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Pakistan to train Afghanistan aviation staff: Reports

Nov 18, 2021, at 01:25 am

Islamabad: The Afghanistan Embassy in Pakistan has said Islamabad will provide professional training to the Afghan aviation staff in areas of security, traffic controlling, firefighting, air forecast, and airport management, media reports said on Wednesday.

Two Pakistani policemen arrested for blackmailing teen girls over obscene videos

Nov 17, 2021, at 11:02 pm

Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested four people, including two policemen, for allegedly blackmailing two teenage girls with inappropriate videos of them.

Facebook says hackers in Pakistan targeted Afghan users during former govt collapse

Nov 17, 2021, at 10:43 pm

Social media giant Facebook said hackers from Pakistan used the platform to  target people in Afghanistan with connections to the previous government during the Taliban's takeover of the country.

Lawmakers from 20 countries oppose Chinese nominee to Interpol committee

Nov 17, 2021, at 10:26 pm

The Chinese government's nominee to global policing organisation Interpol has been opposed by over four dozen lawmakers from 20 countries.

Afghanistan: Taliban govt urges US to unfreeze its central bank assets

Nov 17, 2021, at 10:01 pm

Kabul/UNI: Afghanistan's Interim Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in a letter to the US Congress has urged for the release of its central bank assets that were frozen by the American government.

Taliban will be invited to high-level meeting of Afghan neighbors: Pakistan's top diplomat

Nov 17, 2021, at 09:49 pm

Islamabad: The Afghan cabinet appointed by the Taliban will be invited to attend the third ministerial meeting of Afghanistan's neighboring states, Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi said.

Pakistan: Opposition leader Bilawal Bhutto urges Speaker Asad Qaiser to 'respect his own chair, position'

Nov 17, 2021, at 09:22 pm

Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto on Wednesday requested Speaker Asad Qaiser to "respect his own chair, position".

Pakistan: PML-N prez dubs EVMs 'evil and vicious machines' at joint session of parliament

Nov 17, 2021, at 08:35 pm

Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday called the electronic voting machines (EVMs) as "evil and vicious machines" and slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government for not being serious in creating consensus on electoral reforms.

Will work with close partner India: US Special Envoy on Afghanistan Thomas West

Nov 17, 2021, at 02:19 pm

Washington/New Delhi/UNI: US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West has said the US will work with close partner India to address their “abundant shared interests in a stable and peaceful Afghanistan”.

Imran Khan may be in trouble soon with army rolling out red carpet for Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif: Media reports

Nov 17, 2021, at 05:26 am

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is likely to be in deep trouble very soon as the Pak army and establishment have given a nudge to Khan's predecessor Nawaz Sharif to return to the country, according to an exclusive report by Indian television network CNN-News18.

Encouraging Taiwanese independence would be playing with fire: Xi tells Biden during virtual meeting

Nov 16, 2021, at 11:55 pm

Washington/Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping warned his US counterpart Joe Biden during his virtual summit that encouraging Taiwanese independence would be "playing with fire".

Afghanistan: Taliban arrest 11 IS-K members from Daikundi province

Nov 16, 2021, at 11:38 pm

Kabul: The Taliban have arrested 11 suspected members of Islamic State Khorasan Province (IS-KP), a regional affiliate of the Islamic State (IS) group, from Afghanistan's Daikundi province, media reports said on Tuesday.

Pakistan: Lahore gets most polluted city tag with over 400 AQI

Nov 16, 2021, at 11:21 pm

Lahore/UNI: The provincial capital of Punjab became the most polluted city in Pakistan and among the most polluted in the world after the city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) went above 400.

Former Pakistan President Zardari says Imran Khan govt will not complete five-year term

Nov 16, 2021, at 10:48 pm

Islamabad: Former Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said the Pakistani government, under the leadership of PM Imran Khan, will not complete its five-year tenure.

Pakistan: Fire breaks out at oil refinery in Karachi's Korangi, 6 hurt

Nov 16, 2021, at 08:20 pm

Karachi: At least six people received burn injuries as a fire broke out in an underground line of an oil refinery in Korangi Industrial Area in Pakistan's Karachi city, media reports said on Tuesday.

