ISIS leader surrenders to security forces in Afghanistan

Oct 22, 2019, at 03:47 pm

Kabul: An Islamic State terror group leader has surrendered to the security forces in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Tuesday.

Pentagon plans US troop exit from Afghanistan in case Trump orders withdrawal - Reports

Oct 22, 2019, at 10:29 am

Washington 22 (Sputnik/UNI) The US Department of Defence is putting together plans for a quick US withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan in case President Donald Trump suddenly gives the order, media reported.

Almost 30 police officers reported over radicalization signs after Paris attack - Reports

Oct 21, 2019, at 06:16 pm

Moscow  (Sputnik/UNI) Twenty-seven French police officers have been reported over signs of radicalization in about three weeks, following an attack in Paris by a police IT expert, whose colleagues failed to alert the supervisors of changes in his behavior, local media reported on Monday.

Afghan-Taliban clashes in Uruzgan province result in about 15 servicemen killed - Source

Oct 21, 2019, at 06:12 pm

Kabul (Sputni/UNI) Heavy fighting between Afghan government forces and the Taliban in Afghanistan’s Uruzgan Province resulted in casualties on both sides, a military source told Sputnik on Monday.

Pakistan: Nine killed in road mishap 

Oct 21, 2019, at 06:08 pm

Islamabad, Oct 21 (UNI) Nine people of same family died tragically on Monday in a collision between an ambulance and a fast-moving trailer in Mianwali, Multan, Pakistan.

Bangladesh: Four killed as public clashes with police 

Oct 20, 2019, at 11:36 pm

Dhaka, Oct 20 (UNI) Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) personnel have been deployed in Borhanuddin area in Bhola following a clash between police personnel and local people on Sunday leaving four people killed and dozens others injured.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan hopeful of 'foreign exchange' earning from Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara

Oct 20, 2019, at 07:45 pm

New Delhi, Oct 20 (UNI) Even as India continues to maintain that 'no fees' should be charged on pilgrims visiting Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday expressed hope that the pilgrim site will become a major religious hub for the Sikhs and "will boost the local economy and result in earning foreign exchange".

Three killed as suicide bomber targets guv's motorcade in Afghanistan's Wardak province

Oct 20, 2019, at 07:42 pm

Maidan Shar, Oct 20 (Xinhua/UNI) At least three persons have been confirmed dead and two others wounded as a suicide bomber targeted the convoy of the governor of Afghanistan's eastern Wardak province on Sunday, Nasrat Rahimi the spokesman for Interior Ministry said.

Afghanistan: ISIS militant hailing from Iran surrenders

Oct 20, 2019, at 05:25 pm

Kabul/IBNS: An ISIS militant, who hails from Iran, handed over himself to Afghan forces in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday.

Afghanistan: Pakistani couple arrested in Kunduz

Oct 20, 2019, at 04:38 pm

Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan security forces have arrested a Pakistani couple, who were allegedly providing healthcare to the wounded Taliban fighters, from the country's Kunduz province, media reports.

Factory fire kills four in east China

Oct 20, 2019, at 10:53 am

Fuzhou/UNI: Four people were killed and three others injured after a fire broke out in a factory in east China's Fujian province on Sunday morning, local authorities said.

Bangladesh FM meets his German counterpart, calls for stronger international action to solve Rohingya issue

Oct 19, 2019, at 05:25 pm

Dhaka, Oct 19 (UNI) Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen met his German counterpart Heiko Maas and urged him to put pressure on Myanmar for creating a conducive environment for the return of the Rohingyas who were forcibly displaced from their homeland.

Pakistan: Two would-be suicide bombers killed during operation by security forces

Oct 19, 2019, at 04:19 pm

Quetta: Pakistan security forces claimed they have foiled a terror attack when they killed two would-be suicide bombers during an operation recently, media reports said.

Chittagong: Fire breaks out at Johur Hawkers Market

Oct 19, 2019, at 03:32 pm

Chittagong/IBNS: A fire broke out at Johur Hawkers Market in Bangladesh's Chittagong city on Saturday media reports said.

