COVID-19 cases top 10,000 in Bangladesh
May 04, 2020, at 03:59 pm
Dhaka/UINI: Bangladesh on Monday reported a record daily jump of 688 new COVID-19 cases, taking its total to over 10,000.
May 04, 2020, at 02:53 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The TIME magazine has named the arrest of CEO, owner and editor-in-chief of Pakistan's Jang Media Group, Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman, in its list of 10 'Most Urgent' cases of threats to Press Freedom in the age of Coronavirus.
Pakistan expects locust migration at end of May
May 04, 2020, at 01:31 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: The Pakistani government has said that a locust migration will start from southwestern Pakistan's Balochistan province and some other countries at the end of May.
Afghanistan: Bomb blast injures 4 power workers in Kabul
May 04, 2020, at 01:28 pm
Kabul/Xinhua/UNI: Four Afghan high-voltage electricity workers were injured in a bomb attack near a power pylon in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Monday, authorities said.
COVID-19 positive Bangladeshi doctor dies
May 04, 2020, at 01:26 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: A Bangladeshi doctor, who had tested positive for COVID-19, has died, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan calls for reduction in violence in Afghanistan
May 04, 2020, at 01:24 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: Pakistan underlined the need for reduction in violence in Afghanistan which is a key to take the peace process forward.
Is Pakistan using COVID-19 situation to eliminate Baloch, Pashtun leaders?
May 03, 2020, at 11:25 pm
Islamabad: At a time when the world is combating the COVID-19 outbreak, Pakistan seems to be using the situation to eliminate prominent Baloch and Pashtun people if the deaths of Sajid Hussain and Arif Wazir are any indication.
COVID-19: Bangladesh reports 665 new cases, two death in 24-hour
May 03, 2020, at 10:21 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh on Sunday reported a record 665 new cases of coronavirus, raising the total number of such cases to 9,445.
Taliban kill 3 soldiers in attack on checkpoints in Eastern Afghanistan
May 03, 2020, at 09:13 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: Three Afghan soldiers were killed and five others injured in a gunfight with Taliban militants in the eastern Afghan province of Paktia, a spokesman for the governor said on Sunday.
COVID-19: Pakistani terror groups seem benefitting from outbreak, militants walk free from jail
May 03, 2020, at 05:39 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistani terror groups seem to be benefitting from the COVID-19 outbreak as all of their operatives, who were in jail as a condition to keep Pakistan out of Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) blacklist, have now walked free amid the spike in virus infection cases in the country, media reports said.
Bangladesh: BNP lambasts Sheikh Hasina government's role in COVID-19 situation
May 03, 2020, at 05:13 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) senior joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that the government was making fun on the people’s hunger during the COVID-19 situation.
Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement leader assassinated outside residence in South Waziristan in Pakistan
May 02, 2020, at 07:48 pm
Wana/IBNS: A Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) leader who was vocal about the rights of Pashtun people was killed by unidentified assailants outside his home in Wana, South Waziristan, in Pakistan, media reports said.
Dozens of Taliban militants killed in southern Afghanistan in past 24 hours - Police
May 02, 2020, at 05:13 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: Dozens of Taliban militants have been killed in Afghanistan’s southern provinces of Zabul and Helmand in the past 24 hours, the police said Saturday.
COVID-19: Bangladesh government likely to extend shutdown by 10 days
May 02, 2020, at 04:59 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Amid a spike in COVID-19 cases, the Bangladesh government is planning to extend the nationwide shutdown of offices and workplaces by 10 days from May 15, media reports said.
Pakistan Religious Affairs Minister opposes inclusion of Ahmadis in minority commission
May 02, 2020, at 03:36 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Religious Affairs Ministry has decided to approach the federal cabinet seeking a review of a decision that pertained to the inclusion of a member of the Ahmadiyya community in the National Commission for Minorities, media reports said.
Weakest segments of society invisible, unheard: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
May 02, 2020, at 02:59 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) notes that widespread social and economic marginalisation have left the weakest segments of society invisible and unheard.
Nawaz Sharif surgery postponed due to coronavirus
May 02, 2020, at 12:51 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's heart surgery has been postponed due to coronovirus, his daughter Maryam Nawaz has said.
Missing exiled Pakistani journalist Sajid Hussain found dead in Sweden
May 02, 2020, at 12:07 pm
Stockholm/IBNS: Two months after he went missing, the body of a Pakistani journalist, who had fled his nation, was found dead in a river in Sweden, media reports said.
Fifteen militants killed, 10 wounded in eastern Afghanistan - Authorities
May 01, 2020, at 07:08 pm
KABUL/Sputnik: Fifteen militants have been killed and 10 have been wounded in Afghanistan's eastern province of Logar, the local authorities said on Friday.
Islamabad is most dangerous place for journalists: Report
May 01, 2020, at 05:31 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan's Islamabad city remains the most unsafe place for journalists, as per a report published by a media rights watchdog.
COVID-19: Death toll in Bangladesh touches 170
May 01, 2020, at 05:06 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Death toll due to COVID-19 in Bangladesh has touched 170 with the fresh deaths of two more patients, media reports said.
Abductor of converted Hindu girls in Pakistan bribed police: Family member alleges
May 01, 2020, at 02:09 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: An uncle of two abducted Hindu girls in Pakistan has alleged that their abductor Mohammad Aachar Dharejo is getting the favour of the police as he bribed them.
Pakistan's National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser confirms being tested positive for the COVID-19
May 01, 2020, at 11:03 am
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan's National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, late on Thursday night, confirmed of being tested positive for the COVID-19 and said that he has quarantined himself at his house.
Apr 30, 2020, at 09:02 pm
Dubai/IBNS: The Imran Khan government in Pakistan is under attack by Pakistanis stuck in Dubai and desperate to return home amid COVID-19 outbreak.
People in Gilgit-Baltistan should get equal rights like Pakistanis: Chief Justice
Apr 30, 2020, at 01:07 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed has said the citizens of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) should get equal rights like the people of Pakistan.
Amid COVID-19 troubles, PoK residents now face power cut troubles
Apr 29, 2020, at 02:56 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The picture of failure and discrimination faced by people in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir at the hands of the government is becoming evident every day with now reports are emerging that power cut troubles have added to the agony of residents who are already badly disturbed by COVID-19 outbreak.
Pakistan: Total COVID-19 cases stands at 14788
Apr 29, 2020, at 09:56 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan has witnessed a major jump in the number of COVID-19 deaths as the figure now stands at 14,788, media reports said.
Pakistani Senator tests positive for COVID-19
Apr 28, 2020, at 06:57 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: A Pakistani Senator has tested positive for COVID-19, media reports said on Tuesday.
Many Pakistani expats slam Imran Khan govt over COVID-19, refuse funds
Apr 28, 2020, at 05:46 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The Pakistani expatriate community residing in the United Kingdom has rejected PM Imran Khan's appeal for funds needed to combat COVID-19 and alleged the government is "stealing from the poor by cutting their salaries and benefiting the rich", media reports said.
Afghanistan: Civilian casualties down, but hundreds still killed, despite US-Taliban deal
Apr 28, 2020, at 01:49 pm
New York/IBNS: In the first quarter of 2020, the number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan fell by nearly a third from the same period a year earlier, representing the lowest first quarter figure since 2012, according to a UN report released on Monday.