Boat capsizes off Libyan coast , 11 Pakistanis feared dead
Feb 03, 2018, at 03:27 pm
Islamabad, Feb 3 (IBNS): At least 11 Pakistani national are feared to have died in a boat sinking incident of the Libyan coast on Thursday, officials said on Saturday.
Bangladesh: Three decades of service and sacrifice in UN peacekeeping
Feb 03, 2018, at 03:19 pm
New York, Feb 3 (JEN): United Nations peacekeepers come from diverse cultures and speak different languages, but share a common purpose: the protection of vulnerable communities and the provision of support to countries struggling to move from conflict to peace.
Ahead of monsoon season, UN supports Bangladesh’s efforts to protect Rohingya camps from flooding
Feb 03, 2018, at 03:12 pm
New York, Feb 3 (JEN): The United Nations refugee agency and its partners are ramping up to assist Bangladesh’s efforts to mitigate some expected impacts of the upcoming monsoon season in the country, during which, according to an initial risk analysis, at least 100,000 Rohingya refugees could be in grave danger from landslides and floods.
Nawaz Sharif feels future of democracy in Pakistan remains uncertain
Feb 02, 2018, at 10:05 pm
Karachi, Feb 2 (IBNS): Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif on Friday said the future of democracy in Pakistan remained unceratin.
Pakistan: FIA arrests man over child pornography charge
Feb 02, 2018, at 03:13 pm
Islamabad, Feb 2 (IBNS): The Federal Investigation Agency has arrested a suspected person of being involved in child pornography in Batkhela area in Pakistan, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Police constable, suspected murderer killed outside Lahore court
Jan 31, 2018, at 10:42 pm
Lahore, Jan 31 (IBNS): A police constable and a suspected murderer were gunned down by unknown men within the premises of a sessions court in Lahore on Wednesday, media reports said.
6.1 earthquake hits Afghanistan, tremors felt in north India, no casualties
Jan 31, 2018, at 06:59 pm
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS) : A 6.1 magnitude earthquake shook the Afghanistan Kabul on Wednesday with the tremors felt across a large part of north India, reports said.
ISI trained one Kabul hotel attacker: Afghanistan official claims
Jan 30, 2018, at 11:39 pm
Kabul, Jan 30 (IBNS): Afghanistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mahmoud Saikal on Monday claimed that one of the attackers, who was involved in last week’s attack on Kabul Intercontinental Hotel, was trained by Pakistan's ISI.
Pakistan: Blast kills 6 members of a family in Kurram Agency
Jan 30, 2018, at 10:11 pm
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IBNS): At least six members of a family were killed in a landmine blast in Maqbal area of Pakistan's Kurram Agency on Tuesday, media reports said.
Ashraf Ghani thanks US President Donald Trump for expressing concerns over recent attacks
Jan 29, 2018, at 10:52 pm
Kabul, Jan 29 (IBNS): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has thanked US President Donald Trump for expressing his concern over the recent terrorist attacks in Afghanistan.
11 soldiers killed, 16 hurt in Afghanistan military academy attack, IS claims responsibility
Jan 29, 2018, at 09:57 pm
Kabul, Jan 29 (IBNS): Eleven Afghan National Armey (ANA) soldiers and four suicide bombers were killed when terrorists attacked Marshal Fahim Military Academy in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Monday, media reports said.
Ruby Sahota welcomes new Canadian citizens at a special ceremony
Jan 29, 2018, at 09:33 pm
Toronto, Jan 29 (IBNS): Ruby Sahota, Member of Parliament for Brampton Northrecently 100 new Canadian citizens at a special citizenship ceremony on behalf of Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), at IRCC Mississauga, media reports said.
Kabul: At least five soldiers killed in attack on military academy
Jan 29, 2018, at 06:51 pm
Kabul, Jan 29 (IBNS): At least five soldiers were killed after insurgents launched a coordinated attack on a military academy in Afghanistan on Monday, media reports said.
Following Kabul attack, NDS chief lambasts Pakistan
Jan 29, 2018, at 05:35 pm
Kabul, Jan 29 (IBNS): Following the deadly Kabul attack, which accounted for 103 deaths, the Afghanistan National Directorate of Security (NDS) chief Masoom Stanekzai lambasted Pakistan for trying to sabotage its neighbour by waging such attacks.
