Bangladesh witnesses 55 more COVID-19 deaths, surpasses FranceÂ
Jul 07, 2020, at 04:14 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh witnessed the deaths of 55 people in the past 24 hours due to COVID-19, officials said.
Bangladesh: Road mishap kills 6 in Dinajpur
Jul 06, 2020, at 05:51 pm
Dhaka: At least six people died as a BRTC bus has ploughed into a small passenger vehicle on the Dinajpur-Thakurgaon highway, media reports said.
Bangladesh: 2 Rohingya 'drug peddlers' killed in Cox's Bazar gunfight
Jul 06, 2020, at 05:20 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Two suspected Rohingya drug traders were killed in a gunfight with Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) in Nanirbari area of Abrang village under Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar early Monday, BGB said.
Pakistani officials negotiating to receive $2Bln debt relief from G20 Countries – Reports
Jul 06, 2020, at 05:17 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Pakistani officials have reached tentative agreements with the majority of its G20 creditors as the country looks to receive just over $2 billion in debt relief, the country’s The News portal reports, citing a Finance Division official.
Pakistani PM Imran Khan's special assistant on health tests positive for COVID-19
Jul 06, 2020, at 05:12 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua: Special Assistant to Pakistani Prime Minister on Health Zafar Mirza confirmed on Monday that he had quarantined himself at home after being tested positive for COVID-19.
China makes new territorial claims in eastern Bhutan
Jul 06, 2020, at 03:31 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: China has asserted a new claim in the eastern border with Bhutan while Global Environment Facility (GEF), in an online meeting, requested to develop Sakteng wildlife sanctuary in Bhutan's Trashigang district, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Local mosque imam rapes teen
Jul 06, 2020, at 09:33 am
Dhaka: A minor became pregnant after an imam of a local mosque allegedly raped her at Chandra in Chandpur’s Sadar upazila.
Afghanistan: Roadside mine blast kills three cops in Herat
Jul 05, 2020, at 05:07 pm
Kabul/IBNS: A roadside mine blast in the Kohistan district of Afghanistan's Herat region on Saturday left at least three policemen killed, media reports said on Sunday.
Five Taliban militants killed during clashes in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province: Police
Jul 05, 2020, at 03:28 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: Five Taliban insurgents have been killed and eight others suffered injuries during armed clashes with security forces in the Afghan province of Kandahar, a local police spokesman told Sputnik on Sunday.
Ex-minister TM Gius Uddin dies of COVID-19 in Bangladesh
Jul 04, 2020, at 06:44 pm
Dhaka/UNI: TM Gius Uddin, former Minister and Shariatpur district unit BNP former president, passed away at a hospital in Dhaka on Friday night with COVID-19.
Afghanistan: Police foil militants bid to detonate remote-controlled bomb in Kabul
Jul 04, 2020, at 04:11 pm
Kabul/IBNS: The Kabul police have foiled terrorists' bid to detonate a remote-controlled bomb in the Afghanistan capital city, media reports said.
Pentagon lauds India for supporting Afghanistan-led peace process in the war-ravaged nation
Jul 04, 2020, at 11:01 am
Washington: The US Department of Defence has appreciated India's role in Afghanistan and described it as the 'largest donor' of the south Asian war-ravaged nation.
Nepal’s official document reveals Chinese encroachment in seven districts
Jul 04, 2020, at 09:31 am
Kathmandu: Reflecting the aggressive stance followed by China, a document released by the Survey Department of the Ministry of Agriculture in Nepal has shown by 2017 Beijing has encroached 36 hectares of the country’s territory at 10 places along the northern border.
Baloch poet rejects literary award from Pakistan govt due to state’s oppressive policies
Jul 04, 2020, at 09:04 am
Islamabad/IBNS: A Baloch poet has rejected an academic award from Pakistan citing the Imran Khan government’s policies ‘inflicted’ on Balochistan that have ‘subjugated’ the populace.
Jul 04, 2020, at 08:43 am
Quetta: Pakistan's Balochistan region is not only seeing a massive surge in COVID-19 cases but also continuous raids and alleged abductions by Pakistan's Armed forces, media reports said.
Death toll of Pakistan's train-van collision rises to 22
Jul 04, 2020, at 08:37 am
Islamabad/Xinhua: Death toll of the collision between a train and a passenger van in Pakistan's eastern city of Sheikhupura has risen to 22 on Friday night, Quratul Ain, spokesperson of Pakistan Railways said.
