Pakistan: Supreme Court suspends HC ruling for recount in Imran's constituency
Aug 08, 2018, at 01:27 pm
Islamabad, Aug 8 (IBNS): The Pakistan Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended the Lahore High Court's (LHC) order to re-tabulate results of NA-131 constituency and accepted PTI chief Imran Khan's petition against the ruling for hearing.
Aug 08, 2018, at 09:19 am
Dhaka, Aug 8 (IBNS): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina renewed her call to the international community, including Japan, to persuade Myanmar to take back Rohingyas who have crossed the border to enter her nation.
Aug 08, 2018, at 08:35 am
New York, Aug 8 (IBNS): The Head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, on Tuesday urged government representatives and business leaders from the Asia-Pacific region to offer more support and protection for over 700,000 Rohingya refugees who have fled violence and discrimination in Myanmar’s Rakhine State over the past year.
Imran Khan's stepdaughter Mehrunnisa Hayat joins PTI
Aug 07, 2018, at 05:38 pm
Islamabad, Aug 7 (IBNS): Mehrunnisa Hayat, the daughter of Imran Khan's wife Bushra, has joined her stepfather's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), media reports said.
Shift Shahidul Alam to hospital for treatment: Bangladesh HC directs jail authorities
Aug 07, 2018, at 05:14 pm
Dhaka, Aug 7 (IBNS): Bangladesh High Court on Tuesday directed jail authorities to send prisoned photographer Shahidul Alam to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) for his treatment.
Human Rights Watch asks Bangladesh government to stop attacks on student protesters, critics
Aug 07, 2018, at 09:56 am
Dhaka, Aug 7 (IBNS): Instead of prosecuting those responsible for unlawfully attacking student protesters demanding road safety, Bangladesh authorities are arresting students and targeting activists and journalists who are highlighting the abuses, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: PTI formally announces Imran Khan as party's Prime Minister candidate
Aug 06, 2018, at 06:22 pm
Islamabad, Aug 6 (IBNS): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday formally nominated Imran Khan as the party's Prime Ministerial candidate.
Explosion in Kabul kills two ANA soldiers
Aug 06, 2018, at 06:14 pm
Kabul, Aug 6 (IBNS): An explosion in Afghanistan's capital Kabul city on Monday killed at least two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers on Monday, media reports said.
Khaleda Zia granted bail for six months in Comilla arson case
Aug 06, 2018, at 04:03 pm
Dhaka, Aug 6 (IBNS): Bangladesh High Court on Monday granted bail to BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister of country Khaleda Zia for six months in an arson case filed under the Special Powers Act 1974 in Comilla in 2015.
Afghanistan: Taliban attack kills at least 8 soldiers in Faryab province
Aug 06, 2018, at 12:16 pm
Kabul, Aug 6 (IBNS): At least 15 people, including soldiers and militants, have been killed as the Taliban affiliated terrorists locked horns with members of security force in Afghanistan's Faryab province on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Suicide bombing kills one person in Jalalabad
Aug 05, 2018, at 10:35 pm
Kabul, Aug 5 (IBNS): At least one person was killed as suicide bombing targeted security forces checkpoint in PD1 in Behsud Pul Square in Afghanistan's Jalalabad city on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Suicide attack kills three NATO soldiers
Aug 05, 2018, at 08:16 pm
Kabul, Aug 5 (IBNS): At least three NATO soldiers were killed in a suicide attack in central Parwan province of Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said.
Armed men attack US envoy's cars in Bangladesh: US Embassy
Aug 05, 2018, at 06:59 pm
Dhaka, Aug 5 (IBNS): A group of armed men attacked a convoy of cars carrying the US envoy to Bangladesh in the capital Dhaka on Saturday, media reports said on Sunday.
PTI to formally name Imran Khan as PM nominee tomorrow
Aug 05, 2018, at 05:11 pm
Islamabad, Aug 5 (IBNS): The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is all set name its chief Imran Khan as the next prime ministerial candidate of Pakistan on Monday, media reports said.
