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.
Oct 05, 2014, at 02:23 am
Islamabad, Oct 4 (IBNS): A blast in a passenger bus left six people dead and several others injured in Pakistan's Kohat town on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Explosion leaves three killed
Oct 03, 2014, at 03:50 am
Gilgit, Oct 2 (IBNS) An explosion in a passenger van in Pakistan's Shahra-e-Karakoram which left three people dead and several others injured on Thursday, media reports said.
Four killed in Kabul suicide attack
Oct 03, 2014, at 03:05 am
Kabul, Oct 2 (IBNS) At least four Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel were killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Thursday media reports said.
Separate blasts kill 7 in Kabul
Oct 01, 2014, at 04:24 pm
Kabul, Oct 1 (IBNS): At least seven people were killed and several others were injured in two back to back blasts in Afghanistan's capital Kabul city on Wednesday, media reports said.
Victims of ISIL brutality 'waiting on us to act', Syrian leader tells UN Assembly
Sep 30, 2014, at 05:09 pm
New York, Sept 30 (IBNS) As the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants began carrying their slaughter in the Middle East, "they might have surprised many of the countries present here, but not…us," the Deputy Prime Minister of Syria told the United Nations General Assembly, underscoring on Monday that the time has come for the world to stand united and tackle the threat head-on.
UN congratulates Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on inauguration
Sep 30, 2014, at 04:32 pm
New York, Sept 30 (IBNS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations mission in Afghanistan on Monday welcomed the inauguration of Ashraf Ghani as President and reaffirmed the Organization’s commitment to cooperate with the national unity government in the country’s progress to peace, stability and development.
Ashraf Ghani took oath as new Afghan President
Sep 29, 2014, at 11:27 pm
Kabul, Sept 29 (IBNS): Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai took oath as Afghanistan's new President on Monday as suicide blast ripped capital Kabul killing four at the same time.
Pakistan: 8 killed in explosion at Hangu IDPs camp
Sep 29, 2014, at 01:15 am
Hangu, Sept 28 (IBNS) An explosion left at least eight people killed and several others injured at Muhammad Khawaja area in Pakistan's Hangu town on Sunday, media reports said.
Pakistan: US Drone attack kills 2
Sep 29, 2014, at 01:05 am
Islamabad, Sept 28 (IBNS) A US drone strike in Pakistan's South Waziristan Agency has killed at least two people and left four other injured on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghan minister at UN Assembly lauds country's achievements, vows international cooperation
Sep 28, 2014, at 07:43 pm
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS) Ahead of Monday's presidential swearing-in, the Afghan Foreign Minister on Saturday outlined his country's achievements in the past year as Afghanistan is on the eve of a "transformative decade" with the transfer of security responsibilities from an international coalition force to the Afghan community by the end of this year.
Rich must help poorer States in post-2015 development, Bangladesh tells UN Assembly
Sep 28, 2014, at 07:14 pm
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS) From the podium of the General Assembly on Saturday, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called for global aid for poorer countries as the United Nations draws up the post-2015 agenda, an ambitious multi-year development blueprint that aims to eliminate poverty and protect the environment.
Pakistan leader, in Assembly address, spotlights climate change, regional concerns
Sep 27, 2014, at 03:40 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS) The Prime Minister of Pakistan on Friday spotlighted the impact of extreme weather events on his country and also urged the international community to resolve the ongoing dispute over Kashmir, which is one of the longest-running issues on the United Nations agenda.
UN rights office urges stay for defendants in Afghan gang-rape case sentenced to death
Sep 27, 2014, at 03:16 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS) The United Nations human rights office today urged the Government of Afghanistan to halt the death sentences in a case against a group of men charged with armed robbery, kidnapping and gang-rape in a province of Kabul.
Nicholas Haysom of South Africa appointed as new UN envoy for Afghanistan
Sep 26, 2014, at 07:04 pm
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Nicholas Haysom of South Africa as the top United Nations envoy to Afghanistan, it was announced on Thursday.
Sep 25, 2014, at 07:25 pm
New York, Sept 25 (IBNS) The President of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa in his address to world leaders at the United Nations this evening, said that the post-2015 agenda must focus on strengthening partnerships between developing and developed countries, which are essential for countries in the South to access financial resources and technology.
US drone strike kills 10 in Pakistan
Sep 25, 2014, at 02:22 am
Peshawar, Sept 24 (IBNS) A US drone strike killed at least 10 people in Pakistan's North Waziristan Agency on Wednesday, media reports said.
Karzai slams US, Pakistan in farewell speech
Sep 24, 2014, at 02:58 am
Kabul, Sept 23 (IBNS): Outgoing Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday blamed the United States and Pakistan for his country's long war situation.
Rizwan Akhtar appointed as Pakistan's ISI chief
Sep 23, 2014, at 06:01 am
Islamabad, Sept 22 (IBNS) Rizwan Akhtar has been appointed as the new Director General of Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), officials said on Monday.
Pakistan: Bird hits plane,passengers safe
Sep 21, 2014, at 02:50 am
Islamabad, Sept 20 (IBNS) Hit by a bird, a plane was grounded shortly after it took off from Pakistan's Islamabad airport on Saturday, media reports said.
'No losers, only partners' with Afghan unity government, Security Council told
Sep 19, 2014, at 08:59 pm
New York, Sept 19 (IBNS) There is "quite simply no better way forward" other than a unity government in Afghanistan, United Nations envoy Ján Kubis, told the Security Council from Kabul in his final briefing in that capacity.
Afghanistan: 3 ISAF soldiers killed in attack
Sep 17, 2014, at 03:40 am
Kabul, Sept 16 (IBNS): The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) on Tuesday said three of its personnel were killed during an attack in Kabul.