Kabul: Afghan government official’s family members killed
Jan 20, 2020, at 10:15 am
Kabul/IBNS: Unknown men killed four members of a family of an Afghanistan government official in Kabul city, media reports said on Monday.
North Korea appoints Korean Unification Talks Chief as new Foreign Minister: Reports
Jan 19, 2020, at 03:22 pm
Seoul/Sputnik: North Korea has appointed Ri Son Gwon, the former head of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Country (CPRC), as the country’s new foreign minister, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported on Sunday, citing sources in Pyongyang.
7 remain missing as over 150 rescued following avalanche in Nepal
Jan 19, 2020, at 09:16 am
Kathmandu/Xinhua: Four South Koreans and three Nepalis remained missing since Friday following an avalanche in western Kaski district, as over 150 foreign tourists and Nepalis were rescued on Saturday from around the area, local officials and trekking agencies said.
Five indicted for operating network to export US-origin goods to Pakistan’s nuclear programme
Jan 18, 2020, at 02:57 pm
Washington/IBNS: Five people have been indicted in United States for allegedly running an international network which purchases US products for nuclear weapons programme in Pakistan.
India summons Pakistan official demanding 'safe return' of abducted Hindu minor girls
Jan 18, 2020, at 02:54 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Lodging a strong protest, India on Friday summoned a senior official of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi and expressed its serious concerns about the recent cases of abduction of minor girls belonging to the minority Hindu community of Pakistan.
Airstrike kills 4 Taliban fighters in Afghanistan's south: Military
Jan 17, 2020, at 08:32 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: The Afghan air force launched a strike overnight on a Taliban hideout in the southern province of Kandahar that killed four fighters, the military said.
Bishwa Ijtema's second phase starts in Bangladesh
Jan 17, 2020, at 05:13 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The second phase of three-day Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims after Hajj, began on the banks of the Turag river at Tongi, Gazipur on Friday.
Sri Lanka lifts 25-year ban on private helicopter flights from Colombo
Jan 17, 2020, at 04:43 pm
Colombo/Xinhua/UNI: In a bid to boost tourism, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday lifted a 25-year ban on the operation of helicopter flights by private operators from the heart of capital city of Colombo.
Roadside bombing Afghanistan's Zabul province leaves five people dead
Jan 17, 2020, at 10:12 am
Kabul/IBNS: A roadside bombing in Afghanistan's southern Zabul province on Thursday left five people dead, media reports said on Friday.
Crackdown on expression grows in Pakistan: HRW
Jan 15, 2020, at 04:54 pm
New York/IBNS: Pakistan’s government intensified its clampdown on the media, political opposition, and nongovernmental organizations in 2019, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2020.
Bangladesh witnesses crackdown on critics, activists: HRW
Jan 15, 2020, at 04:52 pm
New York/IBNS: After winning a third term in elections marked with allegations of fraud and a crackdown on the political opposition, the Awami League-led government in Bangladesh stifled dissent and failed to hold security forces accountable for abuses, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday in its World Report 2020.
Pakistan: Blast at Karkhano checkpost in Peshawar leaves 10 hurt
Jan 15, 2020, at 04:39 pm
Peshawar/IBNS: At least 10 people were hurt in a blast at Karkhano checkpost in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Tuesday, media reports said.
Civilian toll devastating in Afghanistan: Human Rights Watch
Jan 15, 2020, at 04:33 pm
Kabul/New York/IBNS: Attacks by all parties to Afghanistan’s armed conflict in 2019 took a devastating toll on civilians, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday in its World Report 2020.
Jan 14, 2020, at 06:59 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: In what might be seen as a conflict arising within the Pakistani Army, the second-most senior Pakistan Army officer, General Sarfraz Sattar was allegedly forced to resign after being kept under house arrest with his family for weeks, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Explosions rock Mazar-e-Sharif, 2 killed
Jan 14, 2020, at 03:54 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Back-to-back explosions rocked Afghanistan's Mazar-e-Sharif city which left at least two people killed, media reports said.
