Breaking COVID-19 lockdown norms, Chinese nationals clash with police in Kathmandu
May 10, 2020, at 05:05 pm
Kathmandu/IBNS: Breaking all COVID-19 lockdown and social distancing norms, 33 Chinese nationals clashed with the police in Nepal's capital city Kathmandu recently, leaving six people hurt.
Bangladesh eases lockdown restrictions for businesses in some parts
May 10, 2020, at 04:59 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh has eased the nationwide lockdown imposed to curb the COVID-19 spread by allowing some of the businesses to reopen in different parts of the country like Dhaka and Chattogram, an official said on Sunday.
Singapore confirms 876 new COVID-19 cases, total tops 23,000 - Health Ministry
May 10, 2020, at 03:18 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Singapore has increased by 876 to 23,336 over the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
Pakistani intellectuals fear Imran Khan's call for educational reform is reaction to Aurat March
May 09, 2020, at 04:29 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan PM Imran Khan's announcement on bringing education reform in his nation specially reacting to the 'Aurat March', which began annually since 2018, has raised doubts in the minds of a certain sections of people.
Afghanistan: Khost Police Chief killed in roadside bomb explosion
May 09, 2020, at 02:48 pm
Khost/IBNS: A roadside bomb blast on Friday left police chief of South-eastern Khost province of Afghanistan killed, media reports said.
Roadside bomb kills 6 Pakistani security personnel in Balochistan: Pakistan army
May 09, 2020, at 01:19 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: The Pakistani army said late Friday that a military officer and five soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb attack in southwestern Balochistan province during a routine patrolling near the Iranian border.
Afghanistan's Khost police chief killed in roadside bomb explosion - local authorities
May 08, 2020, at 07:37 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: General Sayed Ahmad Babazai, the police chief of the Afghan Khost city, which is the capital of the eastern province of the same name, was killed overnight in a roadside bomb explosion in the Zinikhilo area, the Khost police headquarters said on Friday.
May 08, 2020, at 05:37 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: An intelligence report submitted to national security planners in New Delhi has claimed that a new terror group-The Resistance Front-has taken responsibility for major terror attacks and firefights in Jammu and Kashmir over the past few weeks, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Three people die in septic tank explosion
May 08, 2020, at 03:30 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Three people including two brothers were killed in a septic tank explosion at Bandar upazila in Narayanganj district on Friday morning in Bangladesh.
Nepali MPs test for COVID-19 before budget session
May 08, 2020, at 03:21 pm
Kathmandu/UNI: The Nepal Parliament has collected swabs samples of lawmakers and its employees as a precaution against COVID-19 ahead of a budget session to begin on Friday.
Three provincial police including police chief killed in bomb attack: Afghan official
May 08, 2020, at 01:32 pm
Khost, Afghanistan/Xinhua/UNI: Three police officers, including a provincial police chief, were killed in an overnight bomb attack in Afghanistan's eastern Khost province, the provincial governor confirmed on Friday.
Crowds protest police killing of 3 people in US city of Indianapolis
May 08, 2020, at 01:20 pm
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: Crowds rallied Wednesday night and Thursday on the streets of Indianapolis, capital city of the northern U.S. state of Indiana, protesting police killing of two men and a pregnant woman in three separate incidents in merely hours apart, local media reported.
Pakistan: Missing Persons Commission receives 33 fresh complaints in April
May 07, 2020, at 06:18 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: It seems that Pakistan is seeing more missing persons in recent times as the country's commission on missing people received 33 new cases in April, media reports said.
Kabul: Afghanistan security forces destroy joint ISIS, Haqqani network centre
May 07, 2020, at 06:05 pm
Kabul/IBNS: At least five terrorists were killed as Afghan Special Forces busted a major network of militants-led by ISIS and Haqqani Network- in Kabul during an operation conducted in the country's capital city, media reports said.
Political activists criticise Pakistan SC's decision to hold polls in Gilgit-Baltistan
May 07, 2020, at 05:56 pm
Quetta/IBNS: Several political activists have protested the decision announced by the Pakistan Supreme Court to hold elections in Gilgit-Baltistan and form an interim government in the region.
