Singling out India for Islamophobia incorrect: Maldives tells OIC in response to Pakistan's UN envoy
May 21, 2020, at 11:59 pm
Male/IBNS: Maldives has said that it is against singling out India for Islamophobia among the South Asian nations after the Pakistan Ambassador to the UN targeted India over the issue in a recent virtual meeting of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
May 20, 2020, at 03:10 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan and its all-weather ally China's move of building the Diamer-Bhasha Dam in the Gilgit-Baltistan region may cause a major ecological disaster, experts have warned.
Unknown gunmen attack mosque in Afghanistan, seven killed
May 20, 2020, at 11:19 am
Kabul/IBNS: When the Muslim community across the globe is observing the holy month of Ramadan, unknown gunmen attacked a mosque in Afghanistan's Parwan region and left at least seven people killed and 12 others injured, media reports said on Wednesday.
May 20, 2020, at 10:51 am
Kabul/IBNS: At least 12 people, including women and children, were killed or wounded as an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Taliban militants ripped through a civilian vehicle in Afghanistan's Zabul province, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: National Commission for Human Rights still non-functional even after a year lapse
May 19, 2020, at 06:18 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan's National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) is still not functioning even after a year since its first term ended.
After Twitter halts in Pakistan for hours on Sunday, digital rights group demands answer from govt
May 19, 2020, at 06:11 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Amid doubts of media censorship, the Media Matters for Democracy, a digital rights group, has asked the Pakistan government to issue a statement to clarify if micro-blogging site Twitter was blocked in the country recently.
Pakistan: ANP condemns alleged threats to Pashtun leader
May 19, 2020, at 05:44 pm
Peshawar/IBNS: Pakistan's Awami National Party (ANP) has condemned the alleged death threats given to Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) central leader Dr Said Alam Mehsud.
Police officer, 3 civilians injured in bomb blast in Afghanistan's north
May 19, 2020, at 05:10 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: A police officer and three civilians were injured in a bomb blast in Afghanistan's northern city of Kunduz, police spokesman Hijratullah Akbari said on Tuesday.
Covid-19: Highest single-day spike of 1,251 cases pushes tally to 25,121 in Bangladesh
May 19, 2020, at 05:03 pm
Dhaka/UNI: With the highest single-day spike of 1,251 cases in the past 24 hours, the total number of Covid-19 cases in Bangladesh mounted to 25,121 on Tuesday.
At least 40 Taliban militants killed in Afghan forces' response attack in Kunduz
May 19, 2020, at 04:19 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: At least 40 Taliban militants were killed and over 50 others injured in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province in an operation by Afghan security forces, a deputy spokesman for the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
Balochistan: Blast kills 7 Pakistani security personnel
May 19, 2020, at 03:02 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: Pakistani army said on Tuesday that seven security personnel were killed in a roadside bomb attack, and exchange of fire with terrorists in southwestern Balochistan province.
COVID-19 in Pakistan: Clerics announce resumption of congregational prayers at mosques
May 19, 2020, at 12:29 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: With Pakistan still witnessing an increase of COVID-19 cases, several prominent clerics and noted scholars on Monday announced the resumption of five-time congregational prayers at mosques across the country.
Bangladesh raises Amphan danger signals to level 7
May 19, 2020, at 11:29 am
Dhaka/UNI: Maritime ports of Mongla, and Chattogram-Cox's Bazar have been advised to lower local warning signal no four but instead hoist danger signal numbers seven and six respectively as cyclone 'Amphan' approaches Bangladesh.
COVID-19 in Pakistan: Clerics announce resumption of congregational prayers at mosques
May 19, 2020, at 11:18 am
Islamabad/IBNS: With Pakistan still witnessing an increase of COVID-19 cases, several prominent clerics and noted scholars on Monday announced the resumption of five-time congregational prayers at mosques across the country.
Afghanistan: Suspected Taliban terrorists set five people on fire after shooting them
May 19, 2020, at 10:23 am
Kabul/IBNS: Suspected Taliban terrorists set bodies of five people on fire after shooting them in Afghanistan's South-eastern Ghazni province, media reports said.
