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Nepal: Man shot dead by unknown attackers in Malangawa

Mar 03, 2019, at 04:37 pm

Kathmandu, Mar 3 (IBNS): Unidentified group of attackers shot dead a man in Malangawa town of Nepal, media reports said on Sunday.

Pakistanis now demands Nobel Peace Prize for PM Imran Khan

Mar 02, 2019, at 05:57 pm

Islamabad, Mar 2 (IBNS): After Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan released the captured Indian Air Force Pilot Abinandan, leaving his nation rejoice his 'gesture of peace' a resolution was moved in the National Assembly Secretariat in Pakistan for referring him for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Road mishap leaves 11 dead in Nepal

Mar 02, 2019, at 10:31 am

Kathmandu, Mar 2 (IBNS): At least 112 people died after the vehicle in which they were travelling veered off the road into Mahakali River at Ratakatha in Duhun Rural Municipality-3 of Nepal's Darchula district on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.

Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists attack army base

Mar 01, 2019, at 07:20 pm

Kabul, Mar 1 (IBNS): A group of Taliban terrorists and suicide bombers attacked an army base in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province on Friday, media reports said.

Pakistani Foreign Minister says will skip OIC session as Indian counterpart invited

Mar 01, 2019, at 07:11 pm

Moscow, Mar 1 (Sputnik/UNI) Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Friday that he would abstain from attending the two-day meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers, to protest OIC's decision to invite Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj to this event amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan.

JeM chief Masood Azhar "unwell", confined to home: Pakistan

Mar 01, 2019, at 05:25 pm

New Delhi, Mar 1 (UNI) Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar is so "unwell" that he "can't even leave his house", Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Friday.

Stateless Rohingya refugee children living in ‘untenable situation’, UNICEF chief

Feb 28, 2019, at 12:52 pm

New York, Feb 28 (IBNS): With around half a million in effect, stateless Rohingya refugee children living in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar camp, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) chief stressed on Friday that the international community must address their “untenable situation” and “invest in this generation”.

'Hijacked' Bangladesh Biman fight to resume flights next week

Feb 27, 2019, at 05:06 pm

Dhaka, Feb 27 (IBNS): The Biman Bangladesh flight, which was 'hijacked' by a person last week, will resume flights within 10 days, officials said.

Nepal: Seven including Tourism Minister Adhikari dies in helicopter crash

Feb 27, 2019, at 04:41 pm

Kathmandu, Feb 27 (IBNS): All seven on board a helicopter, which was carrying country's tourism minister Rabindra Adhikari, were killed after it crashed in Nepal's Taplejung district on Wednesday, media reports said.

Lets talk: Pakistan PM Imran Khan tells India

Feb 27, 2019, at 04:18 pm

Islamabad, Feb 27 (IBNS): Amid heightened tension, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said his country is ready to sit on any form of 'dialogue' with India on the issue of 'terrorism'.

Afghanistan: Magnetic bomb blast leaves three wounded

Feb 26, 2019, at 04:51 pm

Kabul, Feb 26 (IBNS): A magnetic bomb blast in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province left at least three people wounded, media reports said.

Pak PM holds 'urgent meeting' in wake of India's LoC violation

Feb 26, 2019, at 02:58 pm

Islamabad, Feb 26 (UNI/IBNS) :Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan held an emergency meeting at 1100 hrs on Tuesday to discuss the security situation, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said.

Pak foreign minister rings up Chinese counterpart, briefs him on Pulwama development

Feb 25, 2019, at 06:24 pm

Islamabad, Feb 25 (UNI) Pakistan Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday spoke to Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi over the telephone on the evolving regional situation after the Pulwama terror attack and thanked Beijing for its steadfast support to his country.

Pakistan: Karachi building collapse leaves three dead

Feb 25, 2019, at 04:00 pm

Karachi, Feb 25 (IBNS): A three-storey building collapsed in Pakistani city of Karachi and left three people dead, media reports said on Monday.

Bangladesh plane hijack: RAB identifies suspect as ‘listed criminal Polash’

Feb 25, 2019, at 03:12 pm

Chittagong, Feb 25 (IBNS): RAB have identified the man killed in the commando operation during the hijacking bid in Bangladesh city of Chittagong as Md Polash Ahmed,media reports said.

