Schools, colleges will remain closed till COVID-19 outbreak continues: Hasina
Dhaka/IBNS: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said all schools and educational institutes will remain closed in the nation till COVID-19 fades away.
COVID-19: Malpractice in distribution of relief reported from Gilgit-Baltistan
Islamabad/IBNS: Political parties in Gilgit-Baltistan region are blaming each other for alleged malpractices in the region over distribution of relief material to the poor and people staying in quarantine in the current COVID-19 outbreak scenario.
World Sindhi Congress condemns abduction, conversion of two minor Hindu girls in Pakistan
London/Islamabad/IBNS: The World Sindhi Congress (WSC), a human rights education and advocacy organizations for Sindh, has condemned the alleged abduction and forceful conversion of two minor Hindu girls to Islam in Pakistan's Sindh province, media reports said.
Pakistan International Airlines passengers protest violation of social distancing during flight
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan's national carrier Pakistan International Airlines recently earned the wrath of passengers when people found the airline not maintaining social distancing norms, which are needed to be maintained at this time of COVID-19 outbreak, while operating one of their international flights, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Terrorists destroy transmission tower in Kabul, electric supply hit
Kabul/IBNS: Electric supply to the Afghanistan capital was disrupted after suspected terrorists destroyed a transmission tower in Kabul, media reports said.
Afghan police arrest suspect in connection with shooting: gov't
Kabul/Xinhua/UNI: One suspect had been arrested in connection with a shooting that killed seven member of a family and injured two others in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province, the Afghan Interior Ministry said Sunday.
Fight Against COVID-19: Sri Lanka to relax curfew from April 27
Colombo/UNI: The curfew in Sri Lanka due to the COVID-19 pandemic will be relaxed from Monday, the President of Media Division (PMD) said on Sunday.
Pakistani religious scholar blames women for spread of COVID-19 in country
Islamabad/IBNS: A popular religious scholar of Pakistan, Maulana Tariq Jameel, triggered a controversy after he blamed women of the country for the spread of Coronavirus.
Unknown gunmen kill seven members of a family in Afghanistan
Kabul/IBNS: At least seven people, who were members of the same family, were shot dead by unknown gunmen in Afghanistan's Kunduz province, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Mentally challenged woman charred to death
Dhaka/IBNS: A mentally challenged woman was burned to death in a fire incident in Bangladesh Gazipur area, media reports said Sunday.
Pakistan extends suspension of flight till May 15
Islamabad/UNI: A day after Pakistan government extended the nationwide lockdown by 15 more days to curb the spread of COVID-19, the country has now extended the suspension of international flight till May 15, according to the country's aviation department.
Afghan forces clear 5 villages from militants in northern Faryab
Maimana, Afghanistan/Xinhua/UNI: The Afghan government forces following cleanup operations launched Friday in Qaisar district of the northern Faryab province have driven the militants out of five villages and restored law and order there, provincial police office said in a statement released here Saturday.
Pakistan and tale of oppression of minorities: Two Hindu girls abducted in Sindh
Islamabad/IBNS: Continuing the alleged oppression on the minority community even at a time when the world is struggling to combat COVID-19, two Hindu girls have been allegedly abducted from Pakistan's Thari Mirwah region in Sindh.
Afghanistan: Taliban commander Mullah Khaliq killed during operation
Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan security forces killed a key Taliban commander Mullah Khaliq alias Saifullah during its operation in northern Balkh province of the country, media reports said.
Pakistan: Chinese national goes missing in Karachi, police suspect kidnapping
Islamabad/IBNS: A Chinese national has gone missing from the Defence area in Pakistan's Karachi city, media reports said.