COVID-19: Bangladesh government likely to extend shutdown by 10 days
May 02, 2020, at 04:59 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Amid a spike in COVID-19 cases, the Bangladesh government is planning to extend the nationwide shutdown of offices and workplaces by 10 days from May 15, media reports said.
Pakistan Religious Affairs Minister opposes inclusion of Ahmadis in minority commission
May 02, 2020, at 03:36 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Religious Affairs Ministry has decided to approach the federal cabinet seeking a review of a decision that pertained to the inclusion of a member of the Ahmadiyya community in the National Commission for Minorities, media reports said.
Weakest segments of society invisible, unheard: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
May 02, 2020, at 02:59 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) notes that widespread social and economic marginalisation have left the weakest segments of society invisible and unheard.
Nawaz Sharif surgery postponed due to coronavirus
May 02, 2020, at 12:51 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's heart surgery has been postponed due to coronovirus, his daughter Maryam Nawaz has said.
Missing exiled Pakistani journalist Sajid Hussain found dead in Sweden
May 02, 2020, at 12:07 pm
Stockholm/IBNS: Two months after he went missing, the body of a Pakistani journalist, who had fled his nation, was found dead in a river in Sweden, media reports said.
Fifteen militants killed, 10 wounded in eastern Afghanistan - Authorities
May 01, 2020, at 07:08 pm
KABUL/Sputnik: Fifteen militants have been killed and 10 have been wounded in Afghanistan's eastern province of Logar, the local authorities said on Friday.
Islamabad is most dangerous place for journalists: Report
May 01, 2020, at 05:31 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan's Islamabad city remains the most unsafe place for journalists, as per a report published by a media rights watchdog.
COVID-19: Death toll in Bangladesh touches 170
May 01, 2020, at 05:06 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Death toll due to COVID-19 in Bangladesh has touched 170 with the fresh deaths of two more patients, media reports said.
Abductor of converted Hindu girls in Pakistan bribed police: Family member alleges
May 01, 2020, at 02:09 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: An uncle of two abducted Hindu girls in Pakistan has alleged that their abductor Mohammad Aachar Dharejo is getting the favour of the police as he bribed them.
Pakistan's National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser confirms being tested positive for the COVID-19
May 01, 2020, at 11:03 am
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan's National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, late on Thursday night, confirmed of being tested positive for the COVID-19 and said that he has quarantined himself at his house.
Apr 30, 2020, at 09:02 pm
Dubai/IBNS: The Imran Khan government in Pakistan is under attack by Pakistanis stuck in Dubai and desperate to return home amid COVID-19 outbreak.
People in Gilgit-Baltistan should get equal rights like Pakistanis: Chief Justice
Apr 30, 2020, at 01:07 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed has said the citizens of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) should get equal rights like the people of Pakistan.
Amid COVID-19 troubles, PoK residents now face power cut troubles
Apr 29, 2020, at 02:56 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The picture of failure and discrimination faced by people in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir at the hands of the government is becoming evident every day with now reports are emerging that power cut troubles have added to the agony of residents who are already badly disturbed by COVID-19 outbreak.
Pakistan: Total COVID-19 cases stands at 14788
Apr 29, 2020, at 09:56 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan has witnessed a major jump in the number of COVID-19 deaths as the figure now stands at 14,788, media reports said.
Pakistani Senator tests positive for COVID-19
Apr 28, 2020, at 06:57 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: A Pakistani Senator has tested positive for COVID-19, media reports said on Tuesday.
Many Pakistani expats slam Imran Khan govt over COVID-19, refuse funds
Apr 28, 2020, at 05:46 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The Pakistani expatriate community residing in the United Kingdom has rejected PM Imran Khan's appeal for funds needed to combat COVID-19 and alleged the government is "stealing from the poor by cutting their salaries and benefiting the rich", media reports said.