Al-Azizia reference: Islamabad High Court to decide on former Prime Minister Nawaz’s plea seeking suspension of sentence

Feb 25, 2019, at 02:09 pm

Islamabad, Feb 25 (UNI/IBNS) : The Islamabad High Court will on Monday announce its decision on a petition seeking release of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on bail on medical grounds.

Fire breaks out at a building located close to Kabul airport

Feb 25, 2019, at 09:54 am

Kabul, Feb 25 (IBNS): A fire has broke out at a building of an organization affiliated with the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in Kabul city, media reports said on Monday.

Commandos gun down Bangladesh Biman 'hijacker'

Feb 24, 2019, at 11:27 pm

Chittagong, Feb 24 (IBNS): Security forces shot dead a man in his mid twenties who tried to hijack Bangladesh Biman BG-147 on Sunday evening, media reports said.

Suspect arrested in Biman Bangladesh hijack attempt

Feb 24, 2019, at 08:25 pm

Chittagong, Feb 24 (IBNS/UNI): A hijack attempt was made on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Dhaka to Dubai during a stopover in Chittagong, media reports said.

Dubai-bound Bangladesh flight makes emergency landing after hijack attempt, passengers evacuated

Feb 24, 2019, at 07:58 pm

Dhaka, Feb 24 (UNI) A Dubai-bound flight from Bangladesh made an emergency landing at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong on Sunday over reports of hijacking attempt. 

Afghanistan: Taliban-designated chief killed in eastern Nangarhar province

Feb 24, 2019, at 06:16 pm

Kabul, Feb 24 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces have killed a Taliban-designated chief for the Lalpora district of eastern Nangarhar province, media reports said on Sunday.

Blast rocks Pakistan's Balochistan, 1 dead

Feb 24, 2019, at 05:56 pm

Islamabad, Feb 24 (IBNS): An explosion hit Pakistan's  Balochistan's Dera Murad Jamali city on Sunday and left one person killed, media reports said.

Civilian deaths from Afghanistan conflict in 2018 touched record level: UNAMA

Feb 24, 2019, at 03:39 pm

Kabul, Feb 24 (IBNS): More civilians were killed in the Afghan conflict last year than at any time since records have been kept, according to a United Nations report released today by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the UN Human Rights Office. 

Karachi medical student dies after she was caught during exchange of fire between police, robbers

Feb 23, 2019, at 04:31 pm

Karachi, Feb 23 (IBNS): A medical student was killed after she was caught in a crossfire between the police and suspected robbers in Pakistan's North Karachi locality, media reports said on Saturday.

Pakistan: Man, woman killed for 'honour' in Karachi

Feb 23, 2019, at 04:22 pm

Karachi, Feb 23 (IBNS): In the name of 'honour' a man and a woman have been killed in Pakistan's Karachi city, media reports said.

11 militants killed, 14 arrested in Afghanistan

Feb 23, 2019, at 04:18 pm

Kabul, Feb 23 (Xinhua/UNI) :At least 11 militants have been killed and 14 others arrested by Afghan army personnel as fighting rages in the country, military sources said Saturday.

Afghanistan: Ten alleged criminals arrested

Feb 23, 2019, at 09:41 am

Kabul, Feb 23 (IBNS): Ten alleged criminals have been arrested by the police from  various police districts of Kabul districts of Afghanistan, media reports said on Saturday.

Amid international pressure, Pakistan govt takes control of Jaish headquarters

Feb 22, 2019, at 09:47 pm

Islamabad, Feb 22 (IBNS): Amid international pressure to act against terrorism, the Pakistan government on Friday announced to have taken over the control of the headquarters of the terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), which claimed responsibility for the February 14 attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district that killed 40 Indian soldiers.

Bangladesh: Pakistan government condoles loss of lives in fire

Feb 22, 2019, at 04:32 pm

Islamabad, Feb 22 (IBNS): Pakistan on Friday condoled the loss of lives in a fire tragedy in Bangladesh capital Dhaka which left 70 people dead.

Pakistan decides to reinstate ban on two terror organisations

Feb 22, 2019, at 12:04 pm

ISLAMABAD, Feb 22 (UNI) The Pakistani government decided to reinstate a ban on two terror organisations already been placed in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions committee's consolidated list, after a suicide attack in Pulwama-which claimed lives of more than 40 CRPF Jawans, an official statement on Friday said.