Afghanistan: 5 members of a family killed in rocket attack

Apr 25, 2015, at 09:55 pm

Kabul, Apr 25 (IBNS) A rocket attack has killed five member of a family in eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.

Pakistan PM to visit UK

Apr 24, 2015, at 09:22 pm

Islamabad, Apr 24 (IBNS) Pakistan prime minisrer Nawaz Sharif will leave for the United Kingdom on Friday, officials said.

Pakistan: 5 security personnel injured in IED blast

Apr 24, 2015, at 09:09 pm

Peshawar, Apr 24 (IBNS): At least five security personnel were hurt in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast on a van in which they were traveling in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Friday, media reports said.

Nepal: 16 Indian pilgrims die in mishap

Apr 22, 2015, at 06:13 pm

Kathmandu, Apr 22 (IBNS) At least 16 Indian nationals were killed as the bus in which they were travelling fell off the road in Nepal's Dhading district on Wednesday, media reports said.

UN welcomes Pakistan Supreme Court decision to suspend death penalty

Apr 22, 2015, at 02:50 pm

New York, Apr 22 (IBNS): A group of United Nations independent experts on Tuesday welcomed a recent decision made by the Supreme Court of Pakistan to suspend death sentences imposed by military courts.

BNP supremo attacked in Dhaka

Apr 21, 2015, at 02:57 pm

Dhaka, Apr 21 (IBNS) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) supremo Khaleda Zia's cars were attacked by miscreants while she was campaigning for party-endorsed city election candidates in Dhaka on Monday, media reports said.

Xi Jinping arrives in Pakistan

Apr 20, 2015, at 06:58 pm

Islamabad, Apr 20 (IBNS): Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Pakistan on Monday.

Pakistan and Jamt-ud-Dwa help Kashmiris in Jihad : 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed

Apr 18, 2015, at 10:31 pm

Islamabad, Apr 18 (IBNS) Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief and 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed has admitted that his organisation is backing the Pakistan Army wage jihad in Kashmir in support of the separatists.

22 killed Afghanistan suicide attack

Apr 18, 2015, at 04:33 pm

Jalalabad, Apr 18 (IBNS): A suicide attack in Afghanistan's Jalalabad city has killed at least 22 people on Saturday, media reports said.

Bangladesh: War criminals' pleas to be heard on Apr 28

Apr 16, 2015, at 01:42 am

Dhaka, Apr 15 (IBNS) War criminals Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujaheed and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury's appeals against their death sentences will be heard by the Appellate Division in Bangladesh on Apr 28, media reports said on Wednesday.

Punjab govt challenges Lakhvi's release

Apr 14, 2015, at 09:40 pm

Islamabad, Apr 14 (IBNS): In a significant development, the Punjab government has challenged the Lahore High Court's (LHC) release orders for 26/11 Mumbai attack plotter Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, media reports said on Tuesday.

Pakistan executes murder convict

Apr 14, 2015, at 09:07 pm

Islamabad, Apr 14 (IBNS): Pakistan on Tuesday executed murder convict in the county's Bahawalpur city, media reports said.

Pakistan Court sets 2-month deadline to conclude 26/11 trial

Apr 14, 2015, at 12:27 am

Islamabad, Apr 13 (IBNS): The Islamabad High Court in Pakistan on Monday set a two-month deadline for the trial in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks to conclude, reports said.

Pakistan: US drone kills 4 militants

Apr 12, 2015, at 10:30 pm

Islamabad, Apr 12 (IBNS): A US drone fired two missiles at a hideout in South Waziristan tribal region's Shawal area, close to the Pak-Afghan border, which killed at least four suspected militants on Sunday, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Kamaruzzaman buried

Apr 12, 2015, at 07:15 pm

Dhaka, Apr 12 (IBNS): War criminal Muhammad Kamaruzzaman, who was executed in Dhaka on Saturday, has been buried at his village home in Bangaldesh's Sherpur Sadar area on Sunday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Senior Taliban commander killed in drone strike

Apr 12, 2015, at 04:05 pm

Kabul, Apr 12 (IBNS) A drone strike in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province has killed three people on Sunday, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Kamaruzzaman executed

Apr 12, 2015, at 04:13 am

Dhaka, Apr 11 (IBNS): Bangladesh on Saturday executed death war criminal Muhammad Kamaruzzaman inside Dhaka Central Jail.

