Bangladesh witnesses crackdown on critics, activists: HRW
Jan 15, 2020, at 04:52 pm
New York/IBNS: After winning a third term in elections marked with allegations of fraud and a crackdown on the political opposition, the Awami League-led government in Bangladesh stifled dissent and failed to hold security forces accountable for abuses, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday in its World Report 2020.
Pakistan: Blast at Karkhano checkpost in Peshawar leaves 10 hurt
Jan 15, 2020, at 04:39 pm
Peshawar/IBNS: At least 10 people were hurt in a blast at Karkhano checkpost in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Tuesday, media reports said.
Civilian toll devastating in Afghanistan: Human Rights Watch
Jan 15, 2020, at 04:33 pm
Kabul/New York/IBNS: Attacks by all parties to Afghanistan’s armed conflict in 2019 took a devastating toll on civilians, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday in its World Report 2020.
Jan 14, 2020, at 06:59 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: In what might be seen as a conflict arising within the Pakistani Army, the second-most senior Pakistan Army officer, General Sarfraz Sattar was allegedly forced to resign after being kept under house arrest with his family for weeks, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Explosions rock Mazar-e-Sharif, 2 killed
Jan 14, 2020, at 03:54 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Back-to-back explosions rocked Afghanistan's Mazar-e-Sharif city which left at least two people killed, media reports said.
Lahore High Court quashes Parvez Musharraf's death sentence
Jan 13, 2020, at 10:18 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The death sentence handed down to former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf by a special court has been quashed by another court in the country, a BBC report said.
Seven prisoners escape prison in Afghanistan
Jan 13, 2020, at 03:40 pm
Kabul/IBNS: At least seven prisoners broke a jail in Afghanistan's Paktya area and fled away on Sunday evening, media reports said.
Afghanistan: IED blast leaves three cops killed
Jan 12, 2020, at 07:15 pm
Kabul/IBNS: An IED blast in Afghanistan's Helmand province on Saturday left at least three policemen killed, media reports said.
Taliban commander killed in Afghanistan air strike
Jan 12, 2020, at 07:02 pm
Kabul/IBNS: A key Taliban commander, who was a citizen of Pakistan, was killed during an airstrike in Kunduz province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday.
Man arrested for 'raping' dumb girl in Bangladesh
Jan 12, 2020, at 05:22 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Police have arrested a man for allegedly raping a dumb girl in Pabna area of Bangladesh, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: IED blast in Kandahar leaves 2 US servicemen killed
Jan 12, 2020, at 04:34 pm
Kandahar/IBNS: At least two US soldiers were killed in an IED explosion in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, media reports said on Sunday.
Eighteen Afghan militants killed in northern Takhar province
Jan 11, 2020, at 05:13 pm
Afghanistan/Xinhua: Afghan forces, during a cleanup operation, have killed at least 18 Taliban militants in the country's northern province of Takhar, Pamir Army Corps 217 said in a statement released here Saturday. The operation, backed by military planes, was conducted for the last two days in the troubled Darqad district of the province, resulting in the death of at least 18 Taliban fighters and injury of 11 others, the statement said.
Bangladesh: Minor gang-raped in Dhaka
Jan 11, 2020, at 09:21 am
Dhaka/IBNS: A minor girl was allegedly gang-raped in Bangladesh capital Dhaka city on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Blast rocks Quetta mosque, 15 killed
Jan 10, 2020, at 11:15 pm
Quetta/IBNS: A blast rocked a mosque in Quetta area of Pakistan on Friday which left at least 15 people killed on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Sikh Man's murder was an incident of contract killing, claims police
Jan 10, 2020, at 05:38 pm
Peshawar/IBNS: The Pakistan police on Friday claimed that the murder of a Sikh man in the country, which had even triggered protests in India, was actually an incident of 'contract killing'.
ATC summons Hafiz Saeed to record closing statement in terror financing cases
Jan 10, 2020, at 11:14 am
Islamabad/UNI: An Anti-Terrorism Court has summoned Jamaat-ud Dawa (JuD) leader Hafiz Saeed to record his closing statement after it wrapped up the trial of two terror financing cases against him.
