Apr 01, 2020, at 01:13 pm
New York/IBNS: With the COVID-19 pandemic as a backdrop, political parties in Afghanistan are being urged to prioritize national interests and come together for peace talks with the Taliban, the UN Deputy Special Representative for the country told a videoconference meeting with Security Council members on Tuesday.
Bangladesh COVID-19 cases rises to 51
Apr 01, 2020, at 12:40 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Bangladesh rose to 51 as the country on Tuesday recorded two more infections.
Nepal: Chinese defy COVID-19 lockdown, clash with locals in Lamjung
Mar 31, 2020, at 01:37 pm
Lamjung/IBNS: Several Chinese construction workers in Nepal, who broke lockdown norms implemented by the government due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the Himalayan nation, on Tuesday clashed with locals in Lamjung district after they were asked not to break rules bringing construction materials to the village, media reports said.
Covid-19: Hindus, Christians denied food supplies in Pakistan
Mar 31, 2020, at 01:13 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The world is unitedly trying to beat the COVID-19 outbreak and the disease has even extended its killer arms in Pakistan but for the administration in the South Asian nation religious discrimination still remains a top priority with reports emerging that Hindus were denied food supplies by the authority which they said were meant for the Muslims, media reports said.
Taliban prisoner release postponed: Afghan National Security Council Spokesman
Mar 31, 2020, at 12:15 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The release of Taliban prisoners, expected to begin Tuesday, has been delayed, Afghan National Security Council spokesman Javid Faisal said.
Baloch journalist goes missing in Sweden, Baloch National Movement doubts ISI's role
Mar 30, 2020, at 07:47 pm
Upsalla/IBNS: Baloch journalist Sajid Hussain Baloch, who had fled Pakistan for life in 2012 and has been living in self-exile for several years, has gone missing from Swedish city Upsalla for nearly a month now, media reports said.
Imran Khan government's slow approach exposed as COVID 19 grips Pakistan
Mar 30, 2020, at 07:32 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistani government is failing to implement proper measures to curb the spread of the deadly disease and with clerics refusing to close their mosques, the situation of COVID-19 outbreak in the South Asian country is escalating further every day.
COVID-19: Bangladesh reports one more Coronavirus infection case in past 23 hours
Mar 30, 2020, at 06:59 pm
Dhaka/UNI: One more person has been infected with coronavirus or COVID-19 in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours, officials said on Monday.
Bomb blast in Afghanistan's Kandahar leaves 1 civilian killed, 1 soldier wounded: Source
Mar 30, 2020, at 12:46 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: A bomb blast in the village of Nave Mazri, in the Arghandab district of Kandahar Province, left one civilian killed and one Afghan National Army soldier injured, a source told Sputnik.
Twelve IS inmates escape prison in NE Syria
Mar 30, 2020, at 12:26 pm
Damascus/Xinhua/UNI: A total of 12 inmates of the Islamic State (IS) militant group escaped a prison run by Kurdish militia in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah on Sunday, state TV reported.
JKPJF condemns Kabul terror attack, demands action against perpetrators
Mar 29, 2020, at 10:46 pm
Srinagar 25/03/20: The Chairman the newly launched JK People's Justice Front, Aga Syed Abbas Razvi, has condemned the Kabul terror attack saying targeting of a religious place in the midst of the Covid-19 is against Islam and against the teachings of Holy Prophet Mohammad.
Pakistan: Five docs, one cop test positive for COVID 19 in Karachi
Mar 29, 2020, at 06:04 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan, which is seeing a spike in the number of COVID 19 patients, now reported that five doctors and one policeman have tested positive for the virus in Karachi city of the country, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Suspected COVID 19 patient dies in Barisal
Mar 29, 2020, at 05:51 pm
Barisal/IBNS: A suspected COVID 19 patient, who was undergoing treatment at Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital, has died, media reports said on Sunday.
Mar 29, 2020, at 03:20 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: A Baloch leader has claimed that the Pakistani military is using the Coronavirus outbreak in the nation to expand its occupation and grip in Balochistan, media reports said.
Thailand reports 109 new COVID-19 cases, one more fatality
Mar 28, 2020, at 08:26 pm
Bangok/Xinhua: Thailand on Saturday reported 109 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 1,245.
