COVID-19 positive cases reach 555 in Afghanistan
Apr 11, 2020, at 04:40 pm
Kabul/Xinhua: A total of 34 new positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours bringing the number of the patients infected with the disease to 555, a spokesman of Public Health Ministry Wahid Majroh said Saturday.
Pakistan settling retired soldiers, labourers in PoK in bid to change demography: Report
Apr 11, 2020, at 01:50 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: In a bid to change the demography of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK), PM Imran Khan-led government is settling large numbers of retired Pakistani soldiers in that region, media reports said.
Explosion in Afghanistan's Kandahar Leaves 3 Civilians Killed, 2 Injured - Police Source
Apr 11, 2020, at 12:45 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: A bomb blast in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan's central province of Kandahar has left three civilians killed and two others injured, a source at the local police department told Sputnik on Friday.
Fight against COVID-19: Bangladesh govt enforces nationwide lockdown till Apr 25
Apr 10, 2020, at 04:58 pm
Dhaka: The Bangladesh government on Friday has enforced the nationwide lockdown till April 25 and said that the army will increase its patrol and resort to tough action against people not maintaining social distancing and violating home quarantine rules to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Pakistani lawmaker says COVID-19 lockdown in developing countries unlikely to succeed
Apr 10, 2020, at 02:56 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Introducing a lockdown in Pakistan or any other developing country due to the coronavirus pandemic is unlikely to be effective since there are a lot of poor people there who will need to leave their homes to make a living, Saleem Mandviwalla, the deputy chairman of Pakistan's upper house, told Sputnik on Thursday.
COVID-19: Baloch National Movement condemns police action against protesting doctors in Pakistan
Apr 10, 2020, at 01:38 pm
Quetta/IBNS: The Baloch National Movement (BNM) on Friday condemned the police action against doctors who were protesting against lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) kits for health workers on the front lines fighting against COVID-19 outbreak in Pakistan.
BNP chief and ex-Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia to remain under 14-day home quarantine: Fakrul
Apr 10, 2020, at 12:34 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Khaleda Zia will remain under a 14-day home quarantine until the coronavirus situation improves in Bangladesh, parties Secretary General Fakrul Islam Alamgir said on Thursday.
Militants kill 5 banker employees in Afghanistan's western province: official
Apr 10, 2020, at 11:57 am
Herat/Xinhua/UNI: Taliban militants killed five employees of Da Afghanistan Bank, the country's Central Bank, in western province of Herat on Thursday, a local official said Friday.
Pakistan pledges USD 3 million to SAARC Covid-19 Emergency Fund with condition
Apr 10, 2020, at 10:33 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan on Thursday said it will contribute USD 3 million to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation’s (SAARC) Covid-19 Emergency Fund that was formed last month during a meeting of leaders of the member states to fight the menace.
Pakistan: Police arrest doctors protesting against lack of PPE
Apr 08, 2020, at 06:58 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Police have arrested several protesting doctors in Pakistan who were demonstrating against lack of personal protective equipment (PPE), media reports said.
Apr 08, 2020, at 06:44 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: A shocking tale of discrimination by PM Imran Khan-led government has come to fore during the COVID-19 crisis in Pakistan where certain families, belonging to the religious minority communities, have claimed that the ration is being distributed in a certain region of the country selectively.
Afghanistan: Suspected Taliban terrorists kill civilians
Apr 08, 2020, at 04:43 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Suspected Taliban terrorists have killed eight civilians in Afghanistan's Balkh province, media reports said on Wednesday.
Bangladesh reports 54 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Apr 08, 2020, at 04:26 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh reported 54 COVID-19 patients in the past 24 hours, taking the number of infected people in the nation to 218, media reports said.
Pakistan mulling army deployment in Gilgit Baltistan, says PoK activist Amjad Ayub Mirza
Apr 07, 2020, at 07:16 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Doubting that it might be an attempt to establish absolute army rule, a human rights activist has alleged that the Pakistan Army is considering a massive deployment of troops in Gilgit Baltistan (GB) region.
COVID-19 outbreak: Journalists protest against police torture in Gilgit
Apr 07, 2020, at 07:10 pm
Gilgit/IBNS: Journalists have protested against police action in Pakistan occupied Kashmir's Gilgit Baltistan region after cops allegedly tortured a scribe who was reporting from the ground amid the COVID-19 lockdown, media reports said.
