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Blinken to consult partners as Taliban form Afghan government
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Wednesday in Germany for talks with nations shaken by the Afghanistan withdrawal as the Taliban announced a hardline new government.
The top US diplomat flew out of Qatar, the largest transit…
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Pakistan hosts virtual summit of FMs representing Afghanistan neighbors
At the invitation of Pakistan, Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on the Afghan issue among the neighboring countries of Afghanistan will be held in virtual format on 8 September 2021.
Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi will chair…
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Taliban announce interim government
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid on Tuesday announced members of the "acting" government, saying that it will be led by Mohammad Hasan Akhund while the group's co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar will be the deputy Afghan leader.…
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Taliban fire shots to disperse protest in Kabul
The Taliban on Tuesday fired shots into the air to disperse crowds who had gathered for an anti-Pakistan rally in the capital, the latest protest since the hardline Islamist movement swept to power last month.
The Islamists have yet to…
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Gwadar, Quetta attackers came from Afghanistan: Rashid
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad on Monday said that the government had achieved a major success in tracing the origin of attackers behind Gwadar and Quetta terrorist incidents.
Addressing a press conference, the minister said that…
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PM, Italian FM discuss Afghanistan situation, bilateral ties
Italy’s Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio called on Prime Minister Imran Khan to exchange views on on the latest developments in Afghanistan as well as bilateral relations.
The Prime Minister said that Pakistan had suffered enormously due…
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Blinken in Doha for Afghan crisis talks with Qatar
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Doha on Monday for crisis talks with the Qataris after the Taliban claimed to have full control over Afghanistan.
Shortly before landing, an official disclosed that four Americans had left…
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Afghan universities deserted as Taliban impose new rules
Universities in Kabul were almost empty on the first day of the Afghan school year, as professors and students wrestled with the Taliban's restrictive new rules for the classroom.
The Taliban have promised a softer rule than during their…
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Sadaf Kanwal clarifies earlier remarks that led to brutal trolling
Sadaf Kanwal had found herself in a storm on social media after she criticised "liberals" and said she should know mre about her husband's things as opposed to him knowing about her's.
The two were guests on a private show hosted by…
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India will have to give Kashmiris the right to self-determination: PM
Prime Minister Imran Khan has stated that India will have to give Kashmiris their due right to self-determination, under the UN Security Council resolutions; sooner the better.
“On our part, we will continue to expose the real face of…
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MSF starts COVID vaccination support in District Kemari
As the 4th wave of COVID currently affects Pakistan, Médecins Sans Frontières, also known as Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has started to provide support for the mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign to the health department, Government of…
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Biden wants Afghan exit to end US global cop role
"America is back," goes President Joe Biden's catchphrase, but his unapologetic exit from Afghanistan shows America won't be back to business as usual.
Beyond the trauma of the Kabul evacuation, Biden is pitching a much broader retreat:…
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Taliban yet to name government as Panjshir resistance holds
Fresh fighting was reported Saturday between the Taliban and resistance forces in Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley, even as the hardline Islamists finalise a new government that will set the tone for their rule.
Facing the challenge of…
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Punjab govt announces one-week school closure over Covid-19
ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government said that it was closing schools for a week due to the rising cases of Coronavirus in the province.
Taking to Twitter on Friday, Education Minister Murad Raas announced that all private and public schools…
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Iconic Kashmiri leader Ali Geelani laid to rest amidst curfew
Veteran Kashmiri freedom fighter Syed Ali Geelani was laid to rest early Thursday morning in Srinagar amidst heavy deployment of Indian occupation force who had earlier also snatched the body from the family.
Hitting a new low, the…
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