Pakistan: BAP candidate Siraj Raisani, 19 others killed in Mastung blast
Jul 13, 2018, at 06:55 pm
Bannu, Pakistan, July 13 (IBNS): At least 19 people, including Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) candidate Nawabzada Siraj Raisani, were killed as a blast hit an election gathering in Pakistan's Darengarh area of Mastung on Friday.
London: Nawaz Sharif's grandsons released after brief detention
Jul 13, 2018, at 04:22 pm
London, July 13 (IBNS): Grandsons of former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Junaid Safdar and Zakariya Hussain have been released by the authority in London after a brief detention, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Five tourists die after drowning in drain
Jul 13, 2018, at 03:26 pm
Islamabad, July 13 (IBNS): At least five tourists died after they drowned in a drain in Pakistan's Murree mountain resort town late on Thursday evening, media reports said on Friday.
Four killed, 31 injured in blast near election rally in Pakistan
Jul 13, 2018, at 01:08 pm
Bannu, Pakistan, July 13 (IBNS) : At least four people were killed and 31 injured in an explosion near an election rally of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) in Haved area in northwest Pakistan's Bannu district on Friday, Geo News reported.
Afghanistan: Over 100 Taliban militants gunned down in Paktian operations
Jul 13, 2018, at 12:37 pm
Kabul, July 13 (IBNS): Over a 100 militants affiliated with the Taliban group, were gunned during during two separate operations, carried out by government forces in Afghanistan's Paktia province, local Tolo News reported.
More than 60 militants killed and wounded in Taliban-ISIS infighting in Afghanistan
Jul 12, 2018, at 03:52 pm
Kabul, July 12 (IBNS): More than 60 militants were killed or wounded during the infighting among the Taliban and ISIS militants in the northern Jawzjan province of Afghanistan.
Roadside bombing kills five in Afghanistan, four hurt
Jul 11, 2018, at 05:20 pm
Kabul, July 11 (IBNS): A roadside bombing in Afghanistan's western Farah province killed at least five people, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Peshawar suicide attack death toll touches 20
Jul 11, 2018, at 03:51 pm
Peshawar, July 11 (IBNS): The death toll in a suicide attack that hit a political rally in Pakistan's Peshawar city, which claimed the life of politician Barrister Haroon Bilour, has touched 20, media reports said on Saturday.
Nangarhar gunmen attack: 10 killed, 10 others injured
Jul 11, 2018, at 03:38 pm
Kabul, July 11 (IBNS): At least 10 people were killed and an equal number of people injured as unknown gunmen stormed the education department building in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Wednesday morning.
Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen storm education department building in Nangarhar, take hostages
Jul 11, 2018, at 12:17 pm
Kabul, July 11 (IBNS): Many have been taken hostage in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province after unknown gunmen stormed the education department building on Wednesday morning.
Jul 11, 2018, at 08:03 am
Peshawar, July 11 (IBNS): At least 14 people, including Awami National Party (ANP) candidate Barrister Haroon Bilour, were killed as a suicide blast rocked Pakistan's Peshawar city on Tuesday, media reports said.
London: Mob tries to attack Nawaz Sharif near Avenfield House
Jul 10, 2018, at 06:33 pm
London, July 10 (IBNS): A mob tried to attack former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who was convicted by a Pakistani court in a corruption case last week, as he was entering his son’s residence in Avenfield House on Sunday, media reports said on Tuesday.
US asks citizens to avoid traveling to Afghanistan
Jul 10, 2018, at 04:53 pm
Washington, July 10 (IBNS): The US government has issued a travel advisory where it has asked its citizen to avoid traveling to Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Jalalabad suicide blast kills 12
Jul 10, 2018, at 04:29 pm
Jalalabad, July 10 (IBNS): At least 12 people were killed as a suicide attack occurred in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 10 killed in Jalalabad suicide attack
Jul 10, 2018, at 02:36 pm
Kabul, July 10 (IBNS): At least 10 people were killed as a suicide attack rocked Family area of Jalalabad city in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif's son-in-law sent to Adiala jail in Rawalpindi
Jul 09, 2018, at 04:31 pm
Islamabad, July 9 (IBNS): Amid tight security, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's son-in-law Captain Muhammad Safdar Awan (retired) has been sent to Adiala jail in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Nangarhar blasts claim two lives
Jul 09, 2018, at 04:04 pm
Kabul, July 9 (IBNS): At two people, including a terrorist, were killed as two back-to-back blasts rocked eastern Nangarhar province in Afghanistan on Monday, media reports said.
