Pakistan Court sets 2-month deadline to conclude 26/11 trial

Apr 14, 2015, at 12:27 am

Islamabad, Apr 13 (IBNS): The Islamabad High Court in Pakistan on Monday set a two-month deadline for the trial in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks to conclude, reports said.

Pakistan: US drone kills 4 militants

Apr 12, 2015, at 10:30 pm

Islamabad, Apr 12 (IBNS): A US drone fired two missiles at a hideout in South Waziristan tribal region's Shawal area, close to the Pak-Afghan border, which killed at least four suspected militants on Sunday, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Kamaruzzaman buried

Apr 12, 2015, at 07:15 pm

Dhaka, Apr 12 (IBNS): War criminal Muhammad Kamaruzzaman, who was executed in Dhaka on Saturday, has been buried at his village home in Bangaldesh's Sherpur Sadar area on Sunday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Senior Taliban commander killed in drone strike

Apr 12, 2015, at 04:05 pm

Kabul, Apr 12 (IBNS) A drone strike in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province has killed three people on Sunday, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Kamaruzzaman executed

Apr 12, 2015, at 04:13 am

Dhaka, Apr 11 (IBNS): Bangladesh on Saturday executed death war criminal Muhammad Kamaruzzaman inside Dhaka Central Jail.

Kamaruzzaman might be executed?

Apr 12, 2015, at 12:07 am

Dhaka, Apr 11 (IBNS) Death row war criminal Muhammad Kamaruzzaman might be executed in Bangladesh on Saturday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Militants kill 20 labourers

Apr 11, 2015, at 11:22 pm

Islamabad, Apr 11 (IBNS) At least 20 people labourers were killed as militants opened fire at them in Pakistan's Balochistan area on Saturday, media reports said.

Pakistan condemns killing of its five nationals in Afghanistan

Apr 11, 2015, at 01:36 am

Islamabad, Apr 10 (IBNS) Pakistan on Friday said the Afghan Deputy Head of Mission was called to Foreign Office and handed over a Demarche, conveying the country's serious concern over the brutal killing of five Pakistani nationals in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: Afghan soldier kills a American soldier

Apr 09, 2015, at 02:55 am

Kabul, Apr 8 (IBNS): An American soldier was killed as Afghan National Army has exchanged fire with U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, reports said on Wednesday.

Pakistan: Death row convict executed in Balochistan's Machh Jail

Apr 08, 2015, at 03:55 pm

Islamabad, Apr 8 (IBNS) Pakistan has executed a death row convict in Balochistan’s Machh Jail on Wednesday, media reports said.

Pakistan executes two murder convicts

Apr 07, 2015, at 03:59 pm

Islamabad, Apr 7 (IBNS)Pakistan has execute two death row convicts in the country's Kot Lakhpat and Sahiwal Central Jail on Tuesday, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Kamaruzzaman's plea rejected

Apr 06, 2015, at 06:26 pm

Dhaka, Apr 6 (IBNS): The Bangladesh Supreme Court on Monday rejected Jamaat-e-Islami leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman's plea for reviewing death penalty awarded to him for his crimes against humanity during the country's Liberation War in 1971.

Bangladesh: Zia returns home

Apr 06, 2015, at 01:12 am

Dhaka, Apr 5 (IBNS): Ending her long stay at the party office in Gulsan, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia returned to her residence here on Sunday after securing bail in two graft cases.

Afghanistan: UN envoy deplores latest deadly attack on civilians

Apr 03, 2015, at 04:40 pm

New York, Apr 3 (IBNS): The top United Nations envoy for Afghanistan has condemned "in the strongest terms" today's deadly suicide attack in the city of Khost, in the country's far east, which reportedly left dozens of people dead and injured.

Bangladesh: 8 killed as trawler sinks in Buriganga River

Apr 03, 2015, at 04:15 am

Dhaka, Apr 2 (IBNS): At least eight bodies have been recovered after a trawler sank in the Buriganga River at Dhaka’s Keraniganj area, media reports said on Thursday.

