Pakistan: Woman allegedly raped by 'faith- healer'
Feb 07, 2020, at 08:27 am
Lodhran/IBNS: A woman was allegedly raped by a 'faith-healer' in Pakistan's Lodhran district, media reports said on Friday.
Protest in Kabul against detention of PTM leader Manzoor Pashtun offsets Pakistan's anti-India event
Feb 06, 2020, at 04:18 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Dampening the so-called Kashmir Solidarity event planned by the Pakistan Embassy in Kabul, a large protest broke out in the Afghanistan capital on Thursday against the detention of Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) leader Manzoor Pashtun in Peshawar.
Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen kill female cop
Feb 05, 2020, at 04:44 pm
Kandahar/IBNS: Unkown gunmen shot dead a policewoman in Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Tuesday, media reports said on Wednesday.
Dhaka: Suspected 'Robber' killed during gunfight
Feb 05, 2020, at 03:47 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: A shootout incident with Rapid Action Battalion in Bangladesh capital Dhaka city left at least one suspected robber dead, media reports said.
Pakistan woman cuts off man's genitals who tried to 'rape' her
Feb 05, 2020, at 03:30 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: A Pakistani woman has chopped off the genitals of a man who allegedly attempted to rape her, media reports said.
Nepal govt likely to quarantine its evacuated citizens from China in Bhaktapur
Feb 05, 2020, at 09:21 am
Kathmandu/IBNS: The Nepal government on Wednesday said it might quarantine all those Nepali nationals who will be evacuated from coronavirus-hit Wuhan province of China to Nepal Electricity Authority Training Centre in Bhaktapur, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 59 Taliban militants surrender
Feb 04, 2020, at 05:40 pm
Herat/Xinhua: Fifty-nine Taliban militants have surrendered to government security forces in three western Afghan provinces, the command of special forces said on Tuesday.
Thirteen killed in N Afghanistan clashes, including pro-gov't local leader
Feb 04, 2020, at 05:38 pm
Sheberghan, Afghanistan/Xinhua: Thirteen were killed during an ambush in northern Jawzjan province overnight, including a pro-government local leader, one of his men and 11 Taliban militants, a provincial government spokesman said on Tuesday.
Bangladesh road mishap leaves two dead
Feb 04, 2020, at 04:18 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: A bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Bangladesh's Rajshahi area which left at least two people killed, media reports said.
Taliban terrorists set girl's school on fire in Afghanistan
Feb 04, 2020, at 09:17 am
Kabul/IBNS: A girl's school was set on fire by suspected Taliban terrorists in Afghanistan's northern Takhar province, media reports said on Tuesday.
Afghan forces kill 6 militants in northern Jawzjan province
Feb 03, 2020, at 09:28 pm
Sheberghan, Afghanistan/Xinhua: Six militants have been confirmed dead as a clash flared up in Khanaqa district of the northern Jawzjan province, provincial government spokesman Abdul Marouf Azar said on Monday.
Chinese Foreign Ministry says new coronavirus infected 16 foreign nationals in China
Feb 03, 2020, at 07:17 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The new coronavirus has infected 16 foreign nationals in China, two of whom have already been discharged from hospitals while the remaining individuals continue treatment, Spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry Hua Chunying said on Monday.
Crude bomb blast occurs in Dhaka University campus, no casualty
Feb 03, 2020, at 04:48 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: A crude bomb blast occurred near the Madhur Canteen at the campus of the University of Dhaka on Monday, media reports said.
Explosion rocks Pakistan house, seven killed
Feb 03, 2020, at 09:49 am
Khar/IBNS: An explosion rocked a house in Pakistan's Bajaur tribal district on Sunday which left at least seven people killed.
Air raids kill 7 militants in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan
Feb 02, 2020, at 08:42 pm
Pul -e- khumri, Afghanistan/Xinhua/UNI: Seven militants have been confirmed dead after fighting aircraft pounded a Taliban hideout in Baghlan-e-Markazi district of the northern Baghlan province in Afghanistan, said an army statement released here Sunday.