Nawaz Sharif, Maryam will be arrested at airport: Pakistan Law Minister
Jul 09, 2018, at 09:45 am
Lahore, July 9 (IBNS): Pakistan's federal law and information minister Ali Zafar has said that ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz, who are convicted in the Avenfield Apartments corruption case, will be arrested on arrival in the country.
Cylinder explosion kills 1 in Kabul
Jul 09, 2018, at 09:33 am
Kabul, July 9 (IBNS): A man was killed in a cylinder explosion in Afghanistan's capital Kabul city on Sunday, media reports said.
Maryam Nawaz, father Nawaz Sharif to return to Pakistan this week?
Jul 08, 2018, at 04:48 pm
Islamabad, July 8 (IBNS): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Sunday said she will return to her nation from the UK with father Nawaz Sharif on Friday.
PML-N announces replacement candidates for disqualified Maryam Nawaz Sharif
Jul 07, 2018, at 06:14 pm
Islamabad, July 7 (IBNS): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Saturday named candidates they have selected as a replacement for Maryam Nawaz Sharif after she was disqualified from contesting in the upcoming polls following the verdict in the Avenfield case.
Afghanistan: Zabul blast kills 3
Jul 07, 2018, at 04:48 pm
Kabul, July 7 (IBNS): At least three people were killed as a bomb blast rocked Afghanistan's Zabul area on Friday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Slain Sikh leader's son likely to contest election
Jul 07, 2018, at 01:26 pm
Kabul, July 7 (IBNS): The son of slain Afghani Sikh leader Avtar Singh Khalsa is likely to contest the upcoming national polls, local media reports said on Saturday.
New identity cards deliver recognition and protection for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
Jul 07, 2018, at 07:26 am
New York, July 7 (IBNS): Rohingya refugees sheltering in Bangladesh will soon have credit card-sized plastic IDs – many possessing, for the first time ever, an individual identity document – providing another level of protection, according to the United Nations refugee agency.
Pakistan: Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif gets 10 years jail term in London property case
Jul 06, 2018, at 06:46 pm
Islamabad, July 6 (IBNS): In a major blow to Nawaz Sharif ahead of the general elections, a Pakistani anti-corruption court on Friday handed over the former Prime Minister 10 years jail term over his family’s purchase of upscale London flats.
Nawaz Sharif handed over 10 years jail term by Pakistan court
Jul 06, 2018, at 05:27 pm
Islamabad, July 6 (IBNS): A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced for ten years former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, announcing the verdict in the Avenfield corruption reference related to luxury flats in London, filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
Afghanistan: US drone strike kills Taliban commander Mullah Yasir
Jul 04, 2018, at 03:51 pm
Kabul, July 4 (IBNS): A US drone attack in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province killed top Pakistani Taliban commander Mullah Yasir, media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghan and Indian experts blame Pakistan's ISI for Jalalabad blast killing 17 Sikhs
Jul 03, 2018, at 04:10 pm
Kabul, July 3 (IBNS): Days after a suicide blast in Afghanistan's Jalalabad city in Nangarhar province on Sunday killed at least 19 people, including 17 from the minority Sikh community, the needle of suspicion is towards Pakistan's ISI though apparently the attack was carried out by the Taliban.
One dead, over 1,500 Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims stranded in Nepal
Jul 03, 2018, at 02:34 pm
Kathmandu, Jul 3 (IBNS): One person died as more than 1500 Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims from India remained stranded in Nepal near Chin because of heavy rain, media reports said.
Pakistan Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa confirms death sentence awarded to 12 terrorists
Jul 03, 2018, at 09:55 am
Islamabad, July 3 (IBNS): Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday confirmed death sentences awarded to 12 'terrorists', officials confirmed.