UN chief condemns terrorist attack against college dormitory in Pakistan
Dec 02, 2017, at 02:01 pm
New York, Dec 2(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday condemned the terrorist attack against a university dormitory in northern Pakistan that killed at least nine people and injured many others.
11 terrorists killed in Peshawar's Agricultural Training Institute attack
Dec 01, 2017, at 10:06 pm
Peshawar, Dec 1 (IBNS): At least 11 people were killed and 30 others were injured when terrorists stormed into Peshawar’s Agricultural Training Institute early on Friday morning, media reports said.
Dec 01, 2017, at 07:16 pm
Peshwar, Dec 1 (IBNS) : At least nine people were killed and more than 32 injured in Pakistan as armed men clad in burqas stormed into Peshawar’s Agricultural Training Institute early on Friday morning, media reports said.
Parvez Musharraf declares full support for terror groups-Lashkar and JuD
Nov 30, 2017, at 05:04 am
Islamabad, Nov 29 (IBNS): Days after Pakistan released Jamaatud Dawa’s (JuD) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, former military dictator Pervez Musharraf declared his complete support for the militant groups.
Nov 29, 2017, at 11:39 pm
Kabul, Nov 29 (IBNS) : Five convicts were hanged to death in Pul-e-Charkhi prison of Kabul early Wednesday.
Man arrested in Kabul over grenade attack that left 8 dead, 36 wounded
Nov 29, 2017, at 11:38 pm
Kabul, Nov 29 (IBNS) : A suspect has been arrested in connection to a grenade attack in Kabul city that left at least eight people dead and around 36 others wounded.
Taliban and ISIS clashes spread to Laghman as both sides suffer heavy casualties
Nov 29, 2017, at 11:36 pm
Kabul, Nov 29 (IBNS) : The infighting among the Taliban and ISIS militants has spread to eastern Laghman province as reports indicate the two sides have suffered heavy casualties in the latest clashes.
Seven Taliban militants killed in airstrikes in Afghanistan
Nov 29, 2017, at 05:27 pm
Kabul, Nov 29 (IBNS): At least seven Taliban militants have been killed in an airstrikes conducted by foreign troops in Afghanistan's Logar province.
Pope's speech in Myanmar lacks reference to Rohingyas
Nov 29, 2017, at 01:05 am
Naypyidaw, Nov 28 (IBNS): Pope Francis has given a key speech in Myanmar demanding respect for all ethnic groups but lacked any reference to the Rohingyas, media reports said.
Oxford City Council strips Aung San Suu Kyi of highest honour
Nov 29, 2017, at 12:59 am
Naypyidaw, Nov 28 (IBNS): Oxford City Council has removed the Oxford honour from Myanmar's de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi's over the latter's handling of Rohingya crisis, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 11 injured as suicide blast hits central Logar province
Nov 28, 2017, at 11:11 pm
Kabul, Nov 28 (IBNS): At least 11 people, including three children, were injured in a blast in central Logar province of Afghanistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
Eight people killed in Pakistan road accident
Nov 27, 2017, at 11:59 pm
Islamabad, Nov 27 (IBNS): At least eight people were killed in a road mishap involving a passenger van and a truck in Nooriabad area of Pakistan on Monday, media reports said.
Pakistan's Law Minister quits, nation reaches an agreement with hardliners
Nov 27, 2017, at 04:01 pm
Islamabad, Nov 27 (IBNS): Islamabad slowly crawled back to normalcy as protesters finally decided to lift the sit-in following the resignation of Pakistani Law Minister Zahid Hamid, reports said.
Pakistan deploys army to quell Islamist violence in Islamabad
Nov 26, 2017, at 06:03 am
Islamabad, Nov 25 (IBNS) : The Army was deployed by the Pakistani government in capital Islamabad to quell spiralling violence on Saturday by the protesting Islamists that left over 200 injured.
Afghanistan national's body found in Pakistan hotel
Nov 26, 2017, at 12:27 am
Karachi, Nov 25 (IBNS): An Afghanistan national was found dead in a hotel room in Karachi city on Pakistan, media reports said.
