Afghanistan: Five rockets hit Kabul city, 7 injured

Jul 25, 2018, at 09:43 am

Kabul, July 25 (IBNS): Five rockets hit Kabul city's Afshar area on Tuesday which left at least seven people injured, media reports said.

Pakistan general elections: Voting begins

Jul 25, 2018, at 09:26 am

Islamabad, July 25 (IBNS): Amid tight security, Pakistan is voting to elect new national and provincial assemblies on Wednesday.

Pakistan: Five suspects arrested with fake ballot papers from Umerkot

Jul 24, 2018, at 05:10 pm

Islamabad, July 24 (IBNS): The police on Tuesday arrested five suspects after seizing a stack of fake ballot papers from Umerkot district in Pakistan, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Kabul rockets attack leaves three injured

Jul 24, 2018, at 04:32 pm

Kabul, July 24 (IBNS): Rocket attacks in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Tuesday left three people injured,  media reports said.

Pakistan goes to polls tomorrow, security tightened

Jul 24, 2018, at 04:29 pm

Islamabad, July 24 (IBNS): Amid tight security, Pakistan is all set to vote to elect a new National Assembly and provincial assemblies on Wednesday.

Afghanistan: At least 10 soldiers killed in clashes with Taliban insurgents

Jul 24, 2018, at 01:15 pm

Kabul, July 24 (IBNS): At least 10 Afghan soldiers have died in clashes with Taliban insurgents in the country's Zabul province, government officials said.

Jailed ex-Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif urges people to vote for PML-N in audio message

Jul 24, 2018, at 09:59 am

Islamabad, July 24 (IBNS): In his audio message from jail, former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has urged people to vote for his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in the upcoming polls on July 25.

Taliban gunmen kidnap six people in Afghanistan

Jul 24, 2018, at 09:45 am

Kabul, July 24 (IBNS): Taliban gunmen have kidnapped six health workers from Dawlatyar district of western Ghor province in Afghanistan, media reports said on Tuesday.

Afghanistan: UN mission condemns deadly attack near Kabul airport

Jul 24, 2018, at 08:44 am

New York, July 24 (IBNS): The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has condemned Sunday’s terrorist attack outside Kabul’s airport that reportedly killed and injured scores of civilians.

Dhaka Cafe attack: Bangladesh police charge 8

Jul 23, 2018, at 08:39 pm

Dhaka, July 23 (IBNS): The Bangladesh Police have filed charge sheet against eight terrorists in connection with the 2016 Dhaka cafe attack.

Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif is suffering from heart, kidney related problems: Reports

Jul 23, 2018, at 09:53 am

Islamabad, July 23 (IBNS): Ex-Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is suffering from heart and kidney related problems and has been suggested by a medical team to be shifted from Adiala jail in Rawalpindi to a hospital, media reports said on Monday.

Suicide blast in Kabul kills 14, Vice President Dostum survives

Jul 23, 2018, at 09:03 am

Kabul, July 23 (IBNS): A suicide attack, that targeted the convoy of Afghanistan Vice President  Abdul Rashid Dostum, left at least 14 people killed on Sunday, media reports said.

PTI candidate killed in suicide attack in Pakistan

Jul 22, 2018, at 09:20 pm

Islamabad, July 22 (IBNS):  Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's (PTI) candidate for PK-99  Ikramullah Gandapur died on Sunday in a suicide blast  Dera Ismail Khan area of the country, media reports said.

Afghanistan: IED blast in Kabul kills 2 children

Jul 22, 2018, at 07:35 pm

Kabul, July 22 (IBNS): At least two children were killed in an IED blast that rocked Kabul city of Afghanistan on Sunday, media reports said.

US voices concern over LeT-affiliated individuals participating in Pakistan polls: Reports

Jul 21, 2018, at 07:06 pm

Islamabad, July 21 (IBNS): The United States has voiced its concern over the participation of Lashkar-e-Taiba-affiliated (LeT) individuals in the July 25 elections in Pakistan, media reports said.

