Pak-based Haqqani backs terror groups planning another 9/11 in West, claims ex-Afghan intel chief
May 18, 2020, at 01:52 pm
Kabul: Former Afghan intelligence chief Rahmatullah Nabil has alerted that Pakistan-based Haqqani Network is 'backing' proscribed terror groups that are planning to carry out an attack in the West.
COVID-19 cases in Nepal cross 300 mark
May 18, 2020, at 12:35 pm
Kathmandu/Xinhua/UNI: The number of COVID-19 cases in Nepal crossed 300 mark with the addition of nine cases on Monday morning, Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population said.
Pakistan welcomes signing of agreement between Afghan political leaders: foreign ministry
May 18, 2020, at 10:15 am
Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: Pakistan welcomed the signing of an agreement between political leaders in Afghanistan to end a political deadlock, the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan said.
Afghanistan: Suicide bomber detonates explosive-laden vehicle close to NDS Special Unit building
May 18, 2020, at 10:08 am
Ghazni/IBNS: A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden vehicle close to a building of the National Directorate of Security’s (NDS) special unit in Ghazni province of Afghanistan on Monday, media reports said.
US court sentences Pakistan-American woman to 13 years of imprisonment for funding ISIS
May 17, 2020, at 10:22 pm
New York/IBNS: A Pakistani-American woman was sentenced to 13 years of imprisonment by a United States' Federal Court for attempting to provide material support to the terrorist organization ISIS, officials said.
Honour Killing: Two Teenage girls murdered in Pakistan over mobile video
May 17, 2020, at 10:13 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: In a chilling instance of alleged 'honour-killing', two teenage girls were murdered in a village located close to the border of the North and South Waziristan tribal districts in Pakistan, media reports said.
Pakistani doctor, who planned an attack in USA, indicted on terrorism charges
May 17, 2020, at 10:01 pm
New York: A federal grand jury has indicted a Pakistani doctor and former Mayo Clinic research coordinator for providing support to a terrorist group after he told paid informants that he planned to carry out attacks against the US, media reports said.
Four IS terrorists killed in encounter in east Pakistan
May 17, 2020, at 09:34 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Pakistan police claimed on Sunday morning to have killed four Islamic State (IS) terrorists in Bahawalpur district in the country's eastern Punjab province.
Iraqi forces launch offensive to hunt down IS remnants in 3 provinces
May 17, 2020, at 09:27 pm
Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: Iraqi security forces on Sunday launched an offensive to hunt down remnants of Islamic State (IS) militants in the desert and rugged areas in the provinces of Anbar, Salahudin and Nineveh as well as the border areas with Syria.
Unknown gunmen kill ANA officer in Kabul
May 17, 2020, at 08:51 pm
Kabul: An unknown Afghan National Army (ANA) forces officer was killed by unknown gunmen in country's Kabul city, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Security forces kill key Taliban commander in Uruzgan
May 17, 2020, at 08:28 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Security forces in Afghanistan have killed 23 Taliban militants including a key Taliban commander, media reports said on Sunday.
Kabul, Nangarhar attacks were carried out by Taliban: Amrullah Saleh
May 17, 2020, at 06:17 pm
Kabul/UNI: Afghanistan's First Vice-President Amrullah Saleh on Sunday blamed the Taliban for the deadly attacks that struck Kabul and Nangarhar, calling them the 'enemy of the country'.
Bangladesh: Suspected Rohingya drug peddler killed during gunfight
May 17, 2020, at 04:29 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: An alleged Rohingya drug peddler was killed during a gunfight with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members in Bangladesh's Teknaf upazila, media reports said on Sunday.
Chinese mainland reports 5 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
May 17, 2020, at 10:13 am
Beijing/Xinhua: Chinese health authority said on Sunday that it received reports of five new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Saturday
Pakistan's ISI kidnapped Mohammad Khalid 20 yrs ago for refusing to join Kashmir jihad: Mirza
May 16, 2020, at 06:15 pm
London: Human rights activist Amjad Ayub Mirza has claimed that Mohammad Khalid of Hajera region in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) was kidnapped by Pakistan's spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) 20 years ago for his refusal to join the jihad in Kashmir.
Pakistan's nuclear weapons programme architect now kept as a 'prisoner'
May 16, 2020, at 06:02 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's former nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, who had earned international attention in 2004 after publicly confessing his role in global nuclear proliferation, has petitioned in the Supreme Court to say he is being kept as a 'prisoner' by the country's government agencies.
