Pakistan: Heatstroke in Karachi claims at least 65 lives, says Edhi Foundation
May 22, 2018, at 09:07 pm
Karachi, May 22 (IBNS): At least 65 people have died so far this summer due to soaring temperatures in Pakistan's Karachi region, local Dawn News reported quoting the Edhi Foundation.
May 22, 2018, at 03:05 pm
New York, May 22 (IBNS): Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan reached a record-high last year, leading to unprecedented levels of potential heroin on the world market, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a new report released on Monday.
Afghanistan: Series of explosions hit sports stadium in Nangarhar province, 8 killed
May 19, 2018, at 09:04 pm
Kabul, May 19 (IBNS): At least eight people were killed as blasts rocked a sports stadium in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Back to back explosions kill at least eight in Jalalabad
May 19, 2018, at 07:21 pm
Kabul, May 19 (IBNS): At least eight people have died in a series of explosions which rocked Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, reports said.
Taliban attacks check-post in Afghanistan's Paktika province, three cops killed
May 18, 2018, at 09:58 pm
Kabul, May 18 (IBNS): In an attack by Taliban terrorists at a check-post in southeastern Paktika province of Afghanistan, at least three policemen have been killed, media reports said on Friday.
One killed, 14 injured in suicide attack on security convoy in Pakistan
May 17, 2018, at 09:58 pm
Nowshera, Pakistan, May 17 (IBNS) : One person was killed and 14 others injured in a suicide attack on a security forces' convoy on Nowshera's Mall Road in Pakistan's Khybar Pakhtunkhwa district on Thursday.
Afghanistan: Taliban, Army clashes in Farah kill over 300
May 16, 2018, at 03:54 pm
Kabul, May 16 (IBNS): Over 300 people, including militants, security forces and civilians, have been killed in clashes in Afghanistan's Farah province.
Campaign of hacking,spyware and surveillance targets human rights defenders in Pakistan: Amnesty
May 16, 2018, at 03:02 pm
Islamabad, May 16 (IBNS): Human rights defenders in Pakistan are under threat from a targeted campaign of digital attacks, which has seen social media accounts hacked and computers and mobile phones infected with spyware, a four-month investigation by Amnesty International reveals.
UN welcomes 'reinvigorated efforts' in Afghanistan's corruption reform agenda
May 15, 2018, at 10:00 pm
Kabul, May 15 (IBNS): Adopting a new anti-corruption strategy and implementing several initiatives in a broad anti-corruption agenda demonstrate Afghanistan’s commitment to countering corruption, finds a new United Nations report released on Tuesday.
Nawaz Sharif's says his remarks on Mumbai attacks was misreported: PM Shahid tells media
May 14, 2018, at 10:05 pm
Islamabad, May 14 (IBNS): Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said on Monday that former PM Nawaz Sharif has said his remarks on Mumbai terror attacks was misreported by the media.
Pakistan PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi meets Nawaz Sharif
May 14, 2018, at 09:37 pm
Islamabad, May 14 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi called on former PM of the country Nawaz Sharif on Monday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 9 killed in Jalalabad attack
May 14, 2018, at 12:22 am
Kabul, May 13 (IBNS): At least nine people were killed when militants attacked Revenue Department building in Jalalabad area of Afghanistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Nepal: Bus mishap kills five in Pyuthan district
May 13, 2018, at 11:45 pm
Kathmandu, May 13 (IBNS): At least five people were killed when the bus in which they were travelling fell below the road in Sarumarani Rural Municipality-4 of Pyuthan district of Nepal on Sunday, media reports said.
Pakistan: 20 tourists swept away in Neelum Valley bridge collapse
May 13, 2018, at 09:06 pm
Islamabad, May 13 (IBNS): At least 20 people were swept away after a bridge collapsed in Neelum Valley in Azad Jammu and Kashmir of Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Bangladesh creates history, Bangabandhu-1 satellite launched
May 13, 2018, at 12:40 am
Dhaka, May 12 (IBNS): Creating history, Bangabandhu-1 satellite was launched to the space on Friday.
