Sikh girl abducted, converted to Islam and then married to Muslim man in Pakistan
Aug 30, 2019, at 12:49 pm
Lahore: Showing yet another dark chapter of atrocities on minorities in Pakistan, a Sikh girl has allegedly been abducted and forcefully converted in Pakistan's Nankana Sahib city.
37 militants killed in Afghanistan clashes
Aug 28, 2019, at 05:17 pm
Sharan, Afghanistan, Aug 28 (Xinhua) At least 37 Taliban militants were killed on Tuesday night when Afghan security forces repelled an attack on their positions in eastern Paktika province, local police said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Taliban terrorist kills his father in Jawzjan
Aug 28, 2019, at 03:44 pm
Kabul, Aug 28 (IBNS): A Taliban terrorist has murdered his father in Afghanistan's northern Jawzjan province, media reports said on Wednesday.
Bangladesh: Four suspected terrorists detained in Dhaka
Aug 28, 2019, at 03:15 pm
Dhaka, Aug 28 (IBNS): The Rapid Action Battalion officials have arrested four suspected terrorists from Bangladesh capital Dhaka, media reports said on Wednesday.
At least six Islamic State terrorists killed in airstrike in Afghanistan - Reports
Aug 28, 2019, at 10:21 am
Moscow, Aug 28 (Sputnik/UNI) At least six fighters from Islamic State (IS, terrorist group banned in Russia) were killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, local media reported.
Eight soldiers killed in checkpoint clashes in W Afghanistan
Aug 27, 2019, at 05:33 pm
Qala-e-Naw (Afghanistan), Aug 27 (Xinhua/UNI) Eight Afghan soldiers and eight militants were killed during clashes at an army checkpoint in western Badghis province overnight as daily violence and clashes have been continuing in the country, a district chief said on Tuesday.
Nine militants killed in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province
Aug 27, 2019, at 05:28 pm
Faizabad, Afghanistan, Aug 27 (Xinhua) At least nine militants have been confirmed dead as fighting aircrafts targeted Taliban hideouts in Karan wa Munjan district of the northern Badakhshan province, said a statement of the army on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Six ISIS-K terrorists killed during airstrike
Aug 27, 2019, at 04:35 pm
Kabul, Aug 27 (IBNS): An airstrike conducted in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province left at least six Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Khurasan (ISIS-K) terrorists killed, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan UN envoy meets UNGA President to discuss Kashmir issue
Aug 27, 2019, at 04:22 pm
New York, Aug 27 (IBNS): Pakistan’s Representative to the United Nations (UN) Maleeha Lodhi on Monday met the President of the UN General Assembly Maria Fernanda Espinosa and discussed the Kashmir issue, media reports said.
Aug 27, 2019, at 09:50 am
New York, Aug 27 (IBNS): A United Nations human rights expert warned on Monday that Sri Lankan authorities must take urgent action to strengthen respect for freedom of religion or belief and address simmering ethno-religious tensions.
Afghanistan: Head of Taliban Kangaroo courts killed during airstrike
Aug 26, 2019, at 04:44 pm
Kabul, Aug 26 (IBNS): The head of Taliban Kangaroo courts was killed during an airstrike conducted in Afghanistan's south-eastern Ghazni province, media reports said on Monday.
Aug 26, 2019, at 03:04 pm
Islamabad, Aug 26 (IBNS): Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has reacted to the Pakistan Senate chairman's decision to cancel UAE visit over their move to confer Order of Zayed honour to Indian PM Narendra Modi and said one should not forget that the UAE had once bailed Pakistan out. His reaction is also an indication of the divide in Pakistan on how far they would be a prisoner of the Kashmir issue and the recent move by India on the disputed territory.
Afghanistan: Blast occurs outside Pakistan consulate
Aug 26, 2019, at 12:16 pm
Kabul, Aug 26 (UNI): At least three people were injured on Sunday night when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded just outside the Pakistan consulate in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, however, the staff of consulate is safe, local media reported on Monday.
Kerala-born Pakistani leader BM Kutty dies at 89
Aug 26, 2019, at 10:45 am
Karachi: Indian origin Pakistani political leader BM Kutty, who was born in Kerala, passed away at the age of 89 on Sunday, media reports said.
Three injured in bomb blast near Pakistani Consulate in Afghanistan
Aug 26, 2019, at 10:21 am
Moscow, Aug 26 (Sputnik/UNI) Three people were injured on Sunday as a result of a bomb blast outside the Pakistani Consulate General in Afghanistan's Jalalabad, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Mohammad Faisal, said.
