COVID-19: Bangladesh's death toll tops 1,200; total cases exceed 90,000
Jun 15, 2020, at 06:08 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh confirmed 38 more fatalities from Novel Coronavirus on Monday, bringing the country's death toll to over 1,200.
Pakistan: Punjab region to reimpose COVID-19 lockdown
Jun 15, 2020, at 05:54 pm
IslamabadUNI: The authorities of the Pakistan's Punjab province announced on Monday that they will be imposing a complete coronavirus-related lockdown in the worst-affected areas of the provincial capital city of Lahore in an attempt to curb the virus spread.
Afghanistan: Doctor killed, two people injured in attacks
Jun 15, 2020, at 04:26 pm
Kabul/UNI: Two separate attacks have taken place in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, leaving one person dead and two others injured, a police source told Tolo News on Monday.
If SOPs ignored then COVID-19 cases in Pakistan will touch one million by July end: Minister
Jun 15, 2020, at 09:31 am
Islamabad/IBNS: A Pakistani minister has cautioned his countrymen that if the carelessness of citizens in following standard operating procedures continues then the number of COVID-19 cases in the country might touch 300,000 by the end of this month and to a million by end July.
Pakistan continues to witness forceful conversion of minority girls
Jun 14, 2020, at 11:53 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan, one of the key South Asian nations that is fighting a serious COVID-19 outbreak, is still witnessing forced conversion of minority girls even at this hour of health crisis.
PMÂ Imran Khan warns Pakistan citizens against COVID, says "masses not taking it seriously"
Jun 14, 2020, at 10:19 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that many people in the country are not taking novel coronavirus seriously and are behaving irresponsibly which has lead to a surge in cases.
Eight killed, 1 missing in western Nepal landslide
Jun 14, 2020, at 05:58 pm
Kathmandu/Xinhua: A landslide occurred in western Nepal on Saturday has killed eight people, and a total of nine people were buried.
Afghan military repels Taliban attack, kills 2 militants during clashes - Reports
Jun 14, 2020, at 04:44 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The Afghan security forces repulsed the Taliban attack in the northern Faryab province of the country and killed two militants during the clashes, the Khaama Press News Agency reported on Sunday, citing the 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan National Army.
Defence allocation shows Pak govt presented budget after Army's approval: Mirza
Jun 13, 2020, at 05:19 pm
Glasgow: Human rights activist Amjad Ayub Mirza on Friday criticised the Pakistan government over the budget passed by it and said the decision to allocate Rs 1.3 Trillion for defence showed it was done after the approval by the country's Army.
Former Bangladesh minister Mohammed Nasim passes away at 72
Jun 13, 2020, at 05:08 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Former Bangladesh health minister and Awami League leader Mohammad Nasim passed away at a Speciality Hospital here on Saturday, He was 72.
Seven Afghan policemen killed in Taliban attack
Jun 13, 2020, at 05:06 pm
Kabul/UNI: As many as seven Afghan policemen were killed in an attack by Taliban militants in the country's western Ghor province on Friday night, an official confirmed on Saturday.
PoK leaders express concern over Chinese intrusion to India
Jun 13, 2020, at 04:46 pm
Bern: Exiled leader from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri has condemned the recent intrusion of Chinese Army in India's Ladakh region.
Former Pakistan PM Yousuf Raza tests positive for COVID-19
Jun 13, 2020, at 04:42 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Former Pakistan prime minister and senior PPP leader Yousuf Raza Gilani has tested positive for COVID-19.
Kashmiris in Pakistan's Muzaffarabad complain about poor isolation ward for COVID-19 patients
Jun 13, 2020, at 04:02 pm
Muzaffarabad: When people suffering from COVID-19 need special attention from hospitals, the Kashmiri people are receiving poor treatment in Pakistan's Muzaffarabad city.
Pakistan's state-run PTV sacks 2 journalists for showing Kashmir as part of India
Jun 12, 2020, at 05:43 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's state-run PTV has sacked two employees for showing "incorrect map of Pakistan" that was showing occupied Kashmir to be a part of Indian territory.