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Nawaz Sharif 'admits' Pakistan terrorists carried out 26/11 Mumbai Attacks
May 12, 2018, at 11:00 pm
Islamabad, May 12 (IBNS): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif seems to admit that Pakistani terrorists carried out the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
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Teenage boy killed in Pakistan for 'honour' killing
May 12, 2018, at 10:45 pm
Islamabad, May 12 (IBNS): In the name of honour killing, a teenage boy was beaten to death by his paternal uncle, media reports said on Friday.
Afghanistan: Taliban, security officials clash in Farah leave at least 60 dead
May 12, 2018, at 07:55 pm
Kabul, May 12 (IBNS): At least 60 persons have been killed in a clash between the Taliban militants and security members in Afghanistan's Farah province, local Tolo News reported.
Afghanistan: Heavy clash between local forces and Taliban ongoing in Ghor province
May 12, 2018, at 07:53 pm
Kabul, May 11 (IBNS): Heavy clashes have been reportedly going on between the Taliban militants and local uprising forces in Afghanistan's Ghor province, media reports said.
Premature IED explosion kills four terrorists in Afghanistan
May 12, 2018, at 07:48 pm
Kabul, May 12 (IBNS): At least four terrorists were killed in Afghanistan's Paktia province after a home made bomb went off prematurely.
Afghanistan: End attacks on civilians, prosecute perpetrators, says senior UN rights official
May 12, 2018, at 01:04 pm
New York, May 12 (IBNS): A top United Nations rights official has welcomed the Afghan Government’s “undeniable commitment” to improving an often “dire” human rights record, while also voicing concern over continued attacks on civilians ahead of key elections later in the year.
Afghanistan: Raids in Laghman province kill 12 terrorists
May 12, 2018, at 12:03 am
Kabul, May 11 (IBNS): Afghan army Commandos and the Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS), Special Forces conducted operations in eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan, killing at least 12 terrorists, media reports said on Friday.
Afghanistan: Violence at voter registration sites ‘assault on democracy,’ UN envoy warns
May 11, 2018, at 02:25 pm
New York, May 11 (IBNS): Afghanistan has suffered “a disturbing pattern” of attacks on voter registration facilities since the process began last month, which add up to an “assault on democracy”, the United Nations mission there said Thursday.
Afghanistan: Kabul attacks kill at least seven, over 15 injured
May 10, 2018, at 07:30 pm
Kabul, May 10 (IBNS): At least seven people died in the dual attacks in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Wednesday, reports said.
Pakistan: Local PML-N leader, three others injured in grenade, firing attack
May 10, 2018, at 02:01 pm
Karachi, May 10 (IBNS): A local leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), along with three others, were injured in an alleged target attack by unknown men in country's Karachi city on Wednesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Explosions heard in Kabul city
May 09, 2018, at 07:45 pm
Kabul, May 9 (IBNS): At least two explosions were heard in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Wednesday, reports said.
Taliban mortar attack kills or wounds 21 civilians in Afghanistan
May 09, 2018, at 07:41 pm
Kabul, May 9 (IBNS); At least 21 civilians have been either killed or wounded in a mortar attack conducted by Taliban militants in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, local Khaama Press reported.
Afghanistan: Taliban takes control of Bilchiragh district in Faryab province
May 09, 2018, at 07:15 pm
Kabul, May 9 (IBNS): Sounding alert, a government official in Afghanistan's Faryab province has said that Bilchiragh district has been taken over by the Taliban militants.
Dangers persist for nearly a million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh: WHO
May 09, 2018, at 02:11 pm
New York, May 9 (IBNS): Renewed efforts are underway in Bangladesh to protect nearly one million Myanmar refugees from cholera, amid a warning from the UN health agency on Tuesday that “we’re not out of the woods yet”.
Afghanistan: Road mishap kills five in Nangarhar province
May 08, 2018, at 11:43 pm
Kabul, May 8 (IBNS): At least five people were killed in a car crash on Jalalabad-Torkham highway in Rodat district of eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Tuesday, media reports said.