JeM chief Masood Azhar "unwell", confined to home: Pakistan
Mar 01, 2019, at 05:25 pm
New Delhi, Mar 1 (UNI) Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar is so "unwell" that he "can't even leave his house", Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Friday.
Stateless Rohingya refugee children living in ‘untenable situation’, UNICEF chief
Feb 28, 2019, at 12:52 pm
New York, Feb 28 (IBNS): With around half a million in effect, stateless Rohingya refugee children living in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar camp, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) chief stressed on Friday that the international community must address their “untenable situation” and “invest in this generation”.
'Hijacked' Bangladesh Biman fight to resume flights next week
Feb 27, 2019, at 05:06 pm
Dhaka, Feb 27 (IBNS): The Biman Bangladesh flight, which was 'hijacked' by a person last week, will resume flights within 10 days, officials said.
Nepal: Seven including Tourism Minister Adhikari dies in helicopter crash
Feb 27, 2019, at 04:41 pm
Kathmandu, Feb 27 (IBNS): All seven on board a helicopter, which was carrying country's tourism minister Rabindra Adhikari, were killed after it crashed in Nepal's Taplejung district on Wednesday, media reports said.
Lets talk: Pakistan PM Imran Khan tells India
Feb 27, 2019, at 04:18 pm
Islamabad, Feb 27 (IBNS): Amid heightened tension, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said his country is ready to sit on any form of 'dialogue' with India on the issue of 'terrorism'.
Afghanistan: Magnetic bomb blast leaves three wounded
Feb 26, 2019, at 04:51 pm
Kabul, Feb 26 (IBNS): A magnetic bomb blast in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province left at least three people wounded, media reports said.
Pak PM holds 'urgent meeting' in wake of India's LoC violation
Feb 26, 2019, at 02:58 pm
Islamabad, Feb 26 (UNI/IBNS) :Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan held an emergency meeting at 1100 hrs on Tuesday to discuss the security situation, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said.
Pak foreign minister rings up Chinese counterpart, briefs him on Pulwama development
Feb 25, 2019, at 06:24 pm
Islamabad, Feb 25 (UNI) Pakistan Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday spoke to Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi over the telephone on the evolving regional situation after the Pulwama terror attack and thanked Beijing for its steadfast support to his country.
Pakistan: Karachi building collapse leaves three dead
Feb 25, 2019, at 04:00 pm
Karachi, Feb 25 (IBNS): A three-storey building collapsed in Pakistani city of Karachi and left three people dead, media reports said on Monday.
Bangladesh plane hijack: RAB identifies suspect as ‘listed criminal Polash’
Feb 25, 2019, at 03:12 pm
Chittagong, Feb 25 (IBNS): RAB have identified the man killed in the commando operation during the hijacking bid in Bangladesh city of Chittagong as Md Polash Ahmed,media reports said.
Feb 25, 2019, at 02:09 pm
Islamabad, Feb 25 (UNI/IBNS) : The Islamabad High Court will on Monday announce its decision on a petition seeking release of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on bail on medical grounds.
Fire breaks out at a building located close to Kabul airport
Feb 25, 2019, at 09:54 am
Kabul, Feb 25 (IBNS): A fire has broke out at a building of an organization affiliated with the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in Kabul city, media reports said on Monday.
Commandos gun down Bangladesh Biman 'hijacker'
Feb 24, 2019, at 11:27 pm
Chittagong, Feb 24 (IBNS): Security forces shot dead a man in his mid twenties who tried to hijack Bangladesh Biman BG-147 on Sunday evening, media reports said.
Suspect arrested in Biman Bangladesh hijack attempt
Feb 24, 2019, at 08:25 pm
Chittagong, Feb 24 (IBNS/UNI): A hijack attempt was made on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Dhaka to Dubai during a stopover in Chittagong, media reports said.
Dubai-bound Bangladesh flight makes emergency landing after hijack attempt, passengers evacuated
Feb 24, 2019, at 07:58 pm
Dhaka, Feb 24 (UNI) A Dubai-bound flight from Bangladesh made an emergency landing at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong on Sunday over reports of hijacking attempt.
Afghanistan: Taliban-designated chief killed in eastern Nangarhar province
Feb 24, 2019, at 06:16 pm
Kabul, Feb 24 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces have killed a Taliban-designated chief for the Lalpora district of eastern Nangarhar province, media reports said on Sunday.
