Bangladesh: Local Awami League leader shot dead

Sep 15, 2019, at 04:46 pm

Dhaka, Sept 15 (IBNS): Unknown people shot dead a local Awami League leader in Bangladesh's Savar area, media reports said on Sunday.

Chinese projects in Bangladesh in limbo over non-fulfilment of financial commitment

Sep 14, 2019, at 04:01 pm

Dhaka, Sept 14 (IBNS): Giving a hint that they are not fulfilling a financial commitment made to Bangladesh in 2016, China has so far only disbursed USD 981. 36 million, which accounts for five percent of USD 20 billion promised for development projects.

Monsoon destroys Rohingya shelters, sparking record UN emergency food agency response in Bangladesh

Sep 14, 2019, at 09:22 am

New York: Unusually heavy monsoon rains have inundated shelters in refugee camps in southern Bangladesh creating “havoc”, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday, as it launched its biggest emergency response of the year for displaced Rohingya families.

Special Forces storm ISIS hideout in Kabul, 3 hurt

Sep 13, 2019, at 06:15 pm

Kabul, Sept 13 (IBNS):  The Special Forces of the National Directorate of Security stormed a hideout of ISIS terrorist group in Afghanistan's Kabul city and left three people wounded, media reports said on Friday.

Amid conflict with India over Article 370, Pakistan Minister admits funding Hafiz Saeed

Sep 13, 2019, at 04:16 pm

Islamabad, Sept 13 (IBNS); In what might become an embarrassment for Pakistan PM Imran Khan's government, a minister has claimed that the nation spent millions on global terrorist Hafiz Saeed-run banned organization Jamaat –ud-Dawa (JuD) in an attempt to bring it to the “mainstream”.

Imran Khan to hold 'big jalsa' over Kashmir issue in PoK today

Sep 13, 2019, at 11:50 am

Islamabad: Even after failing to garner support from any single nation, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is set to make another desperate attempt to catch the limelight over the Kashmir issue by holding a "big jalsa" in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) on Friday.

Pakistan police arrest people protesting in pro-independence Kashmir rally: Report

Sep 12, 2019, at 06:40 pm

Muzaffarabad: Amid bilateral tension with India, Pakistan police have arrested at least 22 people who were protesting at a pro-independence rally in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK), an Al Jazeera report said.

International community believes India, not us: Pak Minister makes admission over Kashmir

Sep 12, 2019, at 04:04 pm

Islamabad: Embarrassing Islamabad, Pakistan Interior Minister Brig Ijaz Ahmed Shah has said the international community believes India but not his own country over the Kashmir issue, media reports said.

Imran Khan to host rally in PoK on Friday to show solidarity with the people of Jammu and Kashmir

Sep 11, 2019, at 05:49 pm

Islamabad, Sept 11 (IBNS): Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Wednesday announced that he will arrange a rally in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)'s capital Muzaffarabad on Friday to show solidarity with the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

Blast at US embassy in Afghanistan on 9/11 anniversary, no casualty

Sep 11, 2019, at 05:33 pm

Kabul, Sep 11 (UNI) A rocket blast hit the US Embassy in Afghanistan early Wednesday, just minutes into the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attack.

Afghan police arrest 22 suspects: govt

Sep 11, 2019, at 05:31 pm

Kabul, Sep 11 (Xinhua/UNI) Afghan National Police arrested 22 individuals on suspect of being affiliated with terrorist groups in three provinces overnight on Tuesday, the country's Interior Ministry confirmed on Wednesday.

‘Whole spectrum of Afghan society’ must get behind peace talks, UN envoy tells Security Council

Sep 11, 2019, at 10:10 am

New York: The long Afghan conflict can only be resolved by “direct talks” between its own people, the chief of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) told the Security Council on Tuesday, underscoring that they must be inclusive and represent “the whole spectrum of Afghan society”.

Landslides claim two lives in Cox's Bazaar

Sep 10, 2019, at 03:50 pm

Dhaka, Sept 10 (IBNS): In separate incidents of landslides, which were triggered by heavy rainfall, at least two children lost their lives in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazaar area, media reports said.

Pakistan: Sikh man from Imran Khan's PTI cites atrocities on minorities, seeks asylum in India

Sep 10, 2019, at 10:58 am

Islamabad: At a time Imran Khan is raising concerns over the alleged human rights violations in the Indian Kashmir, a Sikh man from his own party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) sought an asylum in India citing atrocities against the minorities in the South Asian nation, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Bomb blast in Kabul city leaves 3 civilians hurt

Sep 09, 2019, at 05:48 pm

Kabul, Sept 9 (IBNS): A bomb blast in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Monday left at least three people hurt, media reports said.