Afghanistan: Taliban launches large-scale ops against IS-KP in Kandahar

Nov 16, 2021, at 04:13 am

Kandahar, Afghanistan: The Taliban have conducted operations against the fighters of Islamic State Khorasan Province (IS-KP), a regional affiliate of the Islamic State (IS) group, in four districts of Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, media reports said on Monday.

Pakistan: Key opposition PDM to hold virtual meeting today to decide future strategy

Nov 16, 2021, at 01:39 am

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan's key opposition alliance, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), will meet virtually on Monday to decide its strategy for the future.

Beijing Olympics boycott: Tibetan community members to demonstrate in Washington

Nov 16, 2021, at 12:57 am

Tibetan community members are scheduled to demonstrate in Washington on Monday to press their demond to boycott the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games over human rights issues in China.

Uyghurs displaced from Xinjiang to different corners of China

Nov 16, 2021, at 12:53 am

Beijing: A Chinese job placement company has transferred over 3000 Uyghur workers from Xinjiang to different factories located in various corners of China, media reports said.

Uyghur Atrocities: Protest held outside Chinese Embassy in London

Nov 16, 2021, at 12:47 am

A large number of people demonstrated outside the Chinese Embassy in London on Saturday to protest against Beijing's treatment towards Uyghur community members.

Chinese dream of establishing itself as arms exporter receives jolt as Bangladesh flags faulty equipment supply

Nov 16, 2021, at 12:43 am

China's aim of establishing itself as a defence exporter to many countries that are neighbours to India received a jolt when its supplies to the Bangladesh armed forces have raised concerns over the quality and longevity of the products, media reports said.

Chinese intel agency playing key role in 'souring' Nepal's relations with third countries: Reports

Nov 16, 2021, at 12:39 am

The Chinese intelligence agency is playing a 'role' in souring  Nepal’s relations with third countries, which include the US, media reports said.

Pakistan: Key opposition PDM to hold virtual meeting today to decide future strategy

Nov 16, 2021, at 12:30 am

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan's key opposition alliance, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), will meet virtually on Monday to decide its strategy for the future.

Pakistan: Punjab govt's request forced to revoke ban on TLP

Nov 16, 2021, at 12:28 am

Islamabad/IBNS: The Imran Khan-government in Pakistan recently lifted a ban on proscribed hardline Islamist group Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) in line with the “secret agreement” it had signed with the group on Oct 31, media reports said.

Taliban conducts military parade in Kabul with US-made armored vehicles

Nov 16, 2021, at 12:05 am

Kabul: Taliban fighters, who were boarding US-made armored vehicles and supported by Russian helicopters, paraded in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Sunday, showcasing their attempt to build a regular army.

Afghanistan: Two people injured as blast hits Kabul

Nov 15, 2021, at 10:40 pm

Kabul: At least two people were wounded as a blast rocked Afghanistan's capital Kabul city on Monday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Blast in Kabul leaves two people hurt

Nov 15, 2021, at 08:05 pm

At least two people were hurt as a magnetic bomb blast hit Kabul city of Afghanistan on Monday, sources told Pajhwok Afghan News.

ISIS-K takes responsibility for Kabul blast

Nov 15, 2021, at 06:56 pm

Kabul: The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan branch (ISIS-K) has claimed responsibility for the blast which took place in Kabul city on Saturday.

Sindh, Balochistan refuse to contribute in Ehsaas Rashan programme, won't get subsidy: Pakistan govt

Nov 15, 2021, at 03:54 pm

Islamabad/UNI: The people of Sindh and Balochistan are likely not to benefit from Prime Minister Imran Khan's Ehsaas Rashan subsidy as both provinces have refused to contribute their 65 per cent share to the programme for six months.

Bangladesh conducts first public examination for school students amid COVID-19 pandemic

Nov 15, 2021, at 04:33 am

Dhaka: Nearly 19000 students remained absent on the first day as Bangladesh conducted first public tests for school students on Sunday amid COVID-19 pandemic.