At least 27 dead as 6.3-earthquake strikes northern Afghanistan

Islamabad, Nov 4. (dpa/GNA) – At least 27 people have died in Afghanistan, after a powerful earthquake struck the northern provinces of the country, according to the state-run news agency Bakhtar. Another 730 people were wounded in the...

Taliban Says 16,242 Afghan Refugees Forcibly Deported From Iran, Pak

A total of 16,242 Afghan refugees have been forcibly deported from Iran and Pakistan in a single day, Taliban deputy spokesperson said on Tuesday, local media reported. Taliban deputy spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat stated that 2,963 Afghan families,...

PSX loses over 1,500 points as profit-taking drives market down

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) saw selling pressure return on Tuesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 index shedding 1,521.39 points, or 0.93%, to close at 161,281.77. The market opened positively but quickly lost momentum, fluctuating between an...

Afghanistan launches 5-year plan to phase out poppy cultivation

The Taliban-led government has approved a five-year program to replace poppy cultivation with sustainable crops, marking another blow to the US-fueled heroin trade that flourished during Washington’s two-decade occupation of the Asian country. In...

UPSC Key: Counter-terrorism cooperation, Afghanistan’s seismic risk, and India-UAE relations

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance. Mains Examination: General Studies-II, III: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests, Role of...

Who Was Dick Cheney? Former US Vice President & Key Architect Of Afghanistan & Iraq Wars Dies At 84

Former United States Vice President Dick Cheney passed away at the age of 84 on Monday night due to complications from pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease. For decades, Dick Cheney served our nation,” his family said in a statement,...

India ramps up support after Afghan quake, vying with China for influence

India is ramping up aid to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan and branding itself as the region's "first responder" after Monday's deadly earthquake, seeking to counter China's efforts to fill the void left by the West, officials and analysts said. Indian...

Court rules Netherlands not obliged to evacuate 42 Afghan embassy guards

The Dutch State is not required to bring 42 Afghan men who worked as guards at the Dutch embassy in Kabul before the Taliban took power in August 2021, the Court of Appeal in The Hague ruled Tuesday. They guards argued that because of their work,...

Dick Cheney, former vice president who unapologetically supported wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, dies at 84

Richard B. Cheney, the former vice president of the United States who was the architect of the nation’s longest war as he plotted President George W. Bush’s thunderous global response to the 9/11 terror attacks, has died. Vexed by heart trouble...

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Afghanistan quake kills at least 20, injures hundreds

A powerful magnitude 6.3 earthquake yesterday shook northern Afghanistan before dawn, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 500 others, a health official said, adding that the numbers could increase. The US Geological Survey said the...

Pakistan Inflation Rises to 6.2% Amid Border Closures with Afghanistan

Pakistan’s inflation surged to 6.2% in October, the highest in a year, driven by flood damage and disrupted food supplies amid border closures with Afghanistan. Pakistan’s inflation rate climbed to 6.2% in October, the highest in a year, driven by...

Reclaiming the Homeland: Pashtun Society pushing Afghans out and regaining socio-economic space

By Agha Iqrar Haroon As Pakistan has redefined its Afghan policy amid changing geopolitical realities, reports coming from KP suggest that the local Pashtun population has stood against TTP, Afghans and Afghan Taliban and is now asking them to...

Powerful quake kills at least 20 people,injures hundreds in northern Afghanistan

A powerful, 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook northern Afghanistan before dawn Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 500 others, a health official said, adding that the numbers could increase. The US Geological Survey said the...

Tremor in Afghan kills 20, injures over 600

The epicentre was 22 km west-southwest of Khulm, Balkh province, at a depth of 28 km, affecting Balkh, Samangan, Sar-e-Pul, and Kunduz provinces. Casualty numbers are expected to rise as rescue efforts continue. Many homes, particularly mud-brick...

15 shops of Afghan refugees sealed in Loralai

QUETTA - District administration action, 15 shops of POR card holders, Afghan refugees sealed on the directive of the provincial government and Commissioner Loralai Division Wali Muhammad Barich in the special supervision of Deputy Commissioner...

13,155 Afghan nationals repatriated in last two days

KHYBER - As many as 13,155 Afghan citizens, legally and unlawfully residing in Pakistan, repatriated to their homeland, Afghanistan in the last two days, via Torkham border, home and tribal affairs department officials said on Monday. They said...

Militants are proxies of choice for uneasy neighbors Pakistan, Afghanistan and India; used by all; denied by all

Militancy in this South Asian region is deeply rooted and worsening, driven by deteriorating relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan, as well as the enduring tensions between India and Pakistan. Both Pakistan and Afghanistan have strong and...

Finalisation of strategic economic engagement with KSA: Ministries face SIFC’s over 4 dozen questions

ISLAMABAD: The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) has sought answers to over four dozen questions from different ministries ahead of the investment body’s move to finalize strategic economic engagement with Saudi Arabia, well-informed...

Afghanistan focuses on key crops to expand exports

Afghanistan's Ministry of Industry and Commerce has identified 15 key agricultural export products that together account for 71% of the country's total exports. These include dried figs, raisins, fresh and dried onions, tomatoes, apples,...