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New Delhi, March 25 The Enforcement Directorate said on Wednesday that it has filed a chargesheet against certain nationals of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India as part of an investigation into money laundering related to a 2019 case involving the smuggling of over 580 kg of heroin along the...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today chaired a meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Defence on the Border Roads Organisation in New Delhi. The meeting focused on key issues related to defence infrastructure, connectivity, and strategic initiatives to strengthen...

Kabul, March 24 – In a heartbreaking scene, several Afghan families searched for their loved ones on Eid in Afghanistan after a Pakistani airstrike on a drug rehabilitation center in Kabul on March 16 claimed the lives of over 400 people, according to a report. The Pakistani attack, which it...

Islamabad, March 24: According to reliable sources, the crackdown on undocumented Afghan refugees in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, is expected to intensify after the Eid holidays, local media reported on Tuesday.Authorities had temporarily suspended arrests during the Eid period to allow...

Kabul, March 22 – At least 43 shops were completely destroyed after a fire broke out at a local market in Badakhshan province, northern Afghanistan, according to a statement released by the provincial department of information and culture.The fire originated in the Ab Jim market in the...

Islamabad, March 21 Pakistan will not allow terrorists operating from Afghanistan to disrupt peace and endanger its security, Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir said on Saturday.Munir visited Kurram, on the border with Afghanistan, to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr...

Islamabad, March 21 – Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir's "ill-considered decision" to declare war on Afghanistan amid the fragile situation at home has plunged Pakistan into a crisis with little prospect for a swift exit. By conducting airstrikes across the Durand Line, Rawalpindi has placed the...

Islamabad, March 21 – As Pakistan advocates against "Islamophobia" abroad, the persistence of such conditions at home raises legitimate questions about the country's credibility. The recurring claims of Islamophobia by Islamabad on the global stage, a report has cited, call for closer scrutiny...

Kolkata, March 21 Kolkata Knight Riders suffered another setback to their pace resources with India seamer Akash Deep ruled out for at least eight weeks due to a stress reaction in his lower back on Saturday, effectively sidelining him from the Indian Premier League.The injury also puts the...

Oslo, March 21 – The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) warned that over 115,000 people have been displaced in Afghanistan, with civilians facing worsening humanitarian conditions following the conflict between the Taliban and Pakistan."Families who were already struggling to survive have been...

New Delhi, March 20 India has delivered a 2.5-ton shipment of medicines and other medical supplies to Afghanistan to treat people injured in an airstrike by Pakistan.Pakistan's airstrike on Kabul on March 16 killed around 400 people and injured more than 250. India has "unequivocally"...

New Delhi, March 20 – India delivered a 2.5-tonne consignment of emergency medicines, medical disposables, kits, and equipment to Afghanistan on Friday to support the medical treatment of those injured in the recent attack by Pakistan on a hospital in Kabul.MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal...

Kabul, March 20 – Khas Kunar police command spokesperson Farid Dehqan accused the Pakistani military of carrying out rocket attacks in Kunar province, Afghanistan, according to local media reports on Friday.Dehqan stated that the Pakistani military fired around 25 shells in several areas of...

Kabul, March 20 – Afghanistan's Chief of Armed Forces, Fasihuddin Fitrat, has accused the Pakistani military of violating the ceasefire along the Durand Line, local media reported on Friday.According to a statement released by Afghanistan's Ministry of Defence, several people were killed in...

Kabul/Islamabad, March 20 – A leading international human rights organization raised serious concerns under international humanitarian law regarding the recent Pakistani airstrike on a rehabilitation center in Kabul, Afghanistan, which killed over 400 civilians and injured more than 200 others...

Brussels, March 20 – Leaders of the European Union (EU) pledged to remain vigilant against any spillover from the Middle East conflicts that could trigger migratory pressure on the bloc, as the conflicts pose growing risks to Europe.Although the conflict "has not translated into immediate...

London, March 19 India ranked 116th in the World Happiness Report 2026, released on Thursday, two notches up from the 118th position last year, but behind Nepal and Pakistan.The World Happiness Report is released each year around March 20, coinciding with the International Day of Happiness...

Beijing, March 19 China welcomed a temporary pause in fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan on Thursday, while downplaying reports of its failure to enforce a ceasefire between the two neighbors.China welcomed the temporary ceasefire agreement reached by Pakistan and Afghanistan during the...

Islamabad, March 19 – Pakistan's response to the ongoing conflict in West Asia has raised concerns about the strength and credibility of the Saudi-Pakistan Strategic Military Defence Agreement. Recent events involving Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan have revealed cracks in the long-projected...

Kabul, March 19 – Pakistani military forces fired over 70 artillery shells in Afghanistan's Kunar province, local media reported on Thursday, citing officials. The incident occurred during Eid al-Fitr, when Afghanistan and Pakistan had announced a temporary ceasefire.Zia-ur-Rahman Spin Ghar...