Pakistan: One dies in suspected cylinder blast in Karachi
Aug 04, 2018, at 04:11 pm
Karachi, Aug 4 (IBNS): A suspected gas cylinder explosion left at least one person dead in Pakistan's Karachi city on Saturday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Pakistan, US condemn Paktia blast
Aug 04, 2018, at 04:07 pm
Kabul, Aug 4 (IBNS): Pakistan and the USA on Saturday condemned the bomb attack in Paktia province of Afghanistan which left 34 people killed.
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Aug 04, 2018, at 07:37 am
New York, Aug 4 (IBNS): A suicide attack that took place inside a Shia mosque in Afghanistan during Friday prayers, killing dozens and injuring more than 70, has been condemned by the head of the UN Mission in the country who said it “may amount to war crimes.”
Afghanistan: Death toll in Paktia mosque blast touches 34
Aug 04, 2018, at 07:22 am
Kabul, Aug 4 (IBNS): The death toll in Friday's suicide blast inside a mosque in Afghanistan's southeastern Paktia province has touched 34, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Suicide blast inside mosque kills 20
Aug 03, 2018, at 04:56 pm
Kabul, Aug 3 (IBNS):At least 20 people were killed as a suicide bombing hit inside a mosque in center of Paktia province in the east of Afghanistan on Friday, media reports said.
Fire breaks out in New Kabul Bank branch, no casualty
Aug 03, 2018, at 03:51 pm
Kabul, Aug 3 (IBNS): Fire broke out at New Kabul Bank branch in Afghanistan on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Unknown men attack 12 girls' schools
Aug 03, 2018, at 03:03 pm
Peshawar, Aug 3 (IBNS): Unknown men attacked 12 girls' school in Pakistan's Chilas town, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Three transgender people wounded in knife attack
Aug 03, 2018, at 09:29 am
Peshawar, Aug 3 (IBNS): Three transgenders were hurt when they were attacked by unknown people with knife in Pakistan's Peshawar city, media reports said on Friday.
Three foreign nationals shot dead in Afghanistan
Aug 03, 2018, at 08:47 am
Kabul, Aug 3 (IBNS): Three foreigners, who were working in Afghanistan, were found dead in Kabul city on Thursday, media reports said o Friday.
No foreign leaders to be invited for Imran's swearing-in
Aug 02, 2018, at 05:39 pm
Islamabad, Aug 2 (IBNS): No foreign leader will be invited for Imran Khan’s swearing-in as Pakistan’s next prime minister, media reports said.
Indian among three foreign women shot dead in Afghanistan
Aug 02, 2018, at 03:18 pm
Kabul, Aug 2 (IBNS) : At least three foreign women, including an Indian, were shot dead shortly after they were kidnapped from Kabul city.
Afghanistan: US airstrikes pound ISIS, Taliban positions, leaving seven militants dead
Aug 02, 2018, at 03:14 pm
Kabul, Aug 2 (IBNS): The US forces based in Afghanistan carried out a series of airstrikes on ISIS and Taliban positions in eastern Kunar and Nangarhar province of Afghanistan leaving at least seven militants dead.
Aug 02, 2018, at 09:12 am
New York, Aug 2 (IBNS): The death of a local United Nations staff member in a suicide attack on Wednesday in the city of Jalalabad, has highlighted the tragic and relentless effects of terrorist attacks targeting civilians across Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: IOM employee killed in Jalalabad attack
Aug 01, 2018, at 05:17 pm
Kabul, Aug 1 (IBNS): The United Nations on Wednesday confirmed that an International Organisation for Migration (IOM) employee was killed in the terrorist attack on the Department of Refugees and Returnees in Jalalabad on Tuesday.
UNAMA condemns terrorist attack in Jalalabad Refugee Department
Aug 01, 2018, at 04:02 pm
Kabul, Aug 1 (IBNS): The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Wednesday condemned the attack in Afghanistan's Jalalabad area on Tuesday that killed at least 15 civilians and injured 20 others.
