Panorama India hosts India Day Drive Thru Parade on Aug 15
Aug 19, 2021, at 04:45 am
Mississauga/IBNS: With the support of the Consulate General of India, Toronto, Panorama India celebrated India’s 75th Independence Day on Aug 15 by organizing the first-ever grand India Day Drive Thru Parade, featuring over 9.5 hours of cultural and celebratory programming presented by ICICI Bank Canada’s Indian@Heart Club in partnership with Tourism Mississauga.
Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar likely to be next president of Afghanistan: Reports
Aug 19, 2021, at 04:22 am
Kabul/IBNS: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, who is the co-founder and deputy leader of the Taliban, is likely to be the next president of Afghanistan, media reports said.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, family in UAE after fleeing country
Aug 19, 2021, at 01:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday said it is hosting Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on "humanitarian ground" after he fled his country following the Taliban take over.
Fuel crisis in Lebanon potential catastrophe for thousands: senior UN official
Aug 19, 2021, at 12:59 am
New York: Reliable fuel and electricity supply are urgently needed in Lebanon to avert a potential “humanitarian catastrophe”, the top UN aid official in the country warned on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: UN agencies urge Taliban to make good on promises to protect vulnerable
Aug 19, 2021, at 12:53 am
Afghan civilians continue to bear the brunt of the Taliban takeover in the country where humanitarian needs remain critical and widespread among existing and newly displaced populations, UN agencies said on Tuesday.
Woman Tiktoker assault: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari says such an incident should shame every Pakistani
Aug 19, 2021, at 12:08 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's key opposition leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday condemned the assault of a female Tiktoker in Lahore by a mob and said such an incident should shame every Pakistani.
Waiting to get killed by Taliban: Afghanistan female mayor Zarifa Ghafari
Aug 18, 2021, at 11:21 pm
Kabul/IBNS: After insurgent group Taliban invaded Afghanistan, a female mayor of the country, Zarifa Ghafari, said she won't flee even if that would lead to her death.
Afghanistan: Taliban urge India to complete infrastructure projects
Aug 18, 2021, at 10:39 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: The Taliban have called on India to complete its infrastructure and development projects in Afghanistan, as "they are meant for the people," the movement's spokesman, Suhail Shaheen, said on Wednesday.
Taliban meets former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai
Aug 18, 2021, at 10:24 pm
Kabul: Anas Haqqani, a member of the Taliban's political office, met former president Hamid Karzai and politician Abdullah Abdullah in Kabul city on Wednesday, just days after the group entered the Afghanistan capital and took control over the presidential palace.
Pakistan celebrities condemn harassment of woman Tiktoker in Lahore
Aug 18, 2021, at 10:10 pm
Lahore: Pakistani celebrities on Wednesday criticised the harassment of a woman Tiktoker in Lahore by a large number of people on Aug 14.
Afghanistan: Taliban destroy statue of Hazara leader Abdul Ali Mazari they killed in 1995
Aug 18, 2021, at 09:51 pm
Kabul: Taliban insurgents have allegedly destroyed the statue of Hazara leader Abdul Ali Mazari in Bamiyan region of Afghanistan, a human rights activist said on Wednesday.
Aug 18, 2021, at 09:23 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Taliban insurgents, who have taken control over Afghanistan, on Wednesday opened fire on people rallying in support of the Afghan national flag in the eastern Nangarhar province.
Afghanistan updates: Caretaker President Amrullah Saleh loyalists attack Charikar, say reports
Aug 18, 2021, at 05:25 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Unconfirmed reports indicate that forces loyal to caretaker Afghanistan President Amrullah Saleh moved from the Panjshir valley and attacked the Charikar district of Parwan province (north of Kabul).
Taliban spokesperson says group will support women's rights in Afghanistan
Aug 18, 2021, at 03:56 pm
Kabul: Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid on Tuesday said the group will support women's rights and a free media under Islamic law.
Joe Biden, Boris Johnson discuss developments in Afghanistan
Aug 18, 2021, at 03:09 pm
Washington/London: US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke on Tuesday regarding developments in Afghanistan.
