Afghanistan: Blast occurs outside Pakistan consulate
Aug 26, 2019, at 12:16 pm
Kabul, Aug 26 (UNI): At least three people were injured on Sunday night when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded just outside the Pakistan consulate in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, however, the staff of consulate is safe, local media reported on Monday.
Kerala-born Pakistani leader BM Kutty dies at 89
Aug 26, 2019, at 10:45 am
Karachi: Indian origin Pakistani political leader BM Kutty, who was born in Kerala, passed away at the age of 89 on Sunday, media reports said.
Three injured in bomb blast near Pakistani Consulate in Afghanistan
Aug 26, 2019, at 10:21 am
Moscow, Aug 26 (Sputnik/UNI) Three people were injured on Sunday as a result of a bomb blast outside the Pakistani Consulate General in Afghanistan's Jalalabad, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Mohammad Faisal, said.
Afghanistan: Pakistani suicide bombers among 16 killed in Ghazni strike
Aug 25, 2019, at 08:21 pm
Kabul, Aug 25 (IBNS): The Afghan and U.S. forces conducted airstrikes in different parts of Ghazni province of Afghanistan and killed at least 16 Taliban terrorists, media reports said on Sunday.
Rohingya's rally to mark second anniversary of exodus in Bangladesh
Aug 25, 2019, at 06:05 pm
Dhaka, Aug 25 ( UNI) Thousands of Rohingya refugees held a rally at Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar on Sunday, marking the second anniversary of the start of the crisis that began following an offensive of Myanmar army.
Rohingya Issue: US envoy to stand beside Bangladesh government
Aug 25, 2019, at 04:00 pm
Dhaka, Aug 25 (IBNS): US Ambassador Earl Robert Miller has said that his nation will stand beside Bangladesh in its efforts to repatriate the forcibly displaced Rohingyas to Myanmar.
Bangladesh: Six-year-old raped
Aug 24, 2019, at 11:14 pm
Dhaka, Aug 24 (IBNS): A six-year-old was allegedly raped in Chowgachha upazila of Jashore area of Bangladesh by a youth, media reports said on Saturday.
Suspected Taliban terrorists flog young couple on charges of eloping in Afghanistan
Aug 24, 2019, at 06:28 pm
Kabul, Aug 24 (IBNS): Suspected Taliban terrorists flogged a young couple on charges of eloping in northern Faryab province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: 3 terrorists shot dead close to Farah airport
Aug 24, 2019, at 04:51 pm
Kabul, Aug 24 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces on Saturday killed three terrorists as they were attempting to carry out a series of target killings close to Farah airport in West of Afghanistan, media reports said.
Religions for Peace express serious concern for Myanmar refugees
Aug 24, 2019, at 11:45 am
Lindau, Germany: The Religions for Peace (RfP) leaders from Myanmar and Bangladesh held track II consultations on the refugee problem affecting the two countries at the 10th World Assembly of Religions for Peace today in Lindau, Germany, which concluded today. Cardinal Charles Maung Bo represented Myanmar.
Former Pakistani diplomats shock by calling for armed uprising in Kashmir on live TV show
Aug 21, 2019, at 11:37 pm
Islamabad, Aug 21: In a shocking video that has been circulating on the social media, Pakistani diplomats participating in a TV discussion show were seen openly calling for support for armed resistance by the people of Kashmir in the wake of the recent scrapping of Article 370 by the Indian government.
Aug 21, 2019, at 11:29 pm
Weeks after the Indian government scrapped the Article 370 which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, activists from Gilgit-Baltistan, which is part of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and an integral part of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir that legally acceded to India in 1947 and has remained undefined in Pakistan's Constitution, have called for a national conference to discuss for the region's national identity.
Abrogation of Article 370 is an internal matter of India: Bangladesh
Aug 21, 2019, at 03:18 pm
Dhaka: At a time Pakistan is raging a war of words over the doing away of Jammu and Kashmir's special status, Bangladesh maintained the abrogation of Article 370 is entirely an internal matter of India.
Afghanistan: Suspected Taliban terrorists torch girl's school in Kabul province
Aug 21, 2019, at 09:55 am
Kabul, Aug 21 (IBNS): Suspected Taliban terrorists set a girl's school in Kabul province of Afghanistan on fire on Tuesday, media reports said.
Aug 20, 2019, at 06:06 pm
New York, Aug 20 (IBNS):The appointment of Sri Lankan Lieutenant-General Shavendra Silva as Commander of the country’s army is deeply troubling, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said in a statement released on Monday, adding that the military leader had been given the role despite “serious allegations of gross violations of international human rights and humanitarian law against him and his troops during the war”.