Pakistan releases Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Maulana Masood Azhar from custody

Sep 09, 2019, at 11:46 am

Islamabad: Amid heightened tension between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, Pakistan has released Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Maulana Masood Azhar from protective custody, media reports said.

Pakistan awaits IMF team to fix collapsing economy amid sparring over Kashmir

Sep 09, 2019, at 01:33 am

Islamabad, Sept 8 (IBNS): Even as Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan keeps their anti-India rant over Kashmir situation raging, experts say he is facing a tough challenge from the crippling economy of the Islamic nation and perhaps the brouhaha over J&K gives him a temporary tool to divert attention of his people.

Radio Pakistan's website hacked briefly, restored later

Sep 08, 2019, at 11:37 pm

Islamabad, Sept 8 (IBNS): National broadcaster Radio Pakistan's website was briefly hacked on Sunday, media reports said.

Gas cylinder explosion in Bangladesh hotel leaves 18 hurt

Sep 08, 2019, at 05:41 pm

Dhaka, Sept 8 (IBNS): At least 18 people were injured as a gas cylinder exploded at a hotel in Board Bazar area of Bangladesh's Gazipur area on Sunday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Suspected terrorists kidnap six journalists

Sep 08, 2019, at 03:35 pm

Kabul, Sept 8 (IBNS): Suspected terrorists have kidnapped a group of six journalists in South-eastern Paktiya province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday.

Almost 20 people hospitalised after protests in Hong Kong: Reports

Sep 08, 2019, at 01:38 pm

Beijing, Sep 8 (Sputnik): Nineteen people have been hospitalized in Hong Kong following the Saturday clashes between the police and the opposition, local media reported on Sunday.

Kabul attack: Trump cancels secret meetings with Taliban leaders, Afghan prez

Sep 08, 2019, at 12:53 pm

Washington, Sept 7 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has informed that he had cancelled secret meetings with the Taliban leaders and Afghan president in the wake of American soldier getting killed in a car bombing in Kabul, which also left 11 others injured on Thursday.

Afghanistan: Taliban commander Sher Lala killed in an airstrike

Sep 07, 2019, at 04:52 pm

Kabul, Sept 7 (IBNS):  A Taliban commander and his comrades have been killed during an airstrike in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province, media reports said on Saturday.

Afghanistan: Senior government official killed by unknown gunmen

Sep 07, 2019, at 04:16 pm

Kabul, Sept 7 (IBNS): Unknown gunmen killed a government official in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.

Police arrest three Rohingya men with Bangladeshi passports

Sep 06, 2019, at 04:07 pm

Dhaka, Sept 6 (IBNS): Bangladesh police have arrested three Rohingya men with Bangladeshi passports in their possessions, media reports said.

Kashmir does not concern Muslim community: UAE embarrasses Pakistan

Sep 06, 2019, at 01:19 pm

Islamabad: In another embarrassment for Pakistan, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan said Jammu and Kashmir issue does not concern the Muslim community and is only a dispute between Islamabad and New Delhi, media reports said.

World can see India's violation of international laws: embattled Imran Khan makes fresh bid to attack Modi over Kashmir

Sep 06, 2019, at 11:26 am

Islamabad: In a fresh attack on New Delhi even after being rebuked by several countries, an embattled Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said India's violation of international laws in Jammu and Kashmir is there for the world to see.

Taliban militants behead the acting provincial human rights chief

Sep 06, 2019, at 09:43 am

Kabul, Sept 6 (IBNS): Suspected Taliban terrorists have beheaded the acting chief of the regional human rights commission of Ghor province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Friday.

Pakistan is the most dangerous country: Ex-US defence secretary

Sep 05, 2019, at 05:55 pm

New York: At a time when Pakistan has failed to corner India at global platforms over the Kashmir issue, a former US  defense secretary came out in criticising the nuclear-armed nation and called it the “most dangerous country” he dealt with in his career.

Pakistan: Pushpa Kohli becomes first Hindu girl to be inducted into Sindh police

Sep 05, 2019, at 04:48 pm

Islamabad: Creating history, Pushpa Kohli has become the first girl belonging to the Hindu community to be inducted into the Sindh police in Pakistan after clearing her provincial competitive examination.