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.…
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…
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,…
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…
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.…
Taliban battle for Panjshir as US warns of Afghanistan civil war
Taliban fighters advanced deep into the last holdout province of Panjshir Sunday, as the top US general warned Afghanistan faces a wider civil war that would offer fertile ground for a…
Misbah, Waqar step down from coaching roles
Pakistan men’s national cricket team head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and bowling coach Waqar Younis have stepped down from their respective roles. They communicated their decisions to the Pakistan…
Pakistan name 15-member squad for World Cup 2021
Pakistan cricket selectors have named an experienced, well-balanced and formidable 15-player squad for the upcoming Twenty20 Internationals against New Zealand and England, and the ICC Men’s…
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…
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…
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…
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…
PM welcomes Air Arabia group to Pakistan
Air Arabia Group Chairman Sheikh Abdullah bin Muhammad Al Thani called on Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad on Friday.
Federal Ministers Chaudhry Fawad Ahmed and Ghulam Sarwar Khan…
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…
IS-inspired attacker shot dead after New Zealand supermarket knife rampage
New Zealand police on Friday shot dead an Islamic State-inspired attacker after he injured six people in a supermarket knife rampage, despite round-the-clock surveillance by undercover…