UN official appeals to donors to aid 53,000 displaced by attacks on Lake Chad islands

Dec 11, 2015, at 03:05 pm

New York, Dec 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS): More than 50,000 people forced to flee in the wake of attacks on islands of Lake Chad are living in “precarious conditions” in need of food, drinking water, shelter, health care and other services in a situation exacerbated by chronic drought, the top United Nations relief official in Chad says.

Leaders of China, Pakistan, Afghanistan hold trilateral meeting

Dec 10, 2015, at 03:15 pm

Islamabad, Dec 10 (IBNS) Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a trilateral meeting in Islamabad in Islamabad on Wednesday.

Afghanistan: 50 killed in airport attack

Dec 10, 2015, at 02:36 pm

Kandahar , Dec 10 (IBNS): More than 50 people, which included 14 terrorists, were killed as insurgents stormed and launched an attack on the airport in southern Kandahar province , media reports said on Thursday.

Nepal: UN aid agencies and partners appeal for access to life-saving medical supplies

Dec 09, 2015, at 03:33 pm

New York, Dec 9 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations agencies and their aid partners today expressed their “deepest concern” over critical and growing shortages of lifesaving medicines and supplies across Nepal and appealed to all sides to ease an effective blockade of the country’s southern border due to unrest over a new constitution.

Afghanistan: Taliban militants attack Kandahar airfield

Dec 09, 2015, at 04:34 am

Kabul, Dec 8 (IBNS): A group of Taliban militants allegedly stormed the Kandahar airfield in Afghanistan and launched a coordinated attack on Tuesday, media reports said.

SAARC Charter Day helps members renew their commitment to its principles and objectives: Sharif

Dec 08, 2015, at 05:54 pm

Islamabad, Dec 8 (IBNS): Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday said SAARC Charter Day gives good opportunity to the SAARC members to renew their commitment to the Charter and its principles and objectives.

Afghanistan: UN condemns alleged shelling by national army which killed 9 civilians

Dec 07, 2015, at 01:48 pm

New York, Dec 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations mission in Afghanistan on Sunday condemned the recent killings of nine civilians when an explosive ordinance was fired into the village of Shahi Khil in Wardak on 4 December, allegedly by Afghan forces.

Pakistan spy racket: School teacher arrested in J & K for spying for ISI

Dec 05, 2015, at 08:40 pm

New Delhi, Dec 5 (IBNS) The Delhi Police on Saturday arrested a school teacher from Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir in connection with the alleged spying racket working on behalf of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, reports said.

Bomb attack on Bangladesh temple injures 9

Dec 05, 2015, at 08:17 pm

Dhaka, Dec 5 (IBNS) At least nine people were injured in a bomb attack at the Kantajeu Temple in Bangladesh's Dinajpur area on Saturday, media reports said.

Two terrorists killed in Pakistan

Dec 02, 2015, at 10:54 pm

Karachi, Dec 2 (IBNS): Two militants were killed during an exchange of fire with Rangers at Northern bypass area in Pakistan's Karachi city, media reports said.

Two Pakistani Military Police official killed by gunmen

Dec 02, 2015, at 12:07 am

Karachi, Dec 1 (IBNS): Unknown gunmen shot dead two Military Police (MP) officials as the vehicle in which they were traveling was attacked near Tibet Centre in Pakistan's Karachi city on Tuesday, media reports said.

Children in Nepal at risk this winter due to shortage of essential supplies: UNICEF

Dec 01, 2015, at 03:29 pm

New York, Dec 1 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Due to severe shortages of fuel, food, medicines and vaccines, more than three million children under the age of 5 are at risk of death or disease during the harsh winter months in Nepal, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Monday.

Pakistan ready for dialogue with India without preconditions, says Nawaz Sharif

Nov 29, 2015, at 06:34 am

Valletta, Nov 28 (IBNS) Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif said his nation is ready for dialogue with India without preconditions, media reports said on Saturday.

ISIS claims responsibility for Bangladesh mosque attack: SITE

Nov 27, 2015, at 08:21 pm

Dhaka/ Washington, Nov 27 (IBNS) Militant group ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack on a Shi’ite mosque in Bangladesh’s Bogra district, US-based SITE Intelligence group said.

