IS threat forces US changes in evacuation plan at Kabul airport
KABUL: Islamic State (IS) threatened the Americans in Afghanistan are forcing the US military to develop new ways to get evacuees to the airport...
UN, OIC should take cognizance of Kashmiris’ massacre
ISLAMABAD: Institute of Peace and Development (INSPAD), a think tank that works for peace, has asked the United Nations and Organization of Islamic Countries...
Japan to ramp up coronavirus tests as it battles worst wave of infections
TOKYO: Japan plans to dramatically ramp up daily COVID-19 tests, borrowing from anti-contagion measures used in the recent Tokyo Olympics, as it battles its...
Pakistan receives eight medical oxygen plants from Saudi Arabia
LAHORE: Pakistan received eight medical oxygen generation plants arrived at Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore through a chartered flight from Saudi Arabia Friday evening.
Federal...
China can play huge role in Afghanistan’s development: Taliban spokesman
BEIJING: China has played a constructive role in promoting peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan and is welcome to contribute to the country's rebuilding process,...
Afghan delegation terms Pakistan ‘major player’ in Afghanistan’s affairs
ISLAMABAD: A delegation of Afghanistan politicians visited Pakistan and have described Islamabad as a "major player" in Afghan affairs.
A day after the Taliban took...
Taliban announce ‘general amnesty’ for govt officials, urges return to work: statement
KABUL: The Taliban after taking over the reign of Afghanistan have declared “general amnesty” across the country and urged women to join its government...
Biden blames Afghan leadership for Taliban takeover
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden broke days of silence on the chaotic American pullout from Afghanistan, doubling down on his decision as he fired...
British MPs, Yasmin, Chishti write letter to PM Johnson, urging Pakistan’s removal from red...
LONDON: A group of British Parliamentarians (MPs) have written a letter to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson, asking him to...
US ‘remains invested’ in Afghanistan’s stability, security; scrambles to secure Kabul Embassy
KABUL: United States and Britain have stated that they would send thousands of troops to help evacuate their embassy staff, after Taliban claimed control...
