Altaf arrest: Nawaz directs High Commision to provide consular access
Jun 04, 2014, at 06:50 am
Islamabad, June 3 (IBNS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday asked the Pakistani High Commission (HC) in London for providing consular access to Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain who was arrested by the British police, media reports said.
Pakistan: PAF plane crashes, 4 killed
Jun 04, 2014, at 04:48 am
Karachi, June 3 (IBNS): A training jet of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) crashed in Baldia town area of Karachi on Tuesday which left four people, including pilot and co-pilot, dead, media reports said.
Pakistan: UN calls for measures to protect religious minorities
Jun 03, 2014, at 04:58 pm
New York, Jun 3 (IBNS): Independent United Nations human rights experts on Monday called on Pakistan to adopt urgent measures to stop faith-based killings and ensure the security of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, whose faith is outlawed in the country.
UN condemns killing of pregnant Pakistani woman
May 29, 2014, at 05:12 pm
New York, May 29 (IBNS): The United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday strongly condemned the killing of a 25-year-old pregnant woman, who was stoned to death by her family as she approached a Pakistani court on Tuesday, and urged the Government to do much more to prevent such killings.
Polo ground reference case: Zardari acquitted
May 29, 2014, at 04:03 am
Islamabad, May 28 (IBNS) Former Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari was acquitted by an accountability court here in connection with the polo ground reference case on Wednesday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Girl stoned to death in Lahore
May 28, 2014, at 04:06 am
Lahore, May 27 (IBNS): In an apparent case of 'honour killing', a woman was stoned to death by her father and brothers outside the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday, media reports said.
Pakistan air strikes kill 60 terrorists
May 22, 2014, at 04:42 am
Peshawar, May 21 (IBNS); At least 60 terrorists were killed as Pakistan Air Force warplanes bombarded terrorist’s hideouts in North Waziristan Agency on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: UN welcomes preliminary results of provincial polls
May 21, 2014, at 05:21 pm
New York, May 21 (IBNS): The top United Nations official in Afghanistan on Tuesday welcomed the release of preliminary results in the country's provincial council election and lauded the "real community engagement" seen in the polls.
Bangladesh ferry disaster toll at 54
May 18, 2014, at 04:19 am
Dhaka, May 17 (IBNS): The death toll in Thursday's Bangladesh ferry disaster touched 54 on Saturday as 23 more bodies were rescued by rescuers, media reports said.
Myanmar: UN concerned about access to thousands displaced
May 17, 2014, at 05:05 pm
New York, May 17 (IBNS): With increased fighting in parts of Myanmar that is preventing access to civilians, the United Nations and humanitarian partners on Friday said they were seriously concerned by the displacement of thousands of people over the past weeks and called for an end to the fighting.
Afghanistan: UN welcomes release of presidential election results
May 16, 2014, at 05:47 pm
New York, May 16 (IBNS): The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has welcomed Thursday's announcement of the final results of the recent presidential election and stressed the importance of cooperation between the electoral institutions and candidates ahead of the run-off scheduled for next month.
Bangladesh ferry capsizes, 12 drowned
May 16, 2014, at 03:23 am
Dhaka, May 15 (IBNS): At least 12 people were drowned as a ferry carrying nearly 200 passengers capsized during a nor'wester in the Meghna river at Munshiganj in Central Bangladesh on Thursday, reports said.
May 12, 2014, at 01:58 am
Peshawar, May 11 (IBNS): At least five people were killed in a blast at a mosque in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Sunday, media reports said.
UN urges investigation into murder of Pakistani lawyer
May 10, 2014, at 05:34 pm
New York, May 10 (IBNS): The United Nations on Friday condemned the killing of prominent human rights lawyer Rashid Khan Rehman in Pakistan and urged the Government to bring the perpetrators to justice.
UN wraps up Pakistan visit with calls to support for insecurity
May 09, 2014, at 05:24 pm
New York, May 9 (IBNS): Wrapping up a mission to Pakistan that included time in the country's tribal region, where the protracted suffering of the displaced is "heart-wrenching," a senior United Nations humanitarian official on Thursday stressed the need for more support to millions of people affected by insecurity, natural disasters and chronic malnutrition in the country.
