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Moscow, March 29 Moscow is concerned that the US might try to seize control of a key Afghan base amid its escalating military conflict with Iran, a senior Russian diplomat has said.Speaking in an interview with the government news agency RIA Novosti on Saturday, Zamir Kabulov, the Russian...

Lucknow, March 29 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday asserted that while "emergency has been declared in many countries" due to the West Asia crisis, India is moving with full strength due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "visionary leadership.""The Gulf War has created an...

Kabul, March 29 – At least 17 people were killed and 26 others were injured in rain-related accidents in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, the country’s National Disaster Management Authority announced on Sunday.Heavy rains triggered flash floods, along with landslides, thunder, and...

Kabul, March 29 – Two miners have died from gas poisoning in Samangan, Afghanistan, local media reported on Sunday.According to local Taliban authorities in Samangan, the two miners died from gas poisoning inside a coal mine in the Dara-i-Suf Bala district of Samangan, Khaama Press reported...

Mumbai, March 29 Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and chose to bowl against Kolkata Knight Riders in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.MI gave debuts to Afghanistan off-spinner Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar and Sherfane Rutherford.Cameron Green, Finn Allen, Sunil...

Islamabad, March 29 Former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief secretary Arbab Shehzad Khan said that a Pakistan-Afghanistan peace jirga will be held in Peshawar on March 31 to urge the leaders of the two nations to ease tensions and work towards peace, local media reported on Sunday.Addressing a press...

Kabul, March 29 – One commuter was killed and 10 others were injured when a minibus collided with two motorists in Laghman province, east Afghanistan, according to a statement from the provincial police office on Sunday.According to the statement, the minibus collided with a three-wheeled...

Kabul, March 29 – Afghan security forces have dismantled two clandestine heroin processing laboratories and destroyed more than 6,000 kg of illicit drugs in the western Ghor province, the Ministry of Interior Affairs announced on Sunday.Counter-narcotics units carried out targeted operations...

Islamabad/Kabul, March 29. Despite claiming self-defense in its conflict with Afghanistan, Pakistan cannot evade the strict requirements of international law governing the use of force, particularly within the territory of another nation. The norms necessitate a proportional response and a clear...

Peshawar, March 28 Terror incidents in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have declined by 65 per cent following the launch of "Operation Ghazab Lil-Haq," according to official documents.The operation was initiated overnight between February 26 and 27 this year against...

Kabul/Islamabad, March 28 China’s efforts to mediate between Islamabad and Kabul appear to have reached a dead end, raising significant doubts about its influence in both countries – especially in Pakistan, a report has revealed.According to a report in the international magazine 'The...

Washington, March 28, Terrorist groups continue to operate from Pakistan despite years of military operations and policy measures, a Congressional report said this week, noting that efforts “have failed to defeat the numerous US- and United Nations-designated terrorist groups that continue to...

New Delhi, March 27 – India sharply criticised Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir's recent comments made during a meeting with senior Shia clerics, in which he reportedly stated that those sympathetic to Iran should relocate there.Speaking at a weekly media briefing in New Delhi, Ministry of...

Peshawar, March 27 Pakistan suspended the repatriation of undocumented Afghan nationals via the Torkham border on Friday after a security official was injured in firing from the other side of the border, officials said.The incident occurred late on Thursday at a border check-post near Torkham...

New Delhi, March 27 Pakistan has unexpectedly emerged as a mediator in the escalating US-Iran conflict, leveraging its diplomatic ties, according to reports, while its own ongoing war with Afghanistan remains unresolved despite several attempts at arbitration by other nations in the region...

New York, March 27 – Human Rights Watch, a US-based advocacy group, on Friday termed the recent Pakistani airstrikes on a rehabilitation center in Kabul as "an unlawful attack" and warned that the incident could amount to a possible war crime, raising serious concerns over civilian safety and...

Islamabad, March 27 – Pakistan has resumed the deportation of undocumented Afghan refugees through the Torkham border after the border was reopened for one-way pedestrian movement following a month-long closure due to clashes between Kabul and Islamabad, local media reported on Friday.In...

Lahore, March 26 Over 33,000 Afghan nationals, including women and children, have been deported from the Punjab province of Pakistan during the ongoing crackdown launched against illegal Afghans last year, police said on Thursday.Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abdul Kareem said in a...

United Nations, March 25 – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stepped up his efforts to end the Iran war, appointing a personal envoy on Wednesday to support mediation efforts.Guterres stated that he was hopeful that, despite the differing positions of the parties in the conflict...

Kabul, March 25 – Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, stated on Wednesday that UN experts have called for prompt, independent, and transparent investigations into the Pakistani airstrikes on the Kabul rehabilitation center.On March 16...