Pakistan: One Army personnel killed in Balochistan terror attack
Aug 14, 2021, at 10:27 pm
Quetta: A Frontier Corps (FC) personnel died and two others were injured as terrorists attacked their vehicle in Balochistan’s Loralai region, media reports said on Saturday.
Fast-moving Afghanistan crisis ‘has hallmarks of humanitarian catastrophe’
Aug 14, 2021, at 10:12 pm
New York: Afghanistan is on course to witness its highest ever number of documented civilian casualties in a single year since records began, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.
Police chief says some Bangladeshis have left homes to join Taliban
Aug 14, 2021, at 10:01 pm
Dhaka: Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Shafiqul Islam has revealed that some Bangladeshi nationals have left home to join the Taliban insurgents in their war to seize control of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan updates: Taliban captures Muta Khan and Jani Khel districts
Aug 14, 2021, at 04:32 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Continuing its blitzkrieg, the Taliban has captured Muta Khan and Jani Khel Districts (Paktika) in Afghanistan.
Canadian govt decides to resettle 20,000 vulnerable Afghan nationals amid Taliban advance
Aug 14, 2021, at 03:50 pm
Ottawa: Canada will resettle up to 20,000 vulnerable Afghan nationals including female activists and journalists as the Taliban terror group advances in its bid to reclaim control of the war-torn country, Ottawa announced.
NATO allies discuss Afghanistan situation, to support Afghan govt and security forces
Aug 14, 2021, at 03:08 pm
Kabul: NATO allies met on Friday in the North Atlantic Council, its top policy making body, to consult on the situation in Afghanistan and promised to support the Afghan government and security forces 'as much as possible' in the face of the rapid Taliban onslaught.
Belgium, France direct citizens to leave Afghanistan
Aug 14, 2021, at 02:34 pm
Kabul: Belgium and France have once again urged their citizens in Afghanistan to leave as the Taliban continue to advance and seize territory.
Pakistan: IRSA, Sindh water conflict deepens
Aug 14, 2021, at 02:36 am
Sindh: Indus River System Authority (IRSA) officials have decided to slash the water shares to Pakistan's Sindh region specially by keeping in mind the upcoming dry spell, triggering yet another internal conflict.
Undeserved legitimacy given to Taliban in peace talks: Afghanistan govt
Aug 14, 2021, at 02:17 am
Wahid Omar, an aide of President Ashraf Ghani, has said the failed attempts to reach peace legitimized the Taliban.
Pakistan govt finds China's Gwadar marketing plan 'unsatisfactory'
Aug 14, 2021, at 02:05 am
Islamabad: The Cabinet Committee on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CCoCPEC) has found the Gwadar port marketing plan prepared by Chinese operators as unsatisfactory.
Afghanistan: Displaced people say they have lost everything
Aug 14, 2021, at 12:21 am
Kabul: Several people have been displaced due to the ongoing violence and Taliban resurgence across Afghanistan in recent times.
Pakistan: Chinese firm reluctant to resume work on Dasu project
Aug 13, 2021, at 11:48 pm
Mansehra: Chinese workers are reluctant to work in the Dasu project of Pakistan, months after the death of 13 people, including nine Chinese workers, in a bus blast on July 13, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists capture Herat
Aug 13, 2021, at 11:44 pm
Herat: Taliban terrorists on Friday seized Herat city in Afghanistan, the third largest city of the country, media reports said.
Blinken, Austin discuss Afghanistan security situation with Ashraf Ghani
Aug 13, 2021, at 11:31 pm
Kabul/Washington: US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin III spoke on Thursday with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani to stress that the United States remains invested in the security and stability of Afghanistan in the face of violence by the Taliban.
Spyware: Rights experts push for surveillance technology moratorium
Aug 13, 2021, at 07:28 pm
New York: A group of UN-appointed experts on Thursday called for a moratorium on the sale of surveillance technology, warning against the danger of allowing the sector to operate as “a human rights-free zone.”
Rohingya refugees receive first COVID vaccinations in Bangladesh
Aug 13, 2021, at 07:21 pm
New York: More than 4,000 Rohingyas living in Cox’s Bazar refugee camps in Bangladesh have received their first COVID-19 vaccine shots, as part of a national inoculation drive to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday.
