Pakistan: Rights groups reject summary for formation of ‘sham commission on minorities’
May 06, 2020, at 04:45 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Several minority rights groups and parliamentarians have vowed to resist the formation a National Commission for Minorities (NCM) by the Pakistani government, media reports said.
18 million people may lose job, says Pakistan Minister
May 06, 2020, at 04:16 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Giving a hint that COVID-19 might leave a major burden on Pakistan's economic paradigm, country's Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has said between 20 million to 70 million people could fall below the poverty line and 18 million people could also lose jobs due to the lockdown.
Pakistan may soon see shortage in petrol, diesel supply: Reports
May 06, 2020, at 04:11 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan, which is fighting against Covid-19 outbreak, may soon be seeing a shortage of petrol and diesel in the months of May and June, media reports said.
Sri Lanka says efforts ongoing to assist over 11,000 tourists stranded amidst COVID-19
May 06, 2020, at 03:02 pm
Colombo/Xinhua: Sri Lanka's Tourism Ministry on Wednesday said efforts were ongoing to assist over 11,000 tourists who were stranded in the country due to the closure of airports globally following the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.
Afghanistan reports 168 new COVID-19 cases within 24 hours, 3,392 in total
May 06, 2020, at 02:57 pm
Kabul/Xinhua/UNI: Afghanistan on Wednesday reported 168 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing its total tally to 3,392, according to the country's Ministry of Public Health.
Digital Security Case: RAB officials arrest cartoonist Kishore, writer Mushtaq Ahmed
May 06, 2020, at 02:45 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: The Rapid Action Battalion or RAB has arrested cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore and author Mustak Ahmed in a case filed under the Digital Security Act, media reports said.
Afghan releases more than 100 Taliban prisoners
May 05, 2020, at 07:53 pm
Kabul/UNI:The Afghan government has released 102 more members of the Taliban as per the agreement between the Islamist group and the US announced National Security Council Spokesman Javid Faisal on Tuesday.
Bangladesh: 17 JMB members arrested in Dhaka
May 05, 2020, at 03:22 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh police have arrested 17 members of the banned Islamist outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh or JMB from country's capital city Dhaka, media reports said on Tuesday.
May 05, 2020, at 02:50 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Small businessmen in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region have alleged that they are suffering due to discriminatory and unprofessional conduct of the authorities at this time when the country is witnessing COVID-19 outbreak.
Afghanistan: Security forces arrest two Pakistani nationals affiliated with ISIS
May 05, 2020, at 11:08 am
Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan security forces have arrested two Pakistani nationals who were affiliated with the Islamic State terror group, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistani media rights watchdog report highlights worrying climate of press freedom in country
May 04, 2020, at 05:32 pm
Islamabad: At least 91 cases, including seven murders of journalists and a blogger, attacks and other violations, against media and its practitioners have been documented in Pakistan over the course of one year – between May 2019 and April 2020 – signifying a worryingly escalating climate of intimidation and harassment that is adversely affecting the freedom of expression.
Doctor dies in Karachi after not getting ventilator facility for COVID-19 treatment
May 04, 2020, at 04:56 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: A doctor in Pakistan, who had tested positive for COVID-19, died in Karachi city of the country after he could not get a ventilator for his treatment, media reports said.
Afghan military detains senior IS member in eastern Nangarhar province
May 04, 2020, at 04:28 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: The Afghan National Army captured a senior member of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia) in the eastern Nangarhar province, the governor’s office said on Monday in a statement.
COVID-19 cases top 10,000 in Bangladesh
May 04, 2020, at 03:59 pm
Dhaka/UINI: Bangladesh on Monday reported a record daily jump of 688 new COVID-19 cases, taking its total to over 10,000.
May 04, 2020, at 02:53 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The TIME magazine has named the arrest of CEO, owner and editor-in-chief of Pakistan's Jang Media Group, Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman, in its list of 10 'Most Urgent' cases of threats to Press Freedom in the age of Coronavirus.
Pakistan expects locust migration at end of May
May 04, 2020, at 01:31 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: The Pakistani government has said that a locust migration will start from southwestern Pakistan's Balochistan province and some other countries at the end of May.
Afghanistan: Bomb blast injures 4 power workers in Kabul
May 04, 2020, at 01:28 pm
Kabul/Xinhua/UNI: Four Afghan high-voltage electricity workers were injured in a bomb attack near a power pylon in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Monday, authorities said.
COVID-19 positive Bangladeshi doctor dies
May 04, 2020, at 01:26 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: A Bangladeshi doctor, who had tested positive for COVID-19, has died, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan calls for reduction in violence in Afghanistan
May 04, 2020, at 01:24 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: Pakistan underlined the need for reduction in violence in Afghanistan which is a key to take the peace process forward.
Is Pakistan using COVID-19 situation to eliminate Baloch, Pashtun leaders?
May 03, 2020, at 11:25 pm
Islamabad: At a time when the world is combating the COVID-19 outbreak, Pakistan seems to be using the situation to eliminate prominent Baloch and Pashtun people if the deaths of Sajid Hussain and Arif Wazir are any indication.
COVID-19: Bangladesh reports 665 new cases, two death in 24-hour
May 03, 2020, at 10:21 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh on Sunday reported a record 665 new cases of coronavirus, raising the total number of such cases to 9,445.
Taliban kill 3 soldiers in attack on checkpoints in Eastern Afghanistan
May 03, 2020, at 09:13 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: Three Afghan soldiers were killed and five others injured in a gunfight with Taliban militants in the eastern Afghan province of Paktia, a spokesman for the governor said on Sunday.
COVID-19: Pakistani terror groups seem benefitting from outbreak, militants walk free from jail
May 03, 2020, at 05:39 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistani terror groups seem to be benefitting from the COVID-19 outbreak as all of their operatives, who were in jail as a condition to keep Pakistan out of Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) blacklist, have now walked free amid the spike in virus infection cases in the country, media reports said.
Bangladesh: BNP lambasts Sheikh Hasina government's role in COVID-19 situation
May 03, 2020, at 05:13 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) senior joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that the government was making fun on the people’s hunger during the COVID-19 situation.
Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement leader assassinated outside residence in South Waziristan in Pakistan
May 02, 2020, at 07:48 pm
Wana/IBNS: A Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) leader who was vocal about the rights of Pashtun people was killed by unidentified assailants outside his home in Wana, South Waziristan, in Pakistan, media reports said.
Dozens of Taliban militants killed in southern Afghanistan in past 24 hours - Police
May 02, 2020, at 05:13 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: Dozens of Taliban militants have been killed in Afghanistan’s southern provinces of Zabul and Helmand in the past 24 hours, the police said Saturday.
COVID-19: Bangladesh government likely to extend shutdown by 10 days
May 02, 2020, at 04:59 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Amid a spike in COVID-19 cases, the Bangladesh government is planning to extend the nationwide shutdown of offices and workplaces by 10 days from May 15, media reports said.
Pakistan Religious Affairs Minister opposes inclusion of Ahmadis in minority commission
May 02, 2020, at 03:36 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Religious Affairs Ministry has decided to approach the federal cabinet seeking a review of a decision that pertained to the inclusion of a member of the Ahmadiyya community in the National Commission for Minorities, media reports said.
Weakest segments of society invisible, unheard: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
May 02, 2020, at 02:59 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) notes that widespread social and economic marginalisation have left the weakest segments of society invisible and unheard.
Nawaz Sharif surgery postponed due to coronavirus
May 02, 2020, at 12:51 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's heart surgery has been postponed due to coronovirus, his daughter Maryam Nawaz has said.