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Afghanistan: Nangarhar blasts claim two lives

Jul 09, 2018, at 04:04 pm

Kabul, July 9 (IBNS): At two people, including a terrorist, were killed as two back-to-back blasts rocked eastern Nangarhar province in Afghanistan on Monday, media reports said.

Nawaz Sharif, Maryam will be arrested at airport: Pakistan Law Minister

Jul 09, 2018, at 09:45 am

Lahore, July 9 (IBNS): Pakistan's federal law and information minister Ali Zafar has said that ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz, who are convicted in the Avenfield Apartments corruption case, will be arrested on arrival in the country.

Cylinder explosion kills 1 in Kabul

Jul 09, 2018, at 09:33 am

Kabul, July 9 (IBNS): A man was killed in a cylinder explosion in Afghanistan's capital Kabul city on Sunday, media reports said.

Maryam Nawaz, father Nawaz Sharif to return to Pakistan this week?

Jul 08, 2018, at 04:48 pm

Islamabad, July 8 (IBNS): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Sunday said she will return to her nation from the UK with father Nawaz Sharif on Friday.

PML-N announces replacement candidates for disqualified Maryam Nawaz Sharif

Jul 07, 2018, at 06:14 pm

Islamabad, July 7 (IBNS): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Saturday named candidates they have selected as a replacement for Maryam Nawaz Sharif after she was disqualified from contesting in the upcoming polls following the verdict in the  Avenfield case.

Afghanistan: Zabul blast kills 3

Jul 07, 2018, at 04:48 pm

Kabul, July 7 (IBNS): At least three people were killed as a bomb blast rocked Afghanistan's Zabul area on Friday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Slain Sikh leader's son likely to contest election

Jul 07, 2018, at 01:26 pm

Kabul, July 7 (IBNS): The son of slain Afghani Sikh leader Avtar Singh Khalsa is likely to contest the upcoming national polls, local media reports said on Saturday.

New identity cards deliver recognition and protection for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

Jul 07, 2018, at 07:26 am

New York, July 7 (IBNS): Rohingya refugees sheltering in Bangladesh will soon have credit card-sized plastic IDs – many possessing, for the first time ever, an individual identity document – providing another level of protection, according to the United Nations refugee agency.

Pakistan: Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif gets 10 years jail term in London property case

Jul 06, 2018, at 06:46 pm

Islamabad, July 6 (IBNS): In a major blow to Nawaz Sharif ahead of the general elections, a Pakistani anti-corruption court on Friday handed over the former Prime Minister 10 years jail term over his family’s purchase of upscale London flats.

Nawaz Sharif handed over 10 years jail term by Pakistan court

Jul 06, 2018, at 05:27 pm

Islamabad, July 6 (IBNS): A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced for ten years former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, announcing the verdict in the Avenfield corruption reference related to luxury flats in London, filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

Afghanistan: US drone strike kills Taliban commander Mullah Yasir

Jul 04, 2018, at 03:51 pm

Kabul, July 4 (IBNS): A US drone attack in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province killed top Pakistani Taliban commander Mullah Yasir, media reports said on Wednesday.

Afghan and Indian experts blame Pakistan's ISI for Jalalabad blast killing 17 Sikhs

Jul 03, 2018, at 04:10 pm

Kabul, July 3 (IBNS): Days after a suicide blast in Afghanistan's Jalalabad city in Nangarhar province on Sunday killed at least 19 people, including 17 from the minority Sikh community, the needle of suspicion is towards Pakistan's ISI though apparently the attack was carried out by the Taliban.

One dead, over 1,500 Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims stranded in Nepal

Jul 03, 2018, at 02:34 pm

Kathmandu, Jul 3 (IBNS): One person died as more than 1500 Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims from India remained stranded in Nepal near Chin because of heavy rain, media reports said.

Pakistan Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa confirms death sentence awarded to 12 terrorists

Jul 03, 2018, at 09:55 am

Islamabad, July 3 (IBNS): Pakistan's  Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday confirmed death sentences awarded to 12 'terrorists', officials confirmed.

Afghanistan security forces arrest three ISIS-K terrorists

Jul 03, 2018, at 09:41 am

Kabul, July 3 (IBNS): At least three ISIS-K terrorists were arrested by Afghanistan security forces from Behsud district in the country, media reports said on Tuesday.

