Council may rule Afghanistan, Taliban to reach out to soldiers, pilots
Afghanistan may be governed by a ruling council now that the Taliban has taken over, while the movement's supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, would likely...
Soldier martyred, terrorist killed in South Waziristan
RAWALPINDI: A Pakistan Army soldier was martyred during an exchange of fire with terrorists in South Waziristan, the ISPR said Wednesday.
On the night of...
Karzai, Abdullah to hold talks for new Afghan political setup
KABUL: Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai and head of the High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah will hold talks with Taliban leadership in...
UK Supreme Court rules in favour of PIA in appeal filed by travel agency
The United Kingdom's Supreme Court on Wednesday in a landmark case ruled in favour of Pakistan International Airlines Corporation in an appeal filed by...
Exiled Ghani says he left Kabul to prevent bloodshed
ABU DHABI: Ashraf Ghani, the Afghan president who fled the country following a Taliban takeover, said on Wednesday that he had left Kabul to...
Qayyum names KPL as official T20 cricket league of Kashmir
ISLAMABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi Wednesday announced to name Kashmir Premier League as the National T20 League of...
Human remains found in landing gear of military flight from Kabul: US Air Force
WASHINGTON: The US Air Force said on Tuesday that it was investigating the circumstances surrounding human remains that were found in the wheel well of...
Deadly Jalalabad protests as Taliban consolidate rule
KABUL: At least three people were killed in anti-Taliban protests in the Afghan city of Jalalabad on Wednesday, witnesses said, as the group tried to...
Pakistan rejects India’s ‘unwarranted’ remarks on Ranjit statue vandalism
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office of Pakistan Wednesday “categorically” rejected the Indian Ministry of External Affairs’ “unwarranted and gratuitous” remarks on the vandalism of the...
Imran, Merkel discuss Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke with Prime Minister Imran Khan, the Emir of Qatar and the head of the UN Refugee Agency on...
Pilot hailed for flying passenger jet from Kabul airport
LAHORE: On the fateful day of Sunday when the Taliban captured the capital city of Afghanistan, two commercial planes of the Pakistan International Airlines...
PM takes notice of TikToker assault case, directs Punjab IGP to investigate
Prime Minister Imran Khan has taken note of the assault against a female TikToker at Minar-e-Pakistan last week and directed the Punjab inspector general...
Pakistan’s ambassador returned to Kabul: Rasheed
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan arrived back in Kabul Wednesday, days after the Taliban took over control of the capital city, Minister for Interior...
Girls return to school in Afghanistan city after Taliban takeover
KABUL: Girls wearing white hijabs and black tunics crammed into classrooms in the western Afghan city of Herat just days after the Taliban's takeover.
As...
Pakistan asks world to hold Taliban to commitments
NEW YORK: Pakistan welcomed a Taliban announcement assuring the world that its return to power won't provide a safe harbour for terrorists nor lead...