KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) – The Taliban claimed control of 85 percent of Afghanistan on Saturday, as authorities prepared to recapture a vital border crossing taken by the militants in a broad operation begun as US soldiers leave the war-torn country. The Taliban announced on Thursday that its forces had takenContinue Reading
SLAMABAD: Pakistan’s National Security Adviser, Moeed Yusuf, stated on Friday that the situation in Afghanistan is unstable and that Pakistan has no influence over what is going on there.Yusuf questioned the notion that if there is no peace in Afghanistan, there will be no peace in Pakistan. He spoke beforeContinue Reading
Iran’s participation with the Taliban and the Afghan government in quest of a negotiated settlement in the war-torn nation was welcomed by Pakistan on Friday.In a statement, Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri stated, “Pakistan supports Iran’s involvement with Afghan parties to reach a negotiated political settlement.”Pakistan sees Iran asContinue Reading
MOSCOW – The Afghan Taliban claimed control of 85 percent of Afghanistan’s land on Friday, as the organisation pressed its attack despite the US military departure.Taliban negotiator Shahabuddin Delawar stated at a news conference in Moscow that the organisation controls “85 percent of Afghanistan’s land,” including 250 of the country’sContinue Reading
Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Hanif Atmar, has asked Pakistan for assistance in ending the country’s raging conflict, saying he hopes Islamabad can encourage the Taliban to resume negotiations.The situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated, with the Taliban starting a blistering assault and seizing key areas of the nation, bolstering their positionContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD: Asad Umar, the Federal Minister for Planning, stated on Friday that there are obvious early indicators of the fourth COVID-19 wave beginning in Pakistan, owing to a lack of standard operating procedures (SOPs) and the proliferation of the Delta version. The federal minister, who is also the head ofContinue Reading
According to British media, tens of thousands of tickets for England’s Euro 2020 football final are being sold on the black market at record prices.As the Euro 202 final approaches, English and Italian supporters are racing to black markets for tickets after England won the semi-final match against Denmark onContinue Reading
KARACHI: The rupee dropped to a five-month low against the US dollar on Thursday, under pressure from import payments. Forex brokers, according to a storey in The News, predict the local currency to lose additional ground in the coming days. The rupee closed at 159.33 per dollar on the interbankContinue Reading
US President Joe Biden defended America’s choice to leave Afghanistan on Thursday, dismissing the notion that the Taliban’s takeover was “inevitable.” However, the US president acknowledged that a unified Afghan government controlling the majority of the country was “very improbable.” His comments came as US and international soldiers began toContinue Reading
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed on Thursday that middle-order batsman Haris Sohail has been ruled out of the England trip owing to a hamstring injury. The cricket board stated in a statement that an MRI on Wednesday revealed Haris had suffered a “grade three tear damage” during a trainingContinue Reading
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