Lahore High Court quashes Parvez Musharraf's death sentence
Jan 13, 2020, at 10:18 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The death sentence handed down to former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf by a special court has been quashed by another court in the country, a BBC report said.
Seven prisoners escape prison in Afghanistan
Jan 13, 2020, at 03:40 pm
Kabul/IBNS: At least seven prisoners broke a jail in Afghanistan's Paktya area and fled away on Sunday evening, media reports said.
Afghanistan: IED blast leaves three cops killed
Jan 12, 2020, at 07:15 pm
Kabul/IBNS: An IED blast in Afghanistan's Helmand province on Saturday left at least three policemen killed, media reports said.
Taliban commander killed in Afghanistan air strike
Jan 12, 2020, at 07:02 pm
Kabul/IBNS: A key Taliban commander, who was a citizen of Pakistan, was killed during an airstrike in Kunduz province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday.
Man arrested for 'raping' dumb girl in Bangladesh
Jan 12, 2020, at 05:22 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Police have arrested a man for allegedly raping a dumb girl in Pabna area of Bangladesh, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: IED blast in Kandahar leaves 2 US servicemen killed
Jan 12, 2020, at 04:34 pm
Kandahar/IBNS: At least two US soldiers were killed in an IED explosion in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, media reports said on Sunday.
Eighteen Afghan militants killed in northern Takhar province
Jan 11, 2020, at 05:13 pm
Afghanistan/Xinhua: Afghan forces, during a cleanup operation, have killed at least 18 Taliban militants in the country's northern province of Takhar, Pamir Army Corps 217 said in a statement released here Saturday. The operation, backed by military planes, was conducted for the last two days in the troubled Darqad district of the province, resulting in the death of at least 18 Taliban fighters and injury of 11 others, the statement said.
Bangladesh: Minor gang-raped in Dhaka
Jan 11, 2020, at 09:21 am
Dhaka/IBNS: A minor girl was allegedly gang-raped in Bangladesh capital Dhaka city on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Blast rocks Quetta mosque, 15 killed
Jan 10, 2020, at 11:15 pm
Quetta/IBNS: A blast rocked a mosque in Quetta area of Pakistan on Friday which left at least 15 people killed on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Sikh Man's murder was an incident of contract killing, claims police
Jan 10, 2020, at 05:38 pm
Peshawar/IBNS: The Pakistan police on Friday claimed that the murder of a Sikh man in the country, which had even triggered protests in India, was actually an incident of 'contract killing'.
ATC summons Hafiz Saeed to record closing statement in terror financing cases
Jan 10, 2020, at 11:14 am
Islamabad/UNI: An Anti-Terrorism Court has summoned Jamaat-ud Dawa (JuD) leader Hafiz Saeed to record his closing statement after it wrapped up the trial of two terror financing cases against him.
Sixteen militants killed in Afghan provinces within a day: gov't
Jan 08, 2020, at 03:57 pm
Kabul/Xinhua/UNI: Sixteen Taliban militants were killed and six others wounded in five provinces since early Tuesday, the country's defense ministry confirmed on Wednesday.
Pakistan: 2 killed in Quetta blast, 14 hurt
Jan 08, 2020, at 09:28 am
Quetta/IBNS: The death toll in the blast which rocked Quetta area in Pakistan touched two on Wednesday, media reports said.
Over 100 Afghan militants surrender within 2 days amid clamp-down
Jan 07, 2020, at 08:54 pm
Kabul/Xinhua: More than 100 militants have surrendered to Afghan government forces over the past two days amid increasing military pressure on the Taliban, officials said Tuesday.
Pakistan: Blast hits Quetta, 7 hurt
Jan 07, 2020, at 06:26 pm
Quetta/IBNS: A motorcycle, which was parked close to a security forces vehicle in Quetta area of Pakistan, blew up on Tuesday and left at least seven people hurt, media reports said.