Bahawalnagar blast
The explosion during an Ashura procession in Bahawalnagar not only killed two people and injured 59, at least two critically, but it also exposed...
Pakistan expects Taliban will fulfil promises on women and human rights: COAS
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday said Islamabad expects that the Taliban will fulfil promises made to the...
PIA evacuates 350 people from Kabul
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) with the support of the Pakistan embassy in Kabul and local authorities brought back another 350 passengers from Kabul to...
Covid-19 recoveries cross 1m mark; 70 more die
ISLAMABAD: The number of patients recovered from Covid-19 in the country exceeded one million mark on Friday, the National Command and Operation Centre's data...
Taliban to allow men’s cricket; status of smaller women’s programmes unclear
KABUL:Â The Taliban have said they will not interfere with the Afghan men's national cricket team, the country's biggest sporting success of recent years, or...
Two children killed, Chinese national injured in Gwadar suicide attack
ISLAMABAD: A suicide bomber on Friday evening detonated his vest and blew himself up as four vehicles carrying Chinese engineers crossed nearby at East...
Taliban not as they were 20 years ago, says Afghan expert
DOHA: The past couple of weeks have seen the Taliban making headlines with their rapid takeover of Afghanistan, which has generated mixed reactions from...
In IIOJK, few now dare to speak out
Public protests in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) were once an almost weekly occurrence but two years after New Delhi imposed direct rule...
Afghan footballer fell to death from US plane
KABUL: An Afghan footballer who played for the national youth team fell to his death after trying to cling to a US plane airlifting...
China can contribute to Afghan development: Taliban spokesman
KABUL: China has played a constructive role in promoting peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan and is welcome to contribute to the rebuilding of the...
US diplomats sent cable in mid-July warning of potential swift Taliban takeover: report
KABUL: About two dozen US diplomats in Afghanistan sent an internal cable last month warning US State Secretary Antony Blinken of the potential fall...
PM expands Ehsaas mobile food programme to three more cities
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday inaugurating the expansion of the ‘Ehsaas Koi Bhooka Na Soye’ initiative to Gujranwala, Lahore and Multan, directed the...
FM urges int’l community to play role for Afghans’ welfare
ISLAMABAD:Â Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has urged the world community to play its role for the welfare and economic assistance of Afghans.
In a telephonic...
NATO pledges to speed evacuations from Afghanistan
KABUL:Â More than 18,000 people have been flown out of Kabul since the Taliban took over Afghanistan's capital, a NATO official said on Friday, pledging...
Asim Iftikhar replaces Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri as FO spokesperson
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former ambassador to Thailand Asim Iftikhar Ahmad has replaced Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri as the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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