India-Pak trade much below potential: World Bank
Dec 06, 2018, at 02:52 pm
Islamabad, Dec 6 (IBNS): A World Bank report has said trade between India and Pakistan could be as high as $37 billion as compared to the current $2 billion, The Dawn reported.
Pakistan wants peace in Afghanistan: Imran to US
Dec 05, 2018, at 08:12 pm
Islamabad, Dec 5 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said Pakistan had "abiding interest" in achieving peace in Afghanistan through a political settlement, The Dawn reported.
UN calls for women's meaningful participation in Afghan peace
Dec 05, 2018, at 09:53 am
Kabul, Dec 5 (IBNS): Women’s full, equal and meaningful participation in peace processes was the focus of this year’s Afghanistan-wide Global Open Days events, a series of nationwide dialogues around women, peace and security.
Women ‘vital’ to peace efforts and ensuring long-lasting stability in Afghanistan
Dec 05, 2018, at 09:12 am
New York, Dec 5 (IBNS): As gender-equality advocates discuss how a lasting peace can be secured in Afghanistan, the top UN official in the country has underscored the importance of women’s participation as “vital to ending the conflict and ensuring long-lasting stability.”
Back peace process in Afghanistan: US to Pakistan
Dec 04, 2018, at 07:48 pm
Washington DC, Dec 4 (IBNS): The US has chided Pakistan and said it was time all nations supported the efforts of the United Nations, India and Afghanistan to help maintain peace in South Asia.
Dec 04, 2018, at 05:39 pm
Kabul, Dec 4 (IBNS): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has ordered a probe into the allegations related to the sexual abuse of female athletes.
Afghanistan: District police chief killed in Taliban attack
Dec 04, 2018, at 05:04 pm
Kabul, Dec 4 (IBNS): Abdul Malik Nizami, the police chief for Sayyad district of Sar-e-Pul province, was killed during a clash with Taliban members in Sar-e-Pul province of Afghanistan, media reports said.
Afghanistan: US soldier succumbed to injures suffered in roadside bombing
Dec 04, 2018, at 04:00 pm
Kabul, Dec 4 (IBNS): A US soldier, who was injured during a roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan last month, passed away on Sunday, Pentagon said on Tuesday.
Taliban’s shadow governor for Ghor reportedly killed
Dec 04, 2018, at 02:26 pm
Kabul, Dec 4 (IBNS) : The shadow governor of Taliban for Ghor province has reportedly been killed in a U.S. drone strike in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan.
Pakistan: FIA opens immigration office in Kartarpur
Dec 03, 2018, at 05:03 pm
Islamabad, Dec 3 (IBNS): Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency has set up an immigration office at Kartarpur border in Narowal
Afghanistan: Taliban abducts 40 passengers
Dec 02, 2018, at 08:20 pm
Kabul, Dec 2 (IBNS): At least 40 passengers and driver were abducted by Taliban terrorists in Dara-e-Soof district in Samangan province of Afghanistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Bangladesh polls: Khaleda Zia's nominations rejected
Dec 02, 2018, at 07:53 pm
Dhaka, Dec 2 (IBNS): Ahead of Bangladesh polls, the three nominations filed by ex-Prime Minister of Bangladesh Khaleda Zia have been canceled, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Key Taliban leader killed in drone strike
Dec 02, 2018, at 06:55 pm
Kabul, Dec 2 (IBNS): A Taliban leader was killed during a drone attack in Helmand province of Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said on Sunday.
Dhaka: Bangladeshi photographer Anwar Hossain found dead
Dec 01, 2018, at 07:25 pm
Dhaka, Dec 1 (IBNS): Popular Bangladeshi photographer and cinematographer Anwar Hossain was found dead in a hotel in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Security forces kill terrorist in DI Khan
Dec 01, 2018, at 03:52 pm
Islamabad, Dec 1 (IBNS): Security forces killed a terrorist in Dera Ismail Khan’s Daraban area of Pakistan, the Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed on Saturday.