Blast rocks Pakistan's Balochistan, 1 dead
Feb 24, 2019, at 05:56 pm
Islamabad, Feb 24 (IBNS): An explosion hit Pakistan's Balochistan's Dera Murad Jamali city on Sunday and left one person killed, media reports said.
Civilian deaths from Afghanistan conflict in 2018 touched record level: UNAMA
Feb 24, 2019, at 03:39 pm
Kabul, Feb 24 (IBNS): More civilians were killed in the Afghan conflict last year than at any time since records have been kept, according to a United Nations report released today by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the UN Human Rights Office.
Karachi medical student dies after she was caught during exchange of fire between police, robbers
Feb 23, 2019, at 04:31 pm
Karachi, Feb 23 (IBNS): A medical student was killed after she was caught in a crossfire between the police and suspected robbers in Pakistan's North Karachi locality, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: Man, woman killed for 'honour' in Karachi
Feb 23, 2019, at 04:22 pm
Karachi, Feb 23 (IBNS): In the name of 'honour' a man and a woman have been killed in Pakistan's Karachi city, media reports said.
11 militants killed, 14 arrested in Afghanistan
Feb 23, 2019, at 04:18 pm
Kabul, Feb 23 (Xinhua/UNI) :At least 11 militants have been killed and 14 others arrested by Afghan army personnel as fighting rages in the country, military sources said Saturday.
Afghanistan: Ten alleged criminals arrested
Feb 23, 2019, at 09:41 am
Kabul, Feb 23 (IBNS): Ten alleged criminals have been arrested by the police from various police districts of Kabul districts of Afghanistan, media reports said on Saturday.
Amid international pressure, Pakistan govt takes control of Jaish headquarters
Feb 22, 2019, at 09:47 pm
Islamabad, Feb 22 (IBNS): Amid international pressure to act against terrorism, the Pakistan government on Friday announced to have taken over the control of the headquarters of the terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), which claimed responsibility for the February 14 attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district that killed 40 Indian soldiers.
Bangladesh: Pakistan government condoles loss of lives in fire
Feb 22, 2019, at 04:32 pm
Islamabad, Feb 22 (IBNS): Pakistan on Friday condoled the loss of lives in a fire tragedy in Bangladesh capital Dhaka which left 70 people dead.
Pakistan decides to reinstate ban on two terror organisations
Feb 22, 2019, at 12:04 pm
ISLAMABAD, Feb 22 (UNI) The Pakistani government decided to reinstate a ban on two terror organisations already been placed in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions committee's consolidated list, after a suicide attack in Pulwama-which claimed lives of more than 40 CRPF Jawans, an official statement on Friday said.
Afghanistan: Members of a prominent terror gang of Taliban arrested in Kabul
Feb 22, 2019, at 09:57 am
Kabul, Feb 22 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces have arrested at least four members of a prominent terror gang of Taliban group during an operation in Kabul city, media reports said on Friday.
Service and Sacrifice: UN peacekeeping assignment ‘lifetime opportunity’ for Nepalese doctor
Feb 22, 2019, at 09:21 am
For over six decades, Nepalese women and men have served around the world as United Nations peacekeepers. The South Asian nation is currently the fifth largest contributor to UN peacekeeping, with over 5,700 personnel serving in more than a dozen countries. They protect vulnerable communities and support countries working to move from conflict to peace, doing so at great personal risk and in harsh conditions. UN News spoke with one such peacekeeper, Captain Poonam Khadka, who served with the joint African Union-UN peacekeeping mission (UNAMID) in the Darfur region of Sudan last year. Captain Khadka completed her assignment in Darfur and returned home to Nepal in January of this year. The following interview took place while she was still serving with the Mission.
How Bangladesh spearheaded creation of International Mother Language Day
Feb 22, 2019, at 09:11 am
New York, Feb 22 (IBNS): Concerned that one language goes extinct every two weeks, the United Nations is honouring linguistic diversity and celebrating indigenous languages on International Mother Language Day. And the roots of the Day start in a South-Asian country with a bloody and historic connection to 21 February.
At least 80 left dead in Bangladesh's Dhaka fire
Feb 21, 2019, at 09:55 pm
Dhaka, Feb 21 (UNI/IBNS): At least 80 people on Thursday died after a massive fire engulfed apartment buildings that also housed chemical warehouses in the old city of Bangladesh capital Dhaka.
Bangladesh: Fire in Dhaka leaves 70 people dead, India condoles
Feb 21, 2019, at 03:31 pm
Dhaka, Feb 21 (IBNS): A massive fire ripped through several buildings in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Thursday and left at least 70 people dead, media reports said.