World Sindhi Congress opposes Pakistan govt's decision to build Diamer-Bhasha Dam
May 18, 2020, at 07:02 pm
The World Sindhi Congress has criticisied Pakistan government's decision to build Diamer-Bhasha Dam on river Indus.
Bangladesh reports 21 COVID-19 deaths, 1602 new cases in last 24 hrs
May 18, 2020, at 04:58 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh on Monday reported 21 deaths and 1602 fresh coronavirus cases with 24 hours.
UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances now seeks permission to visit Pakistan to probe cases
May 18, 2020, at 02:14 pm
Islamabad: Amid growing reports of forceful disappearances in the country, a UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances has sent several requests to Pakistan government to visit the nation to investigate the cases.
Pak-based Haqqani backs terror groups planning another 9/11 in West, claims ex-Afghan intel chief
May 18, 2020, at 01:52 pm
Kabul: Former Afghan intelligence chief Rahmatullah Nabil has alerted that Pakistan-based Haqqani Network is 'backing' proscribed terror groups that are planning to carry out an attack in the West.
COVID-19 cases in Nepal cross 300 mark
May 18, 2020, at 12:35 pm
Kathmandu/Xinhua/UNI: The number of COVID-19 cases in Nepal crossed 300 mark with the addition of nine cases on Monday morning, Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population said.
Pakistan welcomes signing of agreement between Afghan political leaders: foreign ministry
May 18, 2020, at 10:15 am
Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: Pakistan welcomed the signing of an agreement between political leaders in Afghanistan to end a political deadlock, the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan said.
Afghanistan: Suicide bomber detonates explosive-laden vehicle close to NDS Special Unit building
May 18, 2020, at 10:08 am
Ghazni/IBNS: A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden vehicle close to a building of the National Directorate of Security’s (NDS) special unit in Ghazni province of Afghanistan on Monday, media reports said.
US court sentences Pakistan-American woman to 13 years of imprisonment for funding ISIS
May 17, 2020, at 10:22 pm
New York/IBNS: A Pakistani-American woman was sentenced to 13 years of imprisonment by a United States' Federal Court for attempting to provide material support to the terrorist organization ISIS, officials said.
Honour Killing: Two Teenage girls murdered in Pakistan over mobile video
May 17, 2020, at 10:13 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: In a chilling instance of alleged 'honour-killing', two teenage girls were murdered in a village located close to the border of the North and South Waziristan tribal districts in Pakistan, media reports said.
Pakistani doctor, who planned an attack in USA, indicted on terrorism charges
May 17, 2020, at 10:01 pm
New York: A federal grand jury has indicted a Pakistani doctor and former Mayo Clinic research coordinator for providing support to a terrorist group after he told paid informants that he planned to carry out attacks against the US, media reports said.
Four IS terrorists killed in encounter in east Pakistan
May 17, 2020, at 09:34 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Pakistan police claimed on Sunday morning to have killed four Islamic State (IS) terrorists in Bahawalpur district in the country's eastern Punjab province.
Iraqi forces launch offensive to hunt down IS remnants in 3 provinces
May 17, 2020, at 09:27 pm
Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: Iraqi security forces on Sunday launched an offensive to hunt down remnants of Islamic State (IS) militants in the desert and rugged areas in the provinces of Anbar, Salahudin and Nineveh as well as the border areas with Syria.
Unknown gunmen kill ANA officer in Kabul
May 17, 2020, at 08:51 pm
Kabul: An unknown Afghan National Army (ANA) forces officer was killed by unknown gunmen in country's Kabul city, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Security forces kill key Taliban commander in Uruzgan
May 17, 2020, at 08:28 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Security forces in Afghanistan have killed 23 Taliban militants including a key Taliban commander, media reports said on Sunday.
Kabul, Nangarhar attacks were carried out by Taliban: Amrullah Saleh
May 17, 2020, at 06:17 pm
Kabul/UNI: Afghanistan's First Vice-President Amrullah Saleh on Sunday blamed the Taliban for the deadly attacks that struck Kabul and Nangarhar, calling them the 'enemy of the country'.