Death toll in Afghan bomb blast rises to 24
May 12, 2020, at 06:45 pm
Kabul/UNI: The death toll from a bomb blast at the funeral of a police chief in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province has gone up to 24, and the number of injured has risen to 68.Attaullah Khogyani, the provincial governor's spokesman, told Sputnik on Tuesday.
Balochistan: Two students disappeared, Pakistan Army blamed
May 12, 2020, at 06:01 pm
Quetta: Even at a time when Pakistan is combating COVID-19 outbreak, the country's military continued its domination over Balochistan people as two students have disappeared in the region, media reports said.
Pakistan govt allegedly imposes ban on Balochistan Human Rights Commission's website
May 12, 2020, at 05:56 pm
Quetta/IBNS: In yet another attempt by the Pakistani authority to curb down the Baloch voices, PM Imran Khan-led administration has imposed an indefinite ban on the official website of Human Rights Commission of Balochistan, media reports said.
Human Rights activist calls Pakistan's move to hold elections in Gilgit-Baltistan as 'illegal'
May 12, 2020, at 05:49 pm
Quetta/IBNS: A political and human right activist from Gilgit-Baltistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) has described Pakistan's s move of holding election in the region as 'illegal'.
Blasphemy: Pakistani singer targeted over song posted on social media
May 12, 2020, at 05:42 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: While the world is engaged in combating COVID-19 outbreak, Pakistan's hardline Islamists are active. They are misusing the blasphemy law to target any voice of protest.
Five killed in terrorist attack at maternity hospital in Afghan capital
May 12, 2020, at 04:37 pm
Kabul, May 12 (Xinhua) Four civilians and an assailant were killed and five civilians were wounded after two explosions rocked a maternity hospital in Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood in western part of Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Tuesday, the country's Interior Ministry confirmed.
Nine civilians killed, 11 others injured in airstrike in N Afghanistan - eyewitnesses
May 12, 2020, at 04:30 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: An airstrike in Afghanistan's northern province of Balkh has left at least nine civilians killed and 11 others injured, local residents told Sputnik on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Suicide bomber targets funeral ceremony in Nangarhar, several killed
May 12, 2020, at 04:27 pm
Kabul/IBNS: A suicide bomber targeted a funeral ceremony in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province which left at least 47 people wounded or killed, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Security forces arrest key ISIS leader
May 12, 2020, at 01:33 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan security forces have arrested three ISIS terrorists in Kabul city of the country, media reports said.
Explosion happens at entrance to Kabul hospital, militants enter building - reports
May 12, 2020, at 12:14 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: An explosion occurred at the entrance to a hospital in the Afghan capital of Kabul, and militants then entered the building, 1TV broadcaster reported on Tuesday, citing a doctor working at the hospital.
Pakistan ranks 19th in COVID-19 infected list
May 11, 2020, at 05:11 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan has ranked in the 19th position in the global coronavirus ranking, as per data released on Sunday.
Taliban maintains close ties with terror groups: Afghanistan NDS chief
May 11, 2020, at 05:02 pm
Kabul/IBNS: The head of Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security (NDS) has said Taliban’s relations with other terrorist groups 'continue to be close and mutually beneficial which is against the spirit of the peace agreement the group had signed with the United States'.
Hindu man, wife tortured in Pakistan by neighbours
May 11, 2020, at 04:49 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Torture of minorities continues in Pakistan even at a this time when the world is united in their fight against COVID-19 as a Hindu man Gulab and his wife were attacked in Punjab region of the country.
COVID-19 outbreak in Pakistan:Lockdown extended in Islamabad till May 31
May 11, 2020, at 04:22 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Amid growing COVID-19 cases in the city, Islamabad extended COVID-19 lockdown for three more weeks.
Bangladesh: 11 more death, 1034 new Covid infections in last 24 hours
May 11, 2020, at 03:52 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh registered its highest single-day increase in the coronavirus cases with 1,034 new infections in the last 24 hours, taking the total number to 15,691.
