Afghan police arrest 22 suspects: govt

Sep 11, 2019, at 05:31 pm

Kabul, Sep 11 (Xinhua/UNI) Afghan National Police arrested 22 individuals on suspect of being affiliated with terrorist groups in three provinces overnight on Tuesday, the country's Interior Ministry confirmed on Wednesday.

‘Whole spectrum of Afghan society’ must get behind peace talks, UN envoy tells Security Council

Sep 11, 2019, at 10:10 am

New York: The long Afghan conflict can only be resolved by “direct talks” between its own people, the chief of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) told the Security Council on Tuesday, underscoring that they must be inclusive and represent “the whole spectrum of Afghan society”.

Landslides claim two lives in Cox's Bazaar

Sep 10, 2019, at 03:50 pm

Dhaka, Sept 10 (IBNS): In separate incidents of landslides, which were triggered by heavy rainfall, at least two children lost their lives in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazaar area, media reports said.

Pakistan: Sikh man from Imran Khan's PTI cites atrocities on minorities, seeks asylum in India

Sep 10, 2019, at 10:58 am

Islamabad: At a time Imran Khan is raising concerns over the alleged human rights violations in the Indian Kashmir, a Sikh man from his own party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) sought an asylum in India citing atrocities against the minorities in the South Asian nation, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Bomb blast in Kabul city leaves 3 civilians hurt

Sep 09, 2019, at 05:48 pm

Kabul, Sept 9 (IBNS): A bomb blast in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Monday left at least three people hurt, media reports said.

Pakistan releases Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Maulana Masood Azhar from custody

Sep 09, 2019, at 11:46 am

Islamabad: Amid heightened tension between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, Pakistan has released Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Maulana Masood Azhar from protective custody, media reports said.

Pakistan awaits IMF team to fix collapsing economy amid sparring over Kashmir

Sep 09, 2019, at 01:33 am

Islamabad, Sept 8 (IBNS): Even as Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan keeps their anti-India rant over Kashmir situation raging, experts say he is facing a tough challenge from the crippling economy of the Islamic nation and perhaps the brouhaha over J&K gives him a temporary tool to divert attention of his people.

Radio Pakistan's website hacked briefly, restored later

Sep 08, 2019, at 11:37 pm

Islamabad, Sept 8 (IBNS): National broadcaster Radio Pakistan's website was briefly hacked on Sunday, media reports said.

Gas cylinder explosion in Bangladesh hotel leaves 18 hurt

Sep 08, 2019, at 05:41 pm

Dhaka, Sept 8 (IBNS): At least 18 people were injured as a gas cylinder exploded at a hotel in Board Bazar area of Bangladesh's Gazipur area on Sunday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Suspected terrorists kidnap six journalists

Sep 08, 2019, at 03:35 pm

Kabul, Sept 8 (IBNS): Suspected terrorists have kidnapped a group of six journalists in South-eastern Paktiya province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday.

Almost 20 people hospitalised after protests in Hong Kong: Reports

Sep 08, 2019, at 01:38 pm

Beijing, Sep 8 (Sputnik): Nineteen people have been hospitalized in Hong Kong following the Saturday clashes between the police and the opposition, local media reported on Sunday.

Kabul attack: Trump cancels secret meetings with Taliban leaders, Afghan prez

Sep 08, 2019, at 12:53 pm

Washington, Sept 7 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has informed that he had cancelled secret meetings with the Taliban leaders and Afghan president in the wake of American soldier getting killed in a car bombing in Kabul, which also left 11 others injured on Thursday.

Afghanistan: Taliban commander Sher Lala killed in an airstrike

Sep 07, 2019, at 04:52 pm

Kabul, Sept 7 (IBNS):  A Taliban commander and his comrades have been killed during an airstrike in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province, media reports said on Saturday.

Afghanistan: Senior government official killed by unknown gunmen

Sep 07, 2019, at 04:16 pm

Kabul, Sept 7 (IBNS): Unknown gunmen killed a government official in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.

Police arrest three Rohingya men with Bangladeshi passports

Sep 06, 2019, at 04:07 pm

Dhaka, Sept 6 (IBNS): Bangladesh police have arrested three Rohingya men with Bangladeshi passports in their possessions, media reports said.

Kashmir does not concern Muslim community: UAE embarrasses Pakistan

Sep 06, 2019, at 01:19 pm

Islamabad: In another embarrassment for Pakistan, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan said Jammu and Kashmir issue does not concern the Muslim community and is only a dispute between Islamabad and New Delhi, media reports said.

