Pakistan Prime Minister visits Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on first official visit abroad
Aug 23, 2017, at 10:17 pm
Islamabad, Aug 23 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has left for Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, on his first official visit after assuming the office.
Imran Khan slams US for sending message against Pakistan on terrorism and Afghanistan
Aug 23, 2017, at 01:55 am
Lahore, Aug 22 (IBNS): Cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan, who is in the run to become the next Pakistan Prime Minister, slammed the US on Tuesday for sending a message against his country on terrorism and Afganistan, media reports said.
Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif's wife diagnosed with cancer
Aug 23, 2017, at 01:54 am
Islamabad, Aug 22 (IBNS): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's wife Begum Kulsoom Nawaz has been diagnosed with cancer, media reports said.
Ashraf Ghani welcomes US President Donald Trump's new strategy on Afghanistan
Aug 22, 2017, at 10:54 pm
Kabul, Aug 22 (IBNS): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday welcomed US President Donald Trump's new strategy towards his nation.
Thirteen Taliban insurgents killed in Afghanistan airstrikes
Aug 22, 2017, at 07:33 pm
Afghanistan, Aug 22 (IBNS) : At least 13 Taliban insurgents including two of their local leaders were killed or wounded during the US airstrikes in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Clashes under way between armed forces and militants in Jowzjan province
Aug 21, 2017, at 08:10 pm
Kabul, Aug 21 (IBNS): Heavy clashes between the Afghan military and militants are under way in Khamab district of Jowzjan province, local Khaama Press reported.
Afghan forces foil explosion plan in Kabul city
Aug 21, 2017, at 08:01 pm
Kabul, Aug 21 (IBNS): The Afghan criminal investigation department (CID) officials have foiled an explosion plan by militants in the national capital, local Khaama Press reported.
Afghanistan : Suicide bomber killed as he detonates explosives
Aug 18, 2017, at 07:17 pm
Kabul, Aug 18 (IBNS) : A suicide bomber detonated a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) or Humvee vehicle in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan, leaving only himself dead.
Afghan intelligence agency foils ISI attack, nabs agent from Kabul
Aug 18, 2017, at 02:14 am
Kabul, Aug 17 (IBNS): The National Directorate of Security (NDS), Afghanistan's intelligence agency, has recently foiled an attack by an Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) agent and nabbed the latter from Kabul, local Khaama Press reported.
Malala gets into Oxford University, to study PPE
Aug 18, 2017, at 01:49 am
London, Aug 17 (IBNS): Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has got into Oxford University and will be taking up classes there.
Afghanistan: At least 45 ISIS militants killed in US airstrike
Aug 17, 2017, at 11:18 pm
Kabul, Aug 17 (JEN): At least 45 ISIS militants were killed in an airstrike carried out by the US army in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, local Khaama Press reported.
Pakistan Air Force jet crashes, pilot ejects
Aug 17, 2017, at 09:53 pm
Islamabad, Aug 17 (IBNS) : A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jet crashed near Sargodha while on a training mission on Thursday, Dawn reported quoting a Pakistan Air Force press release. The pilot ejected the aircraft safely.
1 suspected terrorist killed in Dhaka operation
Aug 16, 2017, at 02:15 am
Dhaka, Aug 15 (IBNS): Security forces in Bangladesh on Tuesday killed a suspected terrorist during an operation at a hotel in Dhaka's Panthapath area.
Nawaz Sharif files petitions against Panamagate verdict of Supreme Court
Aug 16, 2017, at 12:57 am
Islamabad, Aug 15 (IBNS): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who had to step down after the Panamagate verdict passed by the Supreme Court on July 28, filed three petitions against the latter on Tuesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan : Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid critically wounded: Shaheen Corps
Aug 15, 2017, at 09:30 pm
Kabul, Aug 15 (IBNS) : The spokesman of the Taliban group Zabiullah Mujahid has been critically wounded during the operations in northern Faryab province of Afghanistan.
