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Baloch journalist goes missing in Sweden, Baloch National Movement doubts ISI's role

Mar 30, 2020, at 07:47 pm

Upsalla/IBNS: Baloch journalist Sajid Hussain Baloch, who had fled Pakistan for life in 2012 and has been living in self-exile for several years, has gone missing from Swedish city Upsalla for nearly a month now, media reports said.

Imran Khan government's slow approach exposed as COVID 19 grips Pakistan

Mar 30, 2020, at 07:32 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistani government is failing to implement proper measures to curb the spread of the deadly disease and with clerics refusing to close their mosques, the situation of COVID-19 outbreak in the South Asian country is escalating further every day.

COVID-19: Bangladesh reports one more Coronavirus infection case in past 23 hours

Mar 30, 2020, at 06:59 pm

Dhaka/UNI: One more person has been infected with coronavirus or COVID-19 in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours, officials said on Monday.

Bomb blast in Afghanistan's Kandahar leaves 1 civilian killed, 1 soldier wounded: Source

Mar 30, 2020, at 12:46 pm

Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: A bomb blast in the village of Nave Mazri, in the Arghandab district of Kandahar Province, left one civilian killed and one Afghan National Army soldier injured, a source told Sputnik.

Twelve IS inmates escape prison in NE Syria

Mar 30, 2020, at 12:26 pm

Damascus/Xinhua/UNI:  A total of 12 inmates of the Islamic State (IS) militant group escaped a prison run by Kurdish militia in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah on Sunday, state TV reported.

JKPJF condemns Kabul terror attack, demands action against perpetrators

Mar 29, 2020, at 10:46 pm

Srinagar 25/03/20:  The Chairman the newly launched JK People's Justice Front, Aga Syed Abbas Razvi, has condemned the Kabul terror attack saying targeting of a religious place in the midst of the Covid-19 is against Islam and against the teachings of Holy Prophet Mohammad.

Pakistan: Five docs, one cop test positive for COVID 19 in Karachi

Mar 29, 2020, at 06:04 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan, which is seeing a spike in the number of COVID 19 patients, now reported that five doctors and one policeman have tested positive for the virus in Karachi city of the country, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Suspected COVID 19 patient dies in Barisal

Mar 29, 2020, at 05:51 pm

Barisal/IBNS: A suspected COVID 19 patient, who was undergoing treatment at Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital, has died, media reports said on Sunday.

Baloch leader claims Pakistan Army using COVID 19 outbreak as a ground to expand occupation in Balochistan

Mar 29, 2020, at 03:20 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: A Baloch leader has claimed that the Pakistani military is using the Coronavirus outbreak in the nation to expand its occupation and grip in Balochistan, media reports said.

Thailand reports 109 new COVID-19 cases, one more fatality

Mar 28, 2020, at 08:26 pm

Bangok/Xinhua: Thailand on Saturday reported 109 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 1,245.

Balochistan National Party (Mengal) Chairman condemns arrest of Jang-Geo Group Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman

Mar 28, 2020, at 07:42 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Balochistan National Party (Mengal) Chairman Sardar Akhtar Mengal has condemned the arrest of Jang-Geo Group Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman by Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau (NAB).  

At least 6 dead after Taliban clash with Afghan police in Kandahar : Source

Mar 28, 2020, at 05:33 pm

Kabul/Sputni/UNI: Clashes occurred between the Afghan National Police and the Taliban radical group overnight Saturday in the Spin Buldak district of the southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan, Sputnik has learned from local sources.

Pakistan: Five imams arrested for violating prayer codes

Mar 28, 2020, at 04:53 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Police in Pakistan's Gakhar Mandi city arrested four imams (prayer leaders) for allegedly violating prayer codes which have been enforced by authorities in the region at a time when the country is witnessing a major spike in the number of COVID 19 infected cases.

Bangladesh reports no COVID 19 case in 24 hours

Mar 28, 2020, at 04:32 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh did not report any new COVID 19 case in the past 24 hours.

Bangladesh: Road mishap kills five

Mar 28, 2020, at 10:32 am

Dhaka/IBNS: At least five people died when a cement truck overturned in Bangladesh's Tangail region on Saturday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Punjab to let go 20,000 prisoners amid COVID 19 scare

Mar 28, 2020, at 10:25 am

Islamabad/IBNS: Amid Covid 19 spread fear, authorities in Pakistan's Punjab region has decided to let go almost 20,000 of its 46,000 prisoners, media reports said.

Pakistan: COVID 19 cases rises to 1257, Army allegedly move positive patients to PoK, Gilgit-Baltistan

Mar 27, 2020, at 05:45 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan seems to slip in its efforts to tackle the COVID 19 menace as the number of infected patients in the country has now touched 1257 and reports are even emerging that Pakistan Army has started to move coronavirus positive patients from Punjab province to Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit Baltistan.

