RAW destabilising Pakistan: General Raheel Sharif

Apr 13, 2016, at 02:46 pm

Islamabad, Apr 13 (IBNS): Pakistan Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif has said that Indian intelligence agency RAW is involved in destabilizing Pakistan.

Grenade blasts in Karachi court, 5 injured

Apr 11, 2016, at 10:16 pm

Karachi, Apr 11 (IBNS): In a bizarre incident, an explosive device, which was presented as case property in Karachi anti-terrorism court, blew up on Monday, leaving five people injured, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Roadside bombing kills 1

Apr 11, 2016, at 09:40 pm

Kabul, Apr 11 (IBNS) A roadside bombing in the Bagrami district of Afghanistan's Kabul killed at least one education officer on Monday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Explosions rock Kabul

Apr 10, 2016, at 02:56 pm

Kabul, Apr 10 (IBNS) Afghanistan's Kabul city was rocked by explosions on Saturday, hours after US Secretary of State John Kerry left the city, media reports said.

Pakistan Navy inducts Zarb missile

Apr 10, 2016, at 01:18 am

Islamabad, Apr 9 (IBNS): Pakistan Navy on Saturday conducted successful test launch of shore based anti-ship missile.

UN rights office expresses concern about death sentences in Bangladesh

Apr 09, 2016, at 01:40 pm

New York, Apr 9 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations human rights office on Friday expressed concern about the latest death sentences handed down against two leaders of an opposition party by the Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal, noting the court's practices have not met international standards of fair trial and due process.

Samad death: Al-Qaeda's Bangladesh division 'claims' responsibility

Apr 09, 2016, at 04:00 am

Dhaka, Apr 8 (IBNS): Militant group al-Qaeda's Bangladesh division Ansar al-Islam has claimed responsibility for the killing of blogger Nazimuddin Samad.

Pakistan: Peshawar blast kills cop

Apr 07, 2016, at 09:45 pm

Peshawar, Apr 7 (IBNS) A bomb blast in Pakistan's Peshawar city killed a police officer and injured two others on Thursday, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Blogger hacked to death in Dhaka

Apr 07, 2016, at 06:16 pm

Dhaka, Apr 7 (IBNS) The repeated killings of secular bloggers in Bangladesh continues as yet another blogger was hacked to death in broad daylight by suspected Islamist militants for expressing secular views, in Dhaka on Wednesday, according to reports.

UN agency condemns large-scale home demolitions in West Bank

Apr 07, 2016, at 01:33 pm

New York, Apr 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has condemned on Wednesday’s large scale home demolitions by Israeli authorities in the Bedouin refugee community of Um al Khayr in the South Hebron Hills.

Pakistan: 6 militants killed during police shootout

Apr 06, 2016, at 09:00 pm

Lahore, Apr 6 (IBNS) During a police shootout, at least six people have been killed in Saggian Bridge area of Lahore on Wednesday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Gunmen attack vehicle, 1 killed

Apr 06, 2016, at 08:47 pm

Kabul, Apr 6 (IBNS): At least one person was killed as gunmen opened fire on their vehicle in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, media reports said on Wednesday.

7 killed in Afghanistan suicide attack

Apr 05, 2016, at 10:41 pm

Kabul, Apr 5 (IBNS) A suicide attack in Siah Gird district of central Parwan province of Afghanistan has killed at least seven people on Tuesday, media reports said.

Imran Khan slams Nawaz Sharif over Panama leak

Apr 04, 2016, at 10:28 pm

Islamabad, Apr 4 (IBNS): Pakistani politician Imran Khan on Monday slammed country's PM Nawaz Sharif over the Panama papers leak.

Heavy rains kill 57 in NW Pakistan, PoK

Apr 04, 2016, at 03:01 pm

Peshawar, Apr 4 (IBNS): Torrential rains which has hit Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan areas left at least 57 people dead.

