Karachi medical student dies after she was caught during exchange of fire between police, robbers

Feb 23, 2019, at 04:31 pm

Karachi, Feb 23 (IBNS): A medical student was killed after she was caught in a crossfire between the police and suspected robbers in Pakistan's North Karachi locality, media reports said on Saturday.

Pakistan: Man, woman killed for 'honour' in Karachi

Feb 23, 2019, at 04:22 pm

Karachi, Feb 23 (IBNS): In the name of 'honour' a man and a woman have been killed in Pakistan's Karachi city, media reports said.

11 militants killed, 14 arrested in Afghanistan

Feb 23, 2019, at 04:18 pm

Kabul, Feb 23 (Xinhua/UNI) :At least 11 militants have been killed and 14 others arrested by Afghan army personnel as fighting rages in the country, military sources said Saturday.

Afghanistan: Ten alleged criminals arrested

Feb 23, 2019, at 09:41 am

Kabul, Feb 23 (IBNS): Ten alleged criminals have been arrested by the police from  various police districts of Kabul districts of Afghanistan, media reports said on Saturday.

Amid international pressure, Pakistan govt takes control of Jaish headquarters

Feb 22, 2019, at 09:47 pm

Islamabad, Feb 22 (IBNS): Amid international pressure to act against terrorism, the Pakistan government on Friday announced to have taken over the control of the headquarters of the terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), which claimed responsibility for the February 14 attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district that killed 40 Indian soldiers.

Bangladesh: Pakistan government condoles loss of lives in fire

Feb 22, 2019, at 04:32 pm

Islamabad, Feb 22 (IBNS): Pakistan on Friday condoled the loss of lives in a fire tragedy in Bangladesh capital Dhaka which left 70 people dead.

Pakistan decides to reinstate ban on two terror organisations

Feb 22, 2019, at 12:04 pm

ISLAMABAD, Feb 22 (UNI) The Pakistani government decided to reinstate a ban on two terror organisations already been placed in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions committee's consolidated list, after a suicide attack in Pulwama-which claimed lives of more than 40 CRPF Jawans, an official statement on Friday said.

Afghanistan: Members of a prominent terror gang of Taliban arrested in Kabul

Feb 22, 2019, at 09:57 am

Kabul, Feb 22 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces have arrested  at least four members of a prominent terror gang of Taliban group  during an operation in Kabul city, media reports said on Friday.

Service and Sacrifice: UN peacekeeping assignment ‘lifetime opportunity’ for Nepalese doctor

Feb 22, 2019, at 09:21 am

For over six decades, Nepalese women and men have served around the world as United Nations peacekeepers. The South Asian nation is currently the fifth largest contributor to UN peacekeeping, with over 5,700 personnel serving in more than a dozen countries. They protect vulnerable communities and support countries working to move from conflict to peace, doing so at great personal risk and in harsh conditions. UN News spoke with one such peacekeeper, Captain Poonam Khadka, who served with the joint African Union-UN peacekeeping mission (UNAMID) in the Darfur region of Sudan last year. Captain Khadka completed her assignment in Darfur and returned home to Nepal in January of this year. The following interview took place while she was still serving with the Mission.

How Bangladesh spearheaded creation of International Mother Language Day

Feb 22, 2019, at 09:11 am

New York, Feb 22 (IBNS): Concerned that one language goes extinct every two weeks, the United Nations is honouring linguistic diversity and celebrating indigenous languages on International Mother Language Day. And the roots of the Day start in a South-Asian country with a bloody and historic connection to 21 February.

At least 80 left dead in Bangladesh's Dhaka fire

Feb 21, 2019, at 09:55 pm

Dhaka, Feb 21 (UNI/IBNS): At least 80 people on Thursday died after a massive fire engulfed apartment buildings that also housed chemical warehouses in the old city of Bangladesh capital Dhaka.

Bangladesh: Fire in Dhaka leaves 70 people dead, India condoles

Feb 21, 2019, at 03:31 pm

Dhaka, Feb 21 (IBNS): A massive fire ripped through several buildings in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Thursday and left at least 70 people dead, media reports said.

RPP asks govt to declare Nepal as Hindu Rashtra

Feb 21, 2019, at 01:47 pm

Kathmandu, Feb 21 (UNI) The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), considered to be a right-wing political party in Nepal, has asked the government to declare the country as a Hindu Rashtra.

70 dead in Dhaka warehouse fire

Feb 21, 2019, at 11:33 am

Dhaka, Feb 21 (IBNS/UNI): As many as 70 bodies were recovered from a fire-ravaged chemical warehouse in Chawkbazar area of Old Dhaka  on Thursday morning, police said.

