Key Taliban member killed in Afghanistan

Jun 16, 2020, at 05:19 pm

Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan security forces have killed a key Taliban group member, who was one of the prominent members of the Red Unit of the group, in the country's Wardak province, media reports said.

Pakistan: CPEC gets Rs 21 bn for 2020-21, experts believe project placed in 'cold storage'

Jun 15, 2020, at 10:11 pm

Islamabad: Once it might have been considered as a game changer in Pakistan but the recent attitude towards it did not reflect much positive impression as the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the year 2020-21 contains around Rs 21 billion allocation for projects under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), media reports said.

Influence of West placed CPEC in cold storage: Noted Pakistan economist

Jun 15, 2020, at 09:55 pm

Islamabad: A noted economist has said Pakistan’s economic policies are being made in Washington and such steps have led to no mentioning of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in the budget 2020-21.

COVID-19: Bangladesh's death toll tops 1,200; total cases exceed 90,000

Jun 15, 2020, at 06:08 pm

Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh confirmed 38 more fatalities from Novel Coronavirus on Monday, bringing the country's death toll to over 1,200.

Pakistan: Punjab region to reimpose COVID-19 lockdown

Jun 15, 2020, at 05:54 pm

IslamabadUNI: The authorities of the Pakistan's Punjab province announced on Monday that they will be imposing a complete coronavirus-related lockdown in the worst-affected areas of the provincial capital city of Lahore in an attempt to curb the virus spread.

Afghanistan: Doctor killed, two people injured in attacks

Jun 15, 2020, at 04:26 pm

Kabul/UNI: Two separate attacks have taken place in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, leaving one person dead and two others injured, a police source told Tolo News on Monday.

If SOPs ignored then COVID-19 cases in Pakistan will touch one million by July end: Minister

Jun 15, 2020, at 09:31 am

Islamabad/IBNS: A Pakistani minister has cautioned his countrymen that if the carelessness of citizens in following standard operating procedures continues  then the number of COVID-19 cases in the country might touch 300,000 by the end of this month and to a million by end July.

Pakistan continues to witness forceful conversion of minority girls

Jun 14, 2020, at 11:53 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan, one of the key South Asian nations that is fighting a serious COVID-19 outbreak, is still witnessing forced conversion of minority girls even at this hour of health crisis.

PM Imran Khan warns Pakistan citizens against COVID, says "masses not taking it seriously"

Jun 14, 2020, at 10:19 pm

Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that many people in the country are not taking novel coronavirus seriously and are behaving irresponsibly which has lead to a surge in cases.

Eight killed, 1 missing in western Nepal landslide

Jun 14, 2020, at 05:58 pm

Kathmandu/Xinhua: A landslide occurred in western Nepal on Saturday has killed eight people, and a total of nine people were buried.

Afghan military repels Taliban attack, kills 2 militants during clashes - Reports

Jun 14, 2020, at 04:44 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The Afghan security forces repulsed the Taliban attack in the northern Faryab province of the country and killed two militants during the clashes, the Khaama Press News Agency reported on Sunday, citing the 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan National Army.

Defence allocation shows Pak govt presented budget after Army's approval: Mirza

Jun 13, 2020, at 05:19 pm

Glasgow: Human rights activist Amjad Ayub Mirza on Friday criticised the Pakistan government over the budget passed by it and said the decision to allocate  Rs 1.3 Trillion for defence showed it was done after the approval by the country's Army.

Former Bangladesh minister Mohammed Nasim passes away at 72

Jun 13, 2020, at 05:08 pm

Dhaka/UNI: Former Bangladesh health minister and Awami League leader Mohammad Nasim passed away at a Speciality Hospital here on Saturday, He was 72.

Seven Afghan policemen killed in Taliban attack

Jun 13, 2020, at 05:06 pm

Kabul/UNI: As many as seven Afghan policemen were killed in an attack by Taliban militants in the country's western Ghor province on Friday night, an official confirmed on Saturday.

PoK leaders express concern over Chinese intrusion to India

Jun 13, 2020, at 04:46 pm

Bern: Exiled leader from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri has condemned the recent intrusion of Chinese Army in India's Ladakh region.

Former Pakistan PM Yousuf Raza tests positive for COVID-19

Jun 13, 2020, at 04:42 pm

Islamabad/IBNS:  Former Pakistan prime minister and senior PPP leader Yousuf Raza Gilani has tested positive for COVID-19.

