Pakistan: Amid doubts over properly tackling COIVD19 menace two deaths reported

Mar 20, 2020, at 11:00 am

Islamabad/IBNS: Amid reports that Pakistan is unable to properly maintain a setup needed to tackle COVID 19 spread, the country, which witnessed a massive increase in the number of infected patients this week, has recorded deaths of two patients, officials said on Thursday.

Pakistan Army: Baloch officer kills Colonel Maula Bakhsh Lahori; Pashtun and Baloch officers desert duty

Mar 20, 2020, at 10:38 am

Islamabad/IBNS: Reflecting an internal conflict within the Pakistan Army and a revolt that broke out in 31 Baloch Regiment, a clash erupted between Baloch officer Major Gul Marjan Bugti and Punjabi officer Colonel Maula Bakhsh Lahori recently. Colonel Lahori was killed in the clash, sources said.

Pakistan records 453 COVID19 patients, Shia pilgrims returning from Iran in lurch

Mar 20, 2020, at 10:27 am

Islamabad/IBNS: Amid rising concerns that the Pakistan government is lacking in its efforts to implement proper medical amenities needed to combat Coronavirus outbreak in the country, the number of infected people in the nation touched 453 on Friday.

Afghanistan: Roadside bomb explosion in Nangarhar kills Taliban commander

Mar 20, 2020, at 09:30 am

Nangarhar/IBNS: A Roadside bomb explosion in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province left at least one Taliban commander and his security guard killed, media reports said on Friday.

Bangladesh reports three new COVID19 cases

Mar 19, 2020, at 03:10 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh government on Thursday confirmed three new coronavirus cases, aking the number of people infected by the disease to 17.

UK, US slam arrest of Pakistan's Jang Geo Media Group Editor-In-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman

Mar 19, 2020, at 11:03 am

Islamabad/IBNS: The arrest of Editor-in-Chief of Jang Geo Media Group Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman by Pakistani authorities in connection with a case pertaining to the purchase of a 54-kanal piece of land, which appears like a crackdown for its anti-establishment reporting, has triggered criticisms from countries like the USA and the UK.

Amid spike in Covid 19 cases doubts over Pakistan's quarantine procedure emerges

Mar 18, 2020, at 06:29 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Amid reports of ineffective quarantine procedures, Pakistan has witnessed a massive surge in the number of Coronavirus infected people over the past few days.

COVID-19: Pakistan PM calls for national unity

Mar 18, 2020, at 03:35 pm

Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has called for 'unity with responsibility' to win the war against Novel Coronavirus, which has claimed around than 8,000 lives and infected close to two lakh people worldwide, while leading to one death in Pakistan.

Thailand sees biggest daily increase with 35 new COVID-19 cases, 212 in total

Mar 18, 2020, at 03:04 pm

Bangkok/Xinhua: Thailand's Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday reported 35 new COVID-19 cases, its largest one-day increase so far, bringing the total number to 212.

Bangladesh: RAB officials arrest three members of terror outfit 'Allahar Dal'

Mar 18, 2020, at 09:38 am

Dhaka/IBNS:  A special team of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Bangladesh have arrested three members, including Assistant Nayek, of banned militant outfit ‘Allahar Dal’ on Monday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Number of Coronavirus infected cases touch 193

Mar 17, 2020, at 06:03 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: The number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan touched 193 on Tuesday.

Fighting leaves 10 dead in Western Afghanistan

Mar 17, 2020, at 04:45 pm

Qala-e-Naw/Xinhua: Five Taliban militants, four Afghan security personnel and a civilian were been killed as fighting erupted in the western Badghis province on Tuesday, deputy to provincial police chief Shir Agha Alokozay said.

Pakistan Rangers fired to disperse own citizens returning from COVID19-hit Iran: Video

Mar 17, 2020, at 01:15 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Rangers allegedly opened fire on their own citizens who returned from coronavirus- hit Iran though no casualty was reported, sources said based on a video report from the spot as people alleged squalid conditions at the quarantine facilities.

Pakistan Minister who raised Kashmir issue during SAARC meet is facing FIA probe in masks smuggling case

Mar 16, 2020, at 07:12 pm

Islamabad/New Delhi/IBNS: Pakistan's Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services Dr Zafar Mirza, who tried to make India uncomfortable at the SAARC conference on COVID 19 on Sunday by raising the Kashmir issue, is himself facing an investigation for allegedly smuggling of 20 million face masks abroad, media reports said.