Gunmen kill 25 at Afghan temple, UN chief calls for accountability

Mar 27, 2020, at 03:49 pm

New York/IBNS: The Secretary-General condemned Wednesday’s attack on a Sikh-Hindu temple in the heart of Kabul, Afghanistan, that left dozens of civilians killed and injured.

Gunmen kill 25 at Afghan temple, UN chief calls for accountability

Mar 27, 2020, at 03:38 pm

New York/IBNS: The Secretary-General condemned Wednesday’s attack on a Sikh-Hindu temple in the heart of Kabul, Afghanistan, that left dozens of civilians killed and injured.

ISIS Khurasan claims Sikh Gurudwara in Kabul was attacked by Abu Khalild al-Hindi

Mar 27, 2020, at 11:50 am

Kabul/IBNS: An offshoot of the terror group Islamic State- ISIS Khurasan- has claimed responsibility for the  attack on the Sikh gurudwara in Afghanistan's Kabul city which left 25 people dead, media reports said.

After India, China donates testing kits, PPEs to Bangladesh

Mar 26, 2020, at 11:37 pm

Dhaka/UNI: After India handed over 30 thousand surgical masks and 15 thousand head covers to Bangladesh, the second batch of medical logistics, including 10,000 testing kits, 10,000 personal protective equipment and 1,000 infrared thermometers, arrived here from Kunming in China on Thursday afternoon.

Amid propaganda to shift blame, China blocks draft to discuss COVID 19 pandemic issue at UNSC

Mar 26, 2020, at 09:50 pm

New York/IBNS: China, which is believed to be the epicentre of the outbreak of COVID 19, has been opposing discussion of the issue in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) even as the Asian giant launched a massive propaganda to wash its hand of the origin of its outbreak, media reports said.

Kabul Sikh Gurudwara attack: Hand of Pakistani spy agency ISI suspected

Mar 26, 2020, at 05:08 pm

Kabul/IBNS: Even as Islamic State terrorist organization claimed responsibility for the attack in a Sikh Gurdwara (temple) in Afghanistan capital Kabul city, which has claimed 25 lives so far, Intelligence sources have pointed to a Pakistan ISI link to the bloody episode which left the world shocked in the middle of a global war against coronavirus.

25 killed in Kabul Sikh Gurudwara attack as ISIS claims responsibility

Mar 25, 2020, at 10:35 pm

Kabul/IBNS: With the world currently engaged in tackling Coronavirus outbreak, Afghanistan witnessed a tragic day as Islamic State gunmen attacked a Sikh gurudwara in capital Kabul city and killed at least 25 people on Wednesday, media reports said.

Law firm Doughty Street Chambers files appeal at UN against arrest of Pakistan media icon Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman

Mar 25, 2020, at 10:24 pm

Islamabad/IBNS:  Calling the move 'politically motivated, arbitrary and unlawful', Amal Clooney’s Doughty Street Chambers has filed a complaint at the United Nations (UN) against the arrest of Editor-in-Chief of Jang and Geo Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman by Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

Pakistan PM still hesitant about imposing complete lock down even as confirmed COVID 19 cases cross 1000

Mar 25, 2020, at 10:13 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: At a time when several countries, including neighboring India, have announced lock down to combat COVID 19, Pakistan PM Imran Khan seems to be still hesitant towards taking the move even as the number of Coronavirus infected cases in the nation crossed 1000 on Wednesday.

COVID-19: Daulatdia sex workers in Bangladesh seek funds

Mar 25, 2020, at 06:24 pm

Dhaka/ UNI: Sex workers of Daulatdai, one of the world’s largest sex working point, on Wednesday, sought emergency funds from the Bangladesh government citing ban on their profession to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Afghanistan: Gunmen attack Sikh Gurudwara, 11 killed

Mar 25, 2020, at 04:20 pm

Kabul/IBNS: At a time when the world, including Afghanistan, is fighting against the coronavirus outbreak, gunmen stormed into a Sikh Gurudwara in Shorbazar area of Kabul city on Wednesday and left 11 people killed, media reports said.

Fidayeen gunmen storm into Sikh Gurudwara in Kabul killing four, worshippers held hostage

Mar 25, 2020, at 01:48 pm

Kabul/IBNS: While the world is fighting Coronavirus spread, terror attacks continue in Afghanistan as gunmen and suicide bombers stormed into a Sikh Gurudwara in Afghanistan's capital Kabul and killed at least four people on Wednesday morning, media reports said.

BREAKINGNEWS: Gunmen in Kabul kill four in Sikh religious gathering, encounter with police on

Mar 25, 2020, at 01:04 pm

KABUL/IBNS: Gunmen stormed into a Sikh place of worship in Kabul's on Wednesday, killing at least four people, officials said. Many worshippers are held hostage still in the gurdwara in Shorbazar.