F-16: Pakistan 'surprised' over India's disappointment

Feb 15, 2016, at 02:51 pm

Islamabad, Feb 15 (IBNS): Pakistan has expressed 'surprise' over India's disappointment over the United States' decision to sell eight F-16 fighter jets to the Asian nation.

Pakistan: Van hit by train, 8 killed

Feb 15, 2016, at 02:42 pm

Islamabad, Feb 15 (IBNS) At least eight people were killed as a van was hit by Lahore-bound Fareed Express close to the near Allah Dino Saand railway station in Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.

Afghanistan civilian casualties hit high in 2015: UN

Feb 14, 2016, at 08:21 pm

Kabul, Feb 14 (IBNS) The number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan during 2015 are the highest recorded, the UN said on Sunday on the release of its 2015 Annual Report on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict.

Valentine's Day should be avoided: Pakistan President tells countrymen

Feb 13, 2016, at 10:33 pm

Islamabad, Feb 13 (IBNS); Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain has urged people not to celebrate Valentine’s Day.

Karachi: Three grenade attacks in Karachi, security increased

Feb 12, 2016, at 10:26 pm

Karachi, Feb 12 (IBNS): Three separate grenade attacks hit Pakistani city of Karachi within a span of two hours, media reports said.

After 30 years of conflict, Sri Lanka still in 'early stages of renewal' - UN rights chief

Feb 10, 2016, at 03:24 pm

New York, Feb 10 (Just Earth News/IBNS)After nearly 30 years of conflict and acrimony that not only cost tens of thousands of lives but also eroded vital components of the State, Sri Lanka is still in the early stages of renewal, the United Nations human rights chief said today, ending a mission to the country.

Pakistan: PIA employees end strike

Feb 10, 2016, at 02:52 pm

Karachi, Feb 10 (IBNS): Ending a logjam, the Joint action Committee (JAC) of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) employees have ended their eight-day-long strike.

Sushil Koirala passes away

Feb 09, 2016, at 03:48 pm

Kathamandu, Dec 9 (IBNS): Nepali Congress President and former Prime Minister Sushil Koirala passed away on Tuesday.

Afghanistan: Three ANA soldiers killed in suicide attack

Feb 08, 2016, at 10:15 pm

Kabul, Feb 8 (IBNS) At least three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed as the vehicle in which they were traveling was targeted by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sahrif city on Monday, media reports said.

Nepal: 8 killed in road mishap

Feb 07, 2016, at 12:13 am

Kathmandu, Feb 6 (IBNS) A microbus met with an accident in Nuwakot district of Nepal which killed at least eight people on Saturday, media reports said.

PM Narendra Modi congratulates King and Queen of Bhutan for their first born

Feb 06, 2016, at 11:01 pm

New Delhi, Feb 6 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated the King and Queen of Bhutan following the first of their first child.

28 IS militants killed in Afghanistan

Feb 06, 2016, at 10:20 pm

Kabul, Feb 6 (IBNS): At least 28 Islamic State (IS) insurgents have been killed in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province in the past 24 hours, media reports said.

Kabul suicide attack kills 10

Feb 01, 2016, at 11:39 pm

Kabul, Feb 1 (IBNS) At least 10 people were killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan capital Kabul on Monday, media reports said.

Heavy explosion hits Kabul

Feb 01, 2016, at 09:04 pm

Kabul, Feb 1 (IBNS) Heavy explosion rocked Afghanistan capital Kabul on Monday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: One militant killed

Jan 30, 2016, at 08:49 pm

Kabul, Jan 30 (IBNS): Security forces killed a militant after their patrol came under attack in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.

Pakistan accuses India of 'making unsubstantiated terror allegations'

Jan 29, 2016, at 12:50 am

Islamabad, Jan 28 (IBNS) Pakistan on Thursday accused India of making "unsubstantiated terror allegations against Pakistan."

