Afghanistan: Police arrest six robbers

Mar 14, 2018, at 02:51 am

Kabul, Mar 13 (IBNS): Police have arrested six alleged robbers from western Ghor and Herat provinces of Afghanistan, media reports said on Tuesday.

Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari re-elected to 2nd term of office

Mar 14, 2018, at 01:04 am

Kathmandu, Mar 13 (IBNS): Bidya Devi Bhandari has been re-elected as the President of Nepal for a second term.

Pakistan mourns loss of lives in Nepal plane crash

Mar 13, 2018, at 10:47 pm

Islamabad, Mar 13 (IBNS): Pakistan has condoled the loss of lives in the Nepal plane crash incident which left 49 people dead.

Families of Bangladesh plane crash victims reach Nepal

Mar 13, 2018, at 10:37 pm

Kathmandu, Mar 13 (IBNS): Traveling in a US-Bangla flight, families and relatives of  Bangladeshi flight crash victims reached Nepal on Tuesday.

Nepal: Bangladeshi plane crash kills 50

Mar 12, 2018, at 11:24 pm

Kathmandu, Mar 12 (IBNS): A Bangladeshi plane carrying 67 passengers and four crew has crashed in Nepal, killing at least 50 people, media reports said.

Several killed, many injured as Bangladesh plane catches fire at Kathmandu airport

Mar 12, 2018, at 09:51 pm

Kathmandu, Mar 12 (IBNS) : Several passengers were killed as an US-Bangla Biman aircraft carrying 67 passengers and four crew burst into flames immediately after landing   at Tribhuvan International airport in Nepal’s Kathmandu on Monday, media reports said. 

Bangladesh: Khaleda Zia get four months bail

Mar 12, 2018, at 09:29 pm

Dhaka, Mar 12 (IBNS): BNP supremo Khaleda Zia was given a four-month bail by the Bangladesh High Court on Monday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Taliban claims killing dozens of policemen, seeks control of Anar Dara district in Farah

Mar 12, 2018, at 04:14 pm

Kabul, Mar 12 (IBNS): Sounding alert, officials in Afghanistan's Farah province said on Monday that Anar Dara district is virtually under Taliban control.

Prime Minister KP Oli wins vote of confidence in Nepal Parliament

Mar 12, 2018, at 01:34 am

Kathmandu, Mar 11 (IBNS): Nepal Prime Minister KP Oli won the vote of  confidence during a floor test in the Parliament of the country on Sunday.

Shoe hurled at former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Lahore

Mar 11, 2018, at 09:54 pm

Lahore, Mar 11 (IBNS): A shoe was hurled at former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during an event in Lahore city on Sunday, media reports said.

Ink attack: Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif says incident won't change his politics

Mar 11, 2018, at 07:12 pm

Islamabad, Mar 11 (IBNS): Pakistan Foreign Minister Khwaja Asif, who became the latest victim of ink attack, said the incident won't change his politics.

Afghanistan: Explosion rocks Kandahar province, injures two

Mar 11, 2018, at 05:57 pm

Kabul, Mar 11 (IBNS): An explosion has rocked Kandahar province in Afghanistan on Sunday morning, reports said.

UK: British-Pakistani man stabbed to death in Oldham town

Mar 11, 2018, at 01:35 am

London, Mar 10 (IBNS):  A British-Pakistani man has been stabbed to death in the UK's Oldham town on Friday, police said on Saturday.

Afghanistan: Pakistanis among 10 militants killed during raid

Mar 10, 2018, at 04:33 pm

Kabul, Mar 10 (IBNS): At least 10 militants, including Pakistani nationals, were killed during an operation carried out by Afghan forces in the country's Helmand province, reports said.

Afghanistan: Suicide attack kills 8 in Kabul

Mar 09, 2018, at 10:15 pm

Kabul, Mar 9 (IBNS): A suicide attack in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Friday left at least eight people killed, media reports said.

Security Council renews UN mission in Afghanistan; debate highlights women’s power

Mar 09, 2018, at 03:00 pm

New York, Mar 9 (JEN): The Security Council on Thursday renewed the mandate of the United Nations political mission in Afghanistan for another year to continue providing assistance to the Government and the people of the conflict-plagued country.

