Two journalists tortured for reporting on a coronavirus quarantine centre in Pakistan, probe ordered
Jun 25, 2020, at 09:53 pm
Islamabad: Authorities in Pakistan have launched an investigation into the torture of two journalists in Chaman region of the country.
Human rights experts discuss plights of minorities in Pakistan
Jun 25, 2020, at 09:44 pm
Washington: Human rights experts recently discussed the condition of minorities in Pakistan and expressed their hardships and sufferings in the south Asian nation at a time when the world is combating COVID-19.
Around 40 percent pilots in Pakistan have ‘fake’ flying licences, reveals Aviation Minister
Jun 25, 2020, at 09:04 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan has claimed that around 40 per cent of the pilots in the country have fake flying licences.
Imran Khan refers terrorist Osama bin Laden as 'martyr' in Pakistan parliament
Jun 25, 2020, at 09:03 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan apparently shocked many as he referred dreaded terrorist and former Al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden as a 'martyr' on Thursday. He made the comment on the floor of the country's Parliament.
Pakistan plane crash was 'human error', pilots were discussing COVID-19: Initial report
Jun 24, 2020, at 09:33 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: A plane crash that killed 97 people onboard in Pakistan last month was a result of human error by the pilot and air traffic control, an initial probe report about the disaster revealed on Wednesday.
China controlling Nepali village Rui Gaun for six decades since its capture
Jun 24, 2020, at 06:46 pm
Kathmandu: Amid growing trouble with India, a media report has emerged which showed how due to gross negligence of the Nepal government, a village in Gorkha in the mid-western part of the Himalayan nation has been under Chinese control for six decades.
Minor Hindu girl abducted, converted to Islam and married off to kidnapper in Pakistan
Jun 24, 2020, at 06:37 pm
Islamabad: Torture on minorities in Pakistan continues even as the coutry is busy fighting COVID-19 infection. Yet another girl from the minority Hindu community was abducted for marriage.
Islamabad to get its first Hindu temple, foundation stone laid
Jun 24, 2020, at 05:25 pm
Dubai/IBNS: The Hindu community in Pakistan's Islamabad will worship in their temple soon as a simple ceremony was held to start construction of the first Hindu temple in the capital’s H-9 area on Tuesday.
Nepal starts border row with India to divert public attention as China captures parts of it
Jun 23, 2020, at 10:23 pm
Nepal has been engaged in a border dispute with India in recent times only to divert attention from China's move of occupying several areas in the Himalayan nation, media reports said.
Security forces kill 4 terrorists killed in NW Pakistan
Jun 23, 2020, at 05:09 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Pakistani police in the country's northwest Peshawar city on Tuesday killed four terrorists during an exchange of fire, according to a spokesperson of the CTD.
Pakistan's COVID-19 tally reaches 1,85,034
Jun 23, 2020, at 05:08 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan's nationwide tally of Covid-19 has risen to 185,034 on Tuesday as the southern province of Sindh continues to be the worst affected province with 71,092 cases.
Ex- Pakistan PM Asif Ali Zardari to be charged in money laundering case
Jun 23, 2020, at 05:05 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Islamabad court is planning to indict former Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari, others accused in a money laundering case on July 7.
Six policemen dead in Taliban attack in Balkh of Afghanistan
Jun 23, 2020, at 04:17 pm
Kabul/UNI: At least six policemen were killed and one wounded in a suspected Taliban attack in the northern Balkh province on Monday night, local officials said on Tuesday.
Militant attack leaves 9 security personnel dead in northern Afghanistan
Jun 23, 2020, at 04:13 pm
Kabul/UNI: Nine members of the Afghan security forces were killed and three injured when militant's attacked the police headquarter's of northern Kunduz province.
Jun 22, 2020, at 11:07 pm
Islamabad: Amid growing protests over his detention, 100 days have now passed since Editor-in-Chief of Geo and Jang Group Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman was arrested and kept behind the bars in Pakistan.