Kashmiris in Pakistan's Muzaffarabad complain about poor isolation ward for COVID-19 patients

Jun 13, 2020, at 04:02 pm

Muzaffarabad: When people suffering from COVID-19 need special attention from hospitals, the Kashmiri people are receiving poor treatment in Pakistan's Muzaffarabad city.

Pakistan's state-run PTV sacks 2 journalists for showing Kashmir as part of India

Jun 12, 2020, at 05:43 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan's state-run PTV has sacked two employees for showing "incorrect map of Pakistan" that was showing occupied Kashmir to be a part of Indian territory.

Afghanistan: Blast in mosque leaves imam, three others killed

Jun 12, 2020, at 04:02 pm

Kabul/IBNS: At least four people were killed as a blast rocked Sher Shah Suri Mosque in Kart-e-Char area in the west of Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Friday, media reports said.

Afghan President agrees to resume talks with Taliban in Doha – Qatari Foreign Ministry

Jun 12, 2020, at 09:29 am

Doha/Sputnik: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has agreed to hold a new round of negotiations with the Taliban in the Qatari capital of Doha, Qatari Foreign Ministry Special Envoy Mutlaq Al-Qahtani told Al-Jazeera broadcaster.

Pakistan forces flee posts amid violent protest in Balochistan

Jun 11, 2020, at 07:22 pm

Islamabad: Pakistani Border Forces recently abandoned check posts in Pakistan's Balochistan region amid protests by locals in Brabchah area of the city, media reports said.

District police chief killed in Taliban attack in Eastern Afghanistan

Jun 11, 2020, at 04:44 pm

Kabul/UNI:  A district police chief was killed and four other police officers wounded during clashes with Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province, a provincial police spokesman confirmed on Thursday.

Pakistan's opposition leader tests positive for COVID-19

Jun 11, 2020, at 04:37 pm

Islamabad/Xinhua: The leader of the opposition in Pakistan's National Assembly or the lower house of the parliament Shahbaz Sharif and several other politicians have tested positive for COVID-19, local media reported on Thursday.

Taliban should make its stand against Al Qaida clear, says US Gen

Jun 11, 2020, at 04:30 pm

Kabul/UNI:  United State Central Command’s top general, Marine Gen. Kenneth F McKenzie has said that he would not recommend a complete US troop pullout from Afghanistan by mid 2021 unless the Taliban make it clear that they no longer support Al-Qaida fighters.

Five more cases of enforced disappearances emerge from Balochistan

Jun 10, 2020, at 11:38 pm

Quetta: Five more cases of enforced disappearances have been reported from Balochistan as atrocities continued in this Pakistani region.

Pakistan govt reaches deal with Maulana Abdul Aziz of Lal Masjid

Jun 10, 2020, at 11:30 pm

Islamabad: Returning to spotlight, controversial Maulana Abdul Aziz, who had led the weekly congregational prayer without taking any anti-Covid-19 measures and had openly displayed weapons,  reached an agreement with the Pakistani government by which he vacated Lal Masjid G-6 and moved to the madrassah Jamia Hafsa in G-7.

Lack of medical facilities in Balochistan leads to death of three, including children

Jun 10, 2020, at 11:15 pm

Quetta: The Pakistani government seems to be neglecting the Balochistan region as evident from the deaths of three, including two children, in the area in the past 24 hours due to unavailability of medical facilities.

Bangladesh: COVID-19 death toll reaches 1,012

Jun 10, 2020, at 05:52 pm

Dhaka/UNI:  The death toll from novel coronavirus in Bangladesh has reached 1,012 as 37 more people died in the last 24 hours.

Afghanistan records 684 new COVID-19 positive cases

Jun 10, 2020, at 04:47 pm

Kabul/Xinhua: Afghanistan's Public Health Ministry has confirmed 684 new COVID-19 positive cases over the past 24 hours, totaling the number of patients infected with the disease to 22,143 in the country, said a statement of the ministry released Wednesday.

Pakistan govt faces heat from oppn leader as petrol shortage persists

Jun 10, 2020, at 10:10 am

Islamabad: The Pakistan government has blamed acute shortage of petroleum in the country on 'mafias'.