Afghanistan: At least one dead in Kabul suicide attack
Feb 24, 2018, at 04:34 pm
Kabul, Feb 24 (IBNS): At least one person has died in a suicide bombing incident which rocked Afghanistan's Kabul city on Saturday, local media reports said.
Afghanistan: UN mission welcomes new penal code, urges measures to protect women from violence
Feb 23, 2018, at 02:31 pm
New York, Feb 23 (JEN): While welcoming the entry to force of a new Penal Code in Afghanistan as a having the “potential to trigger real change,” the United Nations mission in the country said on Thursday that it is concerned by the removal of the chapter penalizing violence against women.
Three ISIS militants killed, 1 wounded in US drone strike in Afghanistan
Feb 22, 2018, at 08:54 pm
Afghanistan, Feb 22 (IBNS) : At least three militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed in a US drone strike in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.
Five Afghan intelligence staff killed in Parwan attack
Feb 22, 2018, at 08:53 pm
Afghanistan, Feb 22 (IBNS) : At least five workers of the Afghan Intelligence Agency, National Directorate of Security (NDS), were killed in militant attack in northern Parwan province of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Terrorist attack kills at least five NDS members in Parwan
Feb 22, 2018, at 07:25 pm
Kabul, Feb 22 (IBNS): At least five National Directorate of Security (NDS) members have been killed in a terrorist attack in Afghanistan's Parwan province on Wednesday.
12 military personnel injured in a bus explosion in Sri Lanka
Feb 22, 2018, at 12:00 am
Colombo Feb 21 (IBNS): Twelve military personnel and seven civilians have been injured in an explosion inside a private bus in Diyatalawa, in the hill country of Sri Lanka this morning.
Afghanistan: At least eight killed in Herat road accident
Feb 21, 2018, at 08:13 pm
Kabul, Feb 21 (IBNS): At least eight people have been reported dead in an accident in Afghanistan's Herat province.
Terror financing: FATF allows Pakistan three-month period to clean up act
Feb 21, 2018, at 06:23 pm
Islamabad, Feb 21 (IBNS): Pakistan has been granted a period of three months by Paris-based Financial Action Task Force to clean up its act pertaining to terror funding, reports said.
Bangladesh: Khaleda Zia challenges sentencing in graft case
Feb 21, 2018, at 12:56 am
Dhaka, Feb 20 (IBNS): Days after BNP supremo Khaleda Zia was sentenced to five years imprisonment in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case, the former PM on Tuesday filed an appeal challenging the verdict in the lower court, media reports said.
Pakistan: Local under-19 cricketer commits suicide in Karachi
Feb 20, 2018, at 10:02 pm
Karachi, Feb 20 (IBNS): A Pakistani Under-19 cricketer, who is the son of a former international cricketer, allegedly committed suicide at his residence in Model Colony area of Pakistan on Monday, media reports said.
Pakistan approves motion to make Mandarin an official language
Feb 20, 2018, at 09:50 pm
Islamabad, Feb 20 (IBNS): Ina major development, the Pakistani Senate has approved a motion to declare Mandarin as one of the official languages in the country, media reports said.
Pakistan: Two lawyers killed in firing incident in Lahore court
Feb 20, 2018, at 09:37 pm
Lahore, Feb 20 (IBNS): A person opened fire at a sessions court in Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least two lawyers, media reports said.
Imran Khan ties nuptial knot for the third time ; bride his spiritual advisor
Feb 19, 2018, at 09:24 pm
Lahore, Feb 19 (IBNS) : Former cricket captain and Pakistan Threek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan tied the knot with his spiritual advisor Bushra Maneka at a simple ceremony, in Lahore on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Bodies of at least 12 hostages found in Nangarhar
Feb 19, 2018, at 06:56 pm
Kabul, Feb 19 (IBNS): At least 12 bodies were found in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province according to local Tolo News.
Afghanistan: Prayer leader blown up by own explosives
Feb 18, 2018, at 12:13 am
Kabul Feb 17 (IBNS): A prayer leader was killed when his own explosives exploded in Afghanistan's Panjwai district, media reports said on Saturday .
