Khel

Afghan military launch air, ground strikes on Taliban, kill 51

KABUL: Afghan forces have used ground attacks and airstrikes over multiple operations against the Taliban, killing 51 militants in an escalation that indicated a new deadlock in peace negotiations. Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry on Sunday said government forces had launched 13

Over 2,000 people infected with coronavirus, 56 killed in China

BEIJING: Over 2,000 people worldwide have been diagnosed with a new coronavirus, the huge majority of them in China, where 56 people have died from the outbreak, according to data released on Sunday. President Xi Jinping said at the Politburo conference

At least 8 killed, 30 other injured in Indonesia’s bus crash

At least eight people were killed and another 30 were injured when a passenger bus overturned in West Java province of Indonesia (today) Sunday. According to local police, the bus was carrying fifty eight passengers and was travelling to tourist

Kenya military base attacked, three Americans killed

NAIROBI, KENYA: Extremists group Al-Shabab on Sunday breached an important military base used by US counter-terrorism troops in Kenya and killed three US Defense Department staff and damaged several aircraft. The attack on the Manda Bay Airfield was the first

Landmine explosion martyrs two security personnel in Bannu

BANNU: A landmine explosion in North Waziristan tribal district martyred two security personnel and injured one on Monday. The two security personnel were passing the Mir Ali area when the landmine exploded with a bang, killing Sepoy Ansar Mehdi and

Warden beaten to death by Russian female inmates at Gadani jail

QUETTA: A woman police constable was murdered on Monday evening allegedly by three female Russian inmates at Gadani Central Jail, in Lasbela district of Balochistan. Police officials identified the murdered police constable as 23-year-old Zoya Binte Yahya, a resident of

10 dead in recent Kabul bombing amid the US- Taliban peace talks

Kabul: Bomb explosion in the East of Kabul rocked the high-security zone. The blast took place when the US and Taliban are in between of brokering a peace deal. The fortified area houses the US embassy and other diplomatic missions.