COVID-19: Nepal registers 18 new cases tally rises to 267
May 16, 2020, at 03:02 pm
Kathmandu/UNI: With 18 new cases surfacing in the past 24 hours, the total number of COVID-19 infected people mounted to 267 in Nepal on Saturday, according to Ministry of Health and Population data.
Pakistan extends suspension of int'l flights, resumes domestic operations partially
May 16, 2020, at 03:01 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua: The Pakistani government has extended the suspension of international flight operations by the end of the ongoing month and announced partial resumption of domestic flight operations, local media reported Saturday.
Nine militants killed, 2 soldiers wounded in water dam attack in Afghanistan
May 16, 2020, at 02:53 pm
Gardez/Xinhua/UNI: At least nine militants were killed, two Afghan security force members and five militants wounded during a predawn clash in eastern Paktia province on Saturday, an army source confirmed.
Pakistan cuts interest rate by 100 bps to support businesses against COVID-19 impact
May 16, 2020, at 01:41 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced to cut the country's policy rate by 100 basis points to 8 percent to support businesses against the COVID-19 impacts on the country's economy.
We have to live with the virus this year: Imran Khan
May 16, 2020, at 12:40 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Defending his government's decision to ease the lockdown, Pakistan PM Imran Khan said people of the country need to learn the art of living with the COVID-19 virus this year.
Bangladesh: National Professor Anisuzzaman laid to rest
May 16, 2020, at 10:43 am
Dhaka/IBNS: With full state honour, country's National Professor Anisuzzaman has been laid to rest at Azimpur graveyard in Bangladesh, media reports said.
India opposes China-Pakistan's move of building hydropower plant in Gilgit-Baltistan region
May 15, 2020, at 11:13 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India has opposed all-weather ally China and Pakistan's move of building a major hydropower plant in the Gilgit-Baltistan region.
Daughter of missing Pashtun activist Idris Khattak slams Pakistan over silence
May 15, 2020, at 09:54 pm
London: Talia Khattak, daughter of a prominent human rights defender Idris Khattak, has slammed Pakistan over its silence on her father's 'forced disappearance' last year.
Treating severe COVID-19 patients will be hard in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh : WHO
May 15, 2020, at 07:10 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Valentina Shvartsman Treating severe patients suffering from the COVID-19 lung disease would be particularly challenging in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh due to crowded settings and lack of space for additional health facilities, Catalin Bercaru, a communication officer for the World Health Organization (WHO) country office in Bangladesh, told Sputnik.
Agents of Pakistan's military killed Kashmir nationalist leader Arif Shahid 7 yrs ago: Sajjad Raja
May 15, 2020, at 06:37 pm
London: Marking the seventh martyrdom anniversary of Arif Shahid, a Kashmiri nationalist leader who advocated independence of Kashmir from both India and Pakistan's rule, National Equality Party Chairman Sajjad Raja said agents of Pakistan's powerful military agencies killed the Kashmiri nationalist leader and hence they will never be traced.
Covid-19 cases under reported in Pakistan: Opposition blames Imran Khan govt
May 15, 2020, at 05:02 pm
Islamabad: Main opposition party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), has accused the government of under reporting the number of Coronavirus cases in the country and claimed that the tally has crossed the 1,00,000-mark.
Tribute: Bangladesh national professor Anisuzzaman, a life less ordinary
May 15, 2020, at 12:40 pm
Dhaka: Drawing the curtain down on an illustrious life, Bangladesh's National Professor, Dr. Anisuzzaman, passed away at the Combined Military Hospital in the capital on Thursday (May 14). He was 83 years old. It was revealed after his death that he was infected with coronavirus.
Car bomb explosion in Paktia kills five civilians
May 15, 2020, at 10:14 am
Paktia/IBNS: At least five civilians were killed as a car bomb exploded in front of the gate of a Defense Ministry facility in Gardiz city of Afghanistan's Paktia province on Thursday, media reports said on Friday.
Pashtun activist claims Pakistan Army committing human rights violations
May 13, 2020, at 06:10 pm
Islamabad: A Pashtun activist has accused the Pakistan Army of committing human rights violations in the country's tribal areas bordering Afghanistan.