Pakistan: 2 killed in Quetta blast, 14 hurt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Soleimani killing: Bangladesh issues security alerts for migrants living in Iraq

Baghdad/Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh Embassy in Iraq has directed citizens of the South Asian nation to avoid traveling to the trouble-hit portions of the country.

8 militants killed as offensive repulsed in N Afghanistan

Kunduz, Afghanistan, Jan 4/xinhua/UNI: At least eight fighters affiliated with the Taliban group were killed, when their attack on government forces' checkpoints was repelled in northern Afghanistan's province of Kunduz on Friday, Esmatullah Muradi, the provincial governor spokesman said.