Pakistan blacklists Hafiz Saeed’s JuD and other terror outfits
Jan 07, 2018, at 04:58 am
Islamabad, Jan 6 (IBNS): Amid mounting pressure by the United States, Pakistan's interior ministry on Saturday blacklisted 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's organization Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and several other terror organizations, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Flying paper lantern banned in Dhaka city
Jan 07, 2018, at 01:58 am
Dhaka, Jan 6 (IBNS): Dhaka Police on Saturday banned flying paper lantern in the Bangladesh capital.
Militants abduct seven passengers from Afghanistan highway
Jan 07, 2018, at 12:51 am
Kabul, Jan 6 (IBNS): Militants have abducted at least seven passengers from the Farah-Herat highway in western Farah province of Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Roof collapse kills 2 in Lahore city
Jan 06, 2018, at 11:53 pm
Lahore, Jan 6 (IBNS): At least two people were killed as the roof of their house collapsed in Lahore city of Pakistan, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan has destroyed Haqqani network sanctuary completely: Minister
Jan 06, 2018, at 03:09 pm
Islamabad, Jan 6 (IBNS): Pakistan has claimed it has completely destroyed the sanctuary of the Haqqani network that were present in the country.
Jan 06, 2018, at 02:28 pm
Islamabad, Jan 6 (IBNS): Protesting against the US move to place it on a “Special Watch List” for “severe violations of religious freedom", Pakistan has said it is firmly committed to the promotion and protection of human rights.
Bangladesh: Fire at Dhaka market doused
Jan 06, 2018, at 04:05 am
Dhaka, Jan 5 (IBNS): A fire, which broke out at Gulistan underground electronics market in Dhaka, has been brought under control, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan condemns terror attack in Kabul
Jan 06, 2018, at 03:01 am
Kabul/Islamabad, Jan 5 (IBNS): Pakistan on Friday strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Kabul last evening, in which many Afghans have lost their lives, while a number of people have been injured.
New Rohingya arrivals in Bangladesh at risk from poor diets
Jan 06, 2018, at 01:34 am
Cox's Bazar, Jan 5 (IBNS): A new study shows that although more than 90 percent of Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar have received emergency food assistance, a major concern is limited access to a well-diversified and balanced diet.
Pakistan: Two Hindu businessmen shot dead by robbers
Jan 05, 2018, at 10:31 pm
Mithi, Jan 5 (IBNS): Two Hindu businessmen were shot and killed when they tried to oppose robbery attempts at their shop in Pakistan's Mithi area on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Fire in Islamabad house leave 10 injured
Jan 05, 2018, at 10:29 pm
Islamabad, Jan 5 (IBNS): A house caught fire in Pakistan's Islamabad city on Friday, leaving at least 10 people injured,media reports said.
Afghanistan: Kabul suicide bombing kills 20
Jan 05, 2018, at 10:28 pm
Kabul, Dec 5 (IBNS): At least 20 people were killed in overnight suicide bombing incident in Kabul city of Afghanistan, media reports said on Friday.
Kabul suicide blast: Death toll touches 15, at least 20 injured
Jan 05, 2018, at 05:13 am
Kabul, Jan 4 (IBNS): The death toll in the Kabul suicide attack on Thursday evening has risen to 15, while 20 people have suffered injuries.
Afghanistan: Blast kills at least 10 in Kabul
Jan 05, 2018, at 04:47 am
Kabul, Jan 4 (IBNS): At least 10 people have died in a suicide attack in Afghanistan's Kabul province on Thursday.
Five Taliban militants killed, three wounded in Faryab airstrikes
Jan 04, 2018, at 09:06 pm
Kabul, Jan 4 (IBNS) : At least eight Taliban insurgents were killed or wounded during the airstrikes in northern Faryab province of Afghanistan.
Pakistan should end dependence on US aid: Nawaz Sharif
Jan 04, 2018, at 03:18 am
Islamabad, Jan 3 (IBNS): Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi should take up a strategy that will stop the Islamic country’s dependence on US aid.
