Pakistan: Explosions at Gadani shipbreaking yard kills 10
Nov 01, 2016, at 11:26 pm
Islamabad, Nov 1 (IBNS): A series of explosions which hit an unused oil tanker in the Gadani shipbreaking yard in Pakistan left 10 people killed on Tuesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Blast kills 1 cop
Nov 01, 2016, at 11:08 pm
Trinkot, Nov 1 (IBNS): An explosion rocked Afghanistan central Uruzgan province on Tuesday which killed at least one police officer, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Suicide attack kills 4
Nov 01, 2016, at 03:35 pm
Kabul, Nov 1 (IBNS): At least four civilians were killed in a suicide attack in Jalalabad area of Afghanistan on Monday, media reports said on Tuesday.
Hindu temples attacked in Bangladesh: 2 cases filed
Nov 01, 2016, at 05:36 am
Dhaka, Oct 31 (IBNS): Two cases have been filed in Bangladesh in connection with the attack on Hindu temples in Haripur union of Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria area in the country recently, media reports said on Monday.
At least 11 ISIS militants killed in Afghanistan
Oct 31, 2016, at 05:27 pm
Kabul, Oct 31 (IBNS): At least 11 ISIS militants were killed in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, reports said.
Afghanistan: At least 25 Taliban militants killed in airstrike
Oct 30, 2016, at 07:05 pm
Kabul, Oct 30 (IBNS): At least 25 Taliban militants were killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, reports said.
Pakistan: Firing at religious gathering kills 5
Oct 30, 2016, at 02:08 am
Islamabad, Oct 29 (IBNS): At least five people were killed as unidentified gunmen opened fire at a Majlis taking place at a house at Karachi city's Nazimabad area in Pakistan on Saturday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Kandahar car bombing kills one, injures three
Oct 29, 2016, at 07:52 pm
Kandahar, Oct 29 (IBNS): At least one person was killed and three more injured following a car bomb explosion in Kandahar in southern Afghanistan, reports said.
Afghanistan: Kabul explosion leaves five injured
Oct 29, 2016, at 04:01 pm
Kabul, Oct 29 (IBNS): At least five people, including two soldiers and three civilians were injured, following an explosion which rocked Kabul on Friday afternoon, reports said.
Pakistan: Sharbat Gula sent to judicial custody
Oct 28, 2016, at 09:52 pm
Peshawar, Oct 28 (IBNS): A Pakistani court has sent Sharbat Gula to 14 days to judicial custody, media reports said on Friday.
Afghanistan: Four arrested for selling fake currency notes
Oct 28, 2016, at 06:48 pm
Kabul, Oct 28 (IBNS): Four people were arrested in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul for selling fake currency notes, reports said.
At least 13 ISIS militants killed in Afghanistan
Oct 28, 2016, at 05:02 pm
Kabul, Oct 28 (IBNS): At least 13 ISIS militants were killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province recently, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Al-Qaeda leaders killed in US strikes
Oct 27, 2016, at 03:36 pm
Washington, Oct 27 (IBNS): The U.S. forces conducted precision strikes in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, targeting Faruq al-Qatani and Bilal al-Utabi, two of al-Qaeda's most senior leaders in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
ADB, Pakistan sign loans to boost cross-border trade with neighbours
Oct 27, 2016, at 02:44 pm
Islamabad,Oct 27 (IBNS): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Government of Pakistan has signed loan agreements for $250 million to boost cross-border trade activity with neighboring countries.
UN ‘Global Open Day’ emphasizes Afghan women’s role in fighting violent extremism
Oct 27, 2016, at 01:36 pm
New York, Oct 27 (Just Earth News): Following a meeting with Afghan civil society representatives on Wednesday in Kabul, senior UN officials stressed that securing women’s rights is essential to strategies that combat violent extremism and encouraged the Government to develop and implement human-rights based and gender sensitive polices to address to address its drivers.