20 Sikh Yatrees returning from Nankana Sahib killed in bus-train collision in Pakistan's Sheikhupura
Jul 03, 2020, at 06:08 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: At least 20 people, mostly Sikh pilgrims, were killed in a collision between a train and a bus near Sheikhupura on Friday afternoon, officials said, reported media.
Suspected drug peddler killed during gunfight with police in Cox's Bazar
Jul 03, 2020, at 05:39 pm
Dhaka: A reported gunfight with the police left a suspect drug peddler killed in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar region, media reports said.
Sikh pilgrims among 19 killed in bus-train collision in Pakistan's Sheikhpura
Jul 03, 2020, at 04:43 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: At least 19 people, mostly Sikh pilgrims, in a collision between a train and a bus near Sheikhupura on Friday afternoon, said a media report.
Investigating ‘illegal’ licences of 236 pilots: Pakistan govt
Jul 03, 2020, at 04:31 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The Pakistani government has said that the inquiry into the issuance of ‘illegal’ licences to about 236 pilots is currently in progress and that the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) would complete the scrutiny of suspected pilots and verification of the credentials of other aviation staff in the coming days.
Jul 03, 2020, at 12:06 pm
A Baloch leader has claimed that the recent attack on the Pakistan Stock Exchange building in Karachi on Monday is acting as a warning to Pakistan and China to quit Balochistan.
Pakistan: PML-Q opposes construction of Hindu temple in Islamabad
Jul 03, 2020, at 11:51 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid e Azam Group) has opposed the construction of a Hindu temple in capital Islamabad.
Pakistan: UN experts appalled by the enforced disappearance of activist Idris Khattak
Jul 03, 2020, at 11:32 am
Geneva: UN human rights experts welcomed recently the disclosure by the Pakistani Government of the whereabouts of Idris Khattak, a leading human rights defender who went missing last year, yet strongly condemned his enforced disappearance.
Protect ordinary Afghans ahead of peace talks, urges UN Mission chief
Jul 03, 2020, at 09:46 am
New York/IBNS: Ahead of hoped-for peace talks between Afghan Government and Taliban negotiators, UN peacekeepers in Afghanistan have urged parties to “redouble” their efforts to keep civilians safe.
Myanmar latest to call out China for arming insurgents amid outrage by Vietnam and Philippines
Jul 03, 2020, at 01:59 am
Naypyitaw/IBNS: At a time when China is being viewed with increased suspicion for its aggression in the South China Sea, its role in Covid-19, and more recently the violent face-off with India, the country's closest ally Myanmar has alleged that China is arming the insurgent groups in the country with sophisticated weapons and sought international intervention to tackle the situation.
Double blasts kill 2, wound 8 in Afghanistan's northern Mazar-i-Sharif city
Jul 02, 2020, at 05:21 pm
Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan/ Xinhua: Two people were killed and eight others injured as two blasts rocked Mazar-i-Sharif city in the capital of the northern Balkh province on Wednesday, provincial police spokesman Adil Shah Adil said Thursday.
At least 113 people dead in Myanmar monsoon landslide: Emergency Services
Jul 02, 2020, at 03:16 pm
Bangkok/Sputnik: A landslide caused by monsoon rains in Myanmar has killed no less than 113 people, the country's emergency services said on Thursday.
China wants to revive Pakistan-based terror group Al Badr
Jul 02, 2020, at 11:50 am
New Delhi/UNI: Amid ongoing border tension between two Himalayan giants in Eastern Ladakh, China’s People Liberation Army (PLA) wants to revive Pakistan-based terror outfit Al Badr to carry out violence in Jammu and Kashmir.
Fake licence: European Union bans Pakistan International Airlines
Jul 02, 2020, at 12:01 am
Stockholm: Amid recent revelation about fake licence possessed by certain Pakistani pilots, the European Union Air Safety Agency (EASA) has suspended the authorisation for the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to operate in Europe for six months, media reports said.
Pakistan attempting to illegally obtain nuclear products from Germany: Reports
Jul 01, 2020, at 11:52 pm
German authorities have claimed that Pakistan and North Korea are attempting to illegally obtain nuclear products and know-how from German hi-tech companies as part of efforts to develop their atomic weapons programmes.