UberAUTO service starts in Karachi
Nov 24, 2016, at 07:22 pm
Karachi, Nov 24 (IBNS): Online taxi service provider Uber on Thursday launched uberAUTO service in Pakistan's Karachi city.
Pakistan: Engine, bogies of Rawal Express derailed
Nov 23, 2016, at 04:40 pm
Rawalpindi, Nov 23 (IBNS): The derailment of engine and two bogies of Rawal Express occurred in Rawalpindi city of Pakistan on Wednesday, media reports said.
Raheel Sharif confirms death sentences awarded to 10 terrorists
Nov 22, 2016, at 09:49 pm
Rawalpindi, Nov 22 (IBNS): Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Raheel Sharif on Tuesday confirmed death sentences awarded to another 10 terrorists.
Afghanistan: Three Taliban militants in disguise arrested by forces
Nov 22, 2016, at 07:26 pm
Kabul, Nov 22 (IBNS): At least three Taliban militants, disguised as refugees, were arrested by Afghan forces, local Khaama Press reported.
Taliban leader Zarqawi killed in Afghanistan
Nov 22, 2016, at 05:37 pm
Kabul, Nov 22 (IBNS): Prominent Taliban leader Majid Zarqawi was killed during an operation by the Afghan forces, local Khaama Press reported.
IFAD President to discuss poverty alleviation with Pak PM and senior govt officials
Nov 22, 2016, at 04:23 am
Islamabad, Nov 21 (IBNS): Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and winner of the 2016 African Food Prize, visited Pakistan on Friday to meet with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to renew IFAD's commitment to alleviation of rural poverty and ensuring food security in the country.
Afghanistan: UN mission condemns killing of civilians in Kabul mosque attack
Nov 22, 2016, at 03:59 am
New York, Nov 21 (Just Earth News): The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has condemned today's attack at a mosque in Kabul that killed at least 32 civilians and injured more than 50 others, many of them children.
Pakistan condemns Kabul mosque attack
Nov 22, 2016, at 02:27 am
Islamabad, Nov 21 (IBNS): The government of Pakistan on Monday condemned the suicide attack at the Baqir-ul-Ulum Mosque in Afghanistan capital Kabul that has led to loss lives and left many injured.
Kabul mosque bombing: ISIS claims responsibility
Nov 22, 2016, at 01:33 am
Kabul, Nov 21 (IBNS): Terror outfit ISIS has claimed responsibility for the Kabul mosque bombing, which killed at least 32 people, media reports said.
Raheel Sharif pays farewell visit to Lahore Garrison
Nov 21, 2016, at 09:48 pm
Rawalpindi, Nov 21 (IBNS): Pakistan's Army Chief General Raheel Sharif addressed a gathering of Army and Rangers troops while on his farewell visit to Lahore Garrison.
Afghanistan suicide attack: 27 killed
Nov 21, 2016, at 09:00 pm
Kabul, Nov 21 (IBNS): A suicide bombing at a religious ceremony in the sixth police district of Kabul city in Afghanistan left at least 27 people killed on Monday, media reports said.
At least eight killed in Kabul Mosque suicide bombing
Nov 21, 2016, at 08:57 pm
Kabul, Nov 21 (IBNS) : At least eight people were killed after a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a Shia mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday, Al Jazeera reported.
Pakistan condemns Kabul attack
Nov 18, 2016, at 11:13 pm
Islamabad, Nov 18 (IBNS): The government of Pakistan has condemned the suicide attack in Kabul that led to the loss of lives of Afghan security personnel.
Afghanistan: Woman elopes with lover after poisoning in-laws
Nov 17, 2016, at 06:16 pm
Kabul, Nov 17 (IBNS): At least seven family members, in-laws, fell victim to poisonous food served by a woman, who later eloped with her lover, reports said.
Afghanistan: ISIS shoulders responsibility for Kabul attack
Nov 17, 2016, at 04:50 pm
Kabul, Nov 17 (IBNS): Terror outfit ISIS has shouldered responsibility for a recent attack in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, which accounted for at least four deaths and injured 11 others, reports said.
Afghanistan: Explosion rocks Kabul
Nov 16, 2016, at 03:05 pm
Kabul, Nov 16 (IBNS): An explosion rocked Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Wednesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: UN launches nine-month operation to assist returnees with emergency food and cash
Nov 16, 2016, at 09:31 am
New York, Nov 16 (Just Earth News): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has launched a nine-month operation to assist Afghanistan in dealing with the growing numbers of returnees from Pakistan, as well as and internally displaced people, by providing emergency food and funds.
Pakistan: Professor killed by unknown men
Nov 15, 2016, at 11:34 pm
Lahore, Nov 15 (IBNS): A professor was shot dead by unknown attackers in Pakistan's Lahore city on Tuesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan road mishap kills 2
Nov 15, 2016, at 02:17 am
Kandahar, Nov 14 (IBNS): At least two people were killed when the vehicle in which they were travelling met with an accident in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan on Monday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: German Consulate attacker arrested by ANDSF
Nov 14, 2016, at 05:02 pm
Kabul, Nov 14 (IBNS): One of the three who attacked the German Consulate in Afghanistan's Balkh province, has been arrested by the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF), reports said.
Sharbat Gula to visit India for medical treatment, says official
Nov 14, 2016, at 02:07 am
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IBNS): National Geographic's famous 'Afghan Girl' Sharbat Gula will be visiting India soon for medical treatment, officials said.
Pakistan shrine blast: Toll touches 52
Nov 13, 2016, at 01:56 pm
Karachi, Nov 13 (IBNS): The death toll in the blast at a Shah Noorani shrine near Hub in Balochistan’s Lasbella district of Pakistan touched 52 on Sunday, media reports said.
Pakistan shrine blast: IS claims responsibility
Nov 13, 2016, at 06:03 am
Karachi, Nov 13 (IBNS): Militant group Islamic State on Saturday claimed responsibility of the blast which hit Shah Noorani shrine close to Hub in Balochistan’s Lasbella district of Pakistan, media reports said.
Hasina asks countrymen to stand beside religious minorities
Nov 13, 2016, at 03:41 am
Dhaka, Nov 12 (IBNS): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked people of her nation to stand beside religious minorities and ensure they get security.
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar urges Trump to withdraw forces from Afghanistan
Nov 12, 2016, at 07:12 pm
Kabul, Nov 12 (IBNS): Hezb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has urged the newly elected US President Donald Trump to withdraw the US forces from Afghanistan, reports said.
Afghanistan: 13 ISIS militants killed in US drone strike
Nov 12, 2016, at 06:20 pm
Kabul, Nov 12 (IBNS): At least 13 ISIS militants were killed in an US drone strike in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, local Khaama Press reported.
UN mission in Afghanistan condemns deadly attack near German consulate in Mazar
Nov 12, 2016, at 01:47 pm
New York, Nov 12 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has condemned last night’s attack, for which the Taliban has claimed responsibility, against civilians in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif, which killed four people and wounded more than 120 others.
All countries should see air pollution in Delhi as ‘wake-up call’ – UNICEF
Nov 11, 2016, at 01:49 pm
New York, Nov 11 (Just Earth News): Amid reports that air pollution in India’s capital, Delhi, has hit record highs over the past week, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called on all countries to pay attention this emblematic case and take decisive actions to tackle the issue.
Taliban attacks German consulate in Afghan city, 2 dead
Nov 11, 2016, at 09:08 am
Kabul, Nov 11 (IBNS) A Taliban suicide car bomber attacked the German consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif city in Afghanistan ramming the vehicle with explosives into the building, killing two people and injuring several, said media reports.
Afghanistan: ANP official arrested for handing over security post to Taliban
Nov 10, 2016, at 06:50 pm
Kabul, Nov 10 (IBNS): An Afghan National Police (ANP) officer was arrested on Thursday for his alleged involvement in handing over security posts to the insurgent Taliban group, reports said.