UN mission ‘outraged’ at killing of hostages in central Afghanistan
Oct 27, 2016, at 04:40 am
New York, Oct 26 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has strongly condemned the killing of 26 civilians who were earlier taken hostage by a group of armed men in country’s central Ghor province.
Pakistan: Officials arrest National Geographic's 'Afghan Girl'
Oct 26, 2016, at 10:15 pm
Islamabad, Oct 26 (IBNS): An Afghan woman, who had gained fame after appearing on the cover of a 1985 issue of the National Geographic magazine, was arrested by Pakistani officials in Peshawar city on Tuesday, media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: At least 23 civilians shot dead by militants
Oct 26, 2016, at 05:57 pm
Kabul, Oct 26 (IBNS): Militants kidnapped and shot dead at least 23 civilians from Ghor province of Afghanistan, reports said.
Afghanistan: At least 45 militants killed in counter-terrorism operation
Oct 26, 2016, at 05:56 pm
Kabul, Oct 26 (IBNS): At least 45 militants, including 19 ISIS loyalists, were killed by Afghan forces recently in the country's Nangarhar province, reports said.
UN chief ‘condemns’ terrorist attack in Pakistan’s restive Baluchistan province
Oct 26, 2016, at 01:38 pm
New York, Oct 26 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned a terrorist attack on a police academy in Quetta, Pakistan earlier on Tuesday that claimed the lives of at-least 60 people and injured more than 100.
Quetta attack: IS claims responsibility
Oct 26, 2016, at 12:16 am
Quetta, Oct 25 (IBNS): Militant group IS has claimed responsibility for the attack at a Police Training College in Pakistan on Monday which left 61 people killed, reports said.
Oct 25, 2016, at 11:03 pm
Quetta, Oct 25 (IBNS): Militant attack at the Police Training College in Pakistan on Monday night left 61 people dead, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: 59 killed in Quetta police training college attack
Oct 25, 2016, at 02:27 pm
Quetta, Oct 25 (IBNS): Militants attacked a police training college in Pakistan's Quetta city which left 59 people dead on Monday,media reports said on Tuesday.
UN cites ‘worrying reversal’ in efforts to tackle illicit drugs as Afghan opium production soars
Oct 25, 2016, at 02:24 pm
New York, Oct 25 (Just Earth News): Opium production in Afghanistan rose by 43 per cent to 4,800 metric tons in 2016 from 2015, according to the latest figures released on Monday by the Afghan Ministry of Counter Narcotics and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Imran Khan condemns Quetta attack
Oct 25, 2016, at 01:55 pm
Islamabad, Oct 25 (IBNS): Pakistani politician Imran Khan on Tuesday condemned the militant attack at a police training college in Quetta which left over 50 people killed on Monday.
Over 50 killed as militants attack Police Academy in Pakistan
Oct 25, 2016, at 01:28 pm
Quetta, Oct 25 (IBNS) : At least 51 people, which included mostly cadets, were killed as militants stormed a police training college in Pakistan's Quetta city on a Monday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Raheel Sharif visits Army Liver Transplant Unit
Oct 25, 2016, at 01:36 am
Rawalpindi, Oct 24 (IBNS): Pakistan's Chief of the Army Staff General Raheel Sharif, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) visited Army Liver Transplant Unit (ALTU) on Monday at Rawalpindi.
Oct 24, 2016, at 01:47 pm
New York, Oct 24 (Just Earth News): The demand for water to support agricultural development in conflict-plagued Afghanistan often results in high-stakes water disputes, according to a new United Nations report released on Sunday, which underscores the need for more effective and transparent means of resolving the differences.
Pakistan: Rangers personnel allegedly shot dead by colleague
Oct 23, 2016, at 10:15 pm
Islamabad, Oct 23 (IBNS): A Pakistan Rangers personnel was allegedly shot dead by his colleague near Gulshan-e-Iqbal K.D.A. Scheme in Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Pakistan PM says his government will complete term
Oct 22, 2016, at 10:23 pm
Islamabad, Oct 22 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said his government will complete the entire term of five years.