Bangladesh confirms three new coronavirus infected cases

Mar 16, 2020, at 06:03 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh government on Monday confirmed three new coronavirus cases, taking the number of infected people in the country to eight, media reports said.

Bangladesh Hindu priest killing: Four convicts get death penalty

Mar 15, 2020, at 05:12 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: A Bangladesh court has awarded death sentences to four Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) members in connection with the murder of a Hindu priest in the country's Panchagarh area in 2016, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Five more Coronavirus infected cases confirmed

Mar 15, 2020, at 04:49 pm

Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan on Sunday recorded five more new Coronavirus cases, taking the number of infected people to 16 in the country, media reports said.

Pakistan: Number of people hit by coronavirus touches 34

Mar 15, 2020, at 04:35 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: The total number of people suffering from coronavirus infection in Pakistan has touched 34, media reports said on Sunday.

UK Minister says his government is aware of mass graves in Balochistan

Mar 15, 2020, at 12:27 pm

London/IBNS:  Minister of State Affairs at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development Nigel Adams has said his government is aware of the presence of mass graves in Pakistan's Balochistan region.

5 militants killed in S. Afghan clashes

Mar 14, 2020, at 04:56 pm

Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan/Xinhua/UNI:  Five Taliban militants have been killed during clashes with Afghan security forces in southern Helmand province, local police said Saturday.

Bangladesh: Teenager raped in Dhaka

Mar 14, 2020, at 04:14 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: A minor girl has been gang-raped in Bangladesh capital Dhaka city's Uttara region, media reports said.

Sri Lanka bans passengers from 11 countries

Mar 13, 2020, at 09:30 pm

Colombo/UNI: In a bid to prevent COVID-19 from spreading in the country, Sri Lanka's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Friday announced that it has banned passengers from 11 countries from visiting the island nation.

World Sidhi Congress urges UNHRC to hold Pakistan accountable for human rights violation in Sindh region

Mar 13, 2020, at 09:09 pm

Geneva/IBNS: Targeting Pakistan over enforced disappearances and persecution of minorities in Sindh, the World Sindhi Congress recently urged the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to hold Pakistan government accountable for the violation of human rights of the people belonging to the community.

People living in PoK in an atmosphere of fear: JKNIA leader Mahmood Kashmiri

Mar 13, 2020, at 08:59 pm

Geneva/IBNS: A Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) leader has unveiled the domination imposed over them by PM Imran Khan and his government and said people in the region live in an atmosphere of fear.

Nepali gov't suspends visa-on arrivals for nationals of all countries

Mar 13, 2020, at 07:25 pm

Kathmandu/Xinhua/UNI: The Nepali government has taken a number of measures including temporarily stopping all on-arrival-tourist visas and putting an end to all the spring mountaineering expeditions including that of Mount Qomolangma, a senior Nepali government official said.

Pakistan authority arrest Geo News owner Rahman in land case; action seemed motivated

Mar 13, 2020, at 11:29 am

Islamabad/IBNS: In what appears like a crackdown for its anti-establishment reporting, Pakistani authorities have arrested the owner and editor in chief of the country's biggest independent group of newspapers and TV stations, Mir Shakilur Rahman, in connection with a case pertaining to the purchase of a 54-kanal piece of land, media reports said.

Pakistani 'oppression': PoK leader urges world bodies to protect them

Mar 13, 2020, at 11:04 am

Geneva/IBNS: Highlighting the true picture of Pakistan, political activists from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) asked the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNFRC) to protect them from the oppression of Islamabad, media reports said.

Freedom for Balochistan will not be denied: Victims of Baloch Genocide

Mar 12, 2020, at 02:47 pm

Geneva/IBNS: A pavilion is set up outside the UN Office of Geneva adjacent to iconic broken chair and named as “Save the Baloch” is a campaign by rights activists to garner greater international awareness for the near-extermination of the people of Balochistan in Pakistan.

Security Council resolution endorses moves towards long-sought Afghanistan peace

Mar 11, 2020, at 05:04 pm

New York/IBNS: The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Tuesday afternoon welcoming recent steps towards ending the conflict in Afghanistan. All 15 members supported the resolution, tabled by the United States, which endorses a joint US-Afghan declaration on peace and an agreement signed between Washington and the Taliban.

Afghanistan peace prospects ‘slim’ without women’s participation: Hillary Clinton

Mar 11, 2020, at 03:56 pm

New York/IBNS: There can be no sustainable peace in Afghanistan if women are not at the negotiating table, former United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told ambassadors and activists at UN Headquarters on Tuesday.