Afghanistan: Civilian casualties down, but hundreds still killed, despite US-Taliban deal
Apr 28, 2020, at 01:49 pm
New York/IBNS: In the first quarter of 2020, the number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan fell by nearly a third from the same period a year earlier, representing the lowest first quarter figure since 2012, according to a UN report released on Monday.
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Taliban kill 7 members of Afghan public uprising forces in Takhar province
Apr 27, 2020, at 07:10 pm
Kabul,/Sputnik:At least seven members of Afghanistan’s public uprising forces, which operate under the Ministry of Interior Affairs, were killed on Monday in the northern province of Takhar during a Taliban attack, an witnesses said.
Schools, colleges will remain closed till COVID-19 outbreak continues: Hasina
Apr 27, 2020, at 04:43 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said all schools and educational institutes will remain closed in the nation till COVID-19 fades away.
COVID-19: Malpractice in distribution of relief reported from Gilgit-Baltistan
Apr 27, 2020, at 01:35 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Political parties in Gilgit-Baltistan region are blaming each other for alleged malpractices in the region over distribution of relief material to the poor and people staying in quarantine in the current COVID-19 outbreak scenario.
World Sindhi Congress condemns abduction, conversion of two minor Hindu girls in Pakistan
Apr 27, 2020, at 12:55 pm
London/Islamabad/IBNS: The World Sindhi Congress (WSC), a human rights education and advocacy organizations for Sindh, has condemned the alleged abduction and forceful conversion of two minor Hindu girls to Islam in Pakistan's Sindh province, media reports said.
Pakistan International Airlines passengers protest violation of social distancing during flight
Apr 27, 2020, at 12:44 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan's national carrier Pakistan International Airlines recently earned the wrath of passengers when people found the airline not maintaining social distancing norms, which are needed to be maintained at this time of COVID-19 outbreak, while operating one of their international flights, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Terrorists destroy transmission tower in Kabul, electric supply hit
Apr 27, 2020, at 10:33 am
Kabul/IBNS: Electric supply to the Afghanistan capital was disrupted after suspected terrorists destroyed a transmission tower in Kabul, media reports said.
Afghan police arrest suspect in connection with shooting: gov't
Apr 26, 2020, at 10:22 pm
Kabul/Xinhua/UNI: One suspect had been arrested in connection with a shooting that killed seven member of a family and injured two others in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province, the Afghan Interior Ministry said Sunday.
Fight Against COVID-19: Sri Lanka to relax curfew from April 27
Apr 26, 2020, at 07:13 pm
Colombo/UNI: The curfew in Sri Lanka due to the COVID-19 pandemic will be relaxed from Monday, the President of Media Division (PMD) said on Sunday.
Pakistani religious scholar blames women for spread of COVID-19 in country
Apr 26, 2020, at 06:05 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: A popular religious scholar of Pakistan, Maulana Tariq Jameel, triggered a controversy after he blamed women of the country for the spread of Coronavirus.
Unknown gunmen kill seven members of a family in Afghanistan
Apr 26, 2020, at 05:33 pm
Kabul/IBNS: At least seven people, who were members of the same family, were shot dead by unknown gunmen in Afghanistan's Kunduz province, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Mentally challenged woman charred to death
Apr 26, 2020, at 05:08 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: A mentally challenged woman was burned to death in a fire incident in Bangladesh Gazipur area, media reports said Sunday.
Pakistan extends suspension of flight till May 15
Apr 26, 2020, at 10:15 am
Islamabad/UNI: A day after Pakistan government extended the nationwide lockdown by 15 more days to curb the spread of COVID-19, the country has now extended the suspension of international flight till May 15, according to the country's aviation department.
Afghan forces clear 5 villages from militants in northern Faryab
Apr 25, 2020, at 03:20 pm
Maimana, Afghanistan/Xinhua/UNI: The Afghan government forces following cleanup operations launched Friday in Qaisar district of the northern Faryab province have driven the militants out of five villages and restored law and order there, provincial police office said in a statement released here Saturday.