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Afghanistan: UN condemns attacks on healthcare amid COVID-19 pandemic
Jun 22, 2020, at 05:27 pm
New York/IBNS: Fifteen attacks on healthcare in Afghanistan were recorded during the first two months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report published on Sunday by the UN Assistance Mission in the country, UNAMA.
Seven militants killed in Afghanistan eastern Ghazni province
Jun 22, 2020, at 05:14 pm
Ghazni/Xinhua: Seven militants were confirmed dead and five others wounded as clash flared up in Afghanistan's eastern Ghazni province on Sunday, said an army statement released here Monday.
Geneva: Protest at Broken Chair highlights the plight of Christians in Pakistan
Jun 21, 2020, at 10:20 pm
Geneva: A silent demonstration was held in front of the United Nations Office of Geneva alongside the Broken Chair to raise the plight of Christian community in Pakistan.
Pakistan: Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) Minister for Agriculture Janbaz Khan dies due to COVID-19 infection
Jun 20, 2020, at 10:26 pm
Quetta: Another key Pakistani regional minister has died after he was infected by COVID-19, media reports said.
Kashmiri activists voice concern over proposed amendments in Interim Constitution of PoK
Jun 20, 2020, at 09:55 pm
Islamabad: Several Kashmiri political activists have voiced their concerns over the proposed amendments in the Interim Constitution of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) by the Pakistani establishment.
Jun 20, 2020, at 09:36 pm
New Delhi: When the world is witnessing growing Covid-19 outbreak, several Indian experts assembled online on Friday to discuss the ever-worsening condition of minorities in Pakistan whose numbers are going down significantly over the years.
Afghan forces kill 17 militants in eastern Paktika province
Jun 20, 2020, at 06:24 pm
Sharana/Xinhua/UNI: At total of 17 insurgents were killed and 12 others wounded as a clash erupted in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province on Friday, a statement of Interior Ministry said Saturday.
Roadside bomb kills 3 police, wounds 3 in W Afghanistan
Jun 20, 2020, at 06:22 pm
Herat, Afghanistan/Xinhua/UNI: Three police were killed and three others sustained injury as a roadside bomb struck a police vehicle in the western Herat province on Saturday, provincial government spokesman Jilani Farhad said.
Jun 20, 2020, at 05:36 pm
Washington: The World Bank today approved $1.05 billion for three projects to help Bangladesh create quality jobs and accelerate economic recovery from the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic as well as build resilience to future crises.
Pakistan: Gwadar port contract is ‘confidential’, tells federal secretary informs Senate panel
Jun 20, 2020, at 10:01 am
Islamabad: A Senate panel on Thursday was taken aback when a federal secretary in Pakistan declared that the contract governing affairs of the Gwadar port was “confidential”, media reports said.
Afghanistan: MSF withdraws from Dasht-e-Barchi hospital after terror attack
Jun 19, 2020, at 04:30 pm
Kabul/IBNS: The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has announced its decision to end activities and withdraw from Dasht-e-Barchi hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, following the brutal May 12 attack in which 16 women were systematically shot dead in the maternity ward.
Pakistan clerics continue dominance over state, religion
Jun 18, 2020, at 11:06 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan is emerging as one such nation where the clergy is enjoying uninterrupted power and hegemony over the State and religion.
Pakistan Politics: Baloch Party withdraws from PTI coalition
Jun 17, 2020, at 06:32 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) on Wednesday announced its decision to withdraw from the PTI-led federal government over the later's 'failure' to implement the points that were agreed upon by the two parties during the government formation.
Twelve Afghan security personnel killed in Taliban Attack in Jawzjan
Jun 17, 2020, at 05:08 pm
Kabul/UNI: At least 12 members of its security forces were killed in a violent confrontation with the Taliban, Afghan government confirmed on Wednesday.
Local IS leader arrested in eastern Afghanistan
Jun 17, 2020, at 04:13 pm
Kabul/Xinhua: The Afghan National Police (ANP) arrested four Islamic State (IS) members including one of the group's key leaders in eastern Kunar province, the Ministry of Interior said Wednesday.