Bangladesh: Fire at chemical warehouse kills 69

Feb 21, 2019, at 08:27 am

Dhaka, Feb 21 (IBNS): At least 69 people died as a fire broke out at a chemical warehouse in Chawkbazar area of Old Dhaka  on Thursday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Roadside bombing kills six civilians

Feb 20, 2019, at 06:30 pm

Jalalabad, Feb 20 (IBNS): A roadside bombing in Qarghayo district of eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan left at least six civilians killed, media reports said.

Pak PM took 'instructions' on radio broadcast, says Imran's ex-wife Reham Khan

Feb 20, 2019, at 09:20 am

New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) Call it a major surprise or anything else, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was 'waiting for instructions' to make his radio broadcast on Pulwama terror attack, former cricket-star-turned politician's ex-wife Reham Khan has said.

Afghan forces kill nine militants in eastern province

Feb 19, 2019, at 08:44 pm

Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Feb 19 (Xinhua/IBNS) A total of nine militants were killed and few others injured after the government forces stormed Taliban hideouts in Khogiani district of the eastern Nangarhar province on Monday, said a statement of provincial government released here on Tuesday.

Pakistan denies India's allegations on its involvement in Pulwama attack

Feb 17, 2019, at 11:11 pm

Islamabad, Feb 17 (IBNS): Pakistan on Sunday denied India's allegations that it had a hand in the February 14 attack on a convoy of Indian soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district that killed 40 people.

Taliban attack leaves six police personnel killed in Afghanistan

Feb 17, 2019, at 06:38 pm

Kabul, Feb 17 (IBNS): At least six police personnel, including a commander,  were killed in a Taliban attack in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province on Sunday, media reports said.

22 militants killed in airstrikes in central Afghanistan

Feb 16, 2019, at 05:40 pm

Tarinkot, Afghanistan, Feb 16 (UNI/Xinhua/IBNS) Up to 22 militants were confirmed dead as fighting aircrafts targeted Taliban gathering outside provincial capital Tirin Kot city, a security official Zainullah said on Saturday.

Afghanistan: Bomb blast in southern Ghazni leaves one killed

Feb 16, 2019, at 02:48 pm

Kabul, Feb 16 (IBNS): A bomb blast in southern Ghazni province of Afghanistan on Saturday left at least one person killed, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Key leader Abdur Razzaq resigns from Jamaat-e-Islami

Feb 15, 2019, at 03:44 pm

Dhaka, Feb 15 (IBNS): Citing that 'Jamaat did not seek apology to the countrymen for its activities against the independence of Bangladesh in 1971', key leader of the party-Barrister Abdur Razzaq- on Friday resigned from the Jamaat-e-Islami.

Afghanistan: Police detain 10 gunmen involved in harassing citizens

Feb 15, 2019, at 03:19 pm

Kabul, Feb 15 (IBNS): Afghanistan police have detained 10 gunmen who were involved in beating a civilian in Kabul city, media reports said on Friday.

Afghanistan: 2 Moldovan pilots released from Taliban captivity

Feb 12, 2019, at 06:54 pm

Chisinau, Feb 12 (IBNS): Moldovan President Igor Dodon has announced that two pilots, who were in Taliban's captivity, have been released after 42 months, media reports said.

Afghanistan: 2 Jaish-e-Mohammed members arrested

Feb 12, 2019, at 05:20 pm

Kabul, Feb 12 (IBNS): During an operation in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, country's intelligence officials have arrested two members of Jaish-e-Mohammad group, media reports said on Tuesday.

Afghanistan: Taliban militant killed, several wounded in operation

Feb 12, 2019, at 02:47 pm

Kabul, Feb 12 (IBNS) :A member of the Red Unit of Taliban was killed along with several others during the operations in Badghis and Uruzgan provinces.

Bangladesh: Drug related crime suspect killed in alleged shootout with police

Feb 11, 2019, at 06:40 pm

Dhaka, Feb 11 (IBNS): A suspect in over 10 drug-related cases was killed during a shootout with the police in Bangladesh's Rajshahi area, media reports said on Monday.

Security officials detain senior Taliban leader during operation in Afghanistan

Feb 11, 2019, at 05:19 pm

Kabul, Feb 11 (IBNS): Security officials detained a senior Taliban leader during an operation in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province on Monday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: President Ashraf Ghani offers office to Taliban in Kabul or Kandahar

Feb 11, 2019, at 09:52 am

Kabul, Feb 11 (IBNS): In a major development in the political scenario of Afghanistan, country's president Ashraf Ghani on Sunday expressed his readiness to offer the Taliban insurgents ‘a political office’ and security in capital Kabul or southern Kandahar province.