RPP asks govt to declare Nepal as Hindu Rashtra

Feb 21, 2019, at 01:47 pm

Kathmandu, Feb 21 (UNI) The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), considered to be a right-wing political party in Nepal, has asked the government to declare the country as a Hindu Rashtra.

70 dead in Dhaka warehouse fire

Feb 21, 2019, at 11:33 am

Dhaka, Feb 21 (IBNS/UNI): As many as 70 bodies were recovered from a fire-ravaged chemical warehouse in Chawkbazar area of Old Dhaka  on Thursday morning, police said.

Bangladesh: Fire at chemical warehouse kills 69

Feb 21, 2019, at 08:27 am

Dhaka, Feb 21 (IBNS): At least 69 people died as a fire broke out at a chemical warehouse in Chawkbazar area of Old Dhaka  on Thursday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Roadside bombing kills six civilians

Feb 20, 2019, at 06:30 pm

Jalalabad, Feb 20 (IBNS): A roadside bombing in Qarghayo district of eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan left at least six civilians killed, media reports said.

Pak PM took 'instructions' on radio broadcast, says Imran's ex-wife Reham Khan

Feb 20, 2019, at 09:20 am

New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) Call it a major surprise or anything else, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was 'waiting for instructions' to make his radio broadcast on Pulwama terror attack, former cricket-star-turned politician's ex-wife Reham Khan has said.

Afghan forces kill nine militants in eastern province

Feb 19, 2019, at 08:44 pm

Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Feb 19 (Xinhua/IBNS) A total of nine militants were killed and few others injured after the government forces stormed Taliban hideouts in Khogiani district of the eastern Nangarhar province on Monday, said a statement of provincial government released here on Tuesday.

Pakistan denies India's allegations on its involvement in Pulwama attack

Feb 17, 2019, at 11:11 pm

Islamabad, Feb 17 (IBNS): Pakistan on Sunday denied India's allegations that it had a hand in the February 14 attack on a convoy of Indian soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district that killed 40 people.

Taliban attack leaves six police personnel killed in Afghanistan

Feb 17, 2019, at 06:38 pm

Kabul, Feb 17 (IBNS): At least six police personnel, including a commander,  were killed in a Taliban attack in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province on Sunday, media reports said.

22 militants killed in airstrikes in central Afghanistan

Feb 16, 2019, at 05:40 pm

Tarinkot, Afghanistan, Feb 16 (UNI/Xinhua/IBNS) Up to 22 militants were confirmed dead as fighting aircrafts targeted Taliban gathering outside provincial capital Tirin Kot city, a security official Zainullah said on Saturday.

Afghanistan: Bomb blast in southern Ghazni leaves one killed

Feb 16, 2019, at 02:48 pm

Kabul, Feb 16 (IBNS): A bomb blast in southern Ghazni province of Afghanistan on Saturday left at least one person killed, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Key leader Abdur Razzaq resigns from Jamaat-e-Islami

Feb 15, 2019, at 03:44 pm

Dhaka, Feb 15 (IBNS): Citing that 'Jamaat did not seek apology to the countrymen for its activities against the independence of Bangladesh in 1971', key leader of the party-Barrister Abdur Razzaq- on Friday resigned from the Jamaat-e-Islami.

Afghanistan: Police detain 10 gunmen involved in harassing citizens

Feb 15, 2019, at 03:19 pm

Kabul, Feb 15 (IBNS): Afghanistan police have detained 10 gunmen who were involved in beating a civilian in Kabul city, media reports said on Friday.

Afghanistan: 2 Moldovan pilots released from Taliban captivity

Feb 12, 2019, at 06:54 pm

Chisinau, Feb 12 (IBNS): Moldovan President Igor Dodon has announced that two pilots, who were in Taliban's captivity, have been released after 42 months, media reports said.

Afghanistan: 2 Jaish-e-Mohammed members arrested

Feb 12, 2019, at 05:20 pm

Kabul, Feb 12 (IBNS): During an operation in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, country's intelligence officials have arrested two members of Jaish-e-Mohammad group, media reports said on Tuesday.

