Pakistan: Sikh human rights activist Radesh Singh Tony cries for help after threat calls
Jan 24, 2020, at 04:46 pm
Peshwar/IBNS: At a time Imran Khan is sympathising with the minorities in India over its internal decisions, a Sikh human rights activist in Pakistan, Radesh Singh Tony, is crying for help and rescue after he received threat calls from the hardliners of the South Asian nation.
Imran Khan pitches for tourism in Pakistan at Davos
Jan 22, 2020, at 05:43 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, speaking at the World Economic Forum at Davos on Wednesday, made a strong pitch for promoting tourism in his country which hosts the remains of one of the oldest civilizations of the world.
Taliban militants surrender in Afghan province
Jan 22, 2020, at 05:38 pm
Kabul/Xinhua/UNI: Forty Taliban militants have surrendered to Afghan National Army in the country's western province of Ghor amid military pressure in the mountainous region, Afghan Ministry of Defense confirmed on Wednesday.
Ahead of talks with Pakistan PM Imran Khan, Donald Trump offers to 'help' on Kashmir issue again
Jan 22, 2020, at 09:03 am
Davos/IBNS: Despite repeated mentions by India that Kashmir is a bilateral issue, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday once again said he was ready to 'help' solve the dispute related to the region between neighbouring India and Pakistan.
Afghan AF kills 15 Taliban militants in airstrikes
Jan 21, 2020, at 07:06 pm
Kabul/UNI: At least 15 Taliban militants were killed after the Afghan Air Force targeted their positions in eastern Ghazni province, the Afghan Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.
Nepal:Â Eight Indians found dead
Jan 21, 2020, at 05:34 pm
Kathmandu/UNI: Eight Indians, including four children, died in Nepal on Tuesday.
Virus scare in China: Screening of passengers taking place in Dhaka airport
Jan 21, 2020, at 04:53 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Amid fear of the breakout of a new SARS-like virus in China, the screening process of passengers has started in Bangladesh's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
World Economic Forum: Imran Khan to meet Donald Trump
Jan 21, 2020, at 10:07 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan PM Imran Khan, who will attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, will meet US President Donald Trump at the sidelines of the event, officials said.
Pipeline explosion kills at least 2 in Nigeria's economic hub
Jan 20, 2020, at 05:53 pm
Lagos/Xinhua/UNI: At least two bodies had been recovered from the explosion site of a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation pipeline in Lagos, Nigeria's economic hub, an official with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Monday.
Dhaka Police Attack: Two neo-JMB terrorists arrested
Jan 20, 2020, at 05:27 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh police have arrested two neo-JMB terrorists in connection with the attacks on police in Dhaka in 2019, media reports said on Monday.
Kabul: Afghan government official’s family members killed
Jan 20, 2020, at 10:15 am
Kabul/IBNS: Unknown men killed four members of a family of an Afghanistan government official in Kabul city, media reports said on Monday.
North Korea appoints Korean Unification Talks Chief as new Foreign Minister: Reports
Jan 19, 2020, at 03:22 pm
Seoul/Sputnik: North Korea has appointed Ri Son Gwon, the former head of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Country (CPRC), as the country’s new foreign minister, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported on Sunday, citing sources in Pyongyang.
7 remain missing as over 150 rescued following avalanche in Nepal
Jan 19, 2020, at 09:16 am
Kathmandu/Xinhua: Four South Koreans and three Nepalis remained missing since Friday following an avalanche in western Kaski district, as over 150 foreign tourists and Nepalis were rescued on Saturday from around the area, local officials and trekking agencies said.
Five indicted for operating network to export US-origin goods to Pakistan’s nuclear programme
Jan 18, 2020, at 02:57 pm
Washington/IBNS: Five people have been indicted in United States for allegedly running an international network which purchases US products for nuclear weapons programme in Pakistan.
