Mar 29, 2020, at 03:20 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: A Baloch leader has claimed that the Pakistani military is using the Coronavirus outbreak in the nation to expand its occupation and grip in Balochistan, media reports said.
Thailand reports 109 new COVID-19 cases, one more fatality
Mar 28, 2020, at 08:26 pm
Bangok/Xinhua: Thailand on Saturday reported 109 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 1,245.
Mar 28, 2020, at 07:42 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Balochistan National Party (Mengal) Chairman Sardar Akhtar Mengal has condemned the arrest of Jang-Geo Group Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman by Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
At least 6 dead after Taliban clash with Afghan police in Kandahar : Source
Mar 28, 2020, at 05:33 pm
Kabul/Sputni/UNI: Clashes occurred between the Afghan National Police and the Taliban radical group overnight Saturday in the Spin Buldak district of the southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan, Sputnik has learned from local sources.
Pakistan: Five imams arrested for violating prayer codes
Mar 28, 2020, at 04:53 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Police in Pakistan's Gakhar Mandi city arrested four imams (prayer leaders) for allegedly violating prayer codes which have been enforced by authorities in the region at a time when the country is witnessing a major spike in the number of COVID 19 infected cases.
Bangladesh reports no COVID 19 case in 24 hours
Mar 28, 2020, at 04:32 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh did not report any new COVID 19 case in the past 24 hours.
Bangladesh: Road mishap kills five
Mar 28, 2020, at 10:32 am
Dhaka/IBNS: At least five people died when a cement truck overturned in Bangladesh's Tangail region on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Punjab to let go 20,000 prisoners amid COVID 19 scare
Mar 28, 2020, at 10:25 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Amid Covid 19 spread fear, authorities in Pakistan's Punjab region has decided to let go almost 20,000 of its 46,000 prisoners, media reports said.
Mar 27, 2020, at 05:45 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan seems to slip in its efforts to tackle the COVID 19 menace as the number of infected patients in the country has now touched 1257 and reports are even emerging that Pakistan Army has started to move coronavirus positive patients from Punjab province to Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit Baltistan.
Gunmen kill 25 at Afghan temple, UN chief calls for accountability
Mar 27, 2020, at 03:49 pm
New York/IBNS: The Secretary-General condemned Wednesday’s attack on a Sikh-Hindu temple in the heart of Kabul, Afghanistan, that left dozens of civilians killed and injured.
Gunmen kill 25 at Afghan temple, UN chief calls for accountability
Mar 27, 2020, at 03:38 pm
New York/IBNS: The Secretary-General condemned Wednesday’s attack on a Sikh-Hindu temple in the heart of Kabul, Afghanistan, that left dozens of civilians killed and injured.
ISIS Khurasan claims Sikh Gurudwara in Kabul was attacked by Abu Khalild al-Hindi
Mar 27, 2020, at 11:50 am
Kabul/IBNS: An offshoot of the terror group Islamic State- ISIS Khurasan- has claimed responsibility for the attack on the Sikh gurudwara in Afghanistan's Kabul city which left 25 people dead, media reports said.
After India, China donates testing kits, PPEs to Bangladesh
Mar 26, 2020, at 11:37 pm
Dhaka/UNI: After India handed over 30 thousand surgical masks and 15 thousand head covers to Bangladesh, the second batch of medical logistics, including 10,000 testing kits, 10,000 personal protective equipment and 1,000 infrared thermometers, arrived here from Kunming in China on Thursday afternoon.
Amid propaganda to shift blame, China blocks draft to discuss COVID 19 pandemic issue at UNSC
Mar 26, 2020, at 09:50 pm
New York/IBNS: China, which is believed to be the epicentre of the outbreak of COVID 19, has been opposing discussion of the issue in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) even as the Asian giant launched a massive propaganda to wash its hand of the origin of its outbreak, media reports said.
Kabul Sikh Gurudwara attack: Hand of Pakistani spy agency ISI suspected
Mar 26, 2020, at 05:08 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Even as Islamic State terrorist organization claimed responsibility for the attack in a Sikh Gurdwara (temple) in Afghanistan capital Kabul city, which has claimed 25 lives so far, Intelligence sources have pointed to a Pakistan ISI link to the bloody episode which left the world shocked in the middle of a global war against coronavirus.
25 killed in Kabul Sikh Gurudwara attack as ISIS claims responsibility
Mar 25, 2020, at 10:35 pm
Kabul/IBNS: With the world currently engaged in tackling Coronavirus outbreak, Afghanistan witnessed a tragic day as Islamic State gunmen attacked a Sikh gurudwara in capital Kabul city and killed at least 25 people on Wednesday, media reports said.
