Afghanistan: Security forces kill Taliban’s shadow district chief and his comrades

Sep 23, 2019, at 09:52 am

Kabul, Sept 23 (IBNS): Security forces in Afghanistan killed the shadow district chief of Taliban for Zari district of Balkh province, media reports said.

PM Imran Khan may meet US President Donald Trump tomorrow

Sep 22, 2019, at 07:29 pm

New York, Sept 22 (IBNS): Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in New York on Saturday and he is expected to meet US President Donald Trump on Monday.

Pakistan: Bus mishap leaves 27 killed

Sep 22, 2019, at 06:55 pm

Diamer, Sept 22 (IBNS): At least 27 passengers were killed when the bus in which they were traveling rammed into a mountain in Babusar Pass in Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.  

Afghanistan: IED explosion leaves 12 children killed or wounded

Sep 22, 2019, at 05:50 pm

Kabul, Sept 22 (IBNS): An explosion hit northern Parwan area of Afganistan and killed at least 12 children killed or wounded on Saturday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Cleric held on charge of molesting student

Sep 21, 2019, at 04:12 pm

Rawalpindi, Sept 21 (IBNS): Police have arrested a cleric for alleged sexually molesting a madrassah student in Dhamial area of Pakistan, media reports said on Saturday.

Kabul: Twin explosions target sales center of a telecom company

Sep 21, 2019, at 04:06 pm

Kabul, Sept 21 (IBNS):  Twin explosions targeted the sales center of a telecommunication company in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Friday, media reports said.

Crackdown on illegal casinos in Bangladesh: Kalabagan Krira Chakra President Firoz arrested

Sep 21, 2019, at 08:02 am

Dhaka, Sept 21 (IBNS): As a part of the Bangladesh government's crackdown on illegal casinos, Rapid Action Battalion or RAB officials have arrested Kalabagan Krira Chakra President Shafiqul Alam Firoz and four others during a raid on the sport's club in Dhaka city of Bangladesh, media reports said on Friday.

Australian Federal Police agents arrive in Afghanistan to investigate war crimes - Reports

Sep 20, 2019, at 05:14 pm

Moscow, Sep 20 (Sputnik/UNI) Australian Federal Police (AFP) detectives have arrived in Afghanistan and gathered an eyewitness testimony as part of an ongoing investigation into an alleged war crime committed by Australian special forces servicemen in 2012, The Age media outlet reported on Friday.

Casino links: Jubo League expels Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan

Sep 20, 2019, at 05:00 pm

Dhaka, Sept 20 (IBNS): Jubo League, the youth front of the ruling Awami League, has expelled its leader Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan, after he was arrested for allegedly running an illegal casino in Bangladesh capital city Dhaka, media reports said.

Chinese nationals involved in ATM fraud in Nepal, raises international concern

Sep 20, 2019, at 10:47 am

Kathmandu, Sept 20: Chinese hackers are allegedly committing international cyber thefts and it was evident after five nationals were arrested by Nepali police recently for their involvement in hacking bank data and withdrawing millions of rupees from various Automated Teller Machine (ATM) booths using fake VISA cards in Kathmandu city.

Suicide attack on US military convoy kills at least 8 troops, 1 child in Afghanistan

Sep 20, 2019, at 10:14 am

Kabul, September 20 (Sputnik/UNI) A suicide blast hit a US military vehicle in the eastern Afghan province of Logar on Thursday, leaving at least eight servicemen and one child dead, a Sputnik correspondent has learned.

Ghani says he asked for Pakistan's help in Afghan elections, Khan promises to assist

Sep 19, 2019, at 04:42 pm

Kabul, Sep 19 (Sputnik) Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Thursday that he held talks over the phone with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan last night, during which he asked the politician for help in Afghanistan's upcoming presidential election and received a positive response.

Officials seize 2.136kg gold from Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport

Sep 18, 2019, at 04:18 pm

Dhaka, Sept 18 (IBNS): Customs Intelligence officials have seized 2.136kg gold and gold ornaments from seven passengers during separate operations in Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA).

Afghanistan: Blast rocks Jalalabad, casualties feared

Sep 18, 2019, at 03:52 pm

Kabul: A blast occurred in  PD3 area of Afghanistan's Jalalabad city on Wednesday.

Afghans entitled to live ‘free from fear, intimidation’, says UN chief, condemning suicide attacks

Sep 18, 2019, at 09:59 am

New York: All Afghans have the right to live “free from fear, intimidation and violence”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement on Tuesday strongly condemning two suicide attacks, which left dozens dead.