Kabul: Two arrested for planning attacks with magnetic bombs

Jul 21, 2018, at 04:07 pm

Kabul, July 21 (IBNS): Security forces have arrested two people from Kabul city in Afghanistan on charges of planning attacks with the help of the magnetic bombs, media reports said on Saturday.

Suicide bomber blows himself up in Afghanistan's Bagrami district, child injured

Jul 20, 2018, at 04:52 pm

Kabul, July 20 (IBNS): At least one child was hurt when a suicide bomber blew himself up in Afghanistan's Bagrami district on Friday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: At least 10 civilians killed during Kunduz operation, says defence ministry

Jul 20, 2018, at 10:42 am

Kabul, July 20 (IBNS): At least 10 civilians died during an anti terrorism operation in Afghanistan's Kunduz province, the country's defence ministry confirmed on Thursday.

Afghanistan: At least 12 demining workers abducted by ISIS in Kunar province

Jul 19, 2018, at 01:02 pm

Kabul, July 19 (IBNS): At least 12 demining workers have been abducted by ISIS militants from Afghanistan's Kunar province, reports said.

Afghanistan: Road mishap kills 4

Jul 17, 2018, at 06:36 pm

Kabul, July 17 (IBNS): A road mishap in  Greshk district of southern Helmand province of Afghanistan killed at least four people on Tuesday, media reports said.

Pakistan poll: PML-N consider launching Nawaz Sharif's grandson

Jul 17, 2018, at 05:09 pm

Islamabad, July 17 |(IBNS): Pakistan's PML-N might launch ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's grandson Junaid Safdar for election campaign.

Afghanistan: At least 41 killed or wounded as Taliban, Security Forces clash in Kandahar

Jul 17, 2018, at 01:20 pm

Kabul, July 17 (IBNS): At least 41 people were either killed or wounded as the Taliban militants clashed with members of the Security Force in Afghanistan's Kandahar province.

Pakistan: Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif, Maryam and Safdar file appeal against Avenfield verdict

Jul 16, 2018, at 04:38 pm

Islamabad, July 16 (IBNS):  Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday challenged his conviction, days after he was arrested on Friday, media reports said.

Pakistan amusement park mishap kills 1

Jul 16, 2018, at 04:02 pm

Karachi, July 16 (IBNS): A mishap in an amusement park in Pakistan's Karachi city left a teenager killed, media reports said on Monday.

Afghanistan: Police gun down suicide bomber in Kabul city

Jul 16, 2018, at 03:41 pm

Kabul, July 16 (IBNS): Kabul police have shot dead a suicide bomber who was spotted taking a walk near the city centre on Monday morning, reports said.

Afghanistan: 2 bombers shot dead in Nangarhar

Jul 16, 2018, at 09:49 am

Kabul, July 16 (IBNS): Security officials have shot dead two suicide bombers in Ghanikhel district of eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Monday.

Civilian deaths in Afghanistan hit record high – UN

Jul 16, 2018, at 09:28 am

New York, July 16 (IBNS): The number of civilians killed in Afghanistan hit a record high in the first half of the year, despite last month’s unprecedented ceasefire between the Afghan Government and the Taliban, the United Nations reported on Sunday.

Kabul: Blast close to gate of Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development kills 6

Jul 15, 2018, at 07:15 pm

Kabul, July 15 (IBNS): A suicide bombing close to the gate of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) in Darulaman in PD 6 of Afghanistan's Kabul city left at least six people killed, media reports said on Sunday.

Pakistan: UN strongly condemns terrorist attack that leaves scores dead and wounded at election rally

Jul 15, 2018, at 06:28 pm

New York, July 15 (IBNS): The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the terrorist attack in south-west Pakistan that killed more than 120 people and left scores wounded at an election rally Friday.

Afghanistan: Bomb explosion kills 1 in Kabul

Jul 15, 2018, at 04:23 pm

Kabul, July 15 (IBNS): A bomb explosion in Kabul city of Afghanistan left one person killed on Sunday, media reports said.