Pakistan: Woman TikToker harassed in Lahore on I-Day, police registers case against 400 people
Aug 18, 2021, at 02:49 pm
Lahore: Police have registered a case against nearly 400 people for allegedly harassing a young woman Tiktoker at Azadi Flyover in Pakistan's Lahore city.
US Army is preparing to house 22,000 Afghan refugees at military bases, says NORTHCOM Chief
Aug 18, 2021, at 02:25 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The US armed forces are already at work erecting emergency accommodation for at least 22,000 anticipated Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban takeover of their country, Northern Command (NORTHCOM) chief General Glen VanHerck said on Tuesday.
'Will never bow to Taliban': Afghanistan ex-Vice President pledges new fight
Aug 18, 2021, at 05:43 am
Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan's defiant Vice President Amrullah Saleh on Tuesday made it clear that he will not bow down to the Taliban after the group took over the capital Kabul.
Facebook, TikTok continue ban on posts promoting Talibans after Afghanistan fall
Aug 18, 2021, at 03:59 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Social media platforms like Facebook and TikTok on Tuesday announced that they won’t lift bans on content that promotes the Taliban after the group took control of Afghanistan.
'It did not have to end this way' : Chief of Afghan central bank
Aug 18, 2021, at 03:13 am
The governor of Afghanistan's central bank, who escaped the Taliban after the terror group captured Kabul, has blamed President Ashraf Ghani for relying on inexperienced advisers and also questioned the loyalty of national security forces.
Sindhis in Washington demands US to impose sanctions on Pakistan
Aug 18, 2021, at 02:52 am
Washington: Sindhis in Washington gathered on Aug 14 and demanded the USA to impose sanctions on Pakistan for the country's treatment towards the community.
Aug 18, 2021, at 02:38 am
Washington: The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) and the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs (Oxus) have released a new report documenting the complicity of the Pakistani and Afghan states in China’s transnational repression of Uyghurs.
Dhaka declines Washington's request to host Afghans
Aug 18, 2021, at 12:50 am
Dhaka/UNI/Xinhua: Bangladesh has brushed aside a request of the US government to provide temporary relocation shelter to some Afghan people who worked for the US-led entities in trouble-ridden Afghanistan, Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said Monday night.
Over one new COVID-19 case reported, New Zealand to enforce national lockdown
Aug 18, 2021, at 12:39 am
Wellington/UNI/Xinhua: New Zealand will move from the current level one alert directly to the top-level four lockdown from midnight after a positive COVID-19 case was identified in the Auckland community, which is likely to be the Delta variant, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced at a press conference Tuesday.
Russia is not rushing to recognize Taliban rule in Afghanistan: Lavrov
Aug 17, 2021, at 11:54 pm
Moscow: Russia is not rushing to recognize the Taliban movement as the legitimate Afghan authorities, similar to other countries, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: TOLO News says it resumed broadcast with female presenters
Aug 17, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Moscow/UNI/SPUTNIK: Afghan TV channel TOLO News on Tuesday resumed broadcasting of programs with female anchors after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, the channel's head of news, Miraqa Popal, said.
Aug 17, 2021, at 11:31 pm
Kabul: A picture of a man whitewashing the photo of a woman in Kabul has earned the attention of netizens as Taliban insurgents took control of the Afghanistan capital, triggering fears about the precarious condition of women in the country.
Afghanistan: ‘Now is the time to stand as one’, UN chief tells Security Council
Aug 17, 2021, at 11:13 pm
New York: As desperate Afghans were trying to escape the Taliban and board planes, during chaotic scenes at Kabul airport on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for international unity on Afghanistan, in a briefing to an emergency session of the Security Council.
Human rights violations against women, girls in Afghanistan leaves Antonio Guterres deeply concerned
Aug 17, 2021, at 11:03 pm
New Delhi: UN Secretary of State Antonio Guterres on Tuesday expressed concern over the accounts of human rights violations against women and girls of Afghanistan 'who fear a return to the darkest days'.
UK unemployment moves down to 4.7pc amid rise in vacancies: Statistics Service
Aug 17, 2021, at 10:42 pm
London/UNI/Sputnik: Unemployment in the United Kingdom has dropped to 4.7per cent from April to June amid a record surge in vacancies, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Tuesday.