Taliban extend amnesty to former Afghan president, VP

The former president and vice president of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani and Amrullah Saleh, have been allowed to return to the country, according to a...

PDM announces public gathering in Karachi on Aug 29

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on Saturday announced holding a public gathering in Karachi on August 29. According to the details, a meeting of the anti-government...

Peace, stability in Afghanistan vital for regional and world peace: minister

Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Sunday said that peace and stability in Afghanistan is vital for regional and world peace. Talking to Chinese Ambassador...

Two men detained for harassing Lahore woman in rickshaw

LAHORE: The Lahore police have detained two men for harassing a young woman in a Qingqi rickshaw after a video of the assault went...

Taliban set up commission to address Pakistan’s TTP-related concerns

ISLAMABAD: A high-powered commission set up by the Taliban has been working to press Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan to end its terrorist attack against Pakistan, Voice...

Analysis: What Afghanistan debacle means for US foreign policy

ISTANBUL: As the Taliban closed in and the Kabul government’s imminent collapse seemed evident, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated on 15 August that...

Israeli bullet ends Palestinian teen’s football dreams

NABLUS: In the team’s dressing room, Khalid Sarhan is preparing to enter the football stadium. He stands in front of the mirror and wears the captain...

Lebanon raises fuel prices by 66pc as it tries to ease shortages

BEIRUT: The Lebanese government said on Sunday that it was raising gasoline prices by 66% in a partial reduction of fuel subsidies as it...

‘He never stood a chance’: the fateful downfall of Haiti’s president

PORT-AU-PRINCE: Haitian President Jovenel Moise began this year by warning that his country was a land of coups, conspiracy and murder. In the days before...

CAA makes Covid vaccination mandatory for domestic flights

KARACHI: The aviation regulatory Sunday announced it will bar all domestic flight travel for people who will not have been vaccinated against Covid-19 by...

Schools in Sindh to remain closed indefinitely

The Sindh government has announced that schools across the province would remain closed indefinitely. Schools across the province were scheduled to reopen on August 30....

Israel strikes Gaza after dozens injured in border clashes

Israeli warplanes bombed Gaza on Saturday after clashes between its troops and Palestinian protesters left dozens injured, including an Israeli border policeman and a...

At least 10 killed, dozens missing in flash floods in US state of Tennessee

Catastrophic flooding in Middle Tennessee — the central portion of the US state of Tennessee — left at least 10 people dead and dozens...

‘Greatest foreign policy humiliation’: Trump assails Biden for botched exit from Afghanistan

Former US President Donald Trump launched on Saturday a sustained attack on President Joe Biden's handling of the retreat of American forces from Afghanistan,...

Minar-e-Pakistan incident: 30 more suspects to undergo identification parade in jail

30 more persons on Sunday were sent to jail for identification parade by a judicial magistrate in Lahore for their alleged involvement in the...