Tribal elder gunned down in Afghanistan
Jan 03, 2018, at 11:44 pm
Kandahar, Jan 3 (IBNS): A tribal elder and member of the local district council has been gunned down by unknown men in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province on Tuesday, media reports said.
Pakistan has been made scapegoat for US failure in Afghanistan: Imran Khan
Jan 03, 2018, at 10:50 pm
Islamabad, Jan 3 (IBNS): PTI chief Imran Khan on Wednesday attacked US President Donald Trump over his recent tweets against Pakistan and said his nation was made a 'scapegoat' for the failures of the USA in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: At least one US soldier killed, four wounded during operation
Jan 03, 2018, at 06:52 pm
Kabul, Jan 3 (IBNS): At least one American soldier was killed and four others were wounded during an operation in Afghanistan, local Tolo news reported.
Road mishap in Afghanistan kills 3, injures over 50
Jan 03, 2018, at 01:55 pm
Kabul, Jan 3 (IBNS): At least three people were killed as a passenger bus collided with a cargo truck in Delaram district of southwestern Nimroz province of Afghanistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
Maryam Nawaz Sharif slams Imran Khan on his ‘my name is Khan’ tweet
Jan 03, 2018, at 01:32 pm
Islamabad, Jan 3 (IBNS): Exchanging Twitter barbs, Daughter of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) leader, Maryam Nawaz Sharif has reacted to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan's 'My Name is Khan' tweet and called him a 'stooge'.
Imran Khan gets bail in 2014 attack cases
Jan 03, 2018, at 12:58 am
Islamabad, Jan 2 (IBNS): PTI chief Imran Khan's bail appeal in all four cases regarding an attack on Pakistan Television (PTV) headquarters in 2014 was accepted by a court here on Tuesday.
Trump’s ‘no more’ holds no importance: says Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif
Jan 02, 2018, at 03:01 pm
Islamabad, Jan 2 (IBNS): Attacking US President Donald Trump over his 'lie' tweet, Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif said his nation has already refused to ‘do more’ for the United States.
Donald Trump tweet: Pakistan summons US Ambassador, lodges protest
Jan 02, 2018, at 02:17 pm
Islamabad, Jan 2 (IBNS): Hours after US President Donald Trump tweeted to accuse Pakistan of "lies and deceit", country's Foreign Office summoned United States ambassador David Hale to lodge its protest over the statement.
Pakistan: Cylinder blast in Attock kills six people
Jan 02, 2018, at 02:07 pm
Attock, Jan 2 (IBNS): At least six people were killed as a cylinder blast ripped through the premise of District Headquarters Hospital in Pakistan's Attack area on Monday, media reports said.
Suicide blast in funeral kills 18 in Afghanistan
Jan 01, 2018, at 04:40 am
Kabul, Dec 31 (IBNS): At least 18 people were killed as a suicide bomber blew himself up at a funeral ceremony in the capital of eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Sunday, triggering panic in the area, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Blast during funeral prayer kills 12, injures 14
Dec 31, 2017, at 11:06 pm
Kabul, Dec 31 (IBNS): A blast during a funeral prayer of former district chief of Haskamena district in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Sunday left at least 12 people killed, media reports said.
Six children killed in Afghanistan landmine blast
Dec 29, 2017, at 10:57 pm
Kabul, Dec 29 (IBNS); At least six children were killed in a landmine blast in northern Balkh province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Friday.
Attack on civilians in Kabul another 'despicable crime' in a year of atrocities – UN Mission
Dec 29, 2017, at 09:45 am
New York, Dec 29(Just Earth News): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has strongly denounced the terrorist bombing earlier Thursday of a Shi'a cultural centre in Kabul, calling the “targeted attack” on civilians yet another despicable crime in a year marked by unspeakable atrocities.
40 killed, 30 injured in suicide blasts in Kabul's Shiite cultural centre
Dec 28, 2017, at 08:38 pm
Kabul, Dec 28 (IBNS) : At least 40 people were killed and dozens injured by multiple bomb blasts targeting a cultural center in a Shiite neighborhood of western Kabul Thursday.