RAW behind Quetta blast: Balochistan CM
Aug 08, 2016, at 07:36 pm
Quetta, Pakistan, Aug 8 (IBNS): Following the explosion in Pakistan's Quetta city, the capital of Balochistan, Chief Minister Sanaullah Zehri said that Indian intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) is behind the ghastly attack, reports said.
Quetta Civil hospital explosion: At least 35 killed, over 30 others injured
Aug 08, 2016, at 07:02 pm
Quetta, Pakistan, Aug 8 (IBNS): At least 35 people were killed and over 30 others sustained injuries, following a massive explosion in Pakistan's Quetta city, media reports said.
At least 25 killed in blast in Pakistan's Quetta civil hospital
Aug 08, 2016, at 06:13 pm
Quetta, Pakistan, Aug 8 (IBNS) : At least 25 people were killed and 35 others injured in a massive bomb blast in a Quetta hospital in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province on Monday morning, Geo News reports said.
Afghanistan: Kabul explosion leaves one dead, three injured
Aug 08, 2016, at 06:04 pm
Kabul, Aug 8 (IBNS): At least one person died and three others were injured in an explosion which rocked Kabul city on Monday, reports said.
At least 15 killed in blast in Pakistan's Quetta civil hospital
Aug 08, 2016, at 04:49 pm
Quetta,Pakistan, Aug 8 (IBNS) : At least 15 people were killed and 35 others severely injured when a a powerful blast struck Quetta’s civil hospital on Monday morning.
Afghanistan: American and Australian academics kidnapped in Kabul
Aug 08, 2016, at 04:38 pm
Kabul, Aug 8 (IBNS): An American professor and his Australian colleague were kidnapped at gunpoint by unknown men in Kabul, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 6 Taliban eliminated
Aug 06, 2016, at 10:34 pm
Kabul, Aug 6 (IBNS): At least six Taliban militants were killed during incidents of violence in Afghanistan's Laghman province on Friday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: At least 10 civilians killed in separate bomb explosions in Paktia province
Aug 06, 2016, at 07:20 pm
Kabul, Aug 6 (IBNS): At least 10 civilians were killed following two separate bomb explosions in Afghanistan's Paktia province, reports said.
Afghanistan: ISIS sympathisers behead two men in Kot district
Aug 06, 2016, at 06:52 pm
Kabul, Aug 6 (IBNS): Angry with the frequent operations carried out against them, ISIS sympathisers beheaded two men they identified as government supporters in the restive Kot district of Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, reports said.
Pakistan: Hindu doctor shot dead
Aug 06, 2016, at 03:34 pm
Karachi, Aug 6 (IBNS): A Hindu doctor was shot dead in Pakistan's Karachi city, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Six Pakistani men captured after helicopter crash lands in restive area
Aug 04, 2016, at 11:50 pm
Kabul, Aug 4 (IBNS): Six Pakistani men were captured by Afghan military officials on Thursday, after a helicopter crash landed in the restive Logar province of the country, reports said.
Kabul fire devours major market, no casualty reported
Aug 04, 2016, at 11:45 pm
Kabul, Aug 4 (IBNS): A huge fire, which started earlier on Thursday, devoured the top two floors of a major commercial market in Kabul, reports said.
Mutual cooperation is important: Sharif tells at SAARC interior ministers meet
Aug 04, 2016, at 08:50 pm
Islamabad, Aug 4 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday urged SAARC leaders that the countries in the region should work together to combat the troubles it is facing.
Aug 04, 2016, at 08:10 pm
Islamabad, Aug 4 (IBNS): The United Nations Secretary General's Special Representative (SRSG) for Afghanistan Ambassador Tadamichi Yamamoto called on Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs, Syed Tariq Fatemi, wherein the discussions focused on the situation in Afghanistan, and Pakistan's efforts for promoting long term peace and stability in that country, officials said.