Kamaruzzaman might be executed?

Apr 12, 2015, at 12:07 am

Dhaka, Apr 11 (IBNS) Death row war criminal Muhammad Kamaruzzaman might be executed in Bangladesh on Saturday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Militants kill 20 labourers

Apr 11, 2015, at 11:22 pm

Islamabad, Apr 11 (IBNS) At least 20 people labourers were killed as militants opened fire at them in Pakistan's Balochistan area on Saturday, media reports said.

Pakistan condemns killing of its five nationals in Afghanistan

Apr 11, 2015, at 01:36 am

Islamabad, Apr 10 (IBNS) Pakistan on Friday said the Afghan Deputy Head of Mission was called to Foreign Office and handed over a Demarche, conveying the country's serious concern over the brutal killing of five Pakistani nationals in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: Afghan soldier kills a American soldier

Apr 09, 2015, at 02:55 am

Kabul, Apr 8 (IBNS): An American soldier was killed as Afghan National Army has exchanged fire with U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, reports said on Wednesday.

Pakistan: Death row convict executed in Balochistan's Machh Jail

Apr 08, 2015, at 03:55 pm

Islamabad, Apr 8 (IBNS) Pakistan has executed a death row convict in Balochistan’s Machh Jail on Wednesday, media reports said.

Pakistan executes two murder convicts

Apr 07, 2015, at 03:59 pm

Islamabad, Apr 7 (IBNS)Pakistan has execute two death row convicts in the country's Kot Lakhpat and Sahiwal Central Jail on Tuesday, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Kamaruzzaman's plea rejected

Apr 06, 2015, at 06:26 pm

Dhaka, Apr 6 (IBNS): The Bangladesh Supreme Court on Monday rejected Jamaat-e-Islami leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman's plea for reviewing death penalty awarded to him for his crimes against humanity during the country's Liberation War in 1971.

Bangladesh: Zia returns home

Apr 06, 2015, at 01:12 am

Dhaka, Apr 5 (IBNS): Ending her long stay at the party office in Gulsan, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia returned to her residence here on Sunday after securing bail in two graft cases.

Afghanistan: UN envoy deplores latest deadly attack on civilians

Apr 03, 2015, at 04:40 pm

New York, Apr 3 (IBNS): The top United Nations envoy for Afghanistan has condemned "in the strongest terms" today's deadly suicide attack in the city of Khost, in the country's far east, which reportedly left dozens of people dead and injured.

Bangladesh: 8 killed as trawler sinks in Buriganga River

Apr 03, 2015, at 04:15 am

Dhaka, Apr 2 (IBNS): At least eight bodies have been recovered after a trawler sank in the Buriganga River at Dhaka’s Keraniganj area, media reports said on Thursday.

Afghanistan: Suicide bomb blast kills 18 in Khost

Apr 03, 2015, at 03:55 am

Khost City, Apr 2 (IBNS): At least 18 people were killed and 64 others were injured after a suicide explosion hit the southeastern Khost province in Afghanistan on Thursday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Explosion in Khost kills 17

Apr 02, 2015, at 07:11 pm

Kabul, Apr 2 (IBNS): A heavy explosion rocked Afghanistan's Khost province which left at least 17 people killed, media reports said on Thursday.

Chinese president to visit Pakistan?

Apr 01, 2015, at 05:36 pm

Islamabad, Apr 1 (IBNS) Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to visit Pakistan this month, media reports said on Wednesday.