Pakistan: Punjab govt ratifies army land allotment to civilian officials
May 06, 2020, at 05:12 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The Punjab government has ratified the allotment of up to 25 acres of state land to 47 civilian government officials but they were actually meant for the families of the martyred soldiers and war veterans under the Army Welfare Scheme (AWS), media reports said.
Pakistani forces killed four pro-freedom Baloch activists in Panjgur: FBM
May 06, 2020, at 04:56 pm
Quetta: The Free Balochistan Movement (FBM) recently alleged that Pakistani forces killed four pro-freedom Baloch activists and tied one of the dead bodies to the back of a vehicle and dragged it mercilessly in Panjgur district of Balochistan, media reports said.
Pakistan: Rights groups reject summary for formation of ‘sham commission on minorities’
May 06, 2020, at 04:45 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Several minority rights groups and parliamentarians have vowed to resist the formation a National Commission for Minorities (NCM) by the Pakistani government, media reports said.
18 million people may lose job, says Pakistan Minister
May 06, 2020, at 04:16 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Giving a hint that COVID-19 might leave a major burden on Pakistan's economic paradigm, country's Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has said between 20 million to 70 million people could fall below the poverty line and 18 million people could also lose jobs due to the lockdown.
Pakistan may soon see shortage in petrol, diesel supply: Reports
May 06, 2020, at 04:11 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan, which is fighting against Covid-19 outbreak, may soon be seeing a shortage of petrol and diesel in the months of May and June, media reports said.
Sri Lanka says efforts ongoing to assist over 11,000 tourists stranded amidst COVID-19
May 06, 2020, at 03:02 pm
Colombo/Xinhua: Sri Lanka's Tourism Ministry on Wednesday said efforts were ongoing to assist over 11,000 tourists who were stranded in the country due to the closure of airports globally following the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.
Afghanistan reports 168 new COVID-19 cases within 24 hours, 3,392 in total
May 06, 2020, at 02:57 pm
Kabul/Xinhua/UNI: Afghanistan on Wednesday reported 168 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing its total tally to 3,392, according to the country's Ministry of Public Health.
Digital Security Case: RAB officials arrest cartoonist Kishore, writer Mushtaq Ahmed
May 06, 2020, at 02:45 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: The Rapid Action Battalion or RAB has arrested cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore and author Mustak Ahmed in a case filed under the Digital Security Act, media reports said.
Afghan releases more than 100 Taliban prisoners
May 05, 2020, at 07:53 pm
Kabul/UNI:The Afghan government has released 102 more members of the Taliban as per the agreement between the Islamist group and the US announced National Security Council Spokesman Javid Faisal on Tuesday.
Bangladesh: 17 JMB members arrested in Dhaka
May 05, 2020, at 03:22 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh police have arrested 17 members of the banned Islamist outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh or JMB from country's capital city Dhaka, media reports said on Tuesday.
May 05, 2020, at 02:50 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Small businessmen in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region have alleged that they are suffering due to discriminatory and unprofessional conduct of the authorities at this time when the country is witnessing COVID-19 outbreak.
Afghanistan: Security forces arrest two Pakistani nationals affiliated with ISIS
May 05, 2020, at 11:08 am
Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan security forces have arrested two Pakistani nationals who were affiliated with the Islamic State terror group, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistani media rights watchdog report highlights worrying climate of press freedom in country
May 04, 2020, at 05:32 pm
Islamabad: At least 91 cases, including seven murders of journalists and a blogger, attacks and other violations, against media and its practitioners have been documented in Pakistan over the course of one year – between May 2019 and April 2020 – signifying a worryingly escalating climate of intimidation and harassment that is adversely affecting the freedom of expression.
Doctor dies in Karachi after not getting ventilator facility for COVID-19 treatment
May 04, 2020, at 04:56 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: A doctor in Pakistan, who had tested positive for COVID-19, died in Karachi city of the country after he could not get a ventilator for his treatment, media reports said.
Afghan military detains senior IS member in eastern Nangarhar province
May 04, 2020, at 04:28 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: The Afghan National Army captured a senior member of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia) in the eastern Nangarhar province, the governor’s office said on Monday in a statement.