Nepal floods: Death toll touches 66, 35 missing
Aug 14, 2017, at 10:08 pm
Kathmandu, Aug 14 (IBNS): The death toll in the floods and landslides triggered by the torrential rainfall in different parts of Nepal has touched 66, media reports said.
Chinese VP arrives in Pakistan to celebrate I-Day
Aug 13, 2017, at 10:44 pm
Islamabad, Aug 13 (IBNS): Vice Premier of the State Council of China Wang Yang arrived in Pakistan on Sunday to be a part of the country's Independence Day celebration.
Nepal: Flood,landslide kill 49 people
Aug 13, 2017, at 09:54 pm
Kathmandu, Aug 13 (IBNS): Flood and landslide triggered y Monsoon rain has left at least 49 people killed, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif's convoy kills child
Aug 12, 2017, at 11:09 pm
Lahore, Aug 12 (IBNS): A child was killed when he was hit by an Elite Force vehicle part of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's convoy in Lalamusa area of Pakistan on F|riday, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan : Taliban leaders among eight killed in US drone strike
Aug 12, 2017, at 12:40 am
Kabul, Aug 11 (IBNS) : At least eight Taliban insurgents including their key local commanders were killed in a drone strike conducted by the US forces in eastern Laghmna province of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Magnetic bomb explosion wounds at least four policemen
Aug 10, 2017, at 04:47 pm
Kabul, Aug 10 (IBNS): At least four policemen were injured after a magnetic bomb exploded near Cinema Pamir area of Kabul, Afghanistan's capital city on Wednesday evening, local Khaama Press reported.
Suicide bomber killed in Kabul city explosion
Aug 09, 2017, at 09:57 pm
Kabul, Aug 9 (IBNS) : A suicide bomber was killed as an explosion rocked Kabul city after the man detonated the bomb close to a security check post on Wednesday
ISIS suicide bombers blown up by own explosives in Kunar province
Aug 09, 2017, at 09:34 pm
Kabul, Aug 9 (IBNS) : At least two militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed in an explosion in eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan.
Pakistan: ECP asks PML-N to replace Nawaz Sharif as party leader
Aug 09, 2017, at 02:00 am
Islamabad, Aug 8 (IBNS): In a major move, The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued notice to the PML-N and directed it to appoint a new party leader, media reports said.
Pakistan: Truck explosion leaves at least 46 injured in Lahore
Aug 08, 2017, at 05:15 pm
Lahore, Aug 8 (IBNS): At least 46 people have been injured in a truck explosion in Pakistan's Lahore city, reports said.
Afghanistan: At least two injured in Kabul explosion
Aug 07, 2017, at 05:42 pm
Kabul, Aug 7 (IBNS): At least two people were injured in an explosion which rocked Kabul city on Sunday evening, local Khaama Press reported.
Afghanistan : Five of a family, including four children killed in Taliban attack
Aug 05, 2017, at 09:36 pm
Kabul, Aug 5 (IBNS) : At least five members of a family, including four children- all belonging to one family- were killed in Taliban attack in central Logar province of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: One foreign soldier killed in suicide attack
Aug 04, 2017, at 09:34 pm
Kabul, Aug 4 (IBNS): At least one foreign soldier was killed and five others were injured when a suicide blast hit Qarabagh district of Kabul province, media reports said on Friday.
Suicide attack in Kabul leaves NATO soldier dead, six wounded
Aug 04, 2017, at 07:19 pm
Kabul, Aug 4 (IBNS) : A suicide bomber targeted the convoy of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission in Kabul province late on Thursday evening, Afghanistan's state-run Khaama Press reported.
Herat mosque bombing: ISIS claims responsibility, identifies suicide bombers
Aug 03, 2017, at 05:05 pm
Kabul, Aug 3 (IBNS): The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for carrying out the suicide attack near a mosque in Herat province of Afghanistan on Tuesday evening, reports said.