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Rebuild torched schools in Pakistan: Malala Yousafzai
Aug 04, 2018, at 07:32 pm
Islamabad, Aug 4 (IBNS): Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has asked authorities to rebuild schools that have been torched down by unknown men in Gilgit Baltistan's (GB) Diamer district of Pakistan.
Afghanistan mosque attack victims laid to rest
Aug 04, 2018, at 06:54 pm
Kabul, Aug 4 (IBNS): A mass funeral of all the 34 victims of the suicide bombing in Afghanistan was held on a Shiite mosque in southeastern Paktia province on Saturday, media reports said.
Cylinder explosion in Pakistan leaves two dead
Aug 04, 2018, at 06:47 pm
Karachi, Aug 4 (IBNS): At least two people died when a cylinder exploded in Pakistan's Karachi city on Saturday, media reports said.
Imran Khan may take oath as PM on Aug 14: Reports
Aug 04, 2018, at 04:20 pm
Islamabad, Aug 4 (IBNS): Pakistan's Prime Minister-elect Imran Khan might take oath on Aug 14, media reports said.
Pakistan: One dies in suspected cylinder blast in Karachi
Aug 04, 2018, at 04:11 pm
Karachi, Aug 4 (IBNS): A suspected gas cylinder explosion left at least one person dead in Pakistan's Karachi city on Saturday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Pakistan, US condemn Paktia blast
Aug 04, 2018, at 04:07 pm
Kabul, Aug 4 (IBNS): Pakistan and the USA on Saturday condemned the bomb attack in Paktia province of Afghanistan which left 34 people killed.
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Aug 04, 2018, at 07:37 am
New York, Aug 4 (IBNS): A suicide attack that took place inside a Shia mosque in Afghanistan during Friday prayers, killing dozens and injuring more than 70, has been condemned by the head of the UN Mission in the country who said it “may amount to war crimes.”
Afghanistan: Death toll in Paktia mosque blast touches 34
Aug 04, 2018, at 07:22 am
Kabul, Aug 4 (IBNS): The death toll in Friday's suicide blast inside a mosque in Afghanistan's southeastern Paktia province has touched 34, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Suicide blast inside mosque kills 20
Aug 03, 2018, at 04:56 pm
Kabul, Aug 3 (IBNS):At least 20 people were killed as a suicide bombing hit inside a mosque in center of Paktia province in the east of Afghanistan on Friday, media reports said.
Fire breaks out in New Kabul Bank branch, no casualty
Aug 03, 2018, at 03:51 pm
Kabul, Aug 3 (IBNS): Fire broke out at New Kabul Bank branch in Afghanistan on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Unknown men attack 12 girls' schools
Aug 03, 2018, at 03:03 pm
Peshawar, Aug 3 (IBNS): Unknown men attacked 12 girls' school in Pakistan's Chilas town, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Three transgender people wounded in knife attack
Aug 03, 2018, at 09:29 am
Peshawar, Aug 3 (IBNS): Three transgenders were hurt when they were attacked by unknown people with knife in Pakistan's Peshawar city, media reports said on Friday.
Three foreign nationals shot dead in Afghanistan
Aug 03, 2018, at 08:47 am
Kabul, Aug 3 (IBNS): Three foreigners, who were working in Afghanistan, were found dead in Kabul city on Thursday, media reports said o Friday.
No foreign leaders to be invited for Imran's swearing-in
Aug 02, 2018, at 05:39 pm
Islamabad, Aug 2 (IBNS): No foreign leader will be invited for Imran Khan’s swearing-in as Pakistan’s next prime minister, media reports said.
Indian among three foreign women shot dead in Afghanistan
Aug 02, 2018, at 03:18 pm
Kabul, Aug 2 (IBNS) : At least three foreign women, including an Indian, were shot dead shortly after they were kidnapped from Kabul city.
Afghanistan: US airstrikes pound ISIS, Taliban positions, leaving seven militants dead
Aug 02, 2018, at 03:14 pm
Kabul, Aug 2 (IBNS): The US forces based in Afghanistan carried out a series of airstrikes on ISIS and Taliban positions in eastern Kunar and Nangarhar province of Afghanistan leaving at least seven militants dead.