May 05, 2018, at 10:45 pm
Islamabad, May 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that politicians deserve to get same respect as judges, generals, and government officials.
Pakistan: Chief of Army Staff confirms death sentences awarded to 11 terrorists
May 05, 2018, at 09:39 pm
Islamabad, May 5 (IBNS): Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has confirmed death sentence for 11 terrorists in the country, officials said.
Afghanistan: Explosion in Laghman kills one, injures eight
May 05, 2018, at 07:35 pm
Kabul, May 5 (IBNS): At least one person was killed and eight injured in an explosion which shook Afghanistan's Laghman province, reports said.
Afghanistan: At least 10 abducted civilians rescued from ISIS militants
May 05, 2018, at 06:58 pm
Kabul, May 5 (IBNS): At least 10 civilians, who were kidnapped by ISIS militants from Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, have been rescued, local Khaama Press reported.
Afghanistan: Over 1,000 families displaced in Kunduz due to Taliban-Military conflicts
May 05, 2018, at 06:52 pm
Kabul, May 5 (IBNS): At least 1,000 families have been living in make-shift shelters in Afghanistan's Kunduz province, after conflicts between the Taliban and the national forces displaced them a fortnight ago, local media reports said.
Pakistan: Six labourers killed in Balochistan
May 04, 2018, at 10:15 pm
Islamabad, May 4 (IBNS): In an incident of firing, at least six labourers were killed in Pakistan's Balochistan area on Friday, media reports said.
Bangladesh: 5 killed while on way to join Rangamati UZ chairman’s funeral
May 04, 2018, at 09:26 pm
Dhaka, May 4 (IBNS): Unknown gunmen shot dead five people as they were heading to attend funeral of Rangamati's Naniarchar upazila chairman Shaktimaan Chakma in Bangladesh on Friday, media reports said.
Amnesty International pays tribute to slain Afghan journalists on World Press Freedom Day
May 03, 2018, at 06:20 pm
Kabul, May 3 (IBNS): Journalists in Afghanistan face threats, intimidation and violence for simply doing their jobs, Amnesty International said on World Press Freedom Day as it honoured the memory of the 10 Afghan journalists killed in horrific attacks this week.
Women journalists in Afghanistan defiant in the face of violence
May 03, 2018, at 01:46 pm
New York, May 3 (IBNS): The dangers of working as a journalist in Afghanistan have been dramatically underlined by an attack in the capital Kabul on Monday in which nine Afghan photographers and reporters were killed. They had gone to report on a suicide attack, and were targeted by a second suicide bomber when they arrived on the scene.
Afghanistan: Imam blown up by own bomb in Ghor
May 03, 2018, at 01:46 am
Kabul, May 2 (IBNS): A prayer leader of a mosque was killed when the landmine he was planting in Ghor province of Afghanistan went off, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Couple shot dead in Karachi
May 03, 2018, at 12:33 am
Karachi, May 3 (IBNS): A couple was shot dead in Pakistan's Karachi city on Tuesday, media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: 2 killed in roadside bomb blast in Logar
May 02, 2018, at 10:35 pm
Kabul, May 2 (IBNS): At least two people were killed when a roadside bomb hit a civilian vehicle in Afghanistan's central Logar province on Tuesday, media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: UN expert condemns killing of journalists as ‘attack on right to know’
May 02, 2018, at 02:52 pm
New York, May 2 (IBNS): United Nations human rights expert on Tuesday strongly condemned the killing of nine journalists in Afghanistan who were among the victims of Monday’s terrorist attack in the country’s capital.
Pakistan condemns Kabul suicide blasts
May 01, 2018, at 10:03 pm
Islamabad, May 1 (IBNS): Pakistan on Tuesday strongly condemned the twin suicide attacks in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Tuesday which killed and injured scores of people.
Afghanistan: Blast in Nangarhar province kills 1
May 01, 2018, at 10:02 pm
Kabul, May 1 (IBNS): A bomb blast in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday left at least one person killed, media reports said.