Afghanistan: UN mine clearance officials condemn murder of four de-miners

Jan 28, 2016, at 01:54 pm

New York, Jan 28 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations demining officials in Afghanistan on Wednesday strongly condemned an attack in which unknown militants shot dead four de-miners while a fifth was reported missing in Helmand province, one of the most heavily mined in the strife-torn country.

Freedom of expression came under severe attack in Bangladesh: Human Rights Watch

Jan 28, 2016, at 02:47 am

New York, Jan 27 (IBNS) Freedom of expression came under severe attack in Bangladesh in 2015, Human Rights Watch said in its World Report 2016.

Mumbai attacks: Pakistan court dismisses plea for voice samples of accused

Jan 27, 2016, at 08:50 pm

Islamabad, Jan 27 (IBNS): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday rejected petitions filed by the government which sought clippings of voice samples of seven suspects charged with involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks case, media reports said.

Afghanistan: US drone strike kills 5 militants

Jan 26, 2016, at 10:26 pm

Kabul, Jan 26 (IBNS): At least five militants were killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, media reports said on Tuesday.

Afghanistan: 10 policemen killed

Jan 26, 2016, at 08:40 pm

Kabul, Jan 26 (IBNS) At least 10 policemen were killed at a check-post in central Uruzgan province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Tuesday.

Pakistan Army Chief to retire on due date

Jan 26, 2016, at 05:54 pm

Islamabad, Jan 26 (IBNS) Putting speculations to rest, Pakistan Army Chief Gen. Raheel Sharif has said that he will retire on due date, according to reports.

UN experts urge Pakistani authorities to halt evictions and demolition for new Lahore metro line

Jan 26, 2016, at 02:28 pm

New York, Jan 26 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Concerned that construction on a new metro line in Lahore, Pakistan, has led to numerous forced evictions and damage to historic and cultural heritage sites, United Nations human rights experts have called on the Government to stop the work and provide more details on the project.

FAO helps Pakistan cope with natural disasters such as floods, quakes, droughts

Jan 25, 2016, at 02:18 pm

New York, Jan 25 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With Pakistan suffering a multitude of natural disasters each year, including floods, earthquakes, droughts, landslides and avalanches, a United Nations development agency is teaming up with State and provincial authorities to shore up the country's agriculture, among the sectors most affected.

Nawaz Sharif says militants are attacking soft targets in Pakistan

Jan 22, 2016, at 03:02 pm

Davos, Jan 22 (IBNS) Condemning the militant attack in Bacha Khan University, Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif said terrorists were attacking 'soft targets' in his nation.

UN chief condemns terrorist attack at Pakistani university

Jan 21, 2016, at 03:11 pm

New York, Jan 21 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday condemned the terrorist attack by armed militants at Bacha Khan University in the city of Charsadda, Pakistan, which killed at least 19 people and wounded dozens more.

Pakistan: Armed attack on Bacha Khan University a potential war crime

Jan 21, 2016, at 01:01 am

Islamabad, Jan 20 (JEN) The armed men who carried out this morning’s deadly armed attack on Bacha Khan University in Charsadda, north-western Pakistan, violated the central principle of international humanitarian law by deliberately targeting civilians in what appears to be a war crime, Amnesty International said.

Afghanistan: Several injured in suicide attack

Jan 21, 2016, at 12:54 am

Kabul, Jan 20 (IBNS) Several people are feared injured in a suicide bombing in the Allauddin intersection of the third police district in Afghanistan's Kabul city, media reports said.

Pakistan university attack: Imran Khan condemns

Jan 20, 2016, at 10:18 pm

Peshawar, Jan 20 (IBNS): Cricketer-turned-Pakistani politician Imran Khan on Wednesday condemned the militant attack at the Bacha Khan university in Charsadda in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province killed at least 21 people.

20 feared killed in terrorist attack in Pakistan university

Jan 20, 2016, at 07:58 pm

Peshwar, Pakistan, Jan 20 (IBNS) At least 20 people were feared killed after a group of terrorists stormed a university in volatile northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday.