Afghanistan: Pakistan, China welcome Taliban govt formation
Sep 11, 2021, at 02:13 am
Kabul: Pakistan and China have welcomed the government formation in Afghanistan and said they hope the Taliban will establish relations with the world’s countries.
Pakistan FM says nation will deal with Afghanistan govt that requires assistance
Sep 11, 2021, at 02:06 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has said his nation will deal with the new government in Afghanistan as they will require assistance.
Taliban kill brother of self-proclaimed Afghan President Amrullah Saleh: Source
Sep 11, 2021, at 02:01 am
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Members of the Taliban movement took prisoner and then killed Rohullah Saleh, brother of former Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh, a source close to the resistance forces told Sputnik.
Pakistan: SBP reserves drop to $20,145.6 million
Sep 11, 2021, at 01:56 am
Islamabad: The foreign exchange reserves held by Pakistan's central bank dropped by 0.61% on a weekly basis, as per the data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa journalists reject Pakistan Media Development Authority
Sep 11, 2021, at 01:52 am
Peshawar: Journalists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have rejected the proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) by describing it as one against freedom of expression.
Ghost employment scam emerges in Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee
Sep 10, 2021, at 11:12 pm
Islamabad: An alleged ghost employment scam spiriting away around 38 crore Pakistani rupees has now surfaced in the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC), media reports said.
Pakistan's high-level military delegation visits Myanmar
Sep 10, 2021, at 11:02 pm
Islamabad: A high-level military delegation of Pakistan recently secretly visited Myanmar from Sept 1 to 5, media reports said.
Pakistan rejects role in facilitating takeover of Afghanistan's Panjshir
Sep 10, 2021, at 10:57 pm
Islamabad/UNI/Sputnik: Pakistan has rejected the accusations that it helped the Taliban seize the stronghold of resistance forces in northern Afghan province of Panjshir, Radio Pakistan reported on Friday, citing foreign ministry spokesman Asim Iftikhar.
Sep 10, 2021, at 10:30 pm
Kabul: A former female Afghanistan minister has said the Taliban cabinet, which was announced recently by the group, failed to represent both gender and ethnic diversity of Afghanistan.
Members of anti-China group appear in Hong Kong court
Sep 10, 2021, at 10:11 pm
Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: Seven members of an anti-China group appeared at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts on Friday on suspicion of violating the national security law in Hong Kong.
Women can't be ministers, should give birth and educate: Taliban
Sep 10, 2021, at 07:50 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Though Taliban says its model of governance in Afghanistan will be different from its previous regime, a recent statement by a Taliban spokesperson reveals the reality is far different from the insurgent group's words.
Global community can still shape ‘new reality’ in Afghanistan
Sep 10, 2021, at 05:29 pm
New York: While the choices available in Afghanistan are “not comfortable” ones, continued international engagement and unwavering commitment to the country’s people can help steer the situation to its best possible outcome, the UN’s senior official in Kabul told the Security Council on Thursday.
First international commercial flight from Kabul after US pullout lands in Doha: Source
Sep 10, 2021, at 02:03 pm
Doha/UNI/SPUTNIK: The first commercial international flight from Kabul after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan landed in Doha on Thursday, a source at Doha airport told Sputnik.
Death toll from fire in Indonesia's prison rises to 44
Sep 10, 2021, at 05:53 am
Jakarta/UNI/Xinhua: The number of inmates killed in the fire at a prison in Tangerang, a town near Indonesian capital Jakarta, has risen by three to 44, the Law and Human Rights Ministry reported on Thursday.
Afghan journos beaten and tortured by Taliban for covering women's protest
Sep 10, 2021, at 05:06 am
Kabul: Shocking images of injured Afghan journalists, who had covered women's protests against Taliban-Pakistan nexus, once again proved that the global concerns over the ruthless and barbaric rule are real.
