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Five Taliban militants killed during clashes in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province: Police

Jul 05, 2020, at 03:28 pm

Kabul/Sputnik:  Five Taliban insurgents have been killed and eight others suffered injuries during armed clashes with security forces in the Afghan province of Kandahar, a local police spokesman told Sputnik on Sunday.

Ex-minister TM Gius Uddin dies of COVID-19 in Bangladesh

Jul 04, 2020, at 06:44 pm

Dhaka/UNI: TM Gius Uddin, former Minister and Shariatpur district unit BNP former president, passed away at a hospital in Dhaka on Friday night with COVID-19.

Afghanistan: Police foil militants bid to detonate remote-controlled bomb in Kabul

Jul 04, 2020, at 04:11 pm

Kabul/IBNS: The Kabul police have foiled terrorists' bid to detonate  a remote-controlled bomb in the Afghanistan capital city, media reports said.

Pentagon lauds India for supporting Afghanistan-led peace process in the war-ravaged nation

Jul 04, 2020, at 11:01 am

Washington: The US Department of Defence has appreciated India's role in Afghanistan and described it as the 'largest donor' of the south Asian war-ravaged nation.

Nepal’s official document reveals Chinese encroachment in seven districts

Jul 04, 2020, at 09:31 am

Kathmandu: Reflecting the aggressive stance followed by China, a document released by the Survey Department of the Ministry of Agriculture in Nepal has shown by 2017 Beijing has encroached 36 hectares of the country’s territory at 10 places along the northern border.

Baloch poet rejects literary award from Pakistan govt due to state’s oppressive policies

Jul 04, 2020, at 09:04 am

Islamabad/IBNS: A Baloch poet has rejected an academic award from Pakistan citing the Imran Khan government’s policies ‘inflicted’ on Balochistan that have ‘subjugated’ the populace.

Amid COVID-19 pandemic spread, Pakistani forces continue military operation, abductions in Balochistan

Jul 04, 2020, at 08:43 am

Quetta: Pakistan's Balochistan region is not only seeing a massive surge in COVID-19 cases but also continuous raids and alleged abductions by Pakistan's Armed forces, media reports said.

Death toll of Pakistan's train-van collision rises to 22

Jul 04, 2020, at 08:37 am

Islamabad/Xinhua: Death toll of the collision between a train and a passenger van in Pakistan's eastern city of Sheikhupura has risen to 22 on Friday night, Quratul Ain, spokesperson of Pakistan Railways said.

20 Sikh Yatrees returning from Nankana Sahib killed in bus-train collision in Pakistan's Sheikhupura

Jul 03, 2020, at 06:08 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: At least 20 people, mostly Sikh pilgrims, were killed in a collision between a train and a bus near Sheikhupura on Friday afternoon, officials said, reported media.

Suspected drug peddler killed during gunfight with police in Cox's Bazar

Jul 03, 2020, at 05:39 pm

Dhaka: A reported gunfight with the police left a suspect drug peddler killed in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar region, media reports said.

Sikh pilgrims among 19 killed in bus-train collision in Pakistan's Sheikhpura

Jul 03, 2020, at 04:43 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: At least 19 people, mostly Sikh pilgrims, in a collision between a train and a bus near Sheikhupura on Friday afternoon, said a media report.

Investigating ‘illegal’ licences of 236 pilots: Pakistan govt

Jul 03, 2020, at 04:31 pm

Islamabad/UNI:  The Pakistani government has said that the inquiry into the issuance of ‘illegal’ licences to about 236 pilots is currently in progress and that the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) would complete the scrutiny of suspected pilots and verification of the credentials of other aviation staff in the coming days.

Senior Baloch leader warns Karachi stock exchange attack is a warning to Pakistan, China to quit Balochistan

Jul 03, 2020, at 12:06 pm

A Baloch leader has claimed that the recent attack on the Pakistan Stock Exchange building in Karachi on Monday is acting as a   warning to Pakistan and China to quit Balochistan.

Pakistan: PML-Q opposes construction of Hindu temple in Islamabad

Jul 03, 2020, at 11:51 am

Islamabad:  The Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid e Azam Group) has opposed the construction of a Hindu temple in capital Islamabad.

Pakistan: UN experts appalled by the enforced disappearance of activist Idris Khattak

Jul 03, 2020, at 11:32 am

Geneva: UN human rights experts welcomed recently the disclosure by the Pakistani Government of the whereabouts of Idris Khattak, a leading human rights defender who went missing last year, yet strongly condemned his enforced disappearance.