Pakistan: Court gives death sentence to Zainab's killer
Feb 17, 2018, at 10:29 pm
Islamabad, Feb 17 (IBNS): In a major development, an anti-terrorism court (ATC), which was hearing the rape and murder case of seven-year-old Zainab, gave death sentence to Imran Ali Naqshbandi in its verdict on Saturday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: At least five policemen killed in Taliban attack
Feb 17, 2018, at 07:30 pm
Kabul, Feb 17 (IBNS): At least five policemen were killed in Afghanistan's Zabul province by Taliban insurgents.
UN says more than 10,000 civilians killed or injured in Afghanistan conflict last year
Feb 16, 2018, at 02:04 pm
New York, Feb 16 (JEN): More than 10,000 civilians were killed or wounded in the Afghanistan conflict during 2017, a nine per cent drop over 2016, according to a United Nations report out Thursday which also revealed rising casualties caused by suicide bombings and attacks using improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
Feb 15, 2018, at 10:22 pm
Kabul, Feb 15 (IBNS): More than 10,000 civilians lost their lives or suffered injuries during 2017, according to the latest annual UN report documenting the impact of the armed conflict on civilians in Afghanistan.
Pakistan: Four security personnel killed in Quetta attack
Feb 14, 2018, at 09:53 pm
Quetta, Feb 14 (IBNS): Unidentified men attacked targetted a motorcycle patrol of the Frontier Corps (FC) while it was on routine duty in Quetta, leaving at least four security personnel killed, media reports said on Wednesday.
Over 40 Taliban insurgents killed in airstrikes in Afghanistan
Feb 14, 2018, at 06:29 pm
Afghanistan, Feb 14 (IBNS) : More than 40 Taliban insurgents were killed in a series of airstrikes launched in response to the coordinated attack of the group on Nish district.
Pakistan: Human rights activist Asma Jahangir's funeral prayers offered at Gaddafi stadium
Feb 13, 2018, at 11:43 pm
Lahore, Feb 13 (IBNS): Pakistan's senior lawyer and human rights activist Asma Jahangir was offered funeral prayers at the Gaddafi Stadium here on Tuesday.
Bangladesh: Two JMB terrorists arrested from Dhaka
Feb 13, 2018, at 09:38 pm
Dhaka, Feb 13 (IBNS): Bangladesh security forces on Tuesday claimed they have arrested two militants of the banned Islamist outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from country's capital city Dhaka, media reports said.
Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov visits Pakistan
Feb 13, 2018, at 09:30 pm
Islamabad, Feb 13 (IBNS): Abdulaziz Kamilov, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan, along with a four-member delegation, visited Islamabad on Monday.
Grenade lobbed in Afghanistan cricketer's house, no casualty
Feb 13, 2018, at 09:24 pm
Kabul, Feb 13 (IBNS): Unidentified men have lobbed hand grenade in the house of Afghanistan cricketer Hamid Hassan in eastern Nangarhar province, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan declares Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed a terrorist
Feb 13, 2018, at 06:13 pm
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS) Hafiz Saeed, the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind and one of the most wanted by India, has been declared a terrorist by Pakistan, media reports said.
Rajapaksa calls to dissolve the government
Feb 12, 2018, at 10:31 pm
Colombo, Feb 12 (IBNS): Winning a stunning victory by grabbing two third of the 340 local government bodies, the party backed by the former President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday urged the government to dissolve Parliament immediately and declare a General Election.
Afghanistan : Car bomb explosion leaves four Taliban militants dead
Feb 12, 2018, at 07:41 pm
Afghanistan, Feb 12 (IBNS) : At least four Taliban insurgents were killed in an explosion triggered by a premature blast in a Vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device.
Pakistan: Human rights activist Asma Jahangir passes away, country mourns
Feb 11, 2018, at 11:07 pm
Lahore, Feb 11 (IBNS): Pakistan's senior lawyer and human rights activist Asma Jahangir died in Lahore city on Sunday, media reports said.