European Parliament calls for reassessment of EU-Pakistan trade regime over human rights failure
Sep 10, 2021, at 04:03 am
The European Parliament has called for an “immediate reassessment of the EU-Pakistan trade regime," with voices calling for a temporary withdrawal of the Generalised System of Preferences-Plus (GSP+) status, granted in January 2014 subject to Pakistan agreeing to implement 27 internationally recognised conventions.
Expert tracks Taliban's money trail in 20 years, Pakistan's role
Sep 10, 2021, at 03:57 am
Kabul: A geo-political expert has hinted at Pakistan's probable hand in funding Taliban as he mentioned that the insurgent group's financial network is far more complex than was earlier expected.
Quetta: Police baton-charge protesting students
Sep 09, 2021, at 11:35 pm
Quetta: Several students, who were participating in a protest rally against online entrance exams, were injured when police baton-charged to disperse them in Pakistan's Quetta region on Wednesday.
Shia Ulema Council members ask to form inclusive government in Afghanistan
Sep 09, 2021, at 11:32 pm
Kabul: The Shia Ulema Council has asked for the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan which will also include Shia Muslims and other minority members to be represented properly.
Sep 09, 2021, at 11:15 pm
Kabul/UNI: Bearded, gun-toting members of the Taliban militia have taken over the Norwegian embassy in Kabul and smashed wine bottles and destroyed children’s books, the Norwegian Ambassador Sigvald Hauge has said.
'End of anarchy': China welcomes Taliban govt in Afghanistan
Sep 09, 2021, at 07:14 am
Beijing: China has welcomed the caretaker Taliban government in Afghanistan, announced on Tuesday, and said its establishment marked the end of "three weeks of anarchy" in the country.
'Could not make it end differently': Ashraf Ghani apologises to Afghans
Sep 09, 2021, at 05:27 am
Kabul/IBNS: Former Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday apologised to his countrymen for not being able to 'make it end differently', nearly three weeks after he fled the country following the Taliban's seizure of the capital city Kabul on Aug 15.
Two Pakistan Army soldiers die in IED blast
Sep 09, 2021, at 04:04 am
Islamabad: An improvised explosive device (IED) attack in Pakistan's North Waziristan region on Tuesday left at least two Pakistan army men dead , media reports said.
Pakistan: Gilgit-Baltistan opposition leader slams PTI govt
Sep 09, 2021, at 04:00 am
Gilgit: Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly opposition leader Advocate Amjad Hussain has slammed the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government and said it has failed to deliver.
Taliban names all-male caretaker govt including minister wanted by FBI
Sep 09, 2021, at 03:26 am
Kabul: The Taliban has named an all-male caretaker government where the interior minister of the team Sirajuddin Haqqani was found in the wanted list of the FBI, the principal federal law enforcement agency of the USA, media reports said.
Sep 09, 2021, at 02:05 am
Kabul/IBNS: The Taliban, which unveiled a caretaker government on September 7, less than a month after seizing power in Afghanistan, has been acting as expected.
'Taliban desires to join China-Pakistan Economic Corridor'
Sep 09, 2021, at 01:55 am
Islamabad: Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid has said the insurgent group, which is now ruling Afghanistan, desires to join the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Pakistan: Journalist body expresses concern over TTP threat
Sep 09, 2021, at 01:11 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has expressed concern after Tehreeki-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) warned that the Pakistani media and journalists should refrain themselves from calling them a "terrorist outfit" or face dire consequences.
ISKP is a Pakistani proxy, says geo-political expert
Sep 08, 2021, at 11:25 pm
Wasington: A leading US-based magazine has called the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), the group which took responsibility for the recent blasts in Kabul airport, as a 'Pakistani proxy'.
Security Council must not fail women, girls of Afghanistan, Elders warn
Sep 08, 2021, at 11:20 pm
New York: The Security Council cannot fail the women and girls of Afghanistan, former President of Ireland Mary Robinson warned on Tuesday, as she reminded its 15 members of the relentless work carried out over nearly 20 years to secure their rights through constitutional, legislative and policy changes.