COVID-19: PoK migrant workers stuck in Karachi, political activists slam govt over mismanagement
Apr 07, 2020, at 06:51 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Politicial activists have attacked Pakistan government by alleging that it is not providing food and other crucial items needed by throusands of migrant workers from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) who are currently stuck in Karachi city due to COVID-19 outbreak, media reports said.
Nepali PM addresses nation, says coming two weeks challenging in fighting COVID-19
Apr 07, 2020, at 04:42 pm
Kathmandu/Xinhua/UNI: Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Tuesday said that the coming two weeks will be more challenging for Nepal, as it is starting the rapid detection tests for the first time in order to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19 infection.
FATF to review Pakistan performance in June
Apr 07, 2020, at 04:39 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) would be reviewing Pakistan’s performance in meeting its commitments to check terror financing and money laundering at the body's next meeting slated to be held in Beijing on June 21-26, Dawn reported on Tuesday.
Bangladsh: Sheikh Mujib convicted killer Abdul Majed arrested
Apr 07, 2020, at 04:32 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangabandhu’s killer Abdul Majed, a sacked army captain and one of the convicted killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was sent to the jail hours after he was arrested in Dhaka on Tuesday.
Apr 06, 2020, at 07:31 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Leading editors and media professionals from South Asia have protested against the arrest of Jang-Geo Group Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman by Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
Pakistan continues to witness major surge in COVID-19 cases, doctors protest in pockets
Apr 06, 2020, at 07:21 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Amid reports of improper implementation of policies by PM Imran Khan-led government, Pakistan continues to witness a major surge in the number of COVID-19 patients with the figure on Monday touching 3520, media reports said.
Two Taliban killed, 4 injured in clash with army in southern Afghanistan – Police
Apr 06, 2020, at 06:04 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: A clash between the forces of the Afghan government and the Taliban movement in the southernmost Helmand province of Afghanistan has resulted in two radical insurgents being killed and four others injured, with no reported casualties on the army's part, the local police headquarters said in a statement on Monday.
Bangladesh reports 35 new COVID-19 cases, 123 in total
Apr 06, 2020, at 05:54 pm
Dhaka/Xinhua/UNI: A total of 35 new cases of the COVID-19 were reported from the capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country in the last 24 hours as of 8:00 a.m. local time Monday, Abul Kalam Azad, director general for Health Services in Bangladesh, told journalists here at a press conference.
Bangladesh: Death toll due to COVID-19 touches 13
Apr 06, 2020, at 02:19 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Recording four new deaths, Bangladesh has now registered 13 COVID-10 related deaths, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan's COVID-19 cases jump to 367 over 24 hours, death toll at 7: Health Ministry
Apr 06, 2020, at 12:35 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The number of people infected with COVID-19 in Afghanistan rose by 30 to 367, seven patients have died in the past 24 hours, the country's Health Ministry said on Monday.
Bangladesh: Women's football team captain’s house attacked, 2 arrested
Apr 06, 2020, at 10:53 am
Dhaka/IBNS: A neighbour of Bangladesh women’s football team captain Sabina Khatun attacked her house in Sabujbagh area of the country, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Prominent Taliban leader killed
Apr 06, 2020, at 10:41 am
Kabul/IBNS: The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) has killed a Taliban leader in Afghanistan's central Wardak province, media reports said.
Apr 05, 2020, at 07:42 pm
Lahore/IBNS: With several youth losing jobs amid lockdown imposed by PM Imran Khan-led government to combat COVID-19 outbreak, their family members on Sunday protested outside Punjab Governor Mohammad Sarwar's resident in Lahore.
Sikh gurudwara attack plotter ISKP chief Aslam Farooqui admits his link with Pakistan's ISI
Apr 05, 2020, at 07:28 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Exposing a Pakistan link to the Sikh Gurudrawa attack in Afghanistan's Kabul city, arrested so-called emir of Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) Mawlawi Abdullah aka Aslam Farooqui has confessed his strong relationship with Pak spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
Apr 04, 2020, at 04:24 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan is witnessing a mammoth surge in the number of COVID-19 infected patients and experts are now highlighting that it might be PM Imran Khan's lack of experience in dealing with a crisis that has left the nation struggling against the disease which might eventually decay its already bleeding economy.