Afghanistan: Suicide bomb blast kills 18 in Khost

Apr 03, 2015, at 03:55 am

Khost City, Apr 2 (IBNS): At least 18 people were killed and 64 others were injured after a suicide explosion hit the southeastern Khost province in Afghanistan on Thursday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Explosion in Khost kills 17

Apr 02, 2015, at 07:11 pm

Kabul, Apr 2 (IBNS): A heavy explosion rocked Afghanistan's Khost province which left at least 17 people killed, media reports said on Thursday.

Chinese president to visit Pakistan?

Apr 01, 2015, at 05:36 pm

Islamabad, Apr 1 (IBNS) Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to visit Pakistan this month, media reports said on Wednesday.

Another blogger hacked to death in Dhaka

Mar 30, 2015, at 07:42 pm

Dhaka, Mar 30 (IBNS): Three people hacked to death blogger Washiqur Rahman at Tejgaon Industrial area in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Monday, media reports said.

10 pilgrims killed in Bangladesh stampede

Mar 27, 2015, at 10:53 pm

Dhaka, Mar 27(IBNS) At least 10 pilgrims were killed in a stampede during a Hindu bathing ritual in Narayanganj, 25 km south off Dhaka in Bangladesh on Friday.

Afghanistan: Militants attack bus, kill 13 civilians

Mar 24, 2015, at 10:34 pm

Kabul, Mar 24 (IBNS): Militants attacked civilian bus on Kabul-Ghazni highway which killed at least 13 people, media reports said on Tuesday.

Pakistan: Murder convict hanged

Mar 24, 2015, at 05:14 pm

Multan, Mar 24 (IBNS) A person, who was found guilty of murder, has been hanged in Pakistan's Multan Central Jail on Tuesday, media reports said.

Bangladesh: JMB leader arrested

Mar 23, 2015, at 07:42 pm

Dhaka, Mar 23 (IBNS): Banned militant outfit Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB)'s leader has been arrested by Bangladesh police from country's Chittagong city, media reports said on Monday.

Nepal: Two Indians killed in road mishap

Mar 23, 2015, at 01:37 am

Kathmandu, Mar 22 (IBNS) At least two Indian nationals were killed in a road mishap in Nepal's Makwanpur district on Sunday, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Road mishap kills 6 in Mymensingh

Mar 22, 2015, at 01:12 am

Mymensingh, Mar 21 (IBNS): At least six people were killed as a truck hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Bangladesh's Mymensingh district on Saturday, media reports said.

Pakistan releases 57 Indian fishing boats

Mar 21, 2015, at 08:42 pm

New Delhi/Islamabad, Mar 21 (IBNS): The Pakistan government on Saturday released 57 Indian fishing boats in an attempt to show 'goodwill gesture'.

Afghanistan: UN condemns brutal killing of mentally ill woman

Mar 21, 2015, at 04:42 pm

New York, Mar 21 (IBNS) United Nations officials in Afghanistan have strongly condemned the brutal killing of a 27-year-old mentally ill woman, who was attacked yesterday by an angry crowd accusing her of burning a copy of the Quran.

UN rights experts urge Pakistan not to execute juveniles

Mar 21, 2015, at 04:27 pm

New York, Mar 21 (IBNS) A group of independent United Nations human rights experts welcomed the last-minute decision by the Pakistani authorities to postpone the hanging of Shafqat Hussain, who was convicted as a minor, while calling on them to halt the execution altogether.

Bangladesh to add 400,000 new Bangla words to Google Translate

Mar 21, 2015, at 03:10 am

Dhaka, Mar 20 (IBNS): A move which will help Bengalis across the globe, the Bangladesh government is all set to add 400,000 new Bangla words to Google Translate on the occasion of its Independence Day.

Pakistan: Karachi blast kills 2

Mar 21, 2015, at 02:28 am

Karachi, Mar 20 (IBNS) A blast at the gate of Saleh mosque for the Bohra community in Pakistan's Karachi city has left at least two people killed on Friday, media reports said.