Aug 01, 2018, at 09:35 am
New York, Aug 1 (IBNS): As part of a recent pattern of attacks in Afghanistan, at least 13 civilians were killed and 20 others wounded on Tuesday in Jalalabad, drawing “outrage” and condemnation “in the strongest terms” from the United Nations Assistance Mission in the country, UNAMA.
Afghanistan: 15 people killed in Jalalabad attack
Aug 01, 2018, at 09:24 am
Kabul, Aug 1 (IBNS): The death toll following a terrorist attack on migrants and refugees’ affairs in Jalalabad area of Afghanistan left 15 people killed on Tuesday, officials said on Wednesday.
Bangladesh: World Heritage Site threatened by ‘heedless industrialisation’ - UN expert
Aug 01, 2018, at 09:08 am
New York, Aug 1 (IBNS): The Sundarbans forest, a which is the largest contiguous mangrove forest in the world and home to several endangered species, is being threatened by “heedless industrialization”, according to a UN rights expert, who on Tuesday, called on the Government of Bangladesh to halt the process.
Nawaz Sharif shifted from Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences to Adiala jail
Jul 31, 2018, at 11:05 pm
Islamabad, July 31 (IBNS): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been shifted from Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences to Adiala jail on Tuesday, media reports said.
IAEA reviews Saudi Arabia’s nuclear power infrastructure development
Jul 31, 2018, at 10:42 pm
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, July 31 (IBNS): An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts has concluded a twelve-day mission to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to review its development of infrastructure for a nuclear power programme.
Afghanistan: Bus hits a roadside bomb, 8 killed
Jul 31, 2018, at 03:34 pm
Kabul, July 31 (IBNS): At least eight people were killed when a passenger bus hit a roadside bomb in western Farah province of Afghanistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
Imran Khan to take oath as Pakistan Prime Minister on Aug 11?
Jul 30, 2018, at 04:09 pm
Islamabad, July 30 (IBNS): Pakistan's Prime Minister-elect Imran Khan has said he will take oath on Aug 11, media reports said on Monday.
Doctor who examined Nawaz Sharif in prison suffers heart attack
Jul 30, 2018, at 04:07 pm
Islamabad, July 30 (IBNS): The doctor, who had examined jailed ex-Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif in Adiala jail, has suffered heart attack, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani invites Imran Khan to visit Kabul
Jul 30, 2018, at 04:05 pm
Kabul/Islamabad, July 30 (IBNS): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday spoke to Pakistan's Prime Minister-elect Imran Khan and invited him to visit Kabul city.
Afghanistan: Five Taliban militants killed after IED goes off prematurely
Jul 30, 2018, at 01:34 pm
Kabul, July 30 (IBNS): At least five Taliban militants were killed after an improvised explosive device (IED) went off prematurely in northern Kunduz province.
Pakistan: Jailed ex-PM Nawaz Sharif shifted to PIMS hospital
Jul 30, 2018, at 09:40 am
Islamabad, July 30 (IBNS): Following the order of the caretaker government, jailed Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was shifted from Adiala Jail to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) hospital's cardiac ward on Sunday, media reports said.
Ashraf Ghani invites Imran Khan to visit Afghanistan
Jul 29, 2018, at 07:57 pm
Islamabad, July 29 (IBNS): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Naeemul Haque on Sunday said country's Prime Minister-elect Imran Khan has been invited to visit Afghanistan by President Ashraf Ghani.
Caretaker government in Pakistan directs jail authorities to shift Nawaz Sharif to hospital
Jul 29, 2018, at 06:30 pm
Islamabad, July 29 (IBNS): The caretaker government in Pakistan has directed jail authorities to shift former country's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) after his health deteriorated, media reports said on Sunday.
Imran Khan may take oath at D-Chowk in Islamabad: PTI
Jul 29, 2018, at 05:40 pm
Islamabad, July 29 (IBNS): Pakistan's Prime Minister-elect Imran Khan may take oath at D-Chowk in Islamabad city of the country, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Naeemul Haque said.
Pakistan Polls: Non-Muslim Mahesh Kumar Malani wins National Assembly seat
Jul 28, 2018, at 08:55 pm
Islamabad, July 28 (IBNS): A Pakistani Hindu has become the first non-Muslim to win a National Assembly seat in the country.