Coronavirus outbreak: Bangladesh halts visa-on-arrival for Chinese nationals
Feb 02, 2020, at 07:39 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Amid coronavirus outbreak in China, Bangladesh on Sunday suspended its visa-on-arrival services for Chinese nationals.
Feb 02, 2020, at 07:01 pm
Wuhan/Islamabad/IBNS: As Indian government evacuated its nationals from Coronavirus-hit China's Wuhan region, Pakistani students slammed their government for not taking any initiative to rescue them from the city.
Afghanistan: Ex-Kabul police chief hurt during attack by unknown gunmen
Feb 02, 2020, at 06:29 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Former Kabul police chief was hurt as he was attacked by unknown gunmen in Afghanistan's capital city, media reports said.
China penalises over 300 officials in Huanggang for poor fight against coronavirus
Feb 02, 2020, at 03:32 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The Huanggang city authorities in China's virus-hit Hubei province have penalized 337 officials for their poor efforts to contain the new coronavirus epidemic, the city's mayor, Qiu Lixin, said on Saturday.
Bangladesh suspends on arrival visa for Chinese nationals
Feb 02, 2020, at 02:56 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said the visa on arrival for Chinese nationals has been suspended for one month following the outbreak of coronavirus.
Over 300Â Bangladeshi people return home from China
Feb 01, 2020, at 05:56 pm
Dhaka/UNI: As many as 316 Bangladeshi returned home from the coronavirus epicentre Hubei province of China on Saturday.
11 militants killed in Southern Afghanistan: gov't
Feb 01, 2020, at 05:54 pm
Tirin Kot, Afghanistan/Xinhua/UNI: Eleven Taliban militants were killed during an operation conducted by Afghan National Army commando forces in southern Uruzgan province during Friday night, Afghan Defence Ministry said Saturday.
US envoy arrives in Kabul to meet Afghan Prez later on Saturday: Source
Feb 01, 2020, at 05:48 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad arrived in Kabul where he plans to meet with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani later on Saturday, a source told Sputnik.
Afghanistan: Civilians continue to pay the price of conflict, says Amnesty International
Feb 01, 2020, at 09:03 am
Kabul: In 2019, Afghan civilians continued to pay the price of the ongoing conflict as justice proved elusive for the victims, Amnesty International said as the human rights organization released its annual report on events in the Asia-Pacific region.
Bangladesh: Freedoms remained under attack in 2019, says Amnesty International
Feb 01, 2020, at 08:45 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh had a mixed record on human rights in 2019, continuing to host nearly a million refugees and inch towards the progressive realization of economic and social rights while some freedoms remained under attack, Amnesty International said as the human rights organization released annual reports on events in the Asia-Pacific region.
Government to bring back 361 Bangladeshis from China tomorrow
Jan 31, 2020, at 06:07 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: The government will bring back 361 Bangladeshi nationals from Coronavirus-hit Wuhan city of China on Saturday, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Man suspected to be infected by coronavirus hospitalised
Jan 31, 2020, at 10:20 am
Beijing/IBNS: A Bangladeshi citizen, who returned from China, has been admitted Kurmitola General Hospital as he is suspected of suffering from coronavirus.
Globally Bangladesh is a model for poverty reduction: World Bank
Jan 30, 2020, at 10:38 am
Dhaka/IBNS: The World Bank reiterated its commitment to help Bangladesh sustain high economic growth, as the World Bank Vice President for South Asia, Hartwig Schafer concluded a three-day visit to the country.
Afghan air raids kill 2 Taliban commander in western Herat province
Jan 30, 2020, at 10:19 am
Herat, Afghanistan/Xinhua/UNI: Two Taliban commanders have been confirmed killed as fighting planes struck a Taliban hideout in Zawal district of Afghanistan's western Herat province, provincial governor's spokesman Jilani Farhad said Wednesday.
Four students in China diagnosed with coronavirus: Pakistan
Jan 29, 2020, at 07:17 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan on Wednesday said four of its nationals in China have been tested positive for the coronavirus.