Afghanistan: Pakistani suicide bombers among 16 killed in Ghazni strike
Aug 25, 2019, at 08:21 pm
Kabul, Aug 25 (IBNS): The Afghan and U.S. forces conducted airstrikes in different parts of Ghazni province of Afghanistan and killed at least 16 Taliban terrorists, media reports said on Sunday.
Rohingya's rally to mark second anniversary of exodus in Bangladesh
Aug 25, 2019, at 06:05 pm
Dhaka, Aug 25 ( UNI) Thousands of Rohingya refugees held a rally at Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar on Sunday, marking the second anniversary of the start of the crisis that began following an offensive of Myanmar army.
Rohingya Issue: US envoy to stand beside Bangladesh government
Aug 25, 2019, at 04:00 pm
Dhaka, Aug 25 (IBNS): US Ambassador Earl Robert Miller has said that his nation will stand beside Bangladesh in its efforts to repatriate the forcibly displaced Rohingyas to Myanmar.
Bangladesh: Six-year-old raped
Aug 24, 2019, at 11:14 pm
Dhaka, Aug 24 (IBNS): A six-year-old was allegedly raped in Chowgachha upazila of Jashore area of Bangladesh by a youth, media reports said on Saturday.
Suspected Taliban terrorists flog young couple on charges of eloping in Afghanistan
Aug 24, 2019, at 06:28 pm
Kabul, Aug 24 (IBNS): Suspected Taliban terrorists flogged a young couple on charges of eloping in northern Faryab province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: 3 terrorists shot dead close to Farah airport
Aug 24, 2019, at 04:51 pm
Kabul, Aug 24 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces on Saturday killed three terrorists as they were attempting to carry out a series of target killings close to Farah airport in West of Afghanistan, media reports said.
Religions for Peace express serious concern for Myanmar refugees
Aug 24, 2019, at 11:45 am
Lindau, Germany: The Religions for Peace (RfP) leaders from Myanmar and Bangladesh held track II consultations on the refugee problem affecting the two countries at the 10th World Assembly of Religions for Peace today in Lindau, Germany, which concluded today. Cardinal Charles Maung Bo represented Myanmar.
Former Pakistani diplomats shock by calling for armed uprising in Kashmir on live TV show
Aug 21, 2019, at 11:37 pm
Islamabad, Aug 21: In a shocking video that has been circulating on the social media, Pakistani diplomats participating in a TV discussion show were seen openly calling for support for armed resistance by the people of Kashmir in the wake of the recent scrapping of Article 370 by the Indian government.
Aug 21, 2019, at 11:29 pm
Weeks after the Indian government scrapped the Article 370 which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, activists from Gilgit-Baltistan, which is part of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and an integral part of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir that legally acceded to India in 1947 and has remained undefined in Pakistan's Constitution, have called for a national conference to discuss for the region's national identity.
Abrogation of Article 370 is an internal matter of India: Bangladesh
Aug 21, 2019, at 03:18 pm
Dhaka: At a time Pakistan is raging a war of words over the doing away of Jammu and Kashmir's special status, Bangladesh maintained the abrogation of Article 370 is entirely an internal matter of India.
Afghanistan: Suspected Taliban terrorists torch girl's school in Kabul province
Aug 21, 2019, at 09:55 am
Kabul, Aug 21 (IBNS): Suspected Taliban terrorists set a girl's school in Kabul province of Afghanistan on fire on Tuesday, media reports said.
Aug 20, 2019, at 06:06 pm
New York, Aug 20 (IBNS):The appointment of Sri Lankan Lieutenant-General Shavendra Silva as Commander of the country’s army is deeply troubling, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said in a statement released on Monday, adding that the military leader had been given the role despite “serious allegations of gross violations of international human rights and humanitarian law against him and his troops during the war”.
Afghanistan: Security forces arrest ISIS militants in Kabul
Aug 20, 2019, at 04:17 pm
Kabul, Aug 20 (IBNS): The Afghan Special Forces arrested two suspected Islamic State terrorists from Kabul city of Afghanistan, media reports said.
Twitter suspends 200 Pakistani handles for posting about Kashmir
Aug 20, 2019, at 11:56 am
Islamabad: Micro-blogging site Twitter has suspended 200 Pakistani handles for posting about Jammu and Kashmir in the last one week, a Dawn News report said.
Zakir Naik apologises after Malaysia bans him from publicly speaking
Aug 20, 2019, at 11:03 am
Kuala Lampur: Islamic preacher Zakir Naik has apologised after eight Malaysian states banned him from publicly speaking for allegedly inciting racial tension in the Southeast Asian country, media report said.