Four explosions rock Kabul city, no casualty
May 11, 2020, at 12:41 pm
Kabul/IBNS: At least four explosions rocked Kabul city on Monday but no casualty has been reported so far.
Nepalis slam China on state-run CGTN's tweet showing Mt. Everest on their side
May 10, 2020, at 08:59 pm
Kathmandu/New Delhi/IBNS: Netizens recently came down heavily on China after its state-run media agency China Global Television Network (CGTN) posted a tweet where it claimed that the Mount Everest is on its side.
Afghan forces kill senior Taliban Spy in Laghman province
May 10, 2020, at 08:38 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: Afghan security forces have killed one of the Taliban's regional intelligence officers in the eastern province of Laghman, Asadullah Dawlatzai, the provincial governor's spokesman, said on Sunday.
COVID-19 outbreak: 26 people, including Chinese nationals, arrive in Dhaka from China
May 10, 2020, at 05:51 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: A group of 26 people, which included both Bangladeshi and Chinese nationals, have arrived in Dhaka from China's Xianju province, media reports said on Sunday.
Breaking COVID-19 lockdown norms, Chinese nationals clash with police in Kathmandu
May 10, 2020, at 05:05 pm
Kathmandu/IBNS: Breaking all COVID-19 lockdown and social distancing norms, 33 Chinese nationals clashed with the police in Nepal's capital city Kathmandu recently, leaving six people hurt.
Bangladesh eases lockdown restrictions for businesses in some parts
May 10, 2020, at 04:59 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh has eased the nationwide lockdown imposed to curb the COVID-19 spread by allowing some of the businesses to reopen in different parts of the country like Dhaka and Chattogram, an official said on Sunday.
Singapore confirms 876 new COVID-19 cases, total tops 23,000 - Health Ministry
May 10, 2020, at 03:18 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Singapore has increased by 876 to 23,336 over the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
Pakistani intellectuals fear Imran Khan's call for educational reform is reaction to Aurat March
May 09, 2020, at 04:29 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan PM Imran Khan's announcement on bringing education reform in his nation specially reacting to the 'Aurat March', which began annually since 2018, has raised doubts in the minds of a certain sections of people.
Afghanistan: Khost Police Chief killed in roadside bomb explosion
May 09, 2020, at 02:48 pm
Khost/IBNS: A roadside bomb blast on Friday left police chief of South-eastern Khost province of Afghanistan killed, media reports said.
Roadside bomb kills 6 Pakistani security personnel in Balochistan: Pakistan army
May 09, 2020, at 01:19 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: The Pakistani army said late Friday that a military officer and five soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb attack in southwestern Balochistan province during a routine patrolling near the Iranian border.
Afghanistan's Khost police chief killed in roadside bomb explosion - local authorities
May 08, 2020, at 07:37 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: General Sayed Ahmad Babazai, the police chief of the Afghan Khost city, which is the capital of the eastern province of the same name, was killed overnight in a roadside bomb explosion in the Zinikhilo area, the Khost police headquarters said on Friday.
May 08, 2020, at 05:37 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: An intelligence report submitted to national security planners in New Delhi has claimed that a new terror group-The Resistance Front-has taken responsibility for major terror attacks and firefights in Jammu and Kashmir over the past few weeks, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Three people die in septic tank explosion
May 08, 2020, at 03:30 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Three people including two brothers were killed in a septic tank explosion at Bandar upazila in Narayanganj district on Friday morning in Bangladesh.
Nepali MPs test for COVID-19 before budget session
May 08, 2020, at 03:21 pm
Kathmandu/UNI: The Nepal Parliament has collected swabs samples of lawmakers and its employees as a precaution against COVID-19 ahead of a budget session to begin on Friday.
Three provincial police including police chief killed in bomb attack: Afghan official
May 08, 2020, at 01:32 pm
Khost, Afghanistan/Xinhua/UNI: Three police officers, including a provincial police chief, were killed in an overnight bomb attack in Afghanistan's eastern Khost province, the provincial governor confirmed on Friday.