Pakistan: 3 suspected militants arrested
Jan 12, 2015, at 05:25 am
Quetta, Jan 11(IBNS) Security forces have arrested three suspected militants, including a suicide bomber, from Pakistan's Quetta city on Sunday., media reports sai
Jan 12, 2015, at 03:04 am
Karachi, Jan 11 (IBNS) At least 67 people were killed a bus and an oil tanker in Pakistan's Karachi city on Sunday, media reports said.
Pakistan: 57 killed in bus-oil tanker crash
Jan 11, 2015, at 08:28 pm
Karachi, Jan 11 (IBNS): At least 57 people were killed in an accident between a bus and an oil tanker in southern Pakistan on Sunday morning, media reports said.
Ban commends success of Sri Lanka presidential election, peaceful transfer of power
Jan 10, 2015, at 06:09 pm
New York, Jan 10 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Fridaycongratulated the people of Sri Lanka on the successful conclusion of the country’s presidential election, and welcomed the constitutional transfer of power.
Former Pak Air Force officer who made assassination attempt on Musharraf executed
Jan 10, 2015, at 05:34 pm
Islamabad, Jan 10 (IBNS): A former Pakistan Air Force chief technician Khalid Mehmood, convicted for an assassination attempt on former president Pervez Musharraf, was executed, a media report said on Saturday.
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Imran Khan condemns Rawalpindi blast
Jan 10, 2015, at 06:58 am
Rawalpindi, Jan 9 (IBNS): Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan on Friday condemned the blast in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city which killed seven people and left 17 others injured.
Jan 10, 2015, at 06:31 am
Rawalpindi, Jan 9 (IBNS): At least seven people were killed in a blast in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city on Friday, media reports said.
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Pakistan: 5 killed Rawalpindi blast
Jan 10, 2015, at 04:28 am
Rawalpindi, Jan 9 (IBNS)A blast in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city killed at least five people and injured 17 others on Friday, media reports said.
Rajapakshe defeated : Sirsena new Sri Lanka President
Jan 09, 2015, at 09:36 pm
Colombo, Jan 9 (IBNS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa bowed out of power after a decade of rule accepting a heavy defeat to opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena on Friday.
UN refugee agency, Afghan Government launch winter assistance plan to help displaced
Jan 08, 2015, at 03:35 pm
New York, Jan 8 (IBNS) As the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) and its partners begin distributing cold-weather supplies to some of Kabul’s most vulnerable residents, the Agency’s representative in Kabul has warned that many people, especially children, are continuing to suffer, particularly those living in Kabul’s informal settlements.
Pakistani president signs 21st amendment bill into law
Jan 07, 2015, at 10:09 pm
Islamabad, Jan 7 (IBNS): Pakistan president Mamnoon Hussain on Wednesday signed into law the 21st Constitutional Amendment, media reports said.
Pakistan supreme court ensures 26/11 accused Lakhvi remains in jail
Jan 07, 2015, at 08:03 pm
Islamabad, Jan 7 (IBNS) The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday ruled that 26/11 Mumbai attack key accused Zakir-ur-Rehman Lakhvi will remain in jail as it overturned the recent high court decision of suspension of detention order of the terrorist, media reports in Pakistan said.
Pakistan PM to visit Bahrain tomorrow
Jan 06, 2015, at 11:37 pm
Islamabd, Jan 6 (IBNS): Pakistan prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will visit Bahrain on Wednesday.
Jan 06, 2015, at 09:41 pm
Islamabad, Jan 6 (IBNS) In a significant development, Pakistan's National Assembly on Tuesday approved the 21st Constitutional Amendment and Pakistan Army (Amendment) Bill 2015, media reports said.
Nepal: Women-only bus starts in Kathmandu
Jan 06, 2015, at 05:11 am
Kathmandu, Jan 5 (IBNS) A microbus service has been started only for women in Nepal's Kathmandu city, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Zia announces indefinite blockade
Jan 06, 2015, at 03:10 am
Dhaka, Jan 5 (IBNS) Protesting against the government restrictions, BNP supremo Khaleda Zia announced an indefinite countrywide blockade on Monday.
