Pakistan: 73 killed in Tezgam express fire

Oct 31, 2019, at 02:46 pm

Islamabad/UNI: At least 73 people were killed and several injured when the Tezgam Express caught fire in Liaquatpur near Rahim Yar Khan in Pakistan on Thursday.

Afghanistan: Five soldiers killed in Taliban attack

Oct 30, 2019, at 04:55 pm

Kabul/IBNS: Suspected Taliban terrorists have killed five Afghanistan soldiers and took eight others as captives during a clash in northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Dhaka cylinder blast leaves four killed

Oct 30, 2019, at 04:47 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: At least four children died as a gas cylinder blasted in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Wednesday, media reports said.

Afghan Army seizes 11 weapons from truck in country's east

Oct 30, 2019, at 04:37 pm

Kabul/ Sputnik/UNI: Eleven weapons have been seized from a truck in Afghanistan's eastern Jalalabad city, the office of the Nangarhar province governor said on Wednesday.

Bangladesh: $100 million World Bank financing for safe water and sanitation in municipalities

Oct 30, 2019, at 03:59 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: The government of Bangladesh on Wednesday signed a $100 million financing agreement with the World Bank to ensure improved water supply, sanitation, and drainage system in selected 30 municipalities, benefiting about 600,000 people.

Mine collapse kills 2, traps 9 in China's south: Reports

Oct 29, 2019, at 09:22 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: An ore mine has caved in the southern Chinese province of Guangxi, killing two workers and trapping nine others, media said.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan meets US peace envoy, calls to reduce violence in Afghanistan

Oct 29, 2019, at 05:38 pm

Islamabad, Oct 29 (UNI) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has called for "practical steps for reduction of violence in Afghanistan" in his meeting with US Special Representative for Afghan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad.

Bangladesh: Narayanganj madrasa teacher held over sexually abusing minors

Oct 29, 2019, at 04:14 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: A madrasa teacher was detained by the police on charges of sexually abusing two female third grade students in Bangladesh's city of Narayanganj.

Afghanistan: Airstrikes kill 52 Taliban terrorists

Oct 29, 2019, at 04:13 pm

Kabul/IBNS: A series of airstrikes in Afghanistan in the past 24 hours, which were conducted across five provinces in the country, killed at least 52 Taliban terrorists, media reports said.

One person dead, seven injured in suicide bombing in western Afghanistan

Oct 28, 2019, at 11:25 pm

Kabul/ Sputnik/UNI: A suicide bombing has taken place in the Afghan province of Herat killing one person and injuring seven, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Monday.

Pakistan to issue additional visas to Sikh pilgrims

Oct 28, 2019, at 02:17 pm

New Delhi/UNI: To facilitate the 550th Anniversary celebrations, Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi will issue 'additional visas' to Indian Sikh pilgrims above the 3,000 limit allowed under the bilateral Protocol for their visit to Sikh Gurdwaras in Pakistan between Nov 5 and 14, it was announced here on Monday.

At least 53 Taliban fighters killed in airstrikes in northern Afghanistan - Military

Oct 27, 2019, at 08:56 pm

Kabul, Oct 27 (Sputnik/UNI) The Afghan security forces carried out airstrikes in the province of Faryab, leaving 53 militants of the Taliban Islamist group dead, the country defense ministry said Sunday.

Intra-Afghan peace talks in China postponed, sides prepare participant lists- Spokesperson

Oct 27, 2019, at 08:35 pm

Kabul, Oct 27 (Sputnik/UNI) A meeting on Afghan peace, which was supposed to take place last Tuesday in China, has been postponed to an uncertain period of time, allowing the government and the Taliban group to work on heir lists of representatives, Najia Anwari, spokeswoman for the Ministry of State for Peace Affairs, said Sunday.

Bangladesh PM completes Azerbaijan tour, returning home

Oct 27, 2019, at 05:14 pm

Baku/IBNS: Ending her four-day official visit to Azerbaijan, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina left for Dhaka on Sunday.

Sri Lanka dedicated to addressing climate change: Parliament speaker

Oct 26, 2019, at 06:32 pm

Colombo/ Xinhua/UNI: Sri Lanka's parliament Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said on Saturday that the country was dedicated to addressing climate change and taking all steps necessary to mitigate the crisis brought about by it.

