Pakistan: 27injured in Quetta explosion

Dec 25, 2014, at 03:35 am

Quetta, Dec 24 (IBNS): An explosion in Quetta’s populated Liaquat Bazaar in has injured at least 27 people on Wednesday, media reports said.

UN rights chief urges return to moratorium as executions resume in Pakistan, Jordan

Dec 23, 2014, at 01:59 pm

New York, Dec 23 (IBNS) The top United Nations official on human rights issues voiced "deep regret" on Monday over the resumption of executions in Pakistan and Jordan at a time when the international community is increasingly turning away from the use of the death penalty.

Pakistan: 13 suspected militants killed in Karachi

Dec 23, 2014, at 05:43 am

Islamabad, Dec 22 (IBNS) At least 13 suspected terrorists were killed during a police operation in Pakistan's Karachi city on Monday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Four terrorists on death row executed

Dec 21, 2014, at 11:44 pm

Faisalabad, Dec 21 (IBNS): Pakistan on Sunday executed four Pakistani terror convicts on death row at a district jail in Faisalabad.

Pakistan university shut following security threats

Dec 21, 2014, at 10:37 pm

Islamabad, Dec 21 (IBNS): A Pakistani university has been shut down following for an indefinite period after it faced threats, media reports said on Sunday.

Afghanistan: 7 killed in roadside blast

Dec 21, 2014, at 09:57 pm

Kabul, Dec 21 (IBNS) At least seven people were killed in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan's Kunar province on Sunday, media reports said.

Arrest warrants issued against TTP chief, others

Dec 21, 2014, at 03:33 am

Karachi, Dec 20 (IBNS): A Pakistani court on Saturday issued non-bailable arrest warrants against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Mullah Fazlullah and other accused in Karachi airport attack case, media reports said on Saturday.

Pakistan: 2 militants executed

Dec 20, 2014, at 04:05 am

Faisalabad , Dec 19 (IBNS): Pakistan on Friday executed two militants in the country's Faisalabad city on Friday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: UN officials urge reforms, fight against drug trade to ensure country’s security

Dec 19, 2014, at 03:27 pm

New York, Dec 19 (IBNS) As Afghanistan builds upon recent political developments, including the formation of a unity government, the country's authorities and the international community must not ignore the immense challenges that lie ahead, from simmering insecurity to an escalating drug crisis, two senior United Nations officials declared on Thursday during their briefing to the Security Council.

Pakistan lifts moratorium on death penalty

Dec 18, 2014, at 02:22 am

Peshawar, Dec 17 (IBNS): A day after Pakistan witnessed a deadly attack at a school which killed 141 people, including 132 school children dead, country's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday approved the removal of moratorium on death penalty.

No difference between good and bad Taliban: Sharif

Dec 18, 2014, at 12:39 am

Peshawar, Dec 17 (IBNS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday sent out a strong message to terrorists and said his country will like to see a complete elimination of terrorism from the nation.

Pakistan army chief visits Kabul

Dec 17, 2014, at 11:37 pm

Kabul, Dec 17 (IBNS): Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif visited Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Wednesday.

Two explosions outside Pakistan college: TV report

Dec 17, 2014, at 10:44 pm

Peshawar, Dec 17 (IBNS) Two explosion occurred outside a girls' college close to Pakistan's Peshawar city on Wednesday, TV report said.

10 killed in Afghanistan militant attack

Dec 17, 2014, at 10:33 pm

Kabul, Dec 17 (IBNS): At least 10 people, including four militants, were killed as terrorists stormed into the New Kabul Bank branch in Afghanistan's Lashkargah area on Wednesday, media reports said.

Sharif vows to continue fight against terrorism

Dec 17, 2014, at 09:40 pm

Peshawar, Dec 17 (IBNS) A day after the school horror that claimed 132 lives of children besides others in a Taliban attack in Peshawar, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Wednesday said his government will combat the terrorists.

In Nepal, UN meeting seeks to boost development ranking of Asia-Pacific's poorest nations

Dec 17, 2014, at 03:10 pm

New York, Dec 17 (IBNS) A United Nations-backed meeting focusing on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) of Asia and the Pacific kicked off on Tuesday as international delegates, UN officials and Government ministers embarked on discussions over how to help the region's poorest nations "graduate" to a higher level of development.