Pakistan: Drone attack kills TTP Commander?
Jan 05, 2015, at 04:45 am
Islamabad, Jan 4 (IBNS): Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Commander Hafiz Gul Bahadur was killed in a drone attack in Pakistan's North Waziristan, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan: Terror bid foiled in Quetta
Jan 05, 2015, at 03:55 am
Quetta, Jan 4 (IBNS) Pakistan's Frontier Corps (FC) paramilitary force defused a roadside bomb in Pakistan's Sibi city which foiled a major bid of terrorism in the country, media reports said.
Jan 05, 2015, at 03:22 am
Hangu, Jan 4 (IBNS) A blast in a football ground in Kadda Bazaar area of Pakistan's Lower Orakzai killed at least five people on Sunday, media reports said.
Lakhvi sent to 14 days judicial custody
Jan 01, 2015, at 11:58 pm
Islamabad, Jan 1 (IBNS) 26/11 mastermind Zakir-ur-Rehman Lakhvi has been sent to 14 days judicial custody on Thursday after the Pakistani government moved to the Supreme Court protesting the detention suspension order issued by the Islamabad high court.
Afghanistan: 2 killed in Nangarhar attack
Dec 31, 2014, at 11:43 pm
Kabul, Dec 31 (IBNS) : At least two people were killed in a Taliban attack in Afghanistan's Bati Kot district on Wednesday, media reports said.
26/11 mastermind Lakhv challenges his detention in Pakistani court
Dec 31, 2014, at 10:09 pm
Islamabad, Dec 31 (IBNS): 26/11 terror mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi has challenged his two-day physical remand in a kidnapping case in a district and sessions court in Islamabad.
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Legal loopholes led to Lakhvi's bail: Pak court
Dec 28, 2014, at 05:26 am
Islamabad, Dec 27 (IBNS): A Pakistani court has said top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi was granted bail due to legal loopholes in the Mumbai attacks case.
Bangladesh: 20-party alliance calls for strike on Monday
Dec 28, 2014, at 04:41 am
Dhaka, Dec 27 (IBNS): Bangladesh's main opposition the BNP-led 20-party alliance on Saturday called a countrywide hartal on Monday, media reports said.
UN chief urges Pakistan to end executions, reinstate death penalty moratorium
Dec 27, 2014, at 04:15 pm
New York, Dec 27 (IBNS): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the Government of Pakistan to bring an end to the executions of all convicts and re-impose the country’s moratorium on the death penalty, a United Nations spokesperson announced on Friday.
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Pakistan: 27injured in Quetta explosion
Dec 25, 2014, at 03:35 am
Quetta, Dec 24 (IBNS): An explosion in Quetta’s populated Liaquat Bazaar in has injured at least 27 people on Wednesday, media reports said.
UN rights chief urges return to moratorium as executions resume in Pakistan, Jordan
Dec 23, 2014, at 01:59 pm
New York, Dec 23 (IBNS) The top United Nations official on human rights issues voiced "deep regret" on Monday over the resumption of executions in Pakistan and Jordan at a time when the international community is increasingly turning away from the use of the death penalty.
Pakistan: 13 suspected militants killed in Karachi
Dec 23, 2014, at 05:43 am
Islamabad, Dec 22 (IBNS) At least 13 suspected terrorists were killed during a police operation in Pakistan's Karachi city on Monday, media reports said.
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Pakistan: Four terrorists on death row executed
Dec 21, 2014, at 11:44 pm
Faisalabad, Dec 21 (IBNS): Pakistan on Sunday executed four Pakistani terror convicts on death row at a district jail in Faisalabad.
Pakistan university shut following security threats
Dec 21, 2014, at 10:37 pm
Islamabad, Dec 21 (IBNS): A Pakistani university has been shut down following for an indefinite period after it faced threats, media reports said on Sunday.