Ban strongly condemns terrorist attack at India-Pakistan border

Nov 04, 2014, at 06:31 pm

New York, Nov 4 (IBNS) Strongly condemning the terrorist attack that took place on Sunday on the Pakistani side of the Wagah border with India, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon On Monday urged the authorities in Pakistan to bring those responsible to justice.

Bangladesh SC upholds death penalty for Jamaat leader Kamaruzzaman

Nov 03, 2014, at 09:39 pm

Dhaka, Nov 3 (IBNS): Bangladesh Supreme Court on Monday upheld the death sentence of Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mohammad Kamaruzzaman for committing mass murder and crimes against humanity during the 1971 liberation war against Pakistan, media reported.

1971 crimes: Bangladesh Supreme Court upholds Kamaruzzaman death penalty

Nov 03, 2014, at 09:32 pm

Dhaka, Nov 3 (IBNS): Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Monday upheld the death penalty awarded to 1971 war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman.

Pakistan: Above 50 killed in Wagah blast

Nov 03, 2014, at 04:56 am

Islamabad,Nov 2 (IBNS): More than 50 people have lost their lives and several others were injured in a blast close to the Wagah border in Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.

1971 crimes: Quasem gets death sentence

Nov 03, 2014, at 04:14 am

Dhaka, Nov 2 (IBNS): A special tribunal handed death penalty to senior leader of fundamentalist Jamaat- e-Islami party and Bangladeshi media tycoon Mir Quasem Ali here on Sunday, media reports said.

Blast in Pakistan kills 48

Nov 03, 2014, at 01:56 am

Islamabad, Nov 2 (IBNS) At least 48 people were killed in a blast which occurred close to the Wagah border in Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.

Pakistan explosion kills 37

Nov 03, 2014, at 01:44 am

Islamabad, Nov 2 (IBNS) At least 37 people have been killed in an explosion near the Wagah border in Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Explosion kills 30 near Wagah border

Nov 03, 2014, at 01:43 am

Islamabad, Nov 2 (IBNS): An explosion close to the Wagah border in Pakistan has left 30 people dead, media reports said.

Massive power blackout hits Bangladesh

Nov 02, 2014, at 01:29 am

Dhaka, Nov 1 (IBNS) Disrupting normal life in the country,the collapse of the national grid left Bangladesh facing a massive blackout on Saturday.

10 including a Russian killed in Nepal accident

Nov 01, 2014, at 06:50 pm

Kathmandu, Nov 1 (IBNS): At least 10 people, including a Russian national were killed and 30 others injured when two buses collided head-on in central Nepal, media reported.

Pakistan hands over 29 detained Afghans

Nov 01, 2014, at 04:33 am

Islamabad, Oct 31 (IBNS) Pakistan on Friday handed over 29 Afghan nationals to Afghanistan, media reports said.

More than 100 feared dead as massive landslide hits Sri Lanka

Oct 30, 2014, at 02:51 am

Colombo, Oct 29 (IBNS): At least 100 people were feared killed in south-central Sri Lanka on Wednesday after an early morning landslide set off by heavy monsoon rains, media reported.

Britain ends combat mission in Afghanistan

Oct 27, 2014, at 06:39 am

London/Kabul, Oct 26 (IBNS): The British troops on Sunday ended their combat operations in the war-torn Afghanistan.

Convicted war criminal Ghulam Azam dies

Oct 24, 2014, at 05:23 pm

Dhaka, Oct 24 (IBNS): War criminal Ghulam Azam passed away at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University in Bangaldesh's Dhaka city on Thursday, media reports said on Friday.

Pakistan: 2 killed in suicide attack, JUI-F chief escapes unhurt

Oct 24, 2014, at 01:33 am

Quetta, Oct 23 (IBNS) Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) escaped unhurt as suspected suicide bomber detonated his explosives outside the rally in Pakistan's Quetta city on Thursday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Gunmen kill 8 in Quetta

Oct 23, 2014, at 06:06 pm

Quetta, Oct 23 (IBNS): Unidentified gunmen on Thursday killed eight people belonging to the ethnic Hazara community in Hazar Ganji area of Pakistan's Quetta city, media reports said.