UK: Plymouth shooting leaves six people, including suspect, dead
Aug 13, 2021, at 03:54 pm
Plymouth: Plymouth police have confirmed that six people died during a shooting incident in Keyham area of Plymouth city of the UK on Thursday, officials said.
Taliban terrorists claim to capture Afghanistan's second largest city Kandahar
Aug 13, 2021, at 02:40 pm
Kandahar: Taliban terrorists have claimed to have captured Afghanistan's second largest city Kandahar, media reports said on Friday.
Release two Canadian citizens immediately: Antony Blinken tells China
Aug 13, 2021, at 05:44 am
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday asked China to immediately release Canadian citizens Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig convicted in espionage cases.
Video shows Chinese authorities locking people inside house as COVID-19 Delta variant surges
Aug 13, 2021, at 05:35 am
Beijing: China is witnessing a massive surge in COVID-19 cases in recent times and videos have now emerged on social media platforms where officials could be seen locking residents inside their homes in an apparent repeat of the extreme tactics seen in Wuhan at the start of the pandemic.
41 Pakistani prisoners convicted in Sri Lanka in drug smuggling cases
Aug 13, 2021, at 05:14 am
Islamabad High Court recently summoned the interior secretary in a case pertaining to 41 Pakistani prisoners who were awarded sentences in drug smuggling cases in Sri Lanka recently.
Bill to criminalise enforced disappearances gathering dust in Pakistan, says PPP leader
Aug 13, 2021, at 05:10 am
Islamabad: Secretary General Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians Farhatullah Babar recently slammed Pakistan PM Imran Khan-led government and said it does not seem serious in enacting its own bill to criminalise enforced disappearances.
Vienna: Afghanistanis demonstrate outside UN building
Aug 13, 2021, at 04:49 am
Vienna: The Afghanistan diaspora demonstrated outside the United Nations building in Vienna on Monday against the rising Taliban atrocities in Afghanistan and the role Pakistan is playing in running a proxy war in the country, media reports said on Wednesday.
Covid: Thousands to revaccinate in Germany after investigations reveal nurse injected saline
Aug 13, 2021, at 04:27 am
The administration in north Germany has asked more than 8,000 people to get Covid vaccine again as a nurse is suspected to have administered saline instead of vaccines in many cases, according to media reports.
Afghanistan: Taliban fails to breach Mazar-e-Sharif's defensive parameter
Aug 13, 2021, at 04:10 am
Kabul: The defence of Mazar-e-Sharif continues to hold with the Taliban failing to breach the city’s defensive perimeter despite repeated assaults.
Afghanistan Updates: Taliban pushed back in Mazar-e-Sharif by ANDSF
Aug 12, 2021, at 09:42 pm
Kabul: The defence of Mazar-e-Sharif continues to hold, with the Taliban failing to breach the city’s defensive perimeter despite repeated assaults.
Taliban not ready for dialogue till Ashraf Ghani is Afghanistan Prez : Imran Khan
Aug 12, 2021, at 08:54 pm
Islamabad: As Taliban continues to make giant strides into Afghanistan and Pakistan is blamed for its role in supporting the insurgents with which it has a long nexus, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the group is not ready to negotiate as long as Ashraf Ghani is the president of the war-torn country.
Afghanistan security forces repel Taliban attack on Mazar-e-Sharif
Aug 12, 2021, at 12:19 am
Mazar-e-Sharif: Balkh governor Mohammad Farhad Azimi on Tuesday confirmed that the country's security forces have pushed back a Taliban offensive on Mazar-e-Sharif city and retook Nahr-e-Shahi district in Afghanistan, media reports said.
European Union says China breached Canadian spy convict Michael Spavor's right to fair trial
Aug 12, 2021, at 12:14 am
Brussels/UNI/Sputnik: The European Union accused China on Wednesday of flouting international human rights laws when trying Canadian businessman Michael Spavor on spying charges.
UK plan thwarts access to truth over Northern Ireland ‘Troubles’
Aug 12, 2021, at 12:12 am
Two independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday expressed serious concern over a United Kingdom plan to end prosecutions for grave violations committed during the 30-year conflict in Northern Ireland, long known as “the Troubles”.