Afghan police arrest suspect in connection with shooting: gov't
Apr 26, 2020, at 10:22 pm
Kabul/Xinhua/UNI: One suspect had been arrested in connection with a shooting that killed seven member of a family and injured two others in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province, the Afghan Interior Ministry said Sunday.
Fight Against COVID-19: Sri Lanka to relax curfew from April 27
Apr 26, 2020, at 07:13 pm
Colombo/UNI: The curfew in Sri Lanka due to the COVID-19 pandemic will be relaxed from Monday, the President of Media Division (PMD) said on Sunday.
Pakistani religious scholar blames women for spread of COVID-19 in country
Apr 26, 2020, at 06:05 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: A popular religious scholar of Pakistan, Maulana Tariq Jameel, triggered a controversy after he blamed women of the country for the spread of Coronavirus.
Unknown gunmen kill seven members of a family in Afghanistan
Apr 26, 2020, at 05:33 pm
Kabul/IBNS: At least seven people, who were members of the same family, were shot dead by unknown gunmen in Afghanistan's Kunduz province, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Mentally challenged woman charred to death
Apr 26, 2020, at 05:08 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: A mentally challenged woman was burned to death in a fire incident in Bangladesh Gazipur area, media reports said Sunday.
Pakistan extends suspension of flight till May 15
Apr 26, 2020, at 10:15 am
Islamabad/UNI: A day after Pakistan government extended the nationwide lockdown by 15 more days to curb the spread of COVID-19, the country has now extended the suspension of international flight till May 15, according to the country's aviation department.
Afghan forces clear 5 villages from militants in northern Faryab
Apr 25, 2020, at 03:20 pm
Maimana, Afghanistan/Xinhua/UNI: The Afghan government forces following cleanup operations launched Friday in Qaisar district of the northern Faryab province have driven the militants out of five villages and restored law and order there, provincial police office said in a statement released here Saturday.
Pakistan and tale of oppression of minorities: Two Hindu girls abducted in Sindh
Apr 25, 2020, at 02:47 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Continuing the alleged oppression on the minority community even at a time when the world is struggling to combat COVID-19, two Hindu girls have been allegedly abducted from Pakistan's Thari Mirwah region in Sindh.
Afghanistan: Taliban commander Mullah Khaliq killed during operation
Apr 25, 2020, at 12:19 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan security forces killed a key Taliban commander Mullah Khaliq alias Saifullah during its operation in northern Balkh province of the country, media reports said.
Pakistan: Chinese national goes missing in Karachi, police suspect kidnapping
Apr 24, 2020, at 03:52 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: A Chinese national has gone missing from the Defence area in Pakistan's Karachi city, media reports said.
Bangladesh records seven more COVID-19 deaths
Apr 23, 2020, at 06:09 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh on Thursday recorded seventh death from COVID-19 with 414 newly infected cases, bringing the total number to 4,186.
Top JuD leader arrested in PoK on charges of operating prostitution racket
Apr 22, 2020, at 11:49 pm
Bagh/IBNS: A top leader of Pakistan-based terror group Jamaat-ud-Dawa's (JuD) was arrested by security forces in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) on charges of operating a prostitution racket.
Afghanistan: Pakistani-origin ISKP commander linked with Taliban, LeT arrested
Apr 22, 2020, at 11:44 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Security officials on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of a key leader of the so-called Khorasan wing of the Islamic State in Afghanistan who was originally a resident of Pakistan and had close links with the Taliban’s Peshawar Council, Haqqani Network and Lashkar-e Taiba.
Pakistan moves down in press freedom index, ranks 145 among 180 nations
Apr 22, 2020, at 11:28 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Displaying the tough situation of journalists in the country, Pakistan has slipped three more positions in the latest Reporters Without Borders' 2020 World Press Freedom index and now stands at the 145th position.
Pakistan: Minor Hindu girl converted to Islam, married to 40-year-old man in Sindh
Apr 22, 2020, at 11:17 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: When the world is busy fighting COVID-19, incidents of forceful conversion is still being reported from Pakistan. The latest is a Hindu teen who has been allegedly forcefully converted and then married to a 40-year-old man in Sindh region of the country, media reports said.
Coronavirus: Bangladesh confirms 120 deaths
Apr 22, 2020, at 03:03 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh on Wednesday confirmed ten new deaths from the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), taking the toll to 120.
Coronavirus: Bangladesh reports nine more deaths, tally rises to 110
Apr 21, 2020, at 08:06 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh has confirmed nine more COVID-19 deaths bringing the total count to 110 in the country.
Apr 21, 2020, at 05:02 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Ahead of a new round of assessments by the global anti-money-laundering watchdog FATF, Pakistan has removed names of 1800 terrorists from its watchlist, as per a report published by a US-based start-up that automates watchlist compliance.
Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists fire mortars, 1 civilian killed
Apr 20, 2020, at 05:09 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Suspected Taliban terrorists fired mortars in North-eastern Kapisa province which left at least one civilian killed, media reports said.
Pakistan: Five terrorists killed in exchange of fire with security forces in North Waziristan
Apr 20, 2020, at 03:58 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: An anti-terror operation in North Waziristan left at least five terrorists killed, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Monday.
COVID-19: Death toll in Bangladesh touches 91
Apr 19, 2020, at 08:30 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The death toll from Novel Coronavirus has reached 91 in Bangladesh, as seven more people succumbed to the disease in the past 24 hours, a senior government official confirmed on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Local police commander killed in suspected Taliban attack
Apr 19, 2020, at 05:46 pm
Kabul/IBNS: In a suspected attack by Taliban terrorists, a local police commander and two others were killed in Afghanistan's western province of Badghis on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Security forces kill six Taliban terrorists
Apr 18, 2020, at 05:43 pm
Kabul/IBNS: The Afghanistan security forces have killed six Taliban militants and wounded two others in the country's South-eastern Paktiya province, media reports said on Saturday.
Arrested Kabul gurdwara attacker Ahangar has links with Pakistan's Sialkot region
Apr 18, 2020, at 02:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The arrest of chief recruiter of the Islamic State Jammu & Kashmir Aijaz Ahangar, the terrorist who was arrested 25 years after he vanished from Kashmir, has a strong link with Pakistan's Sialkot region, media reports said.
Apr 18, 2020, at 01:50 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Demanding release of Jang Geo Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman (MSR), the International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists for press freedom, has written a letter to Pakistan PM Imran Khan.
Pakistan reactivates Taliban terror to launch attacks in India's Kashmir: Reports
Apr 18, 2020, at 01:43 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan has reactivated Taliban terror camps, which are situated at Afghanistan-Pakistan border, to launch attacks in Kashmir region of India, media reports said.
Apr 17, 2020, at 05:10 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The Pakistan government seems to face a growing challenge in their act to contain COVID-19 as a section of the Islamic clerics have warned they will flout the government’s restrictions on group prayers especially during the holy month of Ramadan.
Bangladesh reports 15 new COVID-19 deaths
Apr 17, 2020, at 03:56 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh has reported 15 more deaths due to COVID-19, media reports said on Friday.
IMF Approves $1.4Bln Disbursement to Pakistan for COVID-19 Crisis - Statement
Apr 17, 2020, at 12:46 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: Pakistan won approval of $1.3 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to ease the economic impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and help cover rapid increases in health spending needed to fight the disease, the IMF announced in a press release.
Apr 16, 2020, at 04:57 pm
Muzaffarabad/IBNS: In a clear case of alleged discrimination followed by the administration at a time of COVID-19 crisis, people in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) have been denied benefits provided under the Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme which was launched by PM Imran Khan, media reports said.