Biden, Xi talk to avoid US-China ‘conflict:’ W.House
US President Joe Biden talked with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for the first time in seven months Thursday, urging they ensure that "competition" between the two powers does not…
Student group condemns new Pakistani curriculum
A Pakistani progressive student group has strongly condemned the country’s new Single National Curriculum (SNC) proposed by Imran Khan Government, terming it “highly biased against women.”…
200 passengers leave Kabul in first airlift since US pullout
Some 200 passengers, including US citizens, left Kabul airport on Thursday, on the first flight carrying foreigners out of the Afghan capital since a US-led evacuation ended on August 30.…
Veteran journalist Rahimullah Yousufzai passes away
Veteran Pakistani journalist Rahimullah Yousufzai passed away on Thursday after fighting a long battle with cancer, his family said.
Yousufzai's funeral prayers will be held tomorrow…
Mohammad Nawaz tests positive for Covid-19
Mohammad Nawaz has tested positive for Covid-19 and has been quarantined as per the PCB Covid-19 Protocols.
The left-arm spinner had tested positive during the second round of testing,…
Ali Gul Pir lashes out at Ali Zafar, says ‘I am not apologising’
Ali Gul Pir and Ali Zafar are once again at loggerheads, after arrest warrants of the former were issued by a court Wednesday in the defamation case filed by the latter.
A Lahore district…
Shoaib Akhtar says Wasim Akram spent his life clubbing
Shoaib Akhtar has lashed out at former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram, saying that he has spent his entire life clubbing.
A war of words between the cricketers has erupted with the …
Afghans fear for jobs and money after Taliban takeover
As a nurse at one of Kabul's main hospitals, Latifa Alizada was the breadwinner for her family, providing for her three young boys and unemployed husband.
Now -- since the Taliban rolled…
Australia to cancel Afghanistan Test if women barred from sport
Cricket Australia on Thursday said it would cancel a historic maiden Test match against Afghanistan unless the Taliban backtracks on a reported ban on women playing sport.
The governing…
Pakistan responds to formation of interim set-up in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said Wednesday that it would continue to closely follow the evolving situation in Afghanistan.
"We have noted the latest announcement about formation of interim…
Pakistan calls for adopting realistic approach on Afghanistan
Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi chaired the Ministerial meeting on the Afghan issue among the neighboring countries of Afghanistan, held virtually today.
The meeting was…
China welcomes ‘end of anarchy’ with new Afghan govt
Beijing said Wednesday it welcomed the end of "three weeks of anarchy" in Afghanistan with the establishment of a new interim government in Kabul, calling on the Taliban to restore order in…
Pakistan dispatches food, medicines to Afghanistan
The Government of Pakistan has decided to dispatch humanitarian assistance comprising food and medicines for the people of Afghanistan.
Three C-130s were being dispatched to Afghanistan.…
Pakistan vows to take all measures to ensure strategic stability in region
The National Command Authority (NCA) on Wednesday asserted that Pakistan would take all measures to ensure the strategic stability in the region without entering into an arms race.
Prime…
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…