UN rights office alarmed by Nepal's violation on use of force towards protestors

Nov 26, 2015, at 01:35 pm

New York, Nov 26 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Alarmed by latest killings in violent clashes over the weekend in Nepal, bringing the death toll to at least 50 since protests against the new Constitution began in August, the United Nations human rights office on Wednesday urged Nepalese authorities to follow international standards on use of force, respect dissenting voices and engage them in a "meaningful, inclusive and open dialogue."

Pakistan: Female pilot killed in PAF training aircraft crash

Nov 25, 2015, at 05:11 am

Peshawar, Nov 24 (IBNS) A woman Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Flying Officer died when the training aircraft crashed in Pakistan's Mianwali area on Tuesday, media reports said.

Pakistan crticises Bangladesh over execution of two leaders

Nov 23, 2015, at 05:24 am

Islamabad, Nov 22 (IBNS): Pakistan on Sunday criticised Bangladesh over the execution of BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid for the crimes committed by them against humanity during 1971.

Bangladesh executes two opposition leaders for war crimes

Nov 22, 2015, at 03:05 pm

Dhaka, Nov 22 (IBNS) Bangladesh on Sunday hanged BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid for the crimes committed by them against humanity during 1971.

Afghanistan: Gunmen kidnap 20 civilians

Nov 22, 2015, at 12:10 am

Kabul, Nov 21 (IBNS) Gunmen have taken 20 civilians as hostage in southern Zabul province of Afghanistan, media reports said.

Ban expresses concern over blocking of essential supplies on Nepal-India border

Nov 21, 2015, at 02:50 pm

New York, Nov 21 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday underlined his growing concern over the blocking of essential supplies on the Nepal-India border and called on all sides to lift these restrictions without further delay.

Taliban launch coordinated attack in Afghanistan's Arghandab District

Nov 19, 2015, at 03:17 pm

Kabul, Nov 19 (IBNS) Taliban militants have launched coordinated attacks in Afghanistan's Arghandab District on Thursday, media reports said.

Sri Lanka must fulfil the rights of families of the disappeared: UN rights experts

Nov 19, 2015, at 02:03 pm

New York, Nov 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Sri Lanka has the opportunity to once and for all meet the rights and legitimate expectations of thousands of families of disappeared, the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances said on Wednesday, declaring "families have waited too long – the time for action has come."

Pakistan: Four carriages of train derail, 12 killed

Nov 17, 2015, at 08:58 pm

Quetta, Nov 17 (IBNS): At least 12 people died as four carriages of a Rawalpindi-bound train derailed in Pakistan's Bolan district on Tuesday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: UN mission condemns murder of seven civilian hostages in Zabul

Nov 12, 2015, at 02:47 pm

New York, Nov 12 (JUst Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Wednesday condemned the murder by anti-Government elements of seven civilians, including two women, one girl and two boys, in the southern province of Zabul.

Afghanistan killings: Thousands protest in Kabul

Nov 11, 2015, at 11:54 pm

Kabul, Nov 11 (IBNS): Thousands of people protested against the killing of seven civilians by Islamic State (IS) insurgents in southern Zabul province on Wednesday, media reports said.

Lahore factory collapse: Death toll touches 45

Nov 07, 2015, at 08:58 pm

Lahore, Nov 7 (IBNS): Rescue workers pulled out four more bodies on Saturday as the death toll in the collapse of a factory in Pakistan's Sunder Estate touched 45, media reports said.

Bangladesh: UN rights chief calls for protection of writers threatened by extremists

Nov 06, 2015, at 01:51 pm

New York, Nov 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): In the wake of recent violence against publishers, writers, bloggers and civil society groups by extremists in Bangladesh, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Thursday condemned the acts and urged the Government to take "urgent, concerted measures to ensure the protection of all those who are being threatened by extremists operating in the country."

Emergency declared in Maldives

Nov 04, 2015, at 08:08 pm

Male, Nov 4 (IBNS) Maldives President Abdulla Yameen on Wednesday declared a state of emergency, reports said.

Nepal: Bus mishap kills 33

Nov 04, 2015, at 02:15 am

Kathmandu, Nov 3 (IBNS): At least 33 people were killed as the bus in which they were traveling veered off the road and plunged more than 100 metres down in Nepal's Ramche village on Tuesday, media reports said.

Pakistan flight makes emergency crash-landing, 10 injured

Nov 04, 2015, at 12:22 am

Lahore, Nov 3 (IBNS) At least 10 people were injured as a Pakistani flight made an emergency crash-landing at Lahore's Allama Iqbal airport on Tuesday , media reports said.