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London, March 4 The UK imposed a study visa ban on four countries on Wednesday, accusing them of using the route as a backdoor entry to seek permanent refuge in the country, as part of a wider crackdown on the soaring rates of asylum applications.The so-called "emergency brake" on student...

Kabul, March 4 – Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, echoed concerns raised by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Wednesday regarding the intensifying clashes along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, which have...

Islamabad, March 4 Pakistan targeted the famous Bagram airbase in Afghanistan as its operation was aimed at the Afghan Taliban over their alleged failure to stop terrorist attacks from their territory, media reports said on Wednesday.Pakistan launched Operation Ghazab lil Haq (Righteous Fury)...

New Delhi, March 4: With the people of Afghanistan rallying behind the Taliban in the fight against Pakistan, the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) has been instructed by the ISI to carry out widespread attacks.The Afghan people, many of whom were not in favour of the Taliban, are now...

Peshawar, March 4 The Pakistani Army has killed the commander of the Afghan Taliban during an operation near the Torkham border in northwest Pakistan, security officials said on Wednesday.The commander of Tehreek-e-Taliban Afghanistan (TTA), identified as Qahraman, and his associates were...

Islamabad, March 3 Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday called on all parties to exercise restraint to prevent further escalation in West Asia.During a telephone conversation, the leaders discussed the situation arising from the attacks...

Islamabad, March 3 Defence Minister Khawaja Asif claimed on Tuesday that Zionists orchestrated the Iran war to expand Israel's influence on the border of Pakistan."From the establishment of Israel on the land of Palestine until today, every catastrophe that has befallen the Islamic world...

Jammu, March 3 Chief Minister Omar Abdullah condemned the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday and called on the people of Jammu and Kashmir to exercise restraint, not let their emotions control them, and express their anger and grief through lawful and peaceful...

Islamabad, March 3 Pakistani security forces killed another 67 members of the Afghan Taliban in overnight operations, repelling their attacks at 16 locations along the southwestern border early Tuesday, officials said.Information Minister Attaullah Tarar provided updates on the ongoing...

The center has established two more empowered committees in West Bengal to decide on applications seeking Indian citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). In a gazette notification, the Union Home Ministry stated that the empowered committee will be headed by an officer not below...

Kabul, March 3 – The United Nations (UN) has announced that at least 34 people were killed and 89 others injured in Pakistani military attacks in Afghanistan between February 26 and March 1, local media reported on Tuesday.Speaking at a press briefing, UN Secretary-General spokesperson...

Kabul, March 3 – Afghan forces have launched retaliatory strikes on Pakistani military bases following recent air raids by the Pakistan Air Force inside Afghanistan, as fighting along the volatile Durand Line entered its fifth consecutive day.The Afghan defence ministry said its forces...

New Delhi, March 3 The Union Home Ministry on Monday set up two more empowered committees in West Bengal to decide on applications seeking Indian citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act, according to a government order.The state already has two such committees. However, in view of the...

Islamabad, March 2 Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Monday that his country was forced to take punitive action against the Afghan Taliban after they refused to act against the militants operating from their soil against his country.He was briefing members of the diplomatic corps...

Islamabad, March 2 President Asif Ali Zardari said on Monday that Pakistan would not allow any entity, domestic or foreign, to use a neighboring country to destabilize his nation.Addressing a joint session of Parliament amidst disruption by members of the opposition, Zardari said a recent UN...

Lahore, March 2 Pakistan has temporarily closed certain routes within the Karachi and Lahore Flight Information Regions (FIRs) at specific times due to ongoing military exercises involving fighter jets from the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), in response to the evolving regional situation, a...

Islamabad, March 2 Pakistan's offensive against the Afghan Taliban was ongoing, with its security forces destroying an ammunition depot, state media reported on Monday.Pakistan launched "Operation Ghazab lil Haq" last week after forces of the Afghan Taliban attacked 53 locations along the more...

Islamabad, March 2 – A local court in Pakistan has ordered the detention of hundreds of Afghan nationals who were arrested during a crackdown on foreigners residing illegally in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported on Monday.The Afghan refugees, who were taken into custody on...

New Delhi, March 2 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart, Mark Carney, participated in the India-Canada CEOs' Forum on Monday, where the former drew parallels between cricket and the two countries' relations, stating that he was delighted to see the Canadian cricket team...

Kabul, March 2 – At least three people were killed and six others were injured in a road accident in the northern Afghan province of Jawzjan, according to a statement from the provincial police office.The incident occurred on Sunday when two high-speed vehicles collided due to reckless driving...