China confirms detaining missing Interpol chief
Oct 08, 2018, at 10:54 am
Beijing, Oct 8 (IBNS): Putting speculations to rest, China has confirmed the detention of missing Interpol chief, Meng Hongwei.
Afghanistan: Civilian casualties caused by IEDs has reached ‘extreme levels’, UN warns
Oct 08, 2018, at 09:12 am
New York, Oct 8 (IBNS): The United Nations on Sunday called on anti-Government elements in Afghanistan to immediately stop using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in civilian areas, after the UN mission in the country recorded a sharp rise in civilian casualties caused by the explosives this year.
Increase in civilian casualties in Afghanistan due to IED's: UNAMA
Oct 07, 2018, at 06:42 pm
Kabul, Oct 7 (IBNS): Anti-government elements must immediately end the indiscriminate and disproportionate use of all improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in areas frequented by civilians, said UNAMA in a special human rights report released on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Syedabad police chief killed during Taliban assault
Oct 07, 2018, at 06:31 pm
Kabul, Oct 7 (IBNS): A Taliban attack in Afghanistan's Maidan Wardak province on Sunday left the Syedabad district police chief killed, media reports said.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan reaches Quetta
Oct 06, 2018, at 04:56 pm
Quetta, Oct 6 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday arrived in Quetta city of the country on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan: NAB granted 10-day physical remand of Shehbaz Sharif
Oct 06, 2018, at 04:01 pm
Lahore, Oct 6 (IBNS): An accountability court on Saturday granted 10-day physical remand of arrested Pakistani politician Shehbaz Sharif to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
Afghanistan: Two blasts in Kabul leaves 2 people killed, 9 hurt
Oct 06, 2018, at 03:35 pm
Kabul, Oct 6 (IBNS): Two explosions rocked Afghanistan's Kabul city on Saturday which killed at least 2 people, media reports said.
Nawaz Sharif calls arrest of Shehbaz Sharif as "worst victimization"
Oct 06, 2018, at 07:14 am
Islamabad, Oct 6 (IBNS): Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif on Friday described the arrest of politician Shehbaz Sharif as "worst victimization".
Afghanistan: Motorcycle bomb goes off inside Khost home, 3 killed
Oct 06, 2018, at 07:05 am
Kabul, Oct 6 (IBNS): A bomb-rigged motorcycle went off inside a home in Afghanistan's Khost province left at least three people killed on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
Ashiana Housing scam case: Pakistani leader Shahbaz Sharif arrested in Lahore
Oct 05, 2018, at 05:42 pm
Lahore, Oct 17 (IBNS): In a major development, former Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif has been arrested by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in connection with the Ashiana-i-Iqbal Housing Scheme case on Friday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Airstrike kills four people in Maroof district
Oct 05, 2018, at 04:05 pm
Kabul, Oct 5 (IBNS): An airstrike in Afghanistan's Maroof district in Kandahar province killed at least four people on Friday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Blast hits Khost candidate’s campaign vehicle, 4 hurt
Oct 05, 2018, at 03:41 pm
Kabul, Oct 5 (IBNS): At least four people were injured when a landmine blast ripped through the campaign vehicle of a Wolesi Jirga candidate in Khost province of Afghanistan, media reports said.
U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan
Oct 05, 2018, at 08:43 am
Kabul, Oct 5 (IBNS): One U.S. service member assigned to the NATO Resolute Support mission was killed in Afghanistan on Thursday, officials said on Friday.
Afghanistan: UNAMA expresses concern over level of violence in election campaign period
Oct 03, 2018, at 05:21 pm
Kabul, Oct 3 (IBNS): The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) expresses its concern around the level of violence early in the campaigning period for the 20 October parliamentary elections, including intimidation and attacks against candidates, their agents and supporters.
Corruption won't be tolerated: Imran Khan
Oct 03, 2018, at 03:57 pm
Islamabad, Oct 3 (IBNS): Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Wednesday said corruption will not be tolerated in his nation.