Afghanistan: Taliban militant killed, several wounded in operation

Feb 12, 2019, at 02:47 pm

Kabul, Feb 12 (IBNS) :A member of the Red Unit of Taliban was killed along with several others during the operations in Badghis and Uruzgan provinces.

Bangladesh: Drug related crime suspect killed in alleged shootout with police

Feb 11, 2019, at 06:40 pm

Dhaka, Feb 11 (IBNS): A suspect in over 10 drug-related cases was killed during a shootout with the police in Bangladesh's Rajshahi area, media reports said on Monday.

Security officials detain senior Taliban leader during operation in Afghanistan

Feb 11, 2019, at 05:19 pm

Kabul, Feb 11 (IBNS): Security officials detained a senior Taliban leader during an operation in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province on Monday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: President Ashraf Ghani offers office to Taliban in Kabul or Kandahar

Feb 11, 2019, at 09:52 am

Kabul, Feb 11 (IBNS): In a major development in the political scenario of Afghanistan, country's president Ashraf Ghani on Sunday expressed his readiness to offer the Taliban insurgents ‘a political office’ and security in capital Kabul or southern Kandahar province. 

Afghanistan: 45 kg drugs seized in Nangarhar province

Feb 10, 2019, at 07:29 pm

Kabul, Feb 10 (IBNS): Afghan Counter-Narcotics Special Operation Police seized 14kg heroin, 28kg hashish and 3kg chemical during an operation conducted in Surkh Rod district, eastern Nangarhar province, officials said on Sunday.

Afghan police forces thwart suicide attack in Kabul city

Feb 10, 2019, at 07:10 pm

Kabul, Feb 10 (IBNS): Afghanistan's  Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Sunday said police stopped a terror attack in Kabul city with the arrest of a suicide car bomber who was planning to launch an attack in the capital.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan to visit UAE today

Feb 10, 2019, at 05:49 pm

Islamabad, Feb 10 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Dubai on Feb 10, on a day-long visit, on the invitation of Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum to participate in the 7th edition of the World Government Summit, officials said.

Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists attack check-post, seven security officials killed

Feb 10, 2019, at 05:38 pm

Kabul, Feb 10 (IBNS): Taliban terrorists attacked a check-post in Afghanistan's Bala Baluk district and killed at least seven security officials, media reports said on Sunday.  

Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen kill Intelligence officer in Kabul, Taliban claims responsibility

Feb 09, 2019, at 04:13 pm

Kabul, Feb 9 (IBNS): Unidentified gunmen have shot dead an officer of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Kabul city of Afghanistan, media reports said on Saturday.

Bomb blast rocks Afghanistan's Khost province, three die

Feb 08, 2019, at 03:26 pm

Kabul, Feb 8 (IBNS): At least three people were killed in a bomb blast in southeastern Khost province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Friday.

Afghanistan: Kidnap gang leader held from Kabul city

Feb 06, 2019, at 04:28 pm

Kabul, Feb 6 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces have arrested a  kidnapping gang leader Obaidullah aka Raees Obaid from Kabul city, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Unidentified gunmen kill policeman

Feb 05, 2019, at 06:23 pm

Kabul, Feb 5 (IBNS): A policeman was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday, media reports said.

21 people found guilty in Kabul hotel attack: AGO

Feb 05, 2019, at 09:52 am

Kabul, Feb 5 (IBNS): The Attorney General Office (AGO) in Afghanistan on Monday handed jail terms ranging from five to 30 years as 21 people were found guilty of lotting the deadly attack on the Kabul Inter-Continental Hotel in 2018.

Afghanistan : Ten Taliban and ISIS-K militants killed

Feb 04, 2019, at 03:12 pm

Kabul, Feb 4 (IBNS) :More than ten militants affiliated with the Taliban and ISIS Khurasan groups have been killed during the operations of the Afghan and Coalition Forces in various provinces of the country.

Afghanistan: Operation conducted by security forces leave local Taliban leader killed

Feb 04, 2019, at 09:24 am

Kabul, Feb 4 (IBNS): An operation conducted by the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province left a key Taliban local leader killed, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Bomb blast in Jalalabad leaves two injured

Feb 02, 2019, at 06:45 pm

Kabul, Feb 2 (IBNS): At least two people were hurt as a bomb blast rocked Jalalabad city in Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said.