Afghanistan: Taliban attack leaves police official, 2 others killed

Oct 30, 2018, at 04:02 pm

Kabul, Oct 30 (IBNS): A Taliban attack in Afghanistan's western Farah province on Tuesday left at least one police official and two others security officials killed, media reports said.

Imran Khan's visit will elevate bilateral relations to a new height: China

Oct 30, 2018, at 09:10 am

Beijing, Oct 30 (IBNS): China on Monday said the nation is hopeful that Pakistan PM Imran Khan's visit to the country will help both the parties elevate bilateral relations to a 'new height'.

Afghanistan: Blast leaves nine people injured

Oct 30, 2018, at 09:06 am

Kabul, Oct 30 (IBNS): A blast in Afghanistan's Asadabad area left at least nine people injured, media reports said.

Sri Lankan political crisis: Arjuna Ranatunga arrested

Oct 29, 2018, at 06:42 pm

Colombo, Oct 29 (IBNS): Sri Lankan police have arrested deposed oil minister of the nation Arjuna Ranatunga over his role in Sunday's shooting incident which left one person killed, media reports said on Monday. 

Kabul: Suicide bombing leaves one cop killed

Oct 29, 2018, at 05:02 pm

Kabul, Oct 29 (IBNS): A suicide bombing in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Monday at least one policeman killed, media reports said.

Sri Lanka: PM Mahinda Rajapaksha assumes charge

Oct 29, 2018, at 04:06 pm

Colombo, Oct 29 (IBNS): Amid political crisis in the island nation,  former president Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday assumed charges as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Khaleda Zia jailed in Zia Charitable Trust graft case

Oct 29, 2018, at 03:46 pm

Dhaka, Oct 29 (IBNS):  BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and three others, including Harris Chowdhury, former political secretary to the then PM, have been sentenced to seven years’ rigorous imprisonment in connection with the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case on Monday.

UN urges electoral authorities to safegaurd integrity and transparency of parliamentary polls

Oct 29, 2018, at 10:03 am

Kabul, Oct 28 (IBNS): With voting in parliamentary elections largely complete following yesterday’s delayed vote in Kandahar, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) urges the country’s electoral authorities to safeguard the integrity and transparency of the electoral process, especially concerning vote counting, as well as the tabulation and announcement of results.

Pakistan: Bus falls into deep gorge, kills 17

Oct 29, 2018, at 08:45 am

Islamabad, Oct 29 (IBNS): At least 17 people were killed as a passenger bus fell into a deep gorge on Sunday evening while travelling on the Karakoram Highway in Kohistan's Lotar area of Pakistan, media reports said.

‘Exercise restraint’ Guterres urges Sri Lankans, as political crisis deepens

Oct 29, 2018, at 08:25 am

New York, Oct 29 (IBNS): United Nations chief António Guterres said on Sunday he was following Sri Lanka’s deepening political crisis with “great concern”, after a man was killed allegedly by a politician’s bodyguard, who reportedly fired on a crowd of demonstrators.

Sri Lanka: Shooting incident leaves three injured, minister Arjuna Ranatunga's guards suspected involved

Oct 28, 2018, at 08:31 pm

Colombo, Oct 28 (IBNS): At least three people were injured security personnel of country's Minister of Petroleum Resources Development Arjuna Ranatunga fired live rounds of bullets on Sunday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists kill two security guards of Logar governor

Oct 28, 2018, at 05:49 pm

Kabul, Oct 28 (IBNS): The Taliban terrorists have killed two security guards of central Logar governor and seized a Humvee vehicle, media reports said on Sunday.

Security forces thwart explosion plan by terrorists in Kabul city

Oct 28, 2018, at 03:51 pm

Kabul, Oct 28 (IBNS):  The Afghan National Police Forces have thwarted a plan by anti-government armed terrorists  to detonate a magnetic bomb in Afghanistan's Kabul city, media reports said.

Pakistan: Policeman goes missing in Islamabad

Oct 27, 2018, at 07:12 pm

Islamabad, Oct 27 (IBNS):  Superintendent of police (SP) Tahir Khan of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police went missing from Pakistan's Islamabad city on Saturday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Taliban kills population registration official in Ghor

Oct 27, 2018, at 04:23 pm

Kabul, Oct 27 (IBNS):  The head of population registration department in the Shahrak district of western Ghor province was killed by Taliban insurgents on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.