Afghanistan: UN ‘outraged’ by new elections-related suicide attack
Oct 03, 2018, at 09:44 am
New York, Oct 3 (IBNS): Denouncing attacks and intimidation in the week since formal campaigning began for Afghanistan’s parliamentary elections next month, the United Nations voiced outrage on Tuesday at the death of 14 civilians, killed by a suicide bomber at a campaign rally. A further 42 were wounded.
Oct 02, 2018, at 04:43 pm
Kabul, Oct 2 (IBNS): At least 13 people were killed as a suicide bomber detonated his explosives at an election campaign rally of a parliamentary candidate in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Tuesday afternoon, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Drone strike kills 21 Islamic State terrorists
Oct 01, 2018, at 04:42 pm
Kabul, Oct 1 (IBNS): A drone strike in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province killed at least 21 Islamic State terrorists, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Wolesi Jirga candidate shot dead in southern Ghazni
Oct 01, 2018, at 09:43 am
Kabul, Oct 1 (IBNS): Unidentified gunmen shot dead a Wolesi Jirga candidate in Afghanistan's southern Ghazni province, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Traffic officer gunned down in Jalalabad
Sep 30, 2018, at 05:59 pm
Kabul, Sept 30 (IBNS): A traffic officer was shot dead by an unidentified gunman in Afghanistan's Jalalabad area on Sunday, media reports said.
Global order ‘under assault,’ Pakistan Foreign Minister tells UN Assembly
Sep 30, 2018, at 04:31 pm
New York, Sept 30 (IBNS): The edifice of global order is “under assault,” Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Pakistan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, said on Saturday at the United Nations, pointing to rising inequality within and among countries.
Afghanistan: Security forces arrest local Taliban group leader in Nangarhar
Sep 29, 2018, at 04:18 pm
Kabul, Sept 29 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces arrested a local leader of the Taliban group after he attempted to murder a soldier of the Border Police Forces in Nangarhar province of the country, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Explosions rock three schools, 1 injured
Sep 29, 2018, at 03:51 pm
Kabul, Sept 29 (IBNS): Explosions took place in front of three schools in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Saturday which left at least one person injured, media reports said.
Pakistan Army Chief Bajwa confirms death sentences of 11 terrorists: ISPR
Sep 28, 2018, at 06:46 pm
Islamabad, Sept 28 (IBNS): Pakistan's Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday confirmed the death sentences conferred to 11 terrorists.
Afghanistan: Blast kills four in Qaisar district
Sep 28, 2018, at 06:32 pm
Kabul, Sept 28 (IBNS): An airstrike on a corolla type vehicle killed at least four people in Afghanistan's Qaisar district of the northwestern Fayab province on Thursday, media report said on Friday.
Sep 28, 2018, at 10:29 am
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): The world cannot ignore or remain silent over the plight of the Rohingya people – driven from their homes in Myanmar and sheltering in Bangladesh – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said on Thursday, urging world leaders for an early and peaceful solution to the massive refugee crisis.
At UN, Himalayan nations, at forefront of climate impact, outline threats to their unique ecosystems
Sep 28, 2018, at 10:23 am
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): Addressing world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly, the Prime Minister of Nepal urged greater international focus on the developing world to ensure they are implement the Sustainable Development Goals, remarking that it is these nations that will be the “battleground on which the 2030 Agenda will be won or lost.”
In UN address, Afghan leader lays out vision of peaceful, prosperous State in talks with Taliban
Sep 27, 2018, at 01:09 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS): Saying his country had turned a page with its unprecedented overtures to the militant Taliban opposition, Afghan’s Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Wednesday called on the United Nations, the European Union and State partners to help promote a new Afghanistan in a country that has known nothing but conflict over the past four decades, with hundreds of thousands of casualties.
Sep 26, 2018, at 10:56 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday strongly denounced the United States’ decision to withdraw from the 2015 international nuclear deal and said President Donald Trump’s actions to weaken or undercut global institutions showed total disregard for international order.
Afghanistan: Sunday airstrike killed 12 women and children from one family, UN mission reports
Sep 26, 2018, at 10:42 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): Preliminary findings from the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) released on Tuesday, indicate that 12 women and children from a single family were killed in an airstrike that took place on Sunday, conducted by pro-Government forces.