Mar 28, 2020, at 07:42 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Balochistan National Party (Mengal) Chairman Sardar Akhtar Mengal has condemned the arrest of Jang-Geo Group Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman by Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
At least 6 dead after Taliban clash with Afghan police in Kandahar : Source
Mar 28, 2020, at 05:33 pm
Kabul/Sputni/UNI: Clashes occurred between the Afghan National Police and the Taliban radical group overnight Saturday in the Spin Buldak district of the southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan, Sputnik has learned from local sources.
Pakistan: Five imams arrested for violating prayer codes
Mar 28, 2020, at 04:53 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Police in Pakistan's Gakhar Mandi city arrested four imams (prayer leaders) for allegedly violating prayer codes which have been enforced by authorities in the region at a time when the country is witnessing a major spike in the number of COVID 19 infected cases.
Bangladesh reports no COVID 19 case in 24 hours
Mar 28, 2020, at 04:32 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh did not report any new COVID 19 case in the past 24 hours.
Bangladesh: Road mishap kills five
Mar 28, 2020, at 10:32 am
Dhaka/IBNS: At least five people died when a cement truck overturned in Bangladesh's Tangail region on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Punjab to let go 20,000 prisoners amid COVID 19 scare
Mar 28, 2020, at 10:25 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Amid Covid 19 spread fear, authorities in Pakistan's Punjab region has decided to let go almost 20,000 of its 46,000 prisoners, media reports said.
Mar 27, 2020, at 05:45 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan seems to slip in its efforts to tackle the COVID 19 menace as the number of infected patients in the country has now touched 1257 and reports are even emerging that Pakistan Army has started to move coronavirus positive patients from Punjab province to Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit Baltistan.
Gunmen kill 25 at Afghan temple, UN chief calls for accountability
Mar 27, 2020, at 03:49 pm
New York/IBNS: The Secretary-General condemned Wednesday’s attack on a Sikh-Hindu temple in the heart of Kabul, Afghanistan, that left dozens of civilians killed and injured.
Gunmen kill 25 at Afghan temple, UN chief calls for accountability
Mar 27, 2020, at 03:38 pm
New York/IBNS: The Secretary-General condemned Wednesday’s attack on a Sikh-Hindu temple in the heart of Kabul, Afghanistan, that left dozens of civilians killed and injured.
ISIS Khurasan claims Sikh Gurudwara in Kabul was attacked by Abu Khalild al-Hindi
Mar 27, 2020, at 11:50 am
Kabul/IBNS: An offshoot of the terror group Islamic State- ISIS Khurasan- has claimed responsibility for the attack on the Sikh gurudwara in Afghanistan's Kabul city which left 25 people dead, media reports said.
After India, China donates testing kits, PPEs to Bangladesh
Mar 26, 2020, at 11:37 pm
Dhaka/UNI: After India handed over 30 thousand surgical masks and 15 thousand head covers to Bangladesh, the second batch of medical logistics, including 10,000 testing kits, 10,000 personal protective equipment and 1,000 infrared thermometers, arrived here from Kunming in China on Thursday afternoon.
Amid propaganda to shift blame, China blocks draft to discuss COVID 19 pandemic issue at UNSC
Mar 26, 2020, at 09:50 pm
New York/IBNS: China, which is believed to be the epicentre of the outbreak of COVID 19, has been opposing discussion of the issue in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) even as the Asian giant launched a massive propaganda to wash its hand of the origin of its outbreak, media reports said.
Kabul Sikh Gurudwara attack: Hand of Pakistani spy agency ISI suspected
Mar 26, 2020, at 05:08 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Even as Islamic State terrorist organization claimed responsibility for the attack in a Sikh Gurdwara (temple) in Afghanistan capital Kabul city, which has claimed 25 lives so far, Intelligence sources have pointed to a Pakistan ISI link to the bloody episode which left the world shocked in the middle of a global war against coronavirus.
25 killed in Kabul Sikh Gurudwara attack as ISIS claims responsibility
Mar 25, 2020, at 10:35 pm
Kabul/IBNS: With the world currently engaged in tackling Coronavirus outbreak, Afghanistan witnessed a tragic day as Islamic State gunmen attacked a Sikh gurudwara in capital Kabul city and killed at least 25 people on Wednesday, media reports said.
Mar 25, 2020, at 10:24 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Calling the move 'politically motivated, arbitrary and unlawful', Amal Clooney’s Doughty Street Chambers has filed a complaint at the United Nations (UN) against the arrest of Editor-in-Chief of Jang and Geo Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman by Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau (NAB).