Karachi witnesses protest over Hindu medical student's death

Sep 18, 2019, at 09:36 am

Karachi, Sept 18 (IBNS): Karachi witnessed massive protest over the death of a Hindu medical student in Larkana area of the country, media reports said on Wednesday.

Afghanistan: Taliban claims responsibility for explosions in Charikar, Kabul

Sep 17, 2019, at 05:22 pm

Kabul, Sept 17 (IBNS): Two blasts rocked Afghanistan's Charikar and Kabul cities on Tuesday with one of them even targeting a rally that was addressed by country's President Ashraf Ghani.

Afghanistan: Blast at President Ghani campaign rally kills 24

Sep 17, 2019, at 03:59 pm

Kabul, Sept 17 (IBNS): At least 24 people were killed as a blast rocked a campaign rally in the city of Charikar in Afghanistan which was being addressed by country's President Ashraf Ghani, media reports said.

Kabul: Explosion occurs close to compounds of the Ministry of Defense

Sep 17, 2019, at 03:45 pm

Kabul, Sept 17 (IBNS): An explosion occurred close to the compounds of the Ministry of Defense in Afghanistan Kabul city on Tuesday, media reports said.

Amid report of attack on minorities, now religious discrimination within Pakistan Army emerges

Sep 17, 2019, at 01:53 pm

Lahore, Sept 17: At a time when Pakistan is witnessing several incidents of attack on minorities and forced conversions, a religious divide in the powerful Pakistan Army has become evident after the widow of a late Major General alleged a disturbing incident experienced by her.

Pakistan: Hindu Medical student Nimrita Kumari's body found in hostel room

Sep 17, 2019, at 09:57 am

Islamabad, Sept 17 (IBNS): Body of a medical student, who was studying in Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University (SMBBMU) in Larkana area of Pakistan, was recovered from her hostel room, media reports said on Tuesday.

US service member killed in Afghanistan

Sep 17, 2019, at 09:46 am

Kabul, Sept 17 (IBNS):  A U.S. service member was killed in action on Monday, officials said.

Teen arrested for allegedly raping a girl

Sep 16, 2019, at 04:02 pm

Dhaka, Sept 16 (IBNS): One person has been arrested for allegedly raping a second-grader schoolgirl at Phulbari village in Magura's Mohammadpur upazila of Bangladesh, media reports said.

Afghanistan: IED explosion in Farah kills 5

Sep 16, 2019, at 04:00 pm

Kabul, Sept 16 (IBNS): An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Afghanistan's Farah province on Monday killed at least five people including a woman, media reports said on Monday.

Pakistan: Mob vandalise school, temple after Hindu school teacher is accused of blasphemy

Sep 16, 2019, at 12:43 pm

Ghotki, Pakistan: In what might emerge as another incident of targeting minorities in Pakistan, a mob vandalised a school, three temples and several houses belonging to the Hindu community in the country's Ghotki district on Sunday after a student's father reportedly accused a school principal of blasphemy.

Afghanistan: Security forces destroy bomb factories

Sep 15, 2019, at 07:46 pm

Kabul, Sept 15 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces have destroyed bomb factories of Taliban militant group in Afghanistan, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Local Awami League leader shot dead

Sep 15, 2019, at 04:46 pm

Dhaka, Sept 15 (IBNS): Unknown people shot dead a local Awami League leader in Bangladesh's Savar area, media reports said on Sunday.

Chinese projects in Bangladesh in limbo over non-fulfilment of financial commitment

Sep 14, 2019, at 04:01 pm

Dhaka, Sept 14 (IBNS): Giving a hint that they are not fulfilling a financial commitment made to Bangladesh in 2016, China has so far only disbursed USD 981. 36 million, which accounts for five percent of USD 20 billion promised for development projects.

Monsoon destroys Rohingya shelters, sparking record UN emergency food agency response in Bangladesh

Sep 14, 2019, at 09:22 am

New York: Unusually heavy monsoon rains have inundated shelters in refugee camps in southern Bangladesh creating “havoc”, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday, as it launched its biggest emergency response of the year for displaced Rohingya families.

Special Forces storm ISIS hideout in Kabul, 3 hurt

Sep 13, 2019, at 06:15 pm

Kabul, Sept 13 (IBNS):  The Special Forces of the National Directorate of Security stormed a hideout of ISIS terrorist group in Afghanistan's Kabul city and left three people wounded, media reports said on Friday.