Sixteen militants killed in Afghan provinces within a day: gov't
Jan 08, 2020, at 03:57 pm
Kabul/Xinhua/UNI: Sixteen Taliban militants were killed and six others wounded in five provinces since early Tuesday, the country's defense ministry confirmed on Wednesday.
Pakistan: 2 killed in Quetta blast, 14 hurt
Jan 08, 2020, at 09:28 am
Quetta/IBNS: The death toll in the blast which rocked Quetta area in Pakistan touched two on Wednesday, media reports said.
Over 100 Afghan militants surrender within 2 days amid clamp-down
Jan 07, 2020, at 08:54 pm
Kabul/Xinhua: More than 100 militants have surrendered to Afghan government forces over the past two days amid increasing military pressure on the Taliban, officials said Tuesday.
Pakistan: Blast hits Quetta, 7 hurt
Jan 07, 2020, at 06:26 pm
Quetta/IBNS: A motorcycle, which was parked close to a security forces vehicle in Quetta area of Pakistan, blew up on Tuesday and left at least seven people hurt, media reports said.
Save alma mater JNU: Fomer Nepal PM Bhattarai
Jan 06, 2020, at 05:18 pm
Kathmandu/UNI: Former prime Minister of Nepal Baburam Bhattarai on Monday extended solidarity with Jawaharlal Nehru University and said the "holy temple of learning" should be protected.
Pakistan FM speaks to foreign counterparts on US-Iran tension
Jan 06, 2020, at 05:09 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi held telephonic conversation with his counterparts from Saudi Arabia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey, discussing the emerging situation in the West Asia after a US airstrike killed an Iranian commander, according to the country's Foreign Ministry.
Pakistan: Police arrest man accused of inciting Nankana Sahib Gurdwara violence
Jan 06, 2020, at 04:51 pm
Peshawar/IBNS: The police have arrested Imran Chishti who has been accused of inciting violence against Sikhs in Nankana Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan last week.
Armed men kill American University of Afghanistan student in Kabul
Jan 06, 2020, at 10:09 am
Kabul/IBNS: Unknown men killed a third-year student of the American University of Afghanistan (AUOA) in Kabul city of Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said on Monday.
Bangladesh: Road mishap leaves six dead in Faridpur
Jan 06, 2020, at 09:58 am
Dhaka/IBNS: A bus and a microbus collided in Bangladesh's Faridpur area and left six people dead, media reports said on Monday.
Afghan forces capture Taliban key commander in northern Faryab province
Jan 05, 2020, at 07:51 pm
Maimana, Afghanistan/Xinhua: Afghan security forces have captured a Taliban key commander in the northern Faryab province, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Karim Yurash said on Sunday.
Afghan army stops Taliban car bomb attack in Kandahar, nine militants killed: Spokesman
Jan 05, 2020, at 06:37 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: The Afghan National Army thwarted a Taliban car bomb attack on a military base in the Khakrez district of Kandahar province on Sunday morning, killing nine militants in the process, a police spokesman said.
Dhaka: Fire at Keraniganj chemical warehouse brought under control
Jan 05, 2020, at 05:30 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Firefighters have brought the fire, which broke out at a chemical godown in Keraniganj area in Bangladesh, under control, media reports said.
Pakistan: Days after attack on Nankana Sahib Gurdwara, Sikh youth killed in Peshawar
Jan 05, 2020, at 04:37 pm
Peshawar/IBNS: A Sikh youth has been murdered by unknown men in Pakistan's Peshawar city, media reports said on Sunday.
Civilian killed, three injured in northwestern Afghanistan bomb blast
Jan 05, 2020, at 08:39 am
Kabul, Jan 5 (UNI) One civilian was killed and three others were wounded in a bomb blast in Afghanistan's northwestern Balkh province, the chief provincial police spokesman said on Saturday.