Pakistan: Five terrorists running Al-Qaeda’s media cell arrested
Dec 27, 2019, at 04:30 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: A joint operation conducted by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and an intelligence agency in Pakistan led to the arrest of five terrorists who were suspected to be running Al-Qaeda's media cell in Gujranwal area in the nation, media reports said on Friday.
Fire breaks out at Bangladesh plastic factory
Dec 27, 2019, at 03:52 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: A fire broke out at a plastic factory in Bangladesh's Hazaribagh area on Friday, media reports said.
American University of Afghanistan may close next year
Dec 27, 2019, at 03:20 pm
Kabul/IBNS: The American University of Afghanistan is planning to shut down next year, media reports said.
Taliban release activists abducted in Western Afghanistan 2 days ago - Peace Movement
Dec 27, 2019, at 08:45 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The Taliban have released 27 peace activists after holding them captive for nearly two days, a spokesman for the People’s Peace Movement said in a video statement on Thursday, posted by Afghanistan’s ToloNews broadcaster.
Measles death toll in Samoa rises to 81
Dec 26, 2019, at 06:09 pm
Suva/Xinhua: The Samoan government confirmed one more death in the island nation's measles epidemic on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 81 since the measles outbreak started in mid-October.
Shahid Afridi first requests Imran Khan to speak on Uyghur issue, then deletes tweet
Dec 25, 2019, at 06:39 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's former cricket captain Shahid Afridi recently tweeted and urged country's Prime Minister Imran Khan to “speak up” for Uyghur Muslims in China and requested the Chinese government to give “humane” and “just” treatment to Muslims. However, he surprisingly deleted the tweet later.
Dhaka: Police arrest mosque imam for sexually abusing minor
Dec 25, 2019, at 04:54 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Police arrested a mosque imam for allegedly sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy in Bangladesh's capital city Dhaka, media reports said.
Pakistan rejects US step of placing it on list of countries violating religious freedoms
Dec 25, 2019, at 04:53 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The Pakistan Foreign Office on Tuesday rejected the US step of placing it on a list of countries violating religious freedoms.
Afghanistan: Suspected Taliban members abduct 27 peace activists
Dec 25, 2019, at 04:46 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Suspected members of Taliban group have kidnapped peace activists in Afghanistan, media reports said on Wednesday.
Taliban attack leaves seven soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Dec 24, 2019, at 04:16 pm
Kabul/IBNS: A Taliban attack on a check post in Dawlat Abad district of Balkh province in Afghanistan on Tuesday left at least seven soldiers killed, media reports said.
Dec 24, 2019, at 09:09 am
Dhaka/IBNS: Two men, who were arrested in connection with the murder of a Chinese man in Bangladesh capital Dhaka, have confessed their crimes and gave statements in court “confessing” to killing him “for money”.
Afghanistan: Taliban claims responsibility for the killing of US soldier
Dec 23, 2019, at 03:56 pm
Kabul/IBNS: The Taliban on Monday took the responsibility of killing a U.S soldier in the northern Kunduz province, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Three killed as explosion rocks Laghman
Dec 23, 2019, at 03:30 pm
Kabul/IBNS: At least three people were killed as an explosion hit Afghanistan's Laghman province on Monday, media reports said on Monday.
Dec 23, 2019, at 10:23 am
New York/IBNS: Welcoming the preliminary results for Afghanistan’s presidential election on Sunday, the head of the United Nations mission in the country urged the authorities and all actors to “protect the integrity of the final stage of the process.”
Cold snap grips Bangladesh, hits normal life
Dec 22, 2019, at 07:35 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bone-chilling cold has slowed the wheels of normal life in most parts of Bangladesh including the capital of Dhaka.
Abdullah's team rejects Afghan presidential elections' preliminary result
Dec 22, 2019, at 07:29 pm
Kabul/Xinhua/UNI: Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah has rejected the preliminary result of Afghan presidential elections announced on Sunday as "fraudulent" and unacceptable.
Afghanistan: President Ashraf Ghani tops preliminary election results
Dec 22, 2019, at 07:05 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani is all set to return for a second term as the top leader of the country as he is nearing to emerge victorious in the Presidential polls.
Dhaka city polls to take place on Jan 30
Dec 22, 2019, at 05:19 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Dhaka will vote in the city's north and south city corporations polls on Jan 30, media reports said.
Dec 22, 2019, at 05:07 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: At a time when Pakistan PM Imran Khan shames 'secular' India on what he calls is now following a “Hindutva Supremacist fascist ideology”, the Islamic nation is pronouncing death sentences for blasphemy. The latest is a Multan court on Saturday sentencing Junaid Hafeez, a former university lecturer, to death on blasphemy charges.
Terror funding case: Pakistani court indicts Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed
Dec 21, 2019, at 02:47 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: A Pakistani court on Friday indicted 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed in a terror funding case.
Strong earthquake hits Afghanistan, Pakistan
Dec 20, 2019, at 10:47 pm
Kabul/Islamabad/UNI: A strong earthquake struck Afghanistan and Pakistan on Friday, with casualties and property damage feared.
RAB arrests four Ansarullah Bangla Team members
Dec 19, 2019, at 01:14 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) officials in Bangladesh on Thursday arrested four terrorists belonging to militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT).
IS using Afghanistan to prepare for Central Asia invasion - Russian Security Council Chief
Dec 18, 2019, at 06:13 pm
Tehran/Sputnik/UNI: The Islamic State terrorist group (IS, outlawed in Russia) is consolidating its forces in Afghanistan in preparation for an invasion of the Central Asian countries, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said on Wednesday.
CAA may trigger nuclear conflict: Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Dec 18, 2019, at 04:59 pm
Geneva/IBNS: Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Tuesday issued a nuclear war threat to India over the last week passed Citizenship (Amendment) Act by the PM Narendra Modi-led government.
Nine children killed or maimed in Afghanistan every day: UN Children’s Fund
Dec 18, 2019, at 10:19 am
New York/IBNS: An average of nine children have been killed or maimed every day in Afghanistan so far this year, according to a new report from the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, which describes the country as “the world’s most lethal warzone”.
Pakistan court awards death sentence to ex-military ruler in high treason case
Dec 17, 2019, at 04:57 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: A Pakistani court on Tuesday awarded death sentence to country's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in a high treason case, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Explosion in Balkh province leaves 18 hurt
Dec 17, 2019, at 03:24 pm
Balkh/IBNS: At least 18 people were injured in an explosion that rocked Afghanistan's Balkh province on Tuesday, media reports said.
Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf gets death penalty in high treason case
Dec 17, 2019, at 01:50 pm
Islamabad/UNI: A special court in Pakistan on Tuesday handed down death penalty to former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf in a high treason case, Pakistan media reported.
Peace will be ‘paramount’ issue for incoming Afghan Government: UN mission chief
Dec 17, 2019, at 10:05 am
New York/IBNS: The search for peace will remain of “paramount importance” to Afghanistan as the country awaits the outcome of the recent presidential election, the top UN official in the country told the Security Council on Monday.
Afghanistan: Three cops killed in gunmen attack
Dec 16, 2019, at 05:57 pm
Herat/IBNS: A gunmen attack incident in Afghanistan's Herat city on Sunday left at least three policemen killed, media reports said.