Pakistan: Fire at Karachi's Bahria Icon Tower extinguished
Nov 26, 2018, at 06:02 pm
Karachi, Nov 26 (IBNS): Firefighters have extinguished the blaze which broke out on the eighth floor of Karachi's under-construction Bahria Icon Tower, media reports said on Monday.
Bangladesh security forces arrest 8 JMB men from Dhaka
Nov 26, 2018, at 05:59 pm
Dhaka, Nov 26 (IBNS): Bangladesh security forces have claimed to have arrested eight members of banned militant outfit “Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh’s Radical Youth Group” from country's capital city Dhaka, media reports said.
Nov 25, 2018, at 08:27 pm
Mumbai, Nov 25 (IBNS): Marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the start of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, the United Nations in Afghanistan calls on everyone to respect, promote and protect the rights of women and girls to end violence against women.
Islamic State leader killed in Afghanistan
Nov 25, 2018, at 04:33 pm
Kabul, Nov 25 (IBNS): The Afghanistan military said a spokesperson of the terrorist group ISIS has been killed during an operation in the Haska Mena district of eastern Nangarhar province of the country, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan: UN Security Council condemns ‘heinous and cowardly’ terrorist attacks
Nov 25, 2018, at 04:21 pm
New York, Nov 25 (IBNS): The United Nations Security Council has condemned “in the strongest terms” Friday’s terrorist attacks in Pakistan’s Karachi city and in the north-western province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that claimed dozens of lives and left many more injured.
Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen kill head of Kabul Ulema Council
Nov 24, 2018, at 07:44 pm
Kabul, Nov 24 (IBNS): Unknown gunmen killed the head of Kabul Ulema Council, Mawlawi Abdul Basir Haqqani, in Afghanistan capital's Chehel Sutun area, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: 2 die as ANA copter crash-lands in Kandahar
Nov 24, 2018, at 07:31 pm
Kabul, Nov 24 (IBNS): At least two people died as an Afghan National Army (ANA)’s helicopter crash-landed in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Woman cop plays key role in saving Chinese consulate staff from terrorist attack
Nov 24, 2018, at 09:14 am
Karachi, Nov 24 (IBNS): A woman SP, who led the security force that foiled the terror attack on the Chinese consulate in Pakistan's Karachi city on Friday, has earned appreciations from different corners of the south Asian nation for her bravery.
UN chief condemns deadly attacks in Pakistan
Nov 24, 2018, at 08:51 am
New York, Nov 24 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned terrorist attacks in the Pakistani city of Karachi and at a market in the north-west province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and expressed hope that those behind the acts will be swiftly brought to justice.
Pakistan: Death toll in Orakzai blast touches 33
Nov 24, 2018, at 08:39 am
Islamabad, Nov 24 (IBNS): The death toll in the suicide blast which hit a local market in lower Orakzai district of Pakistan has touched 33, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Blast in army mosque kills 27
Nov 24, 2018, at 08:01 am
Kabul, Nov 24 (IBNS): A blast inside a military mosque in Afghanistan's southern Khost province on Friday left at least 27 Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers killed, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Blast kills 10 ANA soldiers
Nov 23, 2018, at 07:25 pm
Kabul, Nov 23 (IBNS): Ten Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and 20 others injured as a blast rocked a mosque in Afghanistan's southeastern Khost province on Friday, media reports said.
Twin terror attacks hit Pakistan, PM Imran Khan says terrorists will not succeed
Nov 23, 2018, at 05:06 pm
Karachi, Nov 23 (IBNS): Two terror attacks rocked Pakistan on the same day on Friday killing at least 32 peopole, with the Chinese consulate in Karachi city being the target in one of the incidents, prompting Prime Minister Imran Khan to condemn them with strong words.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan condemns attacks in Karachi Chinese consulate and Orakzai
Nov 23, 2018, at 03:16 pm
Islamabad, Nov 23 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday condemned the attacks in Karachi and Orakzai areas of the country and said they were done with the intention of creating unrest in the nation.
Pakistan: 30 killed, 40 hurt as blast rocks Orakzai
Nov 23, 2018, at 02:49 pm
Islamabad, Nov 23 (IBNS): At least 30 people were killed as a blast rocked a marketplace in Pakistan's Lower Orakzai area on Friday, media reports said.
