Police brutality: People stage protest in Peshawar

Jun 29, 2020, at 10:25 am

Peshawar: Days after a video surfaced on social media where alleged Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police officials could be seen abusing and stripping a man naked while filming the ordeal, Pakistani city of Peshawar witnessed protests over the incident on Friday.

MQM leader urges world leaders to take note of Pakistan PM Imran Khan referring Osama Bin Laden a 'martyr'

Jun 29, 2020, at 09:17 am

London: Muttahidda Qaumi Movement's (MQM) leader Altaf Hussain has urged world leaders to take serious note of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's declaration of slain ex-Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden as a martyr.

Nine militants killed during clashes in Afghan province of Paktia: Police Spokesman

Jun 29, 2020, at 08:56 am

Kabul/Sputnik: Nine militants have been killed and five others were wounded during armed clashes in the eastern Afghan province of Paktia, Hayatullah Nizami Ahmadzai, a spokesman for the provincial police force, said on Sunday.

Coronavirus: Bangladesh records 3,809 new cases

Jun 28, 2020, at 10:13 pm

Dhaka:  Bangladesh registered 3,809 fresh COVID-19 cases in last 24 hrs, raising the nation's total tally to 1,37,787 on Sunday.

At least 5 Taliban members killed in blast in southeastern Afghan Paktia province - Police

Jun 28, 2020, at 06:31 pm

Kabul/Sputnik: At least five members of the Taliban group have been killed in a blast in Afghanistan's southeastern province of Paktia, the local police said on Sunday.

Afghanistan: Two die as explosion rocks Kabul city 

Jun 28, 2020, at 05:46 pm

Kabul/IBNS: At least two people, including a woman, were killed as an explosion rocked Kabul city in Afghanistan on Sunday.

US puts Pakistan on the ‘Tier 2 Watch List’ on its trafficking scale

Jun 28, 2020, at 03:59 pm

Washington: Stating that the Government of Pakistan does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, the US downgraded the south Asian country to  the ‘Tier 2 Watch List’ on the country trafficking scale.

Pakistan announces re-opening of Kartarpur corridor on June 29

Jun 27, 2020, at 03:46 pm

Islamabad/UNI:  Pakistan on Saturday announced reopening of Kartarpur Sahib Corridor from June 29.

Pakistan to re-open Kartarpur corridor on Jun 29

Jun 27, 2020, at 01:01 pm

Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan on Saturday announced the reopening of Kartarpur Sahib Corridor on Jun 29.

Coronavirus casts ‘huge shadow’ over Afghan life as multi-dimensional crisis continues

Jun 26, 2020, at 09:59 am

New York/IBNS: The COVID-19 pandemic is not just a health emergency, but a multi-dimensional crisis for Afghanistan, dealing its people a painful blow just as Kabul and the Taliban prepare for peace talks in Qatar, the top UN official in the country says.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan faces backlash for calling Osama Bin Laden 'martyr'

Jun 26, 2020, at 09:15 am

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan PM Imran Khan is facing criticisms in the country after he described former Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden a 'martyr'.

About 6,500 Pakistan nationals operating as terrorists in Afghanistan, claims UN report

Jun 25, 2020, at 10:15 pm

Brussels: A  UN Security Council report has claimed that about 6,500 Pakistani's are operating as terrorist ranks in Afghanistan, media reports said.

Police arrest students who protest to demand for internet to attend online classes in Balochistan

Jun 25, 2020, at 10:05 pm

Quetta: Police on Wednesday arrested  over two dozen students in Quetta as they protested from Quetta Press Club to Balochistan Assembly to demand for access to the internet to attend online classes.

Two journalists tortured for reporting on a coronavirus quarantine centre in Pakistan, probe ordered

Jun 25, 2020, at 09:53 pm

Islamabad: Authorities in Pakistan have launched an investigation into the torture of two journalists in Chaman region of the country.

Human rights experts discuss plights of minorities in Pakistan

Jun 25, 2020, at 09:44 pm

Washington: Human rights experts recently discussed the condition of minorities in Pakistan and expressed their hardships and sufferings in the south Asian nation at a time when the world is combating COVID-19.