Pakistan's SAPM meets Chinese Foreign Minister

Apr 02, 2016, at 11:16 pm

Islamabad, Apr 2 (IBNS) Pakistan's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs (SAPM), Syed Tariq Fatemi, held a bilateral meeting with the Foreign Minister of China, H.E. Wang Yi, on Saturday in Washington DC, on the sidelines of Nuclear Security Summit (NSS).

Taliban claims hand in F-16 crash

Mar 30, 2016, at 09:01 pm

Kabul, Mar 30 (IBNS): Taliban has claimed they have downed a US Air Force F-16 fighter jet close to the Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan.

South-east Asia's children face 'double burden' of obesity and undernutrition – UN report

Mar 29, 2016, at 12:52 pm

New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A joint report released on Monday by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has shed new light on the nutrition situation of children across the region.

UN chief strongly condemns Sunday suicide bombing in Pakistan

Mar 29, 2016, at 12:49 pm

New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the suicide bombing that targeted a park in Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least 60 people and wounding over 100, including many women and children.

Pakistan: Qadri supporters ransack Islamabad, at least 16 civilians injured

Mar 29, 2016, at 01:51 am

Islamabad, Mar 28 (IBNS) At least 16 civilians were injured in Pakistan's capital Islamabad, as the Police clashed with Mumtaz Qadri's supporters on Monday, according to reports.

Pakistan: Paramilitary operation launched in Punjab

Mar 29, 2016, at 01:09 am

Lahore, Mar 28 (IBNS) In a bid to hunt down terrorists responsible for the Lahore attacks on Sunday, Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Monday chaired a high-level security meeting in order to review the progress of a paramilitary operation in the country's Punjab province.

Bangladesh court rejects petition to remove as Islam state religion

Mar 28, 2016, at 10:38 pm

Dhaka, Mar 28 (IBNS) Setting aside a writ petition, Bangladesh High Court on Monday ruled that Islam will remain the state religion in the constitution of the Asian nation.

Lahore blast : PM Sharif cancels UK visit

Mar 28, 2016, at 08:15 pm

Islamabad, Mar 28 (IBNS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday cancelled his visit to Britain following the massive blast in Lahore that left over 70 people dead, reports said.

Rocket attack on Afghan Parliament : No casualty report, investigation on

Mar 28, 2016, at 07:08 pm

Kabul, Mar 28 (IBNS) Afghanistan's Parliament came under attack on Monday when unidentified militants fired a rocket at the building in Kabul,Khaama Press reported.

Rocket attack on Afghan new Parliament building

Mar 28, 2016, at 05:40 pm

Kabul, Mar 28 (IBNS) Suspected terrorists made a rocket attack on the Afghan Parliament building on Monday morning, reports said.

Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan Jamaatul Ahrar claims responsibility for Lahore attack

Mar 28, 2016, at 02:21 pm

Lahore, Mar 28 (IBNS): Militant group Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan Jamaatul Ahrar has claimed responsibility for the suicide attack in Pakistan's Lahore city on Sunday which killed more than 60 people.

Pakistan: Lahore suicide attack kills over 60

Mar 28, 2016, at 05:33 am

Lahore, Mar 27 (IBNS): More than 60 people have been killed and 300 others were injured in a suicide attack in Pakistan's Lahore city on Sunday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Suicide attack in Lahore, 58 killed

Mar 28, 2016, at 04:14 am

Lahore, Mar 27 (IBNS) A suicide attack in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Sunday left at least 58 people killed and 200 others injured, media reports said.

Pakistan: 53 killed in Lahore blast

Mar 28, 2016, at 02:30 am

Lahore, Mar 27 (IBNS): At least 53 people were killed as a blast hit Gulshan-i-Iqbal Park of Karachi's Iqbal Town area in Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.

1 injured in Kabul explosion

Mar 26, 2016, at 05:16 am

Kabul, Mar 25 (IBNS) At least one person was wounded as an improvised explosive device went off in the vicinity of Macroryan area of Afghanistan capital Kabul on Friday, media reports said.