Afghanistan: Blast in mosque leaves imam, three others killed
Jun 12, 2020, at 04:02 pm
Kabul/IBNS: At least four people were killed as a blast rocked Sher Shah Suri Mosque in Kart-e-Char area in the west of Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Friday, media reports said.
Afghan President agrees to resume talks with Taliban in Doha – Qatari Foreign Ministry
Jun 12, 2020, at 09:29 am
Doha/Sputnik: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has agreed to hold a new round of negotiations with the Taliban in the Qatari capital of Doha, Qatari Foreign Ministry Special Envoy Mutlaq Al-Qahtani told Al-Jazeera broadcaster.
Pakistan forces flee posts amid violent protest in Balochistan
Jun 11, 2020, at 07:22 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani Border Forces recently abandoned check posts in Pakistan's Balochistan region amid protests by locals in Brabchah area of the city, media reports said.
District police chief killed in Taliban attack in Eastern Afghanistan
Jun 11, 2020, at 04:44 pm
Kabul/UNI: A district police chief was killed and four other police officers wounded during clashes with Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province, a provincial police spokesman confirmed on Thursday.
Pakistan's opposition leader tests positive for COVID-19
Jun 11, 2020, at 04:37 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua: The leader of the opposition in Pakistan's National Assembly or the lower house of the parliament Shahbaz Sharif and several other politicians have tested positive for COVID-19, local media reported on Thursday.
Taliban should make its stand against Al Qaida clear, says US Gen
Jun 11, 2020, at 04:30 pm
Kabul/UNI: United State Central Command’s top general, Marine Gen. Kenneth F McKenzie has said that he would not recommend a complete US troop pullout from Afghanistan by mid 2021 unless the Taliban make it clear that they no longer support Al-Qaida fighters.
Five more cases of enforced disappearances emerge from Balochistan
Jun 10, 2020, at 11:38 pm
Quetta: Five more cases of enforced disappearances have been reported from Balochistan as atrocities continued in this Pakistani region.
Pakistan govt reaches deal with Maulana Abdul Aziz of Lal Masjid
Jun 10, 2020, at 11:30 pm
Islamabad: Returning to spotlight, controversial Maulana Abdul Aziz, who had led the weekly congregational prayer without taking any anti-Covid-19 measures and had openly displayed weapons, reached an agreement with the Pakistani government by which he vacated Lal Masjid G-6 and moved to the madrassah Jamia Hafsa in G-7.
Lack of medical facilities in Balochistan leads to death of three, including children
Jun 10, 2020, at 11:15 pm
Quetta: The Pakistani government seems to be neglecting the Balochistan region as evident from the deaths of three, including two children, in the area in the past 24 hours due to unavailability of medical facilities.
Bangladesh:Â COVID-19 death toll reaches 1,012
Jun 10, 2020, at 05:52 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The death toll from novel coronavirus in Bangladesh has reached 1,012 as 37 more people died in the last 24 hours.
Afghanistan records 684 new COVID-19 positive cases
Jun 10, 2020, at 04:47 pm
Kabul/Xinhua: Afghanistan's Public Health Ministry has confirmed 684 new COVID-19 positive cases over the past 24 hours, totaling the number of patients infected with the disease to 22,143 in the country, said a statement of the ministry released Wednesday.
Pakistan govt faces heat from oppn leader as petrol shortage persists
Jun 10, 2020, at 10:10 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has blamed acute shortage of petroleum in the country on 'mafias'.
Jun 10, 2020, at 10:06 am
Rawalpindi: Protesting against the arrest of Editor-in-Chief of Geo and Jang Group Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman and on the curbs on the media, workers of Geo and Jang Group along with the Pakistan Federal Unions of Journalists, representatives of the civil society and political parties demonstrated across Pakistan on Monday.
Afghanistan: Residents of Kunar allege Pakistan forces advanced towards Durand Line
Jun 10, 2020, at 09:58 am
Residents of Afghanistan's Kunar province have alleged that Pakistani forces have advanced towards the Afghan part of the Durand Line.
Jun 10, 2020, at 09:48 am
Members of Activists of Youth Action Committee have demonstrated outside the local press club in Pakistan's Nawabshah city against the federal government’s plans for construction of Bhasha dam on Indus River.