KABUL (AFP) – Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers said on Saturday that they will begin issuing passports in Kabul, offering those who feel intimidated living under Islamist rule hope. Thousands of Afghans have sought for fresh travel papers in order to flee a deepening economic and humanitarian catastrophe characterised by the UNRead More →

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A female presiding officer and her husband were detained in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on suspicion of manipulating the local body elections. Opposition parties blame that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate’s marks were being stamped in Gore Ghatri tehsil’s Neighborhood Councils 33 and 34. Sharifullah, the Provincial ElectionRead More →

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – While receiving delegates from Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member nations on Saturday, Prime Minister Imran Khan stated that the OIC extraordinary session was a show of solidarity with the people of Afghanistan. “I welcome delegations from OIC member nations, observers, friends, partners, and international organisations toRead More →

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – The 17th emergency session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers will be convened today (Sunday) to focus on Afghanistan’s deteriorating humanitarian situation. The meeting will begin with a remark by Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who will chair the event. TheRead More →

QUETTA – On Saturday, a bomb in Quetta’s Kandahari Bazar near Shahrah-e-Iqbal district killed at least one person and injured numerous others. Following the explosion, security and emergency personnel raced to the scene. The injured were taken to the Quetta Civil Hospital, and the area was closed off. According toRead More →

KARACHI, Pakistan — A bomb at Karachi’s Gulbai Shershah Paracha Chowk killed ten persons and wounded many more. According to police, the explosion occurred in a nearby nullah and caused extensive damage to a private bank building as well as neighbouring automobiles and motorbikes. According to authorities, the injured areRead More →

LAHORE — The Pakistan Cricket Board and all six PSL franchises have agreed that each club may select two more players in the Supplementary Category for the HBL Pakistan Super League 2022, which will take place from January 27 to February 27, 2022. Although each side is allowed to pickRead More →

MOSCOW (AFP) – On Friday, Russia’s media regulator ordered that YouTube unlock a German-language channel of Russian official broadcaster RT, calling the action “destructive” censorship. After eliminating the network’s German stations RT DE and Der Fehlende Part earlier this year, YouTube banned a new RT channel on Thursday. RT, formerlyRead More →