India summons Pakistan official demanding 'safe return' of abducted Hindu minor girls
Jan 18, 2020, at 02:54 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Lodging a strong protest, India on Friday summoned a senior official of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi and expressed its serious concerns about the recent cases of abduction of minor girls belonging to the minority Hindu community of Pakistan.
Airstrike kills 4 Taliban fighters in Afghanistan's south: Military
Jan 17, 2020, at 08:32 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: The Afghan air force launched a strike overnight on a Taliban hideout in the southern province of Kandahar that killed four fighters, the military said.
Bishwa Ijtema's second phase starts in Bangladesh
Jan 17, 2020, at 05:13 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The second phase of three-day Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims after Hajj, began on the banks of the Turag river at Tongi, Gazipur on Friday.
Sri Lanka lifts 25-year ban on private helicopter flights from Colombo
Jan 17, 2020, at 04:43 pm
Colombo/Xinhua/UNI: In a bid to boost tourism, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday lifted a 25-year ban on the operation of helicopter flights by private operators from the heart of capital city of Colombo.
Roadside bombing Afghanistan's Zabul province leaves five people dead
Jan 17, 2020, at 10:12 am
Kabul/IBNS: A roadside bombing in Afghanistan's southern Zabul province on Thursday left five people dead, media reports said on Friday.
Crackdown on expression grows in Pakistan: HRW
Jan 15, 2020, at 04:54 pm
New York/IBNS: Pakistan’s government intensified its clampdown on the media, political opposition, and nongovernmental organizations in 2019, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2020.
Bangladesh witnesses crackdown on critics, activists: HRW
Jan 15, 2020, at 04:52 pm
New York/IBNS: After winning a third term in elections marked with allegations of fraud and a crackdown on the political opposition, the Awami League-led government in Bangladesh stifled dissent and failed to hold security forces accountable for abuses, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday in its World Report 2020.
Pakistan: Blast at Karkhano checkpost in Peshawar leaves 10 hurt
Jan 15, 2020, at 04:39 pm
Peshawar/IBNS: At least 10 people were hurt in a blast at Karkhano checkpost in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Tuesday, media reports said.
Civilian toll devastating in Afghanistan: Human Rights Watch
Jan 15, 2020, at 04:33 pm
Kabul/New York/IBNS: Attacks by all parties to Afghanistan’s armed conflict in 2019 took a devastating toll on civilians, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday in its World Report 2020.
Jan 14, 2020, at 06:59 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: In what might be seen as a conflict arising within the Pakistani Army, the second-most senior Pakistan Army officer, General Sarfraz Sattar was allegedly forced to resign after being kept under house arrest with his family for weeks, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Explosions rock Mazar-e-Sharif, 2 killed
Jan 14, 2020, at 03:54 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Back-to-back explosions rocked Afghanistan's Mazar-e-Sharif city which left at least two people killed, media reports said.
Lahore High Court quashes Parvez Musharraf's death sentence
Jan 13, 2020, at 10:18 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The death sentence handed down to former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf by a special court has been quashed by another court in the country, a BBC report said.
Seven prisoners escape prison in Afghanistan
Jan 13, 2020, at 03:40 pm
Kabul/IBNS: At least seven prisoners broke a jail in Afghanistan's Paktya area and fled away on Sunday evening, media reports said.
Afghanistan: IED blast leaves three cops killed
Jan 12, 2020, at 07:15 pm
Kabul/IBNS: An IED blast in Afghanistan's Helmand province on Saturday left at least three policemen killed, media reports said.
Taliban commander killed in Afghanistan air strike
Jan 12, 2020, at 07:02 pm
Kabul/IBNS: A key Taliban commander, who was a citizen of Pakistan, was killed during an airstrike in Kunduz province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday.
Man arrested for 'raping' dumb girl in Bangladesh
Jan 12, 2020, at 05:22 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Police have arrested a man for allegedly raping a dumb girl in Pabna area of Bangladesh, media reports said on Sunday.