Pakistan: 2 killed in explosion
May 09, 2014, at 12:25 am
Quetta, May 8 (IBNS): At least two people were killed in an explosion in Pakistan's Quetta city on Thursday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: UN urges support for vulnerable communities
May 07, 2014, at 05:00 pm
New York, May 7 (IBNS): In the wake of last week's massive landslide in north-eastern Afghanistan, a senior United Nations relief official on Tuesday voiced deep concern about the impact of conflict and natural disasters in the country, and urged the world to step up support to vulnerable communities.
Pak NA approves resolution to lift ban on YouTube
May 07, 2014, at 04:41 am
Islamabad, May 6 (IBNS) Pakistan's National Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution to unblock popular video-sharing website YouTube in the Asian nation.
Afghanistan: UN officials visit landslide-hit north-eastern province
May 06, 2014, at 06:19 pm
New York, May 6 (IBNS): Following a visit on Monday to the site of the massive landslide which killed hundreds in north-eastern Afghanistan late last week, two senior United Nations humanitarian officials highlighted the longer-term needs of people displaced by natural disasters in the country, as well as the need for long-term preventive measures.
2100 killed in Afghanistan landslide
May 04, 2014, at 01:12 am
Kabul, May 3 (IBNS): At least 2100 people have been killed in a massive landslide which hit Afghanistan's northeastern province of Badakhshan on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: UN condemns suicide attack in Panjshir province
May 03, 2014, at 05:31 pm
New York, May 3 (IBNS): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has strongly condemned the suicide car bombing which took place on Thursday in the central eastern province of Panjshir, killing at least 15 people - including seven civilians.
UN supports rescue effort after landslides hit Afghanistan
May 03, 2014, at 05:05 pm
New York, May 3 (IBNS): Landslides triggered by heavy rains crashed into an area of north-eastern Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 350 people and causing widespread damage to homes and agriculture, according to a senior United Nations relief official in the country, who said the world body is "fully engaged" in the effort to mobilize support for the initial search and rescue effort.
Afghanistan: UN mission condemns suicide attack
May 03, 2014, at 05:04 am
New York, May 2 (IBNS): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has strongly condemned the suicide car bombing which took place on Thursday in the central eastern province of Panjshir, killing at least 15 people – including seven civilians.
Afghanistan: 10 killed in suicide bombing
May 02, 2014, at 03:39 am
Kabul, May 1 (IBNS) At least 10 people were killed in a suicide car bombing in Afghanistan's central Panjsher province on Thursday, media reports said.
UN urges Maldives to repeal regulation on death penalty
Apr 30, 2014, at 06:08 pm
New York, Apr 30 (IBNS): The United Nations human rights office on Tuesday voiced deep concern about a new regulation in the Maldives that effectively overturns a 60-year moratorium on the use of capital punishment in the country and allows for children as young as seven to be sentenced to death for certain crimes.
British chopper crashes in Afghanistan
Apr 27, 2014, at 04:30 am
Kabul/London, Apr 26 (IBNS): The British Ministry of Defence (MOD) on Saturday said a British helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan on Saturday.
Afghanistan: UN condemns deadly attack on Kabul hospital
Apr 26, 2014, at 05:10 pm
New York, Apr 26 (IBNS): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has condemned the killing of three civilians by a gunman on Thursday at a private hospital in Kabul.
Apr 26, 2014, at 03:36 am
Karachi, Apr 25 (IBNS) At least four people were killed in a blast in the Delhi Colony area of Pakistan's Karachi city on Friday, media reports said.
Golf: Chikkarangappa on the verge of victory
Apr 26, 2014, at 03:31 am
Kathmandu, Apr 25 (IBNS): “Chikka†means small in Kannada, the mother tongue of the 20-year-old Chikkarangappa S and the word gels with his build.
Pakistani military jets attack militant hideouts, 23 killed
Apr 25, 2014, at 03:46 am
Peshawar, Apr 24 (IBNS): At least 23 extremists were killed as Pakistani fighter jets pounded suspected militant hideouts in Khyber Agency on Thursday, media reports said.