Afghanistan: Kandahar attack kills at least four policemen

Mar 08, 2018, at 04:58 pm

Kabul, Mar 8 (IBNS): At least four policemen were killed after militants attacked a police base in Kandahar province of Afghanistan on Wednesday night, reports said.

Sri Lanka restricts Facebook, Viber, Whatsapp to avoid spreading hate and violence

Mar 08, 2018, at 03:00 am

Colombo, Mar 7 (IBNS) Sri Lanka’s telecom authority has taken immediate steps to lower the internet speed to interrupt social media to prevent transmitting fake news or rumors that arouse hate and violence in the country in the aftermath of the communal tension erupted in the Central parts of the country.

UN urges Sri Lanka to resolve issues pertaining to unrest through dialogue

Mar 07, 2018, at 10:39 pm

Colombo, Mar 7 (IBNS) In the wake of violence erupting in the central districts of Sri Lanka, the UN, on Wednesday, urged the people of the island nation to resolve their issues through dialogue, today.

‘No other conclusion,’ ethnic cleansing of Rohingyas in Myanmar continues – senior UN rights official

Mar 07, 2018, at 02:26 pm

New York, Mar 7 (JEN): The “frenzied” scale of unspeakable violence against the minority Muslim Rohingya community in Myanmar has shifted to a “lower intensity campaign of terror and forced starvation,” seemingly intended to drive the remaining Rohingyas from their homeland, a senior United Nations human rights official has warned.

Sri Lanka declares a 10-day State Emergency to curb spread of communal tension

Mar 06, 2018, at 10:03 pm

Colombo, Mar 6 (IBNS): Faced with clashes between two hostile religious groups, the Sri Lanka government, on Tuesday, announced State Emergency emergency to curb the violence from spreading, media reports said.

Four Pakistani nationals among 31 insurgents killed in Afghanistan

Mar 06, 2018, at 06:00 pm

Kabul, Mar 6 (IBNS): At least 31 insurgents were killed in various parts of Afghanistan in anti-terrorism operations conducted by the Afghan forces on Monday.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi visiting Nepal

Mar 06, 2018, at 01:35 am

Kathmandu, Mar 5 (IBNS):  Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is currently on a two-day visit to Nepal.

Sheikh Hasina visits hospital to meet Prof Muhammed Zafar Iqbal

Mar 05, 2018, at 10:09 pm

Dhaka, Mar 5 (IBNS): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday visited a hospital in Dhaka to meet knife-attack victim writer Prof Muhammed Zafar Iqbal.

Afghanistan: 70 Taliban insurgents ready to join peace process, say Herat officials

Mar 05, 2018, at 04:12 pm

Kabul, Mar 5 (IBNS): At least 70 Taliban militants are ready to lay down their arms and join the peace process, according to officials in Afghanistan's Herat province.

Afghanistan: Two key ISIS members arrested

Mar 05, 2018, at 03:18 pm

Kabul, Mar 4 (IBNS): Two Islamic State militants, who were suspected to be involved in planning attacks on Imam Zaman mosque and some other areas of Afghanistan capital Kabul city, have been arrested, media reports said on Sunday.

Hindu Dalit woman elected to Pakistan Senate

Mar 04, 2018, at 11:46 pm

Islamabad, Mar 4 (IBNS): Creating history, a  Hindu Dalit woman has become a senator in Muslim-majority Pakistan, media reports said.

Pakistan: Car mishap kills four person in Chakwal

Mar 04, 2018, at 10:39 pm

Chakwal, Mar 4 (IBNS): At least four people were killed when a car in which they were traveling  overturned on the motorway in Chakwal area of Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Three children die after vaccination in Nawabshah

Mar 04, 2018, at 10:28 pm

Islamabad, Mar 4 (IBNS): At least three Pakistani children died after undergoing routine immunisation vaccines in Nawabshah area of the country, media reports said.

Afghanistan: At least four Taliban militants killed in Helmand

Mar 04, 2018, at 07:21 pm

Kabul, Mar 4 (IBNS): At least four Taliban militants have been killed in an operation launched by Afghan forces in the country's Helmand province, local media reports said.