Afghanistan: Security forces arrest ISIS militants in Kabul
Aug 20, 2019, at 04:17 pm
Kabul, Aug 20 (IBNS): The Afghan Special Forces arrested two suspected Islamic State terrorists from Kabul city of Afghanistan, media reports said.
Twitter suspends 200 Pakistani handles for posting about Kashmir
Aug 20, 2019, at 11:56 am
Islamabad: Micro-blogging site Twitter has suspended 200 Pakistani handles for posting about Jammu and Kashmir in the last one week, a Dawn News report said.
Zakir Naik apologises after Malaysia bans him from publicly speaking
Aug 20, 2019, at 11:03 am
Kuala Lampur: Islamic preacher Zakir Naik has apologised after eight Malaysian states banned him from publicly speaking for allegedly inciting racial tension in the Southeast Asian country, media report said.
Afghanistan bloodshed mars 100 years of independence
Aug 20, 2019, at 10:27 am
New York, Aug 20 (IBNS): Afghanistan is at a “crucial moment” in its history as it marks 100 years of independence, the head of the UN Mission there said on Monday, following a series of terror attacks in recent days.
OIC condemns suicide attack in Kabul wedding hall
Aug 20, 2019, at 09:32 am
Kabul, Aug 20 (IBNS): The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen, has strongly condemned the suicide attack on a wedding celebration in Kabul that killed 63 people and injured many others.
Pakistan Army chief Bajwa's tenure extended
Aug 19, 2019, at 05:49 pm
Islamabad, Aug 19 (IBNS): The Pakistan government on Monday extended the tenure of country's Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa for another three years, media reports said.
Afghan President vows to destroy IS hideouts in country after deadly Kabul wedding attack
Aug 19, 2019, at 05:22 pm
Mosocw, Aug 19 (Sputnik/UNI) Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Monday that celebrations of Afghanistan's centenary Independence Day were postponed in honor of the victims of a recent deadly attack at a wedding in Kabul and vowed to clear Afghanistan of the Islamic State terrorist organization (IS, banned in Russia) that has claimed responsibility for the carnage.
Afghanistan: Multiple explosions rock Jalalabad, several injured
Aug 19, 2019, at 04:11 pm
Jalalabad, Aug 19 (IBNS): Multiple explosions rocked Afghanistan's Jalalabad area on Monday and left several people injured, media reports said.
Two more Malaysian states ban Zakir Naik from publicly speaking
Aug 19, 2019, at 01:43 pm
Kuala Lampur: Two more Malaysian states- Malacca and Kedah- have banned Islamic preacher Zakir Naik from speaking in public after he had allegedly incited racial tension in the Southeast Asian country, media reports said.
Aug 19, 2019, at 01:20 pm
Washington: Slamming Islamabad for trying to link the Jammu and Kashmir situation with the Afghan peace process, Afghanistan said Pakistan's statement is "reckless, unwarranted and irresponsible".
Bangladesh: Indigenous woman gang-raped in Ashulia
Aug 18, 2019, at 08:29 pm
Dhaka, Aug 18 (IBNS): An indigenous woman has been allegedly gangraped by three men in Bangladesh's Ashulia area, media reports said.
ISIS group takes responsibility for Kabul suicide attack targeting marriage hall
Aug 18, 2019, at 04:56 pm
Kabul, Aug 18 (IBNS): Terror group ISIS has claimed responsibility for the suicide blast which targeted a marriage hall and left 63 people killed in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Saturday.
Kabul: Suicide bomber targets wedding hall, 63 killed
Aug 18, 2019, at 04:05 pm
Kabul, Aug 18 (IBNS): A suicide bomber targeted a wedding hall in Afghanistan Kabul city on Saturday that left 63 people killed, media reports said on Sunday.
Blast rips through wedding hall in Afghanistan; 63 killed, over 180 injured
Aug 18, 2019, at 10:08 am
Kabul, Aug 18 (UNI) At least 63 people were killed and over 180 injured when a powerful explosion rocked a wedding hall in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Saturday night, according to local media.
Is Pakistan behind the killing of brother of Afghan Taliban leader in Quetta blast?
Aug 17, 2019, at 06:58 pm
Quetta, Aug 17 (IBNS): The Kuchlak Madrassa, close to Quetta area of Pakistan, where a blast occurred on Friday and left the brother of the Afghan Taliban chief killed along with three others, points a needle of suspicion towards Pakistan establishment too since the spot was placed under high security and no one could have gone there without the help of Pakistani authorities, experts and Indian Intelligence sources said.