Afghanistan: Bring ‘architects’ of latest ‘appalling’ suicide bombing to justice, says deputy UN mission chief

Jul 03, 2018, at 08:12 am

New York, July 3 (IBNS): In the wake of dozens of civilian deaths – the most recent, a suicide attack in Jalalabad on Sunday – a high-level United Nations representative on the ground called for “the architects of this appalling crime” to be brought to justice.

UN chief hears ‘heartbreaking accounts’ of suffering from Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh; urges international community to ‘step up support’

Jul 03, 2018, at 08:02 am

New York, July 3 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres visited Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh on Monday, declaring that “nothing could have prepared me for the scale of the crisis and extent of suffering” he witnessed there.

UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan condemns Afghanistan terror blast

Jul 02, 2018, at 07:53 pm

Kabul, July 2 (IBNS): The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns on Sunday’s attack in Jalalabad that killed at least 19 civilians, and expresses its concern about a recent spate of incidents in which civilians have been killed in attacks on schools and medical centres.

World condemns Afghanistan suicide blast

Jul 02, 2018, at 07:27 pm

Kabul, July 2 (IBNS): The suicide blast in Jalalabad area of Afghanistan, which left at least 19 people killed, has triggered widespread condemnation.

Pakistan condemns Afghanistan blast

Jul 02, 2018, at 04:37 pm

Islamabad, July 2 (IBNS): Pakistan's Minister of Foreign Affairs on Monday condemned the blast in Afghanistan's Jalalabad area which left at least 19 people killed on Sunday.

UN chief applauds Bangladesh for ‘opening borders’ to Rohingya refugees in need

Jul 02, 2018, at 08:56 am

New York, July 2 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has applauded Bangladesh for giving a safe haven to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees driven from their homes in Myanmar by systematic and widespread violence.

Afghanistan: Jalalabad blast kills 19

Jul 01, 2018, at 08:25 pm

Kabul, July 1 (IBNS): At least 19 people were killed in a blast that rocked Afghanistan's Jalalabad city on Sunday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Islamic State terrorists behead three school attendants

Jul 01, 2018, at 08:12 pm

Kabul, July 1 (IBNS): Islamic State terrorists beheaded at least three people who were working as attendants for a local school in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said on Sunday.

Afghanistan: Blast in Jalalabad kills 4

Jul 01, 2018, at 06:54 pm

Kabul, July 1 (IBNS): At least four people were killed as a blast rocked Afghanistan's Jalalabad city on Sunday, media reports said.

Three Taliban terrorists blown up by own explosives

Jun 30, 2018, at 07:28 pm

Kabul, June 30 (IBNS): At least three Taliban terrorists were killed by the blast of their own explosives in  Maidan Wardak province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Saturday.

Ex-MQM-London member shot dead in Pakistan

Jun 30, 2018, at 04:29 pm

Karachi, June 30 (IBNS):  A former Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)-London member was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Pakistan's Karachi city on Friday, media reports said.

UN chief heads to Bangladesh to spotlight continuing perils facing Rohingya refugees

Jun 30, 2018, at 08:30 am

New York, June 30 (IBNS): The continuing plight of nearly one million Rohingya refugees driven from their homes in Myanmar will be the focus of the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres when he travels to Bangladesh this weekend – the country where they have found safe-haven.

Rohingya repatriation: China assures help to Bangladesh

Jun 29, 2018, at 07:35 pm

Beijing, June 29 (IBNS): A Chinese official on Friday confirmed that the country will assist in the repatriation of Rohingya mass who have been living as refugees in Bangladesh.

Pakistan: Wall collapses due to rain in Lahore, 8 hurt

Jun 29, 2018, at 06:44 pm

Lahore, June 29 (IBNS): A wall of a mosque collapsed in Pakistan's Model Town area in Lahore city which injured at least eight people, media reports said on Friday.

Afghanistan: Bomb blast in Logar kills 8

Jun 29, 2018, at 03:52 am

Kabul, June 29 (IBNS): At least eight people were killed in a bomb blast that targeted a meeting advocating for peace in central Logar province of Afghanistan on Thursday, media reports said.