Protect ordinary Afghans ahead of peace talks, urges UN Mission chief

Jul 03, 2020, at 09:46 am

New York/IBNS: Ahead of hoped-for peace talks between Afghan Government and Taliban negotiators, UN peacekeepers in Afghanistan have urged parties to “redouble” their efforts to keep civilians safe.

Myanmar latest to call out China for arming insurgents amid outrage by Vietnam and Philippines

Jul 03, 2020, at 01:59 am

Naypyitaw/IBNS: At a time when China is being viewed with increased suspicion for its aggression in the South China Sea, its role in Covid-19, and more recently the violent face-off with India, the country's closest ally Myanmar has alleged that China is arming the insurgent groups in the country with sophisticated weapons and sought international intervention to tackle the situation.

Double blasts kill 2, wound 8 in Afghanistan's northern Mazar-i-Sharif city

Jul 02, 2020, at 05:21 pm

Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan/ Xinhua: Two people were killed and eight others injured as two blasts rocked Mazar-i-Sharif city in the capital of the northern Balkh province on Wednesday, provincial police spokesman Adil Shah Adil said Thursday.

At least 113 people dead in Myanmar monsoon landslide: Emergency Services

Jul 02, 2020, at 03:16 pm

Bangkok/Sputnik: A landslide caused by monsoon rains in Myanmar has killed no less than 113 people, the country's emergency services said on Thursday.

China wants to revive Pakistan-based terror group Al Badr

Jul 02, 2020, at 11:50 am

New Delhi/UNI: Amid ongoing border tension between two Himalayan giants in Eastern Ladakh, China’s People Liberation Army (PLA) wants to revive Pakistan-based terror outfit Al Badr to carry out violence in Jammu and Kashmir.

Fake licence: European Union bans Pakistan International Airlines

Jul 02, 2020, at 12:01 am

Stockholm: Amid recent revelation about fake licence possessed by certain Pakistani pilots, the European Union Air Safety Agency (EASA) has suspended the authorisation for the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to operate in Europe for six months, media reports said.

Pakistan attempting to illegally obtain nuclear products from Germany: Reports

Jul 01, 2020, at 11:52 pm

German authorities have claimed that Pakistan and North Korea are attempting to illegally obtain nuclear products and know-how from German hi-tech companies as part of efforts to develop their atomic weapons programmes.

Some Chinese companies prohibit Pakistani employees from offering namaz

Jun 30, 2020, at 10:55 pm

Islamabad: In a clear evidence of discrimination followed by Beijing, some Chinese companies operating in Pakistan do not seem to allow time to Pakistani employees to offer namaz, media reports said.

COVID-19:  China provides medical equipment to Bangladesh 

Jun 30, 2020, at 05:27 pm

Dhaka/UNI: China has provided medical equipment as assistance to Bangladesh for preventing corona pandemic.

COVID-19 and economic revival: Pakistanis not permitted to enter EU as borders set to reopen

Jun 30, 2020, at 01:19 am

Brussels: Pakistan economic revival plans received a jolt as the country has not been included in the draft list of 54 countries that will benefit from the reopening of the European Union external borders, media reports said.

British media reports claim massive import of COVID-19 cases in UK are from Pakistan

Jun 30, 2020, at 01:13 am

London: Certains section of the British media have claimed that  half of Britain's most-recent imported coronavirus cases are believed to have come from Pakistan.

Release Shia missing persons: Families of victims of enforced disappearance urge Pakistan govt

Jun 30, 2020, at 01:06 am

Islamabad: Families of missing Shia people on Sunday urged the Pakistani government to ensure their immediate release.

Pakistan govt unwilling to take precautionary measure to tackle water crisis: Expert

Jun 30, 2020, at 12:51 am

Islamabad: Pakistan is witnessing a decrease in water resources but experts warn that the country's government is unwilling to take precautionary measures to tackle the situation.

Pakistan: PTM chairman vows to raise voice for Pakhtuns

Jun 30, 2020, at 12:42 am

Islamabad: Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) chairman Manzoor Pashteen has said his organization will continue to fight and raise voices  for Pakhtuns and seek justice for those killed in the alleged fake police encounters.

Nepal: Students protest against China as land encroachment reports emerge

Jun 30, 2020, at 12:28 am

Kathmandu: Despite the ruling Nepali government's show of growing amity with China and bitterness with age-old friend India in recent times, students of the Himalayan nation protested against Beijing on Monday.