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New Delhi, March 12 India on Thursday dismissed Islamabad's allegations of Indian involvement in the recent clashes between Pakistani troops and the Taliban, asserting that no amount of "spin" will change the fact that Pakistan supports cross-border terrorism.New Delhi also rejected Pakistan's...

New Delhi, March 12 – India on Thursday once again criticized Pakistan, calling the country a "state sponsor of terrorism for decades" that lacks credibility when it comes to cross-border terrorism. Reacting strongly to Islamabad's allegations of India's involvement in the ongoing conflict...

The U.S. State Department will permanently close its consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan, which has been America's closest diplomatic mission to the Afghan border and served as a primary operations and logistics hub before, during, and after the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan. The department notified...

Islamabad, March 11 Pakistan said on Wednesday that its security forces have killed 641 Afghan Taliban operatives and injured over 855 in the ongoing military operation launched two weeks ago.Pakistan launched military action, codenamed Operation Ghazab lil-Haq (righteous fury), on February 26...

New Delhi, March 11 – Pakistan is likely to escalate attacks in Afghanistan as the war in Iran continues. Islamabad has come under immense pressure to join the war in Iran, especially after Saudi Arabia was hit by missile strikes.Intelligence Bureau officials say that Pakistan is planning a...

Kolkata, March 11 An Afghan national was arrested in West Bengal's Nadia district for allegedly entering India via Bangladesh without valid documents, police said on Wednesday.The man, identified as Aljahi Musafar, a resident of Nimroz province in Afghanistan, was apprehended by the Border...

FGN58 UN-INDIA-LD AFGHAN'Hypocritical', 'flagrant violation': India slams Pakistan's airstrikes on Afghanistan during RamadanUnited Nations: India has strongly condemned Pakistan's airstrikes on Afghanistan as a "flagrant violation" of international law, saying it is "hypocritical" to invoke...

The United Nations, March 10 India strongly condemned Pakistan’s airstrikes on Afghanistan as a “flagrant violation” of international law, stating that it is “hypocritical” to invoke Islamic solidarity while carrying out attacks that have killed civilians during Ramadan.Addressing a Security...

Kabul, March 10 – The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has warned that the restrictions imposed on women in Afghanistan are hindering the country's progress and exacerbating humanitarian challenges, local media reported on Tuesday.UNAMA Acting Head Georgette Gagnon...

March 10, New Delhi – India’s UN Ambassador, P. Harish, addressed the United Nations Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan.He strongly criticized what he termed “trade and transit terrorism,” making a veiled reference to Pakistan, and urged the international community to protect the...

March 10, New Delhi – India’s UN Ambassador P. Harish addressed the United Nations Security Council on Afghanistan.He strongly criticized what he termed "trade and transit terrorism," making a veiled reference to Pakistan, and urged the international community to protect the economic rights of...

In an exclusive interview with a leading international affairs magazine, Kabul-based Afghan intelligence analyst and counterterrorism expert Ajmal Sohail accused Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of increasingly targeting Chinese infrastructure and investment projects in Afghanistan...

United Nations, March 10 India has condemned Pakistan's airstrikes on Afghanistan as a "flagrant violation" of international law, saying it is "hypocritical" to invoke Islamic solidarity while carrying out attacks that have killed civilians during Ramadan.Addressing a Security Council meeting...

March 10, New Delhi – The United States has condemned Afghanistan over its detention of American citizens, a move that could result in a ban on U.S. passport holders traveling to the country.Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement that he was designating Afghanistan’s Taliban...

United Nations, March 10. Pakistan has made an implicit admission that it was targeting India's assistance to Afghanistan and that its air attacks during Ramadan were primarily harming women and children.Using diplomatic finesse, India's Permanent Representative in his address to the Security...

United Nations, March 10. India has condemned Pakistan's air attacks on Afghanistan and has criticized its hypocrisy in conducting them during the month of Ramadan, killing mostly women and children while preaching "Islamic solidarity.""It is hypocritical to advocate for high principles of...

Washington, March 10 – The United States has designated Afghanistan as a "State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention," with Secretary of State Marco Rubio accusing the Taliban of detaining Americans and other foreign nationals to extract concessions.Announcing the move, Rubio said that Washington...

New Delhi, March 9 India's inbound student numbers are expected to grow at approximately 8 per cent per year from an estimated base of 58,000 students in 2025, making it one of the fastest-growing study destinations globally, according to a QS report.The 'Global Student Flows: India' report...

Kabul, March 9 – Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has accused Pakistani Army generals of putting the security of the entire region at risk instead of resolving the country's internal issues, local media reported on Monday.Muttaqi, during an iftar gathering for ambassadors of...

New Delhi, March 9 – Pakistan's ongoing conflict with Afghanistan has put at risk the next installment of IMF funding that Islamabad urgently needs, according to a media report.The IMF team is currently visiting Pakistan for its third review of the country's economy, ahead of the next tranche...