Taliban attack on Pakistan school an act of 'horror and rank cowardice', says UN chief

Dec 17, 2014, at 05:10 am

New York/Peshawar, Dec 16 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday strongly condemned the "blood-curdling attack" on a school in Peshawar, Pakistan, which has cost the lives of at least 130 people, the vast majority of whom were children.

Peshawar school attack: PM Modi calls Nawaz Sharif

Dec 17, 2014, at 04:30 am

New Delhi/Peshawar, Dec 16 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif to express his 'deep condolences' over the attacks carried out by militants at a school in Peshawar city which killed at least 141 people.

Militants intended to kill innocent kids: Bajwa

Dec 17, 2014, at 04:19 am

Peshawar, Dec 16 (IBNS) The Pakistani Army on Tuesday said the militants, who had attacked a school in Pakistan and killed more than 100 children, had no intentions of taking hostages.

Pakistan: Malala, Kailash condemn terrorist attack in Peshawar school

Dec 17, 2014, at 02:32 am

Peshawar, Dec 16 (IBNS): Nobel Peace Prize winners Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi have condemned the militant attack at a school in Pakistan's Peshawar city which killed at least 132 people including children on Tuesday.

Pakistan school attack: Over 100 killed

Dec 16, 2014, at 09:08 pm

Peshawar, Dec 16 (IBNS): About 104 people including 84 students lost their lives in Pakistan as Tehreek-e-Taliban terrorists stormed into the Army Public School and College in Peshawar on Tuesday morning.

Pakistan: Terrorists attack army school, kill 23, about 500 taken hostage

Dec 16, 2014, at 08:03 pm

Peshawar, Dec 16 (IBNS): At least 23 school children were killed and about 500 have been taken hostages by Tehreek-e-Taliban terrorists on Tuesday after they stormed into the Army Public School and College in Paksitan's Peshawar.

PTI workers attack media persons?

Dec 16, 2014, at 03:10 am

Lahore, Dec 15 (IBNS) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers attacked media persons in Pakistan's Lahore city on Monday as they were covering their protest live from the city, media reports said.

Kabul: 7 killed in suicide attack

Dec 14, 2014, at 04:29 am

Kabul, Dec 13 (IBNS) At least seven people were injured in a suicide attack on a vehicle of the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) in the Guzargah locality of Kabul on Saturday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Security Council backs agreement on new non-combat NATO mission

Dec 14, 2014, at 04:01 am

New York, Dec 13 (IBNS) Amid ongoing violence in Afghanistan, the United Nations Security Council on Friday welcomed the agreement between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Afghan Government to establish a new non-combat, training, advisory and assistance mission, which would begin operation in January 2015.

Hafiz Saeed's Twitter account suspended

Dec 09, 2014, at 03:18 am

Islamabad, Dec 8 (IBNS): Days after he had wrote about freeing Kashmir and other issues, Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed's official Twitter account was suspended on Tuesday, reports said.

Pakistan: Al Qaeda leader killed in drone strike

Dec 08, 2014, at 01:08 am

Peshawar, Dec 7 (IBNS) A key Al Qaeda leader has been killed in a US drone attack in Pakistan's Dattakhel area on Sunday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Top Al Qaeda killed

Dec 06, 2014, at 08:45 pm

Islamabad, Dec 6 (IBNS): Pakistan on Saturday confirmed that a top Al Qaeda leader Adnan el Shukrijum was killed in Shinwarsak region of the Asian country's South Waziristan Agency.

UN political chief urges revamped approach to boosting development in Afghanistan

Dec 05, 2014, at 04:10 pm

New York, Dec 5 (IBNS): Despite lingering instability and economic fragility, Afghanistan sits at an historic crossroads from which it can fully transition to a "strong, independent, and forward-looking" nation, the top United Nations political official said on Thursday in London.

Pakistan: Justice Sardar Raza Khan appointed as CEC

Dec 05, 2014, at 04:42 am

Islamabad, Dec 4 (IBNS): Pakistan has appointed Justice Sardar Raza Khan as the the permanent Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), media reports said on Thursday.