Pakistan: Cylinder blast in Quetta leaves six killed

Feb 24, 2020, at 03:24 pm

Quetta/IBNS: A cylinder blast in Pakistan's Quetta region left at least six people killed, media reports said on Monday.

The 'disappearance' of Masood Azhar on the eve of the FATF plenary demonstrates Pakistan’s chicanery

Feb 24, 2020, at 11:21 am

Pakistan had been identified by the money laundering and terror financing watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), as a ‘high risk and non-cooperative’ country as far back as in June 2008, and had been placed on the organization’s grey list. It was removed from the list the following year, but found its way back on the grey list in February 2012, when it was described as a ‘high-risk and non-cooperative country, not committed to an action plan’. 

Afghanistan reports three suspected cases of coronavirus in Herat

Feb 24, 2020, at 09:53 am

Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan officials have reported three suspected cases of coronavirus in Herat province of Afghanistan, media reports said.

Civilian casualties in Afghanistan exceed 10,000 for 6th straight year: UN report

Feb 23, 2020, at 09:28 am

United Nations/Xinhua: More than 10,000 civilians in Afghanistan were killed or injured last year, UN News reported Saturday, citing a United Nations report that details record-high levels of civilian harm in the ongoing conflict.

New York Times op-ed by Taliban's deputy leader triggers row, experts question newspaper's decision

Feb 22, 2020, at 05:18 pm

Washington/IBNS: An op-ed published in the New York Times has triggered a massive row as the writer of it is Taliban deputy leader Sirajuddin Haqqani, who is one of the world's most wanted terrorists, carrying rewards on him.

Bangladeshi national tested positive for coronavirus in UAE

Feb 22, 2020, at 04:39 pm

Dubai/IBNS: Two residents of UAE, which include on Bangladeshi national, have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID19), media reports said.

Afghanistan records 10,000 civilian casualties for sixth straight year: UN

Feb 22, 2020, at 04:19 pm

Kabul/IBNS: Parties to the conflict in Afghanistan killed and injured more than 10,000 civilians in 2019, according to a new United Nations report that describes continuing record-high levels of civilian harm in the ongoing conflict.

Pakistan moves down in Human Development Index (HDI), now stands at 152

Feb 22, 2020, at 10:51 am

Islamabad/IBNS: Apart from the global terror financial watchdog FATF's move of keeping the nation in 'grey list', Pakistan has now moved one step down in the  Human Development Index (HDI) to touch 152.

Easter Sunday terror attack: Sri Lankan parliamentary committee proposes burqa ban 

Feb 22, 2020, at 09:49 am

Colombo/IBNS: In the wake of the terror attack in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday last year, a Sectoral Oversight Committee on National Security in the country has proposed to immediately ban attire such as the burqa and suspend the registration of political parties on an ethnic and religious basis, media reports said.

Bangladesh: 2 suspected robbers killed in Comilla

Feb 21, 2020, at 05:41 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: In a reported gunfight with police in  Palpari Bridge area under Adarsha Sadar upazila of Bangladesh's Comilla district, two suspected robbers have been killed, media reports said on Friday.

Amid tight security, Pakistan court sends Hindu girl Mahek Kumari to production home

Feb 19, 2020, at 11:38 am

Jacobabad/IBNS: Amid protests by Hindu community members over the kidnap, conversion, and marriage of minor Hindu girl Mehak Kumari in Pakistan and a verdict awaited by a court, certain sections of people forced locals of Jacobabad city in Sindh province of the country to close shops on Tuesday to influence the decision in the case.

Global terror financing watchdog  FATF decides to retain Pakistan in ‘Grey List’

Feb 18, 2020, at 06:28 pm

Paris/Islamabad/IBNS/UNI: In a setback for Pakistan, global terror financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Tuesday decided to retain the south Asian nation in its ‘Grey List’.

Afghanistan: Militants kill judge

Feb 18, 2020, at 05:11 pm

Afghanistan/Xinhua/UNI:  Taliban militants has killed a primary court judge in Afghanistan's western Herat province, a local official said Tuesday.

Police arrest 6 drug traffickers in Afghanistan: gov't

Feb 18, 2020, at 05:07 pm

Kabul/Xinhua/UNI: The Counter-Narcotics Police of Afghanistan (CNPA) have arrested six narcotic drug traffickers in five provinces, the country's Interior Ministry said Tuesday.

Pakistan: Eight killed, over 100 affected in Karachi toxic gas leak

Feb 18, 2020, at 04:56 pm

Karachi/UNI: Eight people have been killed and over 100 affected after a toxic gas suspected to be Hydrogen Sulphide leaked in here, Pakistan health authorities has confirmed.