Afghanistan: Nangarhar mosque blasts trigger worldwide condemnation

Oct 19, 2019, at 03:13 pm

Kabul: The blasts, which rocked a mosque in Afghanistan's Nangarhar area and left 62 people dead, earned widespread condemnation from across the world.

Afghanistan: Blasts in mosque leave 62 killed, triggers widespread condemnation

Oct 19, 2019, at 06:57 am

Kabul/IBNS: Two blasts rocked a mosque in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province when Friday's prayer was going on and left 62 people killed and over 50 others injured, triggered widespread condemnation from across the world, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Blast in Nangarhar mosque leaves 62 dead

Oct 18, 2019, at 10:25 pm

Kabul: At least 62 people were killed in a bomb blast during a prayer at a mosque in Afghanistan's Nangarhar area, media reports said.

Blacklist: FATF to decide on Pakistan today

Oct 18, 2019, at 09:59 am

Paris:  The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) might take the final decision on whether to blacklist Pakistan or to keep it on its grey list on Friday, media reports said. 

Record-high number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan: UN Report

Oct 18, 2019, at 09:30 am

New York: Afghanistan has seen record-high levels of civilian casualties in the third quarter of 2019, stemming mainly from the violence between rival political party supporters, the UN Assistance Mission in the country (UNAMA) revealed in a report published Thursday, which concluded that more must be done to protect the country’s people.

Afghanistan: Car bomb blast leaves 2 dead in Laghman

Oct 16, 2019, at 04:03 pm

Kabul: A car bomb blast in Afghanistan's eastern Laghman province on Wednesday left at least two people dead, media reports said.

Election-related violence claims 85 lives in Afghanistan: UN report

Oct 16, 2019, at 09:30 am

New York: Eighty-five people were killed and another 373 injured during attacks related to the recent presidential election in Afghanistan, a report by the UN Assistance Mission in the country, UNAMA, reveals.

Bangladesh: Foreign Min for more initiatives under PPP in ICT

Oct 15, 2019, at 04:32 pm

Dhaka, Oct 15 (UNI) Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday underlined the need for taking more initiatives under the public-private partnership (PPP) in ICT sector, terming Bangladesh as a perfect platform of innovation.

Bangladesh: Another Abrar murder suspect arrested

Oct 15, 2019, at 04:18 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh police have arrested another key suspected in connection with the murder of BUET student  Abrar.

Pakistan likely to be placed in FATF 'Dark Grey' list

Oct 15, 2019, at 09:12 am

Islamabad: Pakistan might be facing strong action by international terror financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and maybe put in the 'Dark Grey List', media reports said.

Afghanistan: Gunmen kill school principal in Kabul

Oct 14, 2019, at 04:52 pm

Kabul: A school principal was killed by gunmen in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Monday, media reports said.

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake hits parts of Pakistan

Oct 14, 2019, at 03:46 pm

Islamabad, Oct 14 (Xinhua) A 5.8-magnitude earthquake rocked several cities in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province and northern areas on Monday morning, the country's National Seismic Monitoring Center (NSMC) said.

Bangladesh: 8 'militants' indicted in Dipon murder case

Oct 13, 2019, at 09:34 pm

Dhaka:  An anti-terror tribunal in Bangladesh on Sunday framed charges against eight members of banned Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT)' terror group in connection with the murder of publisher Faisal Arefin Dipon in 2016.

Taliban militants kill district governor of Afghanistan's Wardak province

Oct 13, 2019, at 08:38 pm

Kabul (Sputnik/UNI) The Taliban militants on Sunday killed Raz Mohammad Waziri, the governor of the Jaghatu district of Afghanistan's central province of Wardak, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

Bangladesh summons UN resident coordinator over Abrar remarks

Oct 13, 2019, at 07:20 pm

Dhaka, Oct 13 (UNI) Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Ministry has summoned UN resident coordinator in Dhaka, Mia Seppo, over the intergovernmental organisation’s statement on the murder of BUET student Abrar Fahad.

FATF meeting: Pakistani delegation leaves for Paris

Oct 13, 2019, at 06:30 pm

Islamabad:  At a time when the country has been placed in the grey list, a Pakistani delegation, which is headed by Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Hammad Azhar, on Sunday left for Paris city to attend the Financial Action Task Force session.