Pakistan: Suicide blast in Quetta kills 5
Nov 25, 2017, at 11:14 pm
Quetta, Nov 25 (IBNS): A suicide blast in Pakistan's Quetta area killed at least five people on Saturday, media reports said.
Nov 25, 2017, at 09:46 pm
Islamabad, Nov 25 (IBNS) : A policeman was killed and about 170 people were injured as security forces fought on streets with Islamist hardliners during a protest sit-in that virtually laid a siege on Islamabad on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Blast in Quetta kills 4
Nov 25, 2017, at 09:06 pm
Quetta, Nov 25 (IBNS): At least four people were killed in a blast that rocked Sariab Road in Pakistan's Quetta city on Saturday, media reports said.
US asks Pakistan to re-arrest JuD chief Hafiz Saeed
Nov 25, 2017, at 12:40 am
Washington, Nov 24 (IBNS): The United States government on Friday said that Pakistan should 're-arrest' Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed.
Suicide attack kills senior police official in Pakistan
Nov 24, 2017, at 10:20 pm
Peshawar Nov 24 (IBNS): A suicide blast in Pakistan's Peshawar city left at least one senior police official killed on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Girl killed Karachi road mishap,1 injured
Nov 24, 2017, at 09:37 pm
Islamabad Nov 24 (IBNS): A speeding bus crashed into a motorcycle on MA Jinnah Road in Pakistan's Karachi city on Friday, killing a girl, media reports said.
Hafeez Saeed walks free, slams India-US alliance
Nov 24, 2017, at 04:53 pm
Islamabad, Nov 24 (IBNS): Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafeez Saeed, the leader of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), who walked free from house arrest, has promised to unite Pakistan for the independence of Kashmir from India, reports said.
India reacts to Hafiz Saeed's release, says Pakistan attempts to mainstream terrorism
Nov 23, 2017, at 10:37 pm
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IBNS): Strongly reacting to Pakistan's release of Jamaatud Dawa’s (JuD) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, India on Thursday said the development indicates Pakistan's attempt to mainstream terrorism.
Afghanistan: Several ISIS militants killed in US airstrikes
Nov 23, 2017, at 09:25 pm
Kabul, Nov 23 (IBNS) : Several militants loyal to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group offshoot, ISIS Khorasan, were killed in the latest airstrikes conducted by the US forces based in Afghanistan.
Pakistan court frees JuD chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed
Nov 22, 2017, at 10:46 pm
Islamabad, Nov 22 (IBNS): in a major development, a review board, comprising judges of the Lahore High Court, refused to extend the detention of Jamaatud Dawa’s (JuD) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, media reports said on Wednesday.
Six Taliban insurgents killed in Afghanistan
Nov 22, 2017, at 09:42 pm
Kabul, Nov 22 (IBNS): During clearance operation, at least six Taliban insurgents were killed in Afghanistan's Maidan Wardak province on Tuesday, media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: At least 16 Taliban militants, including key commanders, killed in Wardak province
Nov 22, 2017, at 06:43 pm
Kabul, Nov 22 (IBNS): At least 16 Taliban militants, including key commanders, have been killed in an anti-terrorism drive in Afghanistan's Maidan Wardak province, local Tolo News reported.
UNICEF warns of contaminated drinking water in camps for Rohingya refugees
Nov 22, 2017, at 11:06 am
New York, Nov 22(Just Earth News): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is working with authorities in Bangladesh to urgently investigate high levels E.coli contamination in water drawn from wells inside the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar.
Afghanistan: Traffic accident kills at least seven people in Herat
Nov 21, 2017, at 06:29 pm
Kabul, Nov 21 (IBNS): At least seven people were killed in a traffic accident in Afghanistan's Herat province, local Tolo News reported.
Nov 21, 2017, at 02:07 pm
New York, Nov 21(Just Earth News): Marking World Children’s Day, actress Kristin Davis on on Monday called for global attention and funding to provide more life-saving aid for Rohingya refugee children in Bangladesh, as part of her advocacy work for the United Nations refugee agency.