Afghanistan: Car bombing kills seven in central Maidan Wardak province

Oct 27, 2018, at 03:21 pm

Kabul, Oct 27 (IBNS): A car bombing incident in Afghanistan's central Maidan Wardak province on Saturday left at least seven people killed, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Five dead in Maidan Wardak blast

Oct 27, 2018, at 11:39 am

Kabul, Oct 27 (IBNS): At least five people were killed in an explosion in Afghanistan's Maidan Wardak province, reports said.

Afghanistan: Traffic mishap leaves three killed

Oct 26, 2018, at 03:13 pm

Kabul, Oct 26 (IBNS): A traffic mishap in Afghanistan's western Ghor province on Thursday left at least three people killed, media reports said.

At least 14 children hurt in kindergarten knife attack in China

Oct 26, 2018, at 01:27 pm

Beijing, Oct 26 (IBNS): A knife wielding woman has hurt at least 14 children at a kindergarten in China, reports said.

Our government is fully committed to ending polio in Pakistan: Imran Khan

Oct 24, 2018, at 06:55 pm

Islamabad, Oct 24 (IBNS): Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Wednesday said his government is committed to eliminating polio from the nation.

Pakistan: Four school children hurt as gunmen open fire at the gate of an educational institute

Oct 24, 2018, at 04:49 pm

Quetta, Oct 24 (IBNS): At least four school children were hurt when unknown gunmen opened fire at the gate of an educational institute in Pakistan's Quetta city on Wednesday, media reports said.

UN Security Council hails ‘courage’ of Afghan voters; calls for perpetrators of violence to be held accountable

Oct 24, 2018, at 09:44 am

New York, Oct 24 (IBNS): Welcoming Saturday’s parliamentary elections in Afghanistan, the United Nations Security Council called for continued engagement with electoral institutions and urged that any complaints over the vote should be channelled through established legal and constitutional mechanisms.

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani reaches Kandahar

Oct 23, 2018, at 05:35 pm

Kabul, Oct 23 (IBNS): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday reached southern Kandahar province in the country.

Pakistan: Road mishap kills seven people

Oct 23, 2018, at 04:49 pm

Islamabad, Oct 23 (IBNS): A van carrying petrol and a truck collided close to Mach in Bolan district of Pakistan's Balochistan area on Tuesday and left at least seven people killed, media reports said.

Afghanistan: US Vice President Mike Pence congratulates President Ashraf Ghani over polls

Oct 23, 2018, at 03:21 pm

Washington, Oct 23 (IBNS):  US Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday congratulated Afghanistan and its president Ashraf Ghani for successful Wolesi Jirga elections.

Afghanistan: Afghan National Security Forces kill at least 42 Taliban militants during operations

Oct 23, 2018, at 11:58 am

Kabul, Oct 23 (IBNS): At least 42 Taliban militants have been gunned down in operations conducted by the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) in several provinces of Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: NATO Resolute Support Service member killed in Herat province

Oct 23, 2018, at 08:38 am

Kabul, Oct 23 (IBNS): The NATO-led Resolute Support mission service member was killed in Herat province of Afghanistan, officials said on Tuesday.

Afghanistan: Zabul Governor Rahmatullah Yarmall survives armed attack

Oct 22, 2018, at 04:32 pm

Kabul, Oct 22 (IBNS):   The Zabul Governor Rahmatullah Yarmall escaped an armed attack in Afghanistan's Mizani district, media reports said on Monday.

Afghanistan: Roadside bomb blast in Nangarhar kills 11

Oct 22, 2018, at 09:20 am

Kabul, Oct 22 (IBNS): A roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan's Nangarhar area left at least 11 people killed on Sunday, media reports said on Monday.

Pakistan: Two buses collide, 19 die in Ghazi Ghaat

Oct 22, 2018, at 01:01 am

Islamabad, Oct 21 (IBNS): At least 19 people were killed in Pakistan's  Ghazi Ghaat area when two buses collided on Sunday, media reports said.