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Kabul, February 27 – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that escalating clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan risk regional instability and has urged the two nations to hold dialogue and protect civilians, local media reported on Friday.Guterres expressed concern over the...

February 27, New Delhi – Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have sharply escalated following cross-border airstrikes and military exchanges along the Durand Line.Pakistan bombed major cities in Afghanistan, including the capital, Kabul, on Friday, with Islamabad's defence minister...

New Delhi, February 27. Pakistan has declared an all-out war against the Afghan Taliban, thus putting a fragile Qatar-mediated ceasefire under immense strain. Just hours after Afghanistan said that it had launched retaliatory strikes across the shared border, Pakistani forces carried out...

New Delhi/Kabul, February 26 – Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have entered a dangerous new phase, marked by deadly airstrikes, mounting civilian casualties, and a steadily deepening diplomatic rift. Recent Pakistani air operations in Afghanistan's eastern provinces – particularly...

Kabul, February 26 – The Taliban has condemned Pakistan's airstrikes on Afghanistan, calling it a "shameful act" and warning of a military response, adding that Islamabad targeted civilians instead of militants.In an interview with Al Arabiya English, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid...

Kabul, February 26 – Richard Bennett, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, has warned that restrictions and cuts in international funding have severely affected Afghan women's access to essential healthcare services, local media reported on...

Kabul, February 25 – Pakistan's exports to Afghanistan have sharply declined in the first seven months of the current fiscal year due to trade disruptions and political tensions, local media reported on Wednesday.According to official data from the State Bank of Pakistan, exports from Pakistan...

Islamabad, February 24 Pakistan accused the Afghan Taliban of "unprovoked firing" along the border on Tuesday, while warning of a severe response to any further such attacks.The firing came just days after Pakistan launched airstrikes against the alleged hideouts of the terrorists inside...

Washington, February 24 – Pakistan has the right to protect itself from terrorism, the US said on Monday after Islamabad carried out strikes against alleged militant camps along the Afghanistan border."Pakistan has the right to protect itself from terrorism," a State Department spokesperson...

Islamabad, February 23 – The suicide bombing by the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) targeting a Shia mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan, which claimed 36 lives and injured over 160 others during Friday prayers on February 6, should raise concerns within the state on several levels, as it...

Ayodhya, February 23 – Responding to the Taliban’s new penal code concerning atrocities against women and children in Afghanistan, spiritual leaders on Monday condemned the move, saying they are deeply saddened by the cruelty inflicted on mothers, women, and children in the name of religion...

New Delhi, February 23 – CPI-M leader Brinda Karat on Monday criticized Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit, stating that whatever happened at the university was entirely her responsibility and accusing her of damaging one of India’s premier...

New Delhi, February 23 – Islamabad's airstrikes inside Afghanistan followed less than four days after media reports widely quoted Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif stating in an interview that his country would not hesitate to carry out air operations inside the neighbouring country.The...

Lucknow, February 23 – Prominent Muslim clerics in India have strongly condemned the Taliban's new penal code in Afghanistan, which reportedly legalizes domestic violence, calling it a blatant misuse of religion and a violation of Islamic principles. The law, which allows husbands to beat their...

New Delhi, February 23 – The Taliban’s new domestic violence code, which allows women to be beaten as long as their bones do not break, has sparked widespread outrage in India. Critics describe it as an “attack on basic human dignity” and a chilling reminder of the dangers when power and...

Islamabad, February 22 Pakistan claimed on Sunday that it had killed 70 terrorists in military strikes targeting at least seven militant hideouts in Afghanistan in retaliation for recent rebel attacks in the country."Afghanistan has long been exporting terrorism. Pakistan is taking all...

February 22, New Delhi: Pakistan launched attacks on militant targets in Afghanistan on Saturday. The Taliban said that women and children were among the dozens killed and injured in the attacks. The Afghan defence ministry vowed an appropriate response at a suitable time.Pakistan's...

Islamabad/Kabul, February 22 – Several Afghan civilians were killed and many others injured after Pakistan carried out airstrikes targeting civilian areas along the volatile border between the two countries.Kabul alleged that residential areas were hit during the operation.Islamabad...

FGN31 UN-PALESTINE-INDIAIndia joins over 100 countries in condemning Israel’s 'unilateral' decisions in West BankUnited Nations: India has joined over 100 countries and global organizations in condemning Israel’s "unilateral" decisions and measures aimed at expanding its "unlawful presence"...

Islamabad, February 19 Pakistan has issued a formal protest to the Taliban regime in Afghanistan over the alleged use of Afghan soil for a recent terrorist attack that resulted in the deaths of 11 soldiers, the Foreign Office said on Thursday.Eleven soldiers and one civilian were killed when...