Afghanistan: Suicide attack in Jalalabad city leaves 18 dead or wounded

Oct 26, 2019, at 06:45 am

Kabul: At least 18 people were left wounded or killed in a suicide attack in Jalalabad area of Afghanistan, media reports said on Friday.

Pakistan court grants bail to former PM Nawaz Sharif on medical grounds in Chaudhry Sugar Mills case

Oct 25, 2019, at 05:24 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: A Pakistani court on Friday granted bail to country's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills case, media reports said.  

Bangladesh: Court sentences 16 to death over Nusrat Jahan Rafi murder

Oct 25, 2019, at 04:58 pm

Dhaka: A Bangladesh court has awarded death sentence to 16 people in connection with the case filed over the murder of madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi who had rejected to withdraw a sexual harassment case against her institution’s principal.

Afghanistan: Airstrike destroys car bomb, 2 suicide bombers killed

Oct 25, 2019, at 03:24 pm

Kabul: Two suicide bombers were killed as a car bomb was destroyed during an airstrike in northern Balkh province of Afghanistan, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Hanging bodies of couple found in Dhaka

Oct 25, 2019, at 03:13 pm

Dhaka: Police have recovered bodies of a couple from Bangladesh capital Dhaka's Ashulia area, media reports said on Friday

Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen assassinate the police chief of Badghis

Oct 25, 2019, at 09:23 am

Kabul/IBNS: Unknown gunmen killed police chief of Badghis province in Afghanistan capital Kabul city, media reports said on Friday.

Pakistan Occupied Kashmir burns as curfew is imposed in Muzaffarabad after violence

Oct 23, 2019, at 04:14 pm

Muzaffarabad: The situation in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, known as Azad Kashmir, turned violent on Tuesday as pro-freedom Kashmiri groups demonstrated in Muzaffarabad as Pakistani police tried to combat it leaving at least four people dead.    

Imran Khan wishes Canadian PM Justin Trudeau over polls victory

Oct 23, 2019, at 09:59 am

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday wished Canadian PM Justin Trudeau as his party won the general polls in the country.

One die in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir as police clash with pro-freedom protesters

Oct 23, 2019, at 12:35 am

Muzaffarabad, POK/IBNS: At least one person was killed and many were injured when police clashed with pro-freedom protesters of People National Alliance on Tuesday. They were protesting in demand for unification of Gilgit region with Azad Kashmir held by Pakistan or what India refers as Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK).

ISIS leader surrenders to security forces in Afghanistan

Oct 22, 2019, at 03:47 pm

Kabul: An Islamic State terror group leader has surrendered to the security forces in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Tuesday.

Pentagon plans US troop exit from Afghanistan in case Trump orders withdrawal - Reports

Oct 22, 2019, at 10:29 am

Washington 22 (Sputnik/UNI) The US Department of Defence is putting together plans for a quick US withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan in case President Donald Trump suddenly gives the order, media reported.

Almost 30 police officers reported over radicalization signs after Paris attack - Reports

Oct 21, 2019, at 06:16 pm

Moscow  (Sputnik/UNI) Twenty-seven French police officers have been reported over signs of radicalization in about three weeks, following an attack in Paris by a police IT expert, whose colleagues failed to alert the supervisors of changes in his behavior, local media reported on Monday.

Afghan-Taliban clashes in Uruzgan province result in about 15 servicemen killed - Source

Oct 21, 2019, at 06:12 pm

Kabul (Sputni/UNI) Heavy fighting between Afghan government forces and the Taliban in Afghanistan’s Uruzgan Province resulted in casualties on both sides, a military source told Sputnik on Monday.

Pakistan: Nine killed in road mishap 

Oct 21, 2019, at 06:08 pm

Islamabad, Oct 21 (UNI) Nine people of same family died tragically on Monday in a collision between an ambulance and a fast-moving trailer in Mianwali, Multan, Pakistan.

Bangladesh: Four killed as public clashes with police 

Oct 20, 2019, at 11:36 pm

Dhaka, Oct 20 (UNI) Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) personnel have been deployed in Borhanuddin area in Bhola following a clash between police personnel and local people on Sunday leaving four people killed and dozens others injured.