World can see India's violation of international laws: embattled Imran Khan makes fresh bid to attack Modi over Kashmir

Sep 06, 2019, at 11:26 am

Islamabad: In a fresh attack on New Delhi even after being rebuked by several countries, an embattled Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said India's violation of international laws in Jammu and Kashmir is there for the world to see.

Taliban militants behead the acting provincial human rights chief

Sep 06, 2019, at 09:43 am

Kabul, Sept 6 (IBNS): Suspected Taliban terrorists have beheaded the acting chief of the regional human rights commission of Ghor province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Friday.

Pakistan is the most dangerous country: Ex-US defence secretary

Sep 05, 2019, at 05:55 pm

New York: At a time when Pakistan has failed to corner India at global platforms over the Kashmir issue, a former US  defense secretary came out in criticising the nuclear-armed nation and called it the “most dangerous country” he dealt with in his career.

Pakistan: Pushpa Kohli becomes first Hindu girl to be inducted into Sindh police

Sep 05, 2019, at 04:48 pm

Islamabad: Creating history, Pushpa Kohli has become the first girl belonging to the Hindu community to be inducted into the Sindh police in Pakistan after clearing her provincial competitive examination.

Pakistani singer gets ready with snakes, crocodiles to teach Modi a lesson for Kashmir, Twitter in splits

Sep 05, 2019, at 04:22 pm

Islamabad: Days after Pakistani Railway Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad received an electric shock while criticising Narendra Modi, a Pakistani singer has threatened the Indian Prime Minister with snakes and crocodiles for abrogating Article 370.

India is sowing seeds of war with its Kashmir move: Pakistan army official

Sep 05, 2019, at 11:31 am

Islamabad: Citing the situation in Kashmir as dangerous, Pakistan Army has said that India is sowing the seeds of war with its move to withdraw Jammu and Kashmir’s special status.

Following week of bloodshed, ‘suffering of the Afghan people must end’: UN mission chief

Sep 04, 2019, at 05:47 pm

New York: In the wake of a surge in violent strikes by Taliban extremists in Afghanistan over the past week, the country’s top UN envoy has pleaded for an end to the fighting through a negotiated peace settlement, and an end to the “indescribable loss” suffered by victims’ loved ones

Bangladesh, Maldives hold talks on intelligence sharing to fight against terrorism

Sep 04, 2019, at 04:23 pm

Dhaka, Sept 4 (IBNS): Leaders of Bangladesh and Maldives recently met and discussed the need to exchange intelligence in order to combat terrorism, media reports said.

Sikh pilgrims to get multiple, on arrival visas in Pakistan, says Imran Khan

Sep 03, 2019, at 05:19 pm

Islamabad, Sep 3 (UNI) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that it is his government's "duty" to make all efforts to facilitate Sikh pilgrims who visit Kartarpur and Nankana Sahib as well as other Sikh holy sites in the country.

Afghanistan: Death toll in Taliban truck bomb attack touches 16

Sep 03, 2019, at 04:49 pm

Kabul, Sept 3 (IBNS): The death toll in the truck bomb attack in east of Kabul city of Afghanistan on Monday evening touched 16, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Police forces kill 2 suicide bombers before they reach a wedding ceremony

Sep 03, 2019, at 04:28 pm

Kabul, Sept 3 (IBNS): The police on Tuesday killed two suicide bombers before they tried to enter a wedding ceremony in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan, media reports said.

Pakistani boy asks Imran Khan to fix economy first and then think about Kashmir, video goes viral

Sep 03, 2019, at 04:22 pm

Islamabad, Sept 3 (IBNS): At a time when the relationship between India and its neighbouring nation has touched a new low over the scrapping of the Article 370, a Pakistani boy's video has gone viral online where he could be seen advising his Prime Minister Imran Khan to first focus on developing its economy and later on issues like Jammu and Kashmir.  

Explosion rocks Afghan capital, casualties feared

Sep 03, 2019, at 10:12 am

Kabul, Sept 3 (Xinhua/UNI) Casualties were feared after a powerful explosion rocked near a compound frequented by foreigners in eastern side of Afghanistan's capital of Kabul on Monday, an Interior Ministry spokesman confirmed.

Man of Bangladeshi origin shot dead in New York

Sep 03, 2019, at 09:36 am

Dhaka, Sept 3 (IBNS): A man of Bangladeshi descent has been shot dead in New York city of the US, media reports said on Tuesday.