Pakistan: New Islamabad International Airport inaugurated
May 01, 2018, at 10:01 pm
Islamabad, May 1 (IBNS): A new Islamabad International Airport was inaugurated in Pakistan's Islamabad city on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: BBC Pashto journalist killed by unknown gunmen in Khost province
May 01, 2018, at 02:33 pm
Kabul, May 1 (IBNS): Unknown gunmen shot dead a BBC Pashto reporter in Khost province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Tuesday.
UN ‘outraged’ by suicide attacks in Afghanistan
May 01, 2018, at 01:40 pm
Kabul, May 1 (IBNS): Strongly condemning terrorist attacks in the Afghan capital, Kabul, and in Kandahar, senior United Nations officials, including Secretary-General António Guterres, underscored the need to bring those behind the attacks to justice.
11 civilians killed as blast rocks Kandahar province in Afghanistan
May 01, 2018, at 12:10 am
Kabul, Apr 30 (IBNS): At least 11 civilians were killed in a blast that rocked Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Monday, media reports said.
Sheikh Hasina urges China, Russia, India, Japan to play major role in solving Rohingya crisis
Apr 30, 2018, at 10:53 pm
Dhaka, Apr 30 (IBNS): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said she is expecting countries like India,China, Russia and Japan to play a major role in solving the Rohingya crisis.
Pakistan: Case registered against motorcyclist injured in accident with US diplomat's car
Apr 30, 2018, at 09:13 pm
Islamabad, Apr 30 (IBNS): The Islamabad police has registered a case of reckless driving against a man who was injured after his motorbike was hit by a US embassy official's car, Pakistani media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Militants attack foreign convoy, over 20 dead or injured
Apr 30, 2018, at 08:43 pm
Kabul, Apr 30 (IBNS): A suicide attack by militants in Afghanistan's Kandahar province has left at least 20 people dead or injured on Monday, reports said.
Afghanistan: Blast near voter registration center leaves 7 injured
Apr 30, 2018, at 01:56 am
Kabul, Apr 29 (IBNS): A blast near a voter registration center at Jalalabad area in Afghanistan injured at least seven people on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Blast near voter registration center leaves 7 injured
Apr 30, 2018, at 01:56 am
Kabul, Apr 29 (IBNS): A blast near a voter registration center at Jalalabad area in Afghanistan injured at least seven people on Sunday, media reports said.
School teacher arrested in Pakistan for allegedly raping minor
Apr 29, 2018, at 11:28 pm
Lahore, Apr 29 (IBNS): Police have arrested a teacher from Lahore for allegedly raping a 14-year-old boy student in the hostel of a private cadet school in the Pakistani city, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan: Unknown gunmen kill two persons in Quetta
Apr 28, 2018, at 10:15 pm
Islamabad, Apr 28 (IBNS): In a suspected target attack, two people were shot dead in Pakistan's Quetta area on Saturday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Hemland suicide bombing kills 1
Apr 28, 2018, at 08:38 pm
Kabul, Apr 28 (IBNS): At least one person was killed in car bomb blast in Nad Ali district of Helmand province in Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Blast in Jalalaabad leaves two cops, 4 civilians hurt
Apr 28, 2018, at 08:18 pm
Kabul, Apr 28 (IBNS): At least two traffic policemen were injured as a blast hit eastern Nangarhar province in Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 6 Taliban terrorists killed during eastern Nangarhar raid
Apr 28, 2018, at 01:17 pm
Kabul, Apr 28 (IBNS): At least six Taliban terrorists were killed during an operation conducted by intelligence officials in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
Apr 28, 2018, at 01:03 pm
New York, Apr 28 (IBNS): The lives of tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees hang in the balance as monsoon and cyclone seasons threaten camps in southern Bangladesh, the United Nations migration agency warned Friday, appealing for urgent financial support to prepare the area against floods and landslides.