Around 40 percent pilots in Pakistan have ‘fake’ flying licences, reveals Aviation Minister

Jun 25, 2020, at 09:04 pm

Islamabad:  Pakistan's Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan has claimed that around  40 per cent of the pilots in the country have fake flying licences.

Imran Khan refers terrorist Osama bin Laden as 'martyr' in Pakistan parliament

Jun 25, 2020, at 09:03 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan apparently shocked many as he referred dreaded terrorist and former Al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden as a 'martyr' on Thursday. He made the comment on the floor of the country's Parliament.

Pakistan plane crash was 'human error', pilots were discussing COVID-19: Initial report

Jun 24, 2020, at 09:33 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: A plane crash that killed 97 people onboard in Pakistan last month was a result of human error by the pilot and air traffic control, an initial probe report about the disaster revealed on Wednesday.

China controlling Nepali village Rui Gaun for six decades since its capture

Jun 24, 2020, at 06:46 pm

Kathmandu: Amid growing trouble with India, a media report has emerged which showed how due to gross negligence of the Nepal government, a village in Gorkha in the mid-western part of the Himalayan nation has been under Chinese control for six decades.

Minor Hindu girl abducted, converted to Islam and married off to kidnapper in Pakistan

Jun 24, 2020, at 06:37 pm

Islamabad: Torture on minorities in Pakistan continues even as the coutry is busy fighting COVID-19 infection. Yet another girl from the minority Hindu community was abducted for marriage.

Islamabad to get its first Hindu temple, foundation stone laid

Jun 24, 2020, at 05:25 pm

Dubai/IBNS: The Hindu community in Pakistan's Islamabad will worship in their temple soon as a simple ceremony was held to start construction of the first Hindu temple in the capital’s H-9 area on Tuesday.  

Nepal starts border row with India to divert public attention as China captures parts of it

Jun 23, 2020, at 10:23 pm

Nepal has been engaged in a border dispute with India in recent times only to divert attention from China's move of occupying several areas in the Himalayan nation, media reports said.

Security forces kill 4 terrorists killed in NW Pakistan

Jun 23, 2020, at 05:09 pm

Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI:  Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Pakistani police in the country's northwest Peshawar city on Tuesday killed four terrorists during an exchange of fire, according to a spokesperson of the CTD.

Pakistan's COVID-19 tally reaches 1,85,034

Jun 23, 2020, at 05:08 pm

Islamabad/UNI:  Pakistan's nationwide tally of Covid-19 has risen to 185,034 on Tuesday as the southern province of Sindh continues to be the worst affected province with 71,092 cases.

Ex- Pakistan PM Asif Ali Zardari to be charged in money laundering case

Jun 23, 2020, at 05:05 pm

Islamabad/UNI:  Islamabad court is planning to indict former Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari, others accused in a money laundering case on July 7.

Six policemen dead in Taliban attack in Balkh of Afghanistan

Jun 23, 2020, at 04:17 pm

Kabul/UNI: At least six policemen were killed and one wounded in a suspected Taliban attack in the northern Balkh province on Monday night, local officials said on Tuesday.

Militant attack leaves 9 security personnel dead in northern Afghanistan

Jun 23, 2020, at 04:13 pm

Kabul/UNI:  Nine members of the Afghan security forces were killed and three injured when militant's attacked the police headquarter's of northern Kunduz province.

Geo and Jang Group editor Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman spends 100 days in prison as protests grow for his release

Jun 22, 2020, at 11:07 pm

Islamabad: Amid growing protests over his detention, 100 days have now passed since Editor-in-Chief of Geo and Jang Group Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman was arrested and kept behind the bars in Pakistan.

Afghanistan: UN condemns attacks on healthcare amid COVID-19 pandemic

Jun 22, 2020, at 05:27 pm

New York/IBNS: Fifteen attacks on healthcare in Afghanistan were recorded during the first two months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report published on Sunday by the UN Assistance Mission in the country, UNAMA.

Seven militants killed in Afghanistan eastern Ghazni province

Jun 22, 2020, at 05:14 pm

Ghazni/Xinhua:  Seven militants were confirmed dead and five others wounded as clash flared up in Afghanistan's eastern Ghazni province on Sunday, said an army statement released here Monday.