Fire breaks out at Kabul market
Aug 04, 2016, at 08:04 pm
Kabul, Aug 4 (IBNS): A fire broke out at Abasin Zadran clothes market in Kabul on Thursday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Foreign tourists attacked: several feared wounded
Aug 04, 2016, at 07:55 pm
Kabul, Aug 4 (IBNS): A group of foreign tourists were attacked in Herat province of Afghanistan on Thursday, leaving at least four people injured, media reports said.
Pushpa Kamal Dahal elected as Nepal PM
Aug 04, 2016, at 01:52 am
Kathmandu, Aug 3 (IBNS): In a major political development in the Himalayan nation, CPN Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal was elected on Wednesday as the Prime Minister of Nepal.
Afghanistan: At least 5 wounded in Herat city explosion
Aug 03, 2016, at 08:17 pm
Kabul, Aug 3 (IBNS): At least five people, including three soldiers and two civilians were injured in an explosion in Afghanistan's Herat city on Tuesday, reports said.
Rio: Muhammad Yunus named Olympic Torchbearer
Aug 03, 2016, at 04:57 pm
Dhaka, Aug 3 (IBNS): Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus will be the an Olympic Torchbearer for the Olympic Games in Rio on Aug 4.
Bangladesh: Govt orders shutting down of Peace schools
Aug 03, 2016, at 04:27 am
Dhaka, Aug 2 (IBNS): The Bangladesh government has directed to shut down unapproved schools by the name of ‘Peace School’ across the Asian nation.
Nepal: Pushpa Kamal Dahal registers his nomination for Prime Minister polls
Aug 02, 2016, at 10:30 pm
Kathmandu, Aug 2 (IBNS): CPN Maoist Centre Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Tuesday registered his nomination for the Prime Minister polls in Nepal.
Pakistan: 12 killed in road mishap
Aug 02, 2016, at 03:09 pm
Islamabad, Aug 2 (IBNS): At last 12 people were killed when a bus and a truck collided close to the Thermal Power Station in Jamshoro district in Pakistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
Will make Pakistan secure for every ethnicity and religion: Nawaz Sharif
Aug 01, 2016, at 10:16 pm
Islamabad, Aug 1 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday chaired a internal security and the National Action Plan.
Afghanistan: Three terrorists shot dead as attack on Northgate hotel ends in Kabul
Aug 01, 2016, at 05:05 pm
Kabul, Aug 1 (IBNS): A coordinated Taliban attack on Kabul's Northgate hotel finally ceased on Monday morning as all three terrorists were gunned down by Afghan forces, reports said.
Aug 01, 2016, at 03:14 pm
Kabul, Aug 1 (IBNS): A Vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) was detonated in Afghanistan capital Kabul as a massive explosion rocked the city on Monday, media reports said.
Hindu doctor found dead in Pakistan hospital
Jul 30, 2016, at 09:17 pm
Karachi, July 30 (IBNS): A Hindu doctor was found dead at a government-run hospital in Pakistan's Karachi city on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
36 ISIS militants killed in Afghanistan
Jul 30, 2016, at 09:12 pm
Kabul, July 30 (IBNS): During the ongoing operations in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, at least 36 militants belonging to ISIS were killed, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan becomes the 164th member of World Trade Organization
Jul 30, 2016, at 06:09 pm
Kabul, July 30 (IBNS): Afghanistan on Saturday formally became the 164th member of the World Trade Organization, which will now enable the country to enjoy multilateral trade, reports said.
Pakistan: Syed Murad Ali Shah elected as Sindh Chief Minister
Jul 30, 2016, at 12:40 am
Karachi, July 29 (IBNS): Syed Murad Ali Shah of the Pakistan Peoples Party has been elected as the chief minister of Sindh on Friday, media reports said.
Concerned by amended child labour bill in India, UN agency urges stronger legal framework
Jul 28, 2016, at 04:40 am
New York, July 27 (Just Earth News): Voicing concern over the amended Child Labour Bill in India which could legitimize family work and further disadvantage children from poor families, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged the removal of certain provisions and establishing a robust monitoring mechanism with a thorough list of hazardous occupations for a stronger child protection framework.