Death of an Afghan icon: 20 years since the assassination of Ahmad Shah Massoud
Two days before 9/11, an Al-Qaeda suicide squad posing as journalists sat down for an interview with Ahmad Shah Massoud, the last major commander...
Border towns’ residents wish for stable Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: The Torkham crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has seen many people entering and exiting the border town since the Taliban's...
Stokes not in England T20 World Cup squad, fast bowler Mills recalled
LONDON: All-rounder Ben Stokes on Thursday was not included in England's 15-man preliminary squad for the T20 World Cup as he continues to take...
Explainer: What was, and is, al-Qaeda?
DUBAI: Born out of the 1980s war against the Soviet Union’s occupation of Afghanistan, the group al-Qaeda under Osama bin Laden grew into a...
Trade with Afghanistan will be carried out in Pakistani currency, says finance minister
Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin Thursday announced during a session of the Senate Standing Committee that Pakistan would conduct trade with Afghanistan in PKR as...
Challan submitted in Noor Mukadam murder case
An Islamabad court resumed on Thursday the hearing of the high-profile Noor Mukadam murder case wherein the police submitted the challan relating to the...
Akram highlights Pakistan’s peacekeeping role at UN
NEW YORK: Pakistan told the United Nations Security Council its peacekeeping contingents serving the agency have played a key role in the most successful...
NCOC daily update: 4,062 new cases, 84 deaths from Covid-19
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported 4,062 new Covid-19 cases and 84 more deaths over the last 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Centre said on...
Analysis: The West owes Qatar a favor over Afghanistan. That was the point
DUBAI: Since the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the world's top diplomats have been beating a path to Qatar, long the gateway to the Taliban...
Army chief and CIA boss discuss Afghanistan situation
ISLAMABAD: Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns called on Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa Thursday to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, Radio Pakistan...
Navy promotes three to vice admiral rank
KARACHI: Three rear commodores of the Pakistan Navy were promoted to the rank of vice admiral, a spokesperson said on Thursday.
According to the statement,...
Remote learning is setting back millions of children: UNICEF
ISLAMABAD: Hundreds of millions of children in South Asia are suffering because their schools have been closed because of the coronavirus but they lack...
Court bins petition to book TikTok actor, partner on ‘conspiracy’ charges
LAHORE: A district and sessions court in Lahore on Thursday dismissed a petition seeking registration of a police case against a female TikTok actor...
Pakistan dispatches humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
KABUL: A first consignment of immediate humanitarian aid comprising food and medicines dispatched to Afghanistan by Pakistan reached Kabul Thursday, the Associated Press of...
In meeting with Qatar’s deputy PM, Imran urges solidarity with Afghan people
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday called upon the international community to stand in solidarity with the Afghan people, engage positively, and create...