11 Taliban terrorists killed close to Afghanistan's Farah City
Dec 01, 2018, at 03:33 pm
Kabul, Dec 1 (IBNS): At least 11 Taliban terrorists, including three commanders, were killed during an airstrike conducted by foreign forces on the outskirts of Afghanistan's Farah City, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Herat intelligence chief killed in Taliban ambush
Nov 30, 2018, at 03:51 pm
Kabul, Nov 30 (IBNS): A Taliban ambush in Afghanistan's Shindand district left the intelligence chief for western Herat province killed, media reports said on Friday.
Afghanistan : At least 12 militants killed in US airstrike
Nov 30, 2018, at 01:33 pm
Kabul, Nov 30 (IBNS) : At least 12 militants were killed in an airstrike carried out by the U.S. forces in southeastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan.
At least 27 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan
Nov 29, 2018, at 01:22 pm
Kabul, Nov 29 (IBNS) : At least 27 militants of the Red Unit of Taliban were killed during the airstrikes in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.
Kabul: Car-bomb explosion leaves 11 injured
Nov 29, 2018, at 09:04 am
Kabul, Nov 29 (IBNS): A car-bomb exploded outside a foreigners’ camp in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Wednesday which left at least 11 people injured, media reports said.
Afghanistan can rely on international support along harrowing road to peace, and beyond
Nov 29, 2018, at 08:47 am
New York, Nov 29 (IBNS): Afghanistan has undertaken significant reforms which the international community will continue to support long after peace is secured in the war-torn country, a top UN official pledged on Wednesday.
Polio cases touch 20 in Afghanistan
Nov 28, 2018, at 05:42 pm
Kabul, Nov 28 (IBNS): The 20th instance of polio has been reported from Afghanistan this year, officials said.
Nepal: American climber dies on Mt Ama Dablam
Nov 28, 2018, at 05:23 pm
Kathmandu, Nov 28 (IBNS): An American climber died on Mt Ama Dablam in Nepal on Wednesday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Imran Khan performs groundbreaking of Kartarpur corridor
Nov 28, 2018, at 03:49 pm
Islamabad, Nov 28 (IBNS): In a major development, Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Wednesday performed the groundbreaking of the corridor connecting Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur area of his nation.
28 ISIS-K, Taliban militants killed in Afghan and U.S. forces operations
Nov 28, 2018, at 02:32 pm
Kabul, Nov 28 (IBNS) :At least 28 militants were killed during the separate operations conducted by the Afghan and U.S. forces in eastern Nangarhar and northeastern Kapisa provinces of the country.
Afghanistan: 25 passengers abducted by suspected terrorists
Nov 28, 2018, at 09:52 am
Kabul, Nov 28 (IBNS): At least 25 passengers were kidnapped by suspected terrorists from Zari district of northern Balkh province in Afghanistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
Despite violence, ‘tremendous hunger’ for peace in Afghanistan: top UN official
Nov 28, 2018, at 08:40 am
New York, Nov 28 (IBNS): high-level international conference on Afghanistan got underway at the UN in Geneva on Tuesday to show solidarity for the war-torn country’s people and help strengthen Government efforts to promote development, along with wider peace and security.
Afghanistan: Three US soldiers killed in IED blast
Nov 27, 2018, at 07:12 pm
Kabul, Nov 27 (IBNS): Three US service members were killed and four others, including a contractor, injured in an IED blast close to Afghanistan's Ghazni city, media reports said on Tuesday.
Burglary at High Commission in Dhaka: Pakistan Foreign Office lodges protest with Bangladesh
Nov 27, 2018, at 05:10 pm
Islamabad, Nov 27 (IBNS): The Pakistan Foreign Office on Tuesday said it has lodged 'strong protest' with the Bangladesh's authorities over the burglary incident in the Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka.
Afghanistan: 16 militants killed, wounded in Nawid-25 operations in Balkh province
Nov 27, 2018, at 03:04 pm
Kabul, Nov 27 (IBNS): At least 16 militants were killed or wounded during a raid conducted by the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces in northern Balkh province of Afghanistan.