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.

Pakistan bans media coverage of 2008 Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed's Jamaat-ud-Dawa

Nov 03, 2015, at 02:53 pm

Islamabad, Nov 3 (IBNS) In a crucial move, the Pakistan government has banned media coverage of militant groups like Lash­kar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jamaatud Dawa (JuD), media reports said on Tuesday.

Nepal police fires at protesters, Indian national killed

Nov 02, 2015, at 10:15 pm

Birgunj, Nov 1 (IBNS): An Indian national has been killed during firing by the Nepal police in Birgunj city of Nepal, media reports said.

Nepal: Police-protesters clash, 1 killed

Nov 02, 2015, at 09:05 pm

Kathmandu, Nov 2 (IBNS) At least one person was killed during firing by Nepali Police over protesters Shankaracharya Gate area in the country's Birgunj town, media reports said.

Nepal police use batons on protestors to clear crucial link-bridge

Nov 02, 2015, at 05:52 pm

Raxaul, Nov 2 (IBNS) The Nepal police lathicharged people from the Madhesi community - protesting against the country's new constitution - as they blocked a connecting bridge near the Indo-Nepal border in Raxaul in Bihar, reports said.

Aung San Suu Kyi's NLD expected to win in the Myanmar elections

Nov 01, 2015, at 06:29 pm

Naypyidaw, Nov 1 (IBNS) The Aung San Suu Kyi led National League for Democracy (NLD) is expected to win big in the upcoming Nov 8 Myanmar elections, according to reports.

Dhaka: Bangladesh publishers attacked, 1 killed

Nov 01, 2015, at 06:50 am

Dhaka, Oct 31 (IBNS): A Bangladeshi publisher was hacked to death by unknown attackers in Dhaka on Saturday, media reports said.

Nepal welcomes its first female President

Oct 29, 2015, at 01:40 am

Kathmandu, Oct 28 (IBNS) Nepal on Wednesday achieved a historic feat by electing its first ever female President Bidya Devi Bhandari.

UN ramps up to assist those in Afghanistan and Pakistan affected by earthquake

Oct 28, 2015, at 02:48 pm

New York, Oct 28 (IBNS): Hundreds of people have been killed and thousands of homes in Afghanistan and Pakistan were destroyed by the massive 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck the Badakshan Province in Afghanistan on Monday, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

UN agencies ready to support Government-led relief efforts in quake-hit South Asia

Oct 27, 2015, at 02:39 pm

New York, Oct 27 (IBNS): United Nations agencies are mobilizing and stand ready to support Government-led relief operations in Pakistan and Afghanistan, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday, adding that his thoughts are with the people of the two countries after a powerful earthquake struck Badakshan province in Afghanistan.

UN condemns attack in Afghanistan that killed two, injured six

Oct 27, 2015, at 02:03 pm

New York, Oct 27 (IBNS): The top UN official in Afghanistan has condemned the killing of two human rights workers on Monday by a remote-controlled explosive device in the eastern city of Jalalabad, saying "the climate of fear created by such attacks, threatens vital human rights work" being carried out throughout the country.

Afghanistan: Blast kills 2 AIHRC officials killed

Oct 26, 2015, at 11:45 pm

Kabul, Oct 26 (IBNS): A bomb blast in Afghanistan's Jalalabad area left two officials of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC), media reports said.

Dhaka: 1 killed in homemade bomb explosions

Oct 24, 2015, at 04:10 pm

Dhaka, Oct 24 (IBNS): At least one person as killed in homemade bomb explosions in old Dhaka on Saturday, media reports said.