Prince Harry meets Nepal PM

Mar 20, 2016, at 04:35 am

Kathmandu, Mar 19 (IBNS) British Prince Harry met Nepal Prime Minister KP Oli on Saturday.

Pervez Musharraf leaves for Dubai

Mar 18, 2016, at 03:06 pm

Islamabad, Mar 18 (IBNS): Seeking 'medical treatment', Pakistan's former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf left for Dubai on Friday.

15 killed in Pakistan blast

Mar 16, 2016, at 09:53 pm

Peshawar, Mar 16 (IBNS): At least 15 people were killed as a blast occurred in a bus in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Wednesday, reports said.

Peshawar: 11 killed in blast

Mar 16, 2016, at 03:42 pm

Peshawar, mar 16 (IBNS): At least 11 people were killed as a blast rocked Pakistan's Peshawar city on Wednesday, reports said.

'Survival will be an achievement' for new Afghan Government, says UN envoy

Mar 16, 2016, at 01:21 pm

New York, Mar 16(Just Earth News/IBNS):The new Afghan Government, formed through a power-sharing agreement, must manage its difficult transition in 2016 by overcoming political, economic and security challenges, the top United Nations official in that country told the Security Council on Tuesday, as the 15-nation body extended the UN ion there for another year.

NATO Secretary General visits the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Mar 15, 2016, at 04:45 pm

Kabul, Mar 15 (IBNS) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is currently visiting the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan together with the Chairman of the Military Committee, General Petr Pavel, an official release said.

Afghanistan: Child killed in bomb blast

Mar 13, 2016, at 09:47 pm

Kabul, Mar 13 (IBNS): A child was killed in a bomb blast in Afghanistan's Helmand province on Sunday, media reports said on Sunday.

Pakistan team to depart for India only after receiving security assurance, says Minister

Mar 11, 2016, at 01:31 am

Islamabad, Mar 10 (IBNS) Pakistan's Interior Minister, Chaudhry Nisar on Thursday ruled that the national side will not travel to India to participate in the ICC World T20 unless the government of the host nation provide public assurance to provide fool-proof security to the team.

16 killed in Pakistan suicide attack

Mar 08, 2016, at 01:41 am

Islamabad, Mar 7 (IBNS): At least 16 people were killed as a suicide bomber hit the gates of a local court building in Shabqadar tehsil of Charsadda district in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, media reports said.

Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif to visit Saudi Arabia

Mar 08, 2016, at 12:42 am

Islamabad, Mar 7 (IBNS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will visit Saudi Arabia on Mar 9, officials said on Monday.

Taliban rejects to participate in peace talks with Afghanistan government

Mar 06, 2016, at 02:17 am

Kabul, Mar 5 (IBNS) Taliban has rejected to participate in peace talks with the Afghanistan government.

Pakistan PM directs security assessment before Pakistan's participation in ICC World T20 in India

Mar 05, 2016, at 03:58 am

Islamabad, Mar 4 (IBNS): Ahead of the ICC World T20 in India, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has directed Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali to ‘send a team to India’ to assess measures adopted for security of Pakistan cricketers during the tournament.

Afghanistan attack: All attackers killed

Mar 02, 2016, at 10:14 pm

Jalalabad, Mar 2 (IBNS) Security forces have killed all the five militants who had attacked near the Indian consulate in Afghanistan's Jalalabad area on Wednesday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Heavy explosion occurs near Indian Consulate

Mar 02, 2016, at 09:00 pm

Jalalabad, Mar 2 (IBNS) A heavy explosion took place outside the Indian Consulate in Afghanistan's Jalalabad city on Wednesday, reports said.

Jalalabad: Heavy explosion heard outside the Indian Consulate

Mar 02, 2016, at 07:59 pm

Jalalabad, Mar 2 (IBNS) Heavy explosion rocked the Afghan city of Jalalabad on Wednesday, reports said.

Pakistan: Mumtaz Qadri buried

Mar 02, 2016, at 02:57 pm

Islamabad, Mar 2 (IBNS): Amid tight security Mumtaz Qadri, the assassin of former Punjab governor Salman Taseer, was buried in Bara Kahu area near Pakistan's Islamabad city on Tuesday, media reports said.