Afghanistan : Dozens of militants killed, wounded in Balkh and Faryab operations
Nov 23, 2018, at 01:14 pm
Kabul, Nov 23 (IBNS) : Dozens of militants have been killed or wounded during the operations in northern Balkh and Faryab provinces, Local Khaama press quoted the Afghan Military as saying.
Chinese consulate attack in Karachi claims two, Baloch group claims responsibility
Nov 23, 2018, at 12:55 pm
Karachi, Nov 23 (IBNS): Two policemen were killed and one security guard was injured in an attack on the Chinese Consulate in Pakistan's Karachi on Friday even as the strike was claimed by a separatist group in Balochistan, where Chinese involvement in infrastructure project is fiercely opposed by the Baluchis seeking independence from Pakistan.
Firing near Chinese Consulate in Karachi; two policemen killed
Nov 23, 2018, at 11:25 am
Karachi, Nov 23 (IBNS): Two policemen were killed in a firing near Chinese Consulate in Pakistan's Karachi on Friday, media reports said.
Afghanistan : 45 Taliban militants join peace process in Nangarhar province
Nov 22, 2018, at 03:20 pm
Kabul, Nov 22 (IBNS) :At least 45 Taliban militants including four of their commanders renounced violence and joined peace process, the local officials said Thursday.
Afghanistan: 3 policemen killed in blast in Kandahar province
Nov 21, 2018, at 07:34 pm
Kabul, Nov 21 (IBNS): A roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province left at least three policemen killed, media reports said.
Pakistan: Explosion rocks mosque in Balochistan, 7 hurt
Nov 21, 2018, at 07:06 pm
Islamabad, Nov 21 (IBNS): An explosion rocked a mosque in Balochistan's Chaman area in Pakistan on Wednesday, leaving at least seven people hurt, media reports said.
Horrific Kabul bomb attack underlines growing threat to civilian lives: Amnesty International
Nov 21, 2018, at 05:15 pm
New York, Nov 21 (IBNS): Responding to the deaths of at least 40 people and the wounding of at least 60 in a bomb attack at a religious event in Kabul on Tuesday, Amnesty International’s Deputy South Asia Director Omar Waraich said
Pakistan: Explosion of old mortar kills 3 children in Swat
Nov 21, 2018, at 04:59 pm
Swat, Nov 21 (IBNS): An old mortar shell exploded in Pakistan's Swat’s Matta Tehsil area which left a least three children killed, media reports said.
Kabul attack: Death toll touches 50, 83 hurt
Nov 21, 2018, at 09:49 am
Kabul, Nov 21 (IBNS): The death toll in the blast incident which rocked Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Tuesday has touched 50, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Blast in Kabul city leaves 40 killed
Nov 20, 2018, at 09:48 pm
Kabul, Nov 20 (IBNS): At least 40 people were killed as a blast rocked Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Tuesday, media report said.
51 ISIS militants killed in Afghanistan
Nov 20, 2018, at 03:49 pm
Kabul,Nov 20 (IBNS) : The Afghan Military in the East claims at least 51 militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group have been killed in Haska Mina district of Nangarhar province.
Hindu lawmaker from Pakistan named in BBC's 100 inspiring and influential women
Nov 19, 2018, at 11:08 pm
Islamabad, Nov 19 (IBNS): A Hindu woman, who also became the first female senator from the Dalit community in Pakistan, has found a place in the BBC's 100 inspiring and influential women list.
US should not make Pakistan a scapegoat for their failures: Imran Khan
Nov 19, 2018, at 06:03 pm
Islamabad, Nov 19 (IBNS): PM Imran Khan on Monday countered US president Donald Trump over slamming his nation and said he should not make Pakistan a 'scapegoat' for their failures.
Pakistan's ruling party PTI's delegation to leaves for China
Nov 19, 2018, at 04:50 pm
Islamabad, Nov 19 (IBNS): A delegation of Pakistan's ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party on Monday left for China, media reports said.
Pakistani student Usama Ahmad Khan commits suicide in China: Foreign Office
Nov 19, 2018, at 04:20 pm
Islamabad, Nov 19 (IBNS): The Pakistan Foreign Office on Saturday confirmed that Pakistani student Usama Ahmad Khan had committed 'suicide' in China.