Mar 25, 2020, at 10:24 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Calling the move 'politically motivated, arbitrary and unlawful', Amal Clooney’s Doughty Street Chambers has filed a complaint at the United Nations (UN) against the arrest of Editor-in-Chief of Jang and Geo Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman by Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
Mar 25, 2020, at 10:13 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: At a time when several countries, including neighboring India, have announced lock down to combat COVID 19, Pakistan PM Imran Khan seems to be still hesitant towards taking the move even as the number of Coronavirus infected cases in the nation crossed 1000 on Wednesday.
COVID-19: Daulatdia sex workers in Bangladesh seek funds
Mar 25, 2020, at 06:24 pm
Dhaka/ UNI: Sex workers of Daulatdai, one of the world’s largest sex working point, on Wednesday, sought emergency funds from the Bangladesh government citing ban on their profession to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Afghanistan: Gunmen attack Sikh Gurudwara, 11 killed
Mar 25, 2020, at 04:20 pm
Kabul/IBNS: At a time when the world, including Afghanistan, is fighting against the coronavirus outbreak, gunmen stormed into a Sikh Gurudwara in Shorbazar area of Kabul city on Wednesday and left 11 people killed, media reports said.
Fidayeen gunmen storm into Sikh Gurudwara in Kabul killing four, worshippers held hostage
Mar 25, 2020, at 01:48 pm
Kabul/IBNS: While the world is fighting Coronavirus spread, terror attacks continue in Afghanistan as gunmen and suicide bombers stormed into a Sikh Gurudwara in Afghanistan's capital Kabul and killed at least four people on Wednesday morning, media reports said.
BREAKINGNEWS: Gunmen in Kabul kill four in Sikh religious gathering, encounter with police on
Mar 25, 2020, at 01:04 pm
KABUL/IBNS: Gunmen stormed into a Sikh place of worship in Kabul's on Wednesday, killing at least four people, officials said. Many worshippers are held hostage still in the gurdwara in Shorbazar.
PoK protests against Islamabad's attempt to spread COVID 19 by setting up quarantine centres
Mar 25, 2020, at 11:22 am
Islamabad/IBNS: A recent protest in Mirpur city has highlighted how Islamabad is attempting to bring COVID 19 positive patients to Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) by setting up quarantine centres in the region, media reports said.
One Belt, One Road, One Virus: Gilgit and PoK leaders seek immediate end to project
Mar 25, 2020, at 11:09 am
Political leaders from Gilgit Baltistan in Pakistan have called for an immediate end to China's One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative as they feel that it is a roadway which might destroy Gilgit and many other corners of the globe through the spread of coronavirus.
Man in China dies of Hantavirus spread by rodents: Report
Mar 24, 2020, at 11:41 pm
Beijing/IBNS: As the world is struggling with Coronavirus, a man in China has died of Hantavirus, media reports said on Tuesday.
Bangladesh suspends rail, bus, ferry services to contain COVID-19 outbreak
Mar 24, 2020, at 05:33 pm
Dhaka/Xinhua/UNI: Bangladesh has cancelled passenger trains as the country strives to prevent the COVID-19 from spreading locally.
Underage minor Hindu girl 'forcefully' married to Muslim man in Pakistan: Reports
Mar 24, 2020, at 04:43 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Amid reports of intolerance against minorities emerging from Pakistan in recent times, a case of an underage Hindu girl’s marriage with a Muslim boy surfaced near Yazman area in southern Punjab, media reports said.
Chinese authorities to lift lockdown in Hubei province
Mar 24, 2020, at 04:13 pm
Wuhan/IBNS: Chinese authorities on Tuesday announced that they would lift the lockdown in most of the Hubei province, which had been the epicentre of coronavirus outbreak, an AP report said.
Pakistan: COVID 19 outbreak leaves doctor dead, reports of 'dirty' condition of Taftan camps emerge
Mar 24, 2020, at 12:23 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: At a time when reports are emerging that PM Imran Khan-led government is failing to implement proper measures needed to fight Coronavirus in Pakistan, a doctor from Gilgit Baltistan, who was working to treat patients suffering from COVID 19, died due to the virus as the death toll in the nation touched six on Monday.
PoK, Gilgit Baltistan leaders appreciate PM Modi's move of fighting against COVID 19
Mar 24, 2020, at 11:53 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Several key exiled leaders from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit Baltistan region have lauded Indian PM Narendra Modi's attempt to fight against COVID 19 outbreak.