Pakistan: 30 militants killed

Oct 22, 2014, at 02:54 am

Peshawar, Oct 21 (IBNS) Jet fighters targeted militant hideouts in Pakistan's North Waziristan Agency which killed at least 30 suspected militants, media reports said on Tuesday.

31 killed in Bangladesh road mishap

Oct 21, 2014, at 01:47 am

Natore, Oct 20 (IBNS): At least 31 people have died as two buses collided at Boraigram upazila in Bangaldesh's Natore district on Monday.

Pakistan: 8 killed in Lasbela district

Oct 20, 2014, at 03:09 am

Quetta, Oct 19 (IBNS) Bodies of eight labourers have been recovered from Pakistan's Lasbela district on Sunday, media reports said.

Pak army chief rakes up "K-issue" again

Oct 18, 2014, at 10:16 pm

Islamabad, Oct 18 (IBNS): Pakistan's Army Chief General Raheel Sharif on Saturday said that the resolution of Kashmir issue was necessary for the establishment of sustainable peace in the region, media reported.

Pakistan: Blast in Khyber kills 5

Oct 16, 2014, at 04:37 am

Peshawar, Oct 15 (IBNS) At least five people were killed in a bomb blast in Pakistan's Khyber tribal region's Tirah valley on Wednesday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Car bomber hits ISAF convoy,1 killed

Oct 13, 2014, at 09:09 pm

Kabul, Oct 13 (IBNS) At least one person was killed and three others were injured as a car suicide attacker detonated his explosives-laden car near an ISAF convoy on the Kabul-Jalalabad highway in Afghanistan on Monday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Stampede at PTI rally, 7 killed

Oct 11, 2014, at 05:39 am

Multan, Oct 10 (IBNS): At least seven people died in a stampede at the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rally in Pakistan's Multan city on Friday, media reports said.

Malala invites Modi, Sharif for Nobel Prize Award ceremony

Oct 11, 2014, at 03:13 am

London, Oct 10 (IBNS) Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, who jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize with Indian activist Kailash Satyarthi, on Friday said she wants both Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif to attend the award ceremony.

Pakistan: Toxic liquor toll touches 29

Oct 10, 2014, at 02:55 am

Karachi, Oct 9 (IBNS) The death toll from consuming homemade liquor in Pakistan's Karachi city has left 29 people dead, media reports said on Thursday.

Afghanistan: 5 men executed for gang-rape

Oct 09, 2014, at 05:37 am

Kabul, Oct 8 (IBNS) Afghanistan has hanged five men convicted of a gang-rape and armed robbery in country's Paghman district on Wednesday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: UN rights chief reiterates call for stay in gang-rape case

Oct 08, 2014, at 03:58 pm

New York, Oct 8 (IBNS) The scheduled executions set for on Wednesday of five Afghans accused of armed robbery and gang rape is being criticized by the United Nations human rights chief, who on Tuesday reiterated his calls for a stay to allow a judicial review and ensure that the right to a fair trial is upheld.

Armed men attempt to target Pakistani flight?

Oct 08, 2014, at 03:10 am

Karachi, Oct 7 (IBNS): Armed men tried to target a passenger flight in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Tuesday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Fresh US drone strike kills 3 militants

Oct 08, 2014, at 02:41 am

Peshawar, Oct 7 (IBNS): At least three suspected militants were killed and five others were injured in a fresh US drone strike in Pakistan's North Waziristan Agency on Tuesday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Five killed in suicide attack in Hazara Town

Oct 05, 2014, at 04:22 am

Quetta, Oct 4 (IBNS) At least five people were killed in a suicide attack in Pakistan's Hazara Town area on Saturday, media reports said.