Kabul: Coordinated attack on military academy kills at least five
Jan 29, 2018, at 05:09 pm
Kabul, Jan 29 (IBNS): At least five people, including three militants, have been shot dead after insurgents launched a coordinated attacked on a military academy in Afghanistan capital Kabul on Monday, media reports said.
Kabul: Coordinated attack on military academy
Jan 29, 2018, at 02:26 pm
Kabul, Jan 29 (IBNS): Insurgents have launched a coordinated attacked on a military academy in Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Monday, media reports said.
Ruby Sahota welcomes new Canadian citizens at a special ceremony
Jan 29, 2018, at 04:33 am
Toronto, Jan 28 (IBNS): Ruby Sahota, Member of Parliament for Brampton North, has welcomed earlier this week 100 new Canadian citizens at a special citizenship ceremony on behalf of Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC),at IRCC Mississauga, media reports said..
Death toll in Kabul ambulance blast touches 103
Jan 29, 2018, at 12:54 am
Kabul, Jan 28 (IBNS): The death toll in the Kabul ambulance suicide blast has touched 103, media reports said on Sunday.
UN condemns massive vehicle bomb attack in Kabul that leaves scores dead and wounded
Jan 29, 2018, at 12:00 am
New York, Jan 28 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, the Security Council and the UN in Afghanistan have strongly condemned Saturday's massive vehicle bomb attack on a street near Government buildings in the Afghan capital, Kabul, which reportedly left 95 people dead and scores wounded.
Kabul blast: Death toll rises to 95; Trump condemns attack
Jan 28, 2018, at 04:07 pm
Kabul, Jan 28 (IBNS): The death toll in the Kabul ambulance bomb attack has risen to 95, reports said.
Afghanistan: Kabul blast kills 93 people, injures 158
Jan 28, 2018, at 03:05 am
Kabul, Jan 27 (IBNS): A bomb hidden in an ambulance exploded in Afghanistan's capital Kabul city on Saturday, killing 93 people and injuring 158 others, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Kabul ambulance blast kills 63
Jan 28, 2018, at 01:53 am
Kabul, Jan 27 (IBNS): A bomb hidden in an ambulance exploded in Afghanistan's capital Kabul city on Saturday, killing at least 63 people and injuring 150 others, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 40 killed, 140 injured as massive blast rocks Kabul
Jan 27, 2018, at 10:20 pm
Kabul, Jan 27 (IBNS): At least 40 people were killed and 140 others were hurt as heavy bomb explosion hit Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Saturday, media reports said.
Massive blast in Kabul, at least 17 killed, 110 injured
Jan 27, 2018, at 09:07 pm
Kabul, Jan 27 (IBNS) : A massive explosion killed and wounded scores of people at a police checkpoint in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan expects to continue its longstanding tie with China,USA: PM Abbasi
Jan 26, 2018, at 03:06 pm
Davos, Jan 26 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said his nation will like to continue their longstanding ties with both China and the United States.
Save the Children attack: Death toll rises to six
Jan 25, 2018, at 05:26 pm
Kabul, Jan 25 (IBNS): At least six people have been killed in the Save the Children NGO attack in Jalalabad city in Afghanistan, reports said.
Afghanistan: UN chief ‘appalled and deeply saddened’ by deadly attack on aid partner
Jan 25, 2018, at 02:25 pm
New York, Jan 25 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has spoken out against the fatal attack on the Afghan offices of renowned international non-governmental organization Save the Children, saying that he was “appalled and deeply saddened” by the casualties.
IS claims Save the Children attack in Afghanistan
Jan 24, 2018, at 11:31 pm
Kabul, Jan 24 (IBNS): The so called Islamic State has claimed the Save the Children attack which accounted for the death of at least two people in Afghanistan on Wednesday, reports said.
Afghanistan: Gunmen storm office of Save the Children, 11 injured
Jan 24, 2018, at 09:15 pm
Kabul, Jan 24 (IBNS): At least 11 people were injured as gunmen stormed the office of Save the Children in Jalalabad area of Afghanistan on Wednesday, media reports said.
Explosion rocks Save The Children office in Afghanistan, 11 injured
Jan 24, 2018, at 07:13 pm
Kabul, Jan 24 (IBNS) : A huge explosion struck outside the office of international aid group Save the Children in Jalalabad city, the provincial capital of eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Wednesday, media reports said.