Rome, June 22 (IANS) The recent murder in Italy’s Calabria has exposed the expanding influence of Pakistani criminal networks within one of the country’s most deep-rooted systems of labour exploitation.At a petrol station in the southern Calabrian town of Amendolara on June 1, four migrant farm workers were allegedly locked inside a van before attackers poured a flammable liquid into the vehicle, set it on fire and blocked the doors to prevent occupants from escaping, a report has stated.“…
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Washington, June 5 (IANS) The United States on Friday announced sweeping sanctions against a network accused of shipping Iranian-origin liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) disguised as Omani fuel to buyers across South and East Asia, including Bangladesh, while also targeting an Iranian foreign exchange company accused of moving hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of sanctioned Iranian banks.The action was announced by the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), …
Abu Dhabi, May 10 (IANS) UAE’s Ministry of Defence said on Sunday that its air defence systems intercepted two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) launched from Iran. The Ministry said that these attacks resulted in no fatalities or injuries. Since the start of Iranian attacks, UAE air defences have engaged a total of 551 ballistic missiles, 29 cruise missiles, and 2,265 UAVs, according to the statement released by UAE’s Ministry of Defence on social media platform X.”Since the onset of the blatant …
Islamabad, Feb 28 (IANS) Pakistan is grappling with a worsening crisis of youth drug abuse and rising suicide rates, according to local media reports citing a 2025 systematic review of rehabilitation cases. The study found that heroin accounts for 48 per cent of substance abuse cases among young users, while cannabis makes up 28 per cent, underscoring the alarming scale and severity of addiction among the country’s youth population.According to the study, thirty-five per cent began using drugs…