Pakistan observers sniff eyewash on Masood Azhar, Hafiz Saeed ahead of FATF ruling

Feb 18, 2020, at 02:00 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: In what can be seen as a golden eyewash at a time when the threat of being blacklisted by international terror financing and money laundering watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) looms large over it, Pakistan last week convicted Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed, who was arrested last year, in two terror financing cases. However, the reality inside Pakistan can be different with strong beliefs by observers that Pakistan is stage-managing the episode and even claiming that another top terrorist, Masood Azhar, the mastermind of the Pulwama attack last year February in India killing 40 soldiers, has gone missing. 

World must ‘step up’, match Pakistan’s compassion for refugees, says UN chief

Feb 18, 2020, at 10:17 am

New York/IBNS: Pakistan’s solidarity and compassion for hosting Afghan refugees is a remarkable blueprint that the rest of the world should follow.

Three killed, 15 injured in blast in Pakistan

Feb 17, 2020, at 07:32 pm

Islamabad/Xinhua: A blast hit a busy road in Pakistan's southwest provincial capital Quetta on Monday evening, leaving three people dead and 15 others injured, local media and rescue officials said.

US-Taliban peace deal finalised:Abdullah

Feb 17, 2020, at 07:24 pm

Kabul,/UNI: Chief Executive of the Afghan Unity Government Abdullah Abdullah on Monday claimed that the peace agreement between the Taliban and US has been "finalised."

Over 50 Taliban militants surrender in 2 Afghan provinces: Defense Ministry

Feb 17, 2020, at 05:23 pm

Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: More than 50 members of the Taliban movement have surrendered to the Afghan security forces in the country's provinces of Herat and Ghor, the Afghan Defense Ministry said on Monday.

Foreign military helicopter crashes in Afghanistan because of Taliban attack: statement

Feb 17, 2020, at 05:18 pm

Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: A foreign military helicopter crashed in Afghanistan on Monday in a Taliban attack, according to the movement's statement.

Coronavirus suspicion: China returnee admitted to Bangladesh hospital

Feb 17, 2020, at 04:00 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: A student, who recently returned from China, was admitted to a government hospital in Bangladesh city of Habiganj on suspicion of the novel coronavirus, media reports said on Monday.

Unknown gunmen kill nine drug addicts in Kabul

Feb 17, 2020, at 09:41 am

Kabul/IBNS: Unknown gunmen shot dead nine drug addicts in Kabul city, media reports said on Monday.

Pakistan: Six people die following gas chemical leakage in Karachi

Feb 17, 2020, at 09:04 am

Karachi/IBNS: At least six people died due to alleged chemical leakage in Pakistan' Karachi city, media reports said on Monday.

Chinese firms achieve 'little success' in Karachi expo, says The Economist report

Feb 16, 2020, at 10:46 pm

Beijing/IBNS: Despite sharing strong bonds among themselves as all-weather alliance partners, several Chinese firms recently faced troubles in a Karachi expo, hinting the underlying difference shared by the two nations.

Coronavirus: Nepali citizens evacuated from China, sent to quarantine at Bhaktapur

Feb 16, 2020, at 05:33 pm

Kathmandu/IBNS: Amid coronavirus outbreak in the neighbouring nation, the Nepal government has evacuated 175 Nepalis people from Hubei Province of China, media reports said on Sunday.

Bangladesh: Chinese national taken to hospital with fever

Feb 16, 2020, at 04:57 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: On suspicion of being infected by coronavirus, a Chinese woman, who was working at Uttara EPZ in Nilphamari's Saidpur, has been admitted to Rangpur Medical College and Hospital, media reports said on Sunday.

Kandahar: 5 Taliban terrorists killed

Feb 16, 2020, at 04:29 pm

Kabul/IBNS: Conducting an operation in south Kandahar province, the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces have killed five suspected Taliban terrorists, media reports said on Sunday.

China's court unveils 4 crimes punishable by death penalty during Coronavirus outbreak

Feb 16, 2020, at 12:19 am

Beijing/Sputnik: Those convicted for corruption, production and distribution of counterfeit medications amid the coronavirus outbreak or found guilty of maliciously infecting other people with the virus and causing serious harm to medical workers will face severe punishment, up to death penalty, Beijing’s second Intermediate People's Court said on Saturday, citing the criminal code.

Coronavirus outbreak: Bangladesh PM mourns loss of lives in China

Feb 15, 2020, at 06:47 pm

Dhaka/UNI:  Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed her deep condolences for the loss of lives due to the outbreak of coronavirus in China. She conveyed her sincere sympathy for the families of the victims.