Pakistan: 12 militants killed

Mar 01, 2016, at 02:28 pm

Peshawar, Mar 1 (IBNS) Security forces have claimed to have killed 12 terrorists in North Waziristan area on Pakistan.

NASA data used to track groundwater in Pakistan

Mar 01, 2016, at 02:17 pm

New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The vast farmlands of Pakistan -- a country with an economy based on agriculture -- rely on one of the largest continuous irrigation systems in the world.

Pakistan: Former Punjab Gov Salman Taseer's assassin Mumtaz Qadri hanged

Feb 29, 2016, at 08:27 pm

Islamabad, Feb 29 (IBNS) Mumtaz Qadri, the assassin of former Punjab governor Salman Taseer was hanged earlier on Monday in Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail, according to reports.

Bangladesh: Wall collapses in Chittagong, 5 children injured

Feb 29, 2016, at 02:01 am

Chittagong, Feb 28 (IBNS): At least five children were injured as a wall collapsed in Chittagong's Nandankanan area on Sunday.

Pakistan arrests 20 Indian fishermen

Feb 28, 2016, at 08:48 pm

Islamabad, Feb 28 (IBNS) Pakistan's Maritime Security Agency has arrested 20 India fishermen for fishing in the neighbouring nation's waters, media reports said on Sunday.

Pathankot: Pakistan court sends 3 suspects to custody

Feb 28, 2016, at 08:25 pm

Islamabad, Feb 28 (IBNS): A Pakistani court on Saturday sent three arrested suspects, in connection with the Pathankot air base in India, to six days police custody, media reports said.

Afghanistan: UN mission condemns deadly bombing near governor's office in Kunar province

Feb 28, 2016, at 03:46 pm

New York, Feb 28 (IBNS) Condemning Saturday's suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province that killed 11 civilians and injured more than 30 others, the United Nations Assistance Mission in the country (UNAMA) reiterated that indiscriminate use of explosives in areas crowded by civilians is a serious violation of international humanitarian law.

Pakistan welcomes Russia- US agreement on Syria

Feb 28, 2016, at 03:20 am

Islamabad, Feb 27 (IBNS) Pakistan on Saturday welcomed Russia and the United State for reaching an agreement for a nationwide cessation of hostilities to begin in Syria.

UDMF claims Nepal PM Oli's recent visit to India was not completely successful

Feb 27, 2016, at 11:40 pm

Kathmandu, Feb 27 (IBNS): Nepal's United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) on Saturday claimed that country's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s recent visit to India was not totally successful.

Afghanistan: 11 killed in suicide attack

Feb 27, 2016, at 08:09 pm

Kabul, Feb 27 (IBNS) At least 11 people were killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan's Asadabad area on Saturday, media reports said.

Ex-ISIS member claims Pakistan trained and funded them

Feb 26, 2016, at 01:50 am

Kabul, Feb 25 (IBNS) A group of 10 ex-ISIS members, who put down their weapons and joined the peace talks in Afghanistan, on Wednesday, claimed that Pakistan funded and trained them, according to reports.

Nepal PM mourns loss of lives in Nepal plane crash

Feb 24, 2016, at 11:54 pm

Kathmandu, Feb 24 (IBNS) Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli on Wednesday mourned the death of 23 people in a plane crash in the country's Myagdi district.

Nepal plane crash kills all 23 on board

Feb 24, 2016, at 11:08 pm

Kathmandu, Feb 24 (IBNS) The burnt wreckage of the Tara Air place that had crashed in Nepal on Wednesday have been located at Tirkhe Dhunga in the western district of Myagdi and all the 23 people, including two children and two foreigners, killed, according to media reports.

Afghanistan: UN calls on all parties to respect protected status of medical facilities and personnel

Feb 24, 2016, at 02:58 pm

New York, Feb 24 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Following two incidents in the past week that put access to health care in Afghanistan under attack, the United Nations mission in the country has urged all parties to refrain from targeting hospitals and to take all feasible precautions to prevent casualties among their patients and personnel.