Strong quake jolts parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan, India KABUL: A strong earthquake lasting for at least 30 seconds was felt across much of Afghanistan, Pakistan and parts ... Updated 22 Mar, 2023 09:00am
Sports Rashid to lead strong Afghanistan squad for Pakistan series KABUL: Wily spinner Rashid Khan will lead a strong 17-man Afghanistan squad in the Twenty20 international series... Published 21 Mar, 2023 06:45pm
World Afghanistan school year starts but no classes held KABUL: Afghanistan’s schools reopened Tuesday for the new academic year, but no classes were held as students were... Published 21 Mar, 2023 01:49pm
World Funding shortfall forces food ration cuts for millions of hungry Afghans KABUL: The UN World Food Programme has been forced to cut rations to 4 million Afghans this month, it said in a... Published 18 Mar, 2023 02:14pm
Print 20 years after US Iraq invasion, Senate acts to end war authorisation WASHINGTON: Almost exactly 20 years after US forces invaded Iraq to remove Saddam Hussein from power, the US Senate... Updated 18 Mar, 2023 09:16am
Print UN grants one-year extension to Afghanistan mission UNITED NATIONS: The Security Council on Thursday renewed the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for... Updated 17 Mar, 2023 09:10am
World Banned from school, Afghan girls turn to madrassas KABUL: In a madrassa in the Afghan capital, rows of teenage girls rock back and forth reciting verses of the Koran... Published 16 Mar, 2023 11:36am
World Bomb attack kills guard, wounds journalists in Afghan north MAZAR-I-SHARIF, (Afghanistan): A bomb blast in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Saturday killed a... Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am
World Blast in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province kills one, injures 5 KABUL: A blast hit the capital of Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province on Saturday, police said, killing one person... Updated 11 Mar, 2023 06:45pm
World Afghanistan coffers swell as Taliban taxman collects TORKHAM: A dusty logjam of trucks inches across a rut in the mountains splitting Pakistan and Afghanistan, teeming... Published 09 Mar, 2023 11:59am
BR Research Permanent pariah? Be careful what you wish for! Pakistan’s economy and security seem to have suffered in the aftermath of the... Published 09 Mar, 2023 07:24am
Print Viral disease in cows: Pakistan hesitant to import beef from Afghanistan: MoC ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Commerce (MoC) said Wednesday that Pakistan is reluctant to import cow meat from Afghanistan... Updated 09 Mar, 2023 08:50am
World Afghan women ‘most repressed in the world’, says UN mission KABUL: Afghanistan under the Taliban government is the “most repressive country in the world” for women’s rights,... Published 08 Mar, 2023 02:17pm
Pakistan Afghan delegation to visit Pakistan soon: Khawaja Asif Both sides will discuss issues including regional security and counter-terrorism measures Updated 07 Mar, 2023 06:41pm
World Taliban’s persecution of women could be ‘crime against humanity’: UN report GENEVA: The Taliban’s treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan could amount to a crime against humanity,... Published 06 Mar, 2023 06:21pm
World Afghan universities reopen but women still barred KABUL: Male students trickled back to their classes Monday after Afghan universities reopened following a winter... Published 06 Mar, 2023 12:17pm
Print Afghan Taliban reluctant to rein in TTP ISLAMABAD: The Afghan Taliban’s interim government has expressed its reluctance to go against the outlawed... Updated 04 Mar, 2023 09:10am
Pakistan Former Pakistan woman hockey player killed in Italian shipwreck Former Pakistan women’s hockey player Shahida Raza was among at least 67 people killed on the weekend in a migrant... Updated 02 Mar, 2023 07:18pm
Pakistan Pak envoy in Kabul decides to step down ISLAMABAD: Pakis-tan’s special representative to Afghanistan Ambassador Mohammad Sadiq (retired) has decided to... Published 02 Mar, 2023 06:24am
Pakistan Mohammad Sadiq resigns as Pakistan’s special representative to Afghanistan Says grateful to the premier and stakeholders for their wholehearted support Published 01 Mar, 2023 06:27pm
Pakistan Over two dozen Pakistanis drowned in Italy migrant shipwreck: PM ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said over two dozen Pakistanis were believed to be among 59... Updated 27 Feb, 2023 07:01pm
World Russia in firing line of top UN rights meet GENEVA: Russia’s war in Ukraine looms large as the UN Human Rights Council meets Monday, with calls for unity in... Published 27 Feb, 2023 11:30am
Print New hope for CASA-1000 as Taliban govt decides to honour previous pact ISLAMABAD: In a major development, Taliban regime has decided to honour all pacts related to Central Asia-South... Updated 27 Feb, 2023 08:42am
Pakistan Trade resumes after key Afghan border crossing with Pakistan reopens JALALABAD: Trucks carrying food and pharmaceuticals crossed through a key border crossing between Pakistan and... Updated 25 Feb, 2023 07:19pm
Pakistan Asif, Blome discuss regional security ISLAMABAD: The Defence Minister, Khawaja Asif, emphasised the importance of stable and prosperous Afghanistan for ... Updated 25 Feb, 2023 07:11am
Opinion Watch thy neighbours–II Pakistan has India to its east, Afghanistan to its northwest and Iran to its west while China borders the country in... Updated 25 Feb, 2023 06:58am
Pakistan Defence minister, ISI chief hold talks with Afghan govt ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday conveyed a “clear message” and its “deep concerns” to the interim Afghan... Published 23 Feb, 2023 05:52am
World Taliban demand US return $3.5bn in Afghan assets after court ruling KABUL: Taliban authorities called on Washington Wednesday to return $3.5 billion belonging to Afghanistan's central... Published 22 Feb, 2023 11:57pm
World Taliban sets up investment consortium with firms from Pakistan, Russia, Iran KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban-led administration has set up a consortium of companies, including some in Russia, Iran... Published 22 Feb, 2023 06:57pm
Pakistan Pakistani delegation reaches Kabul to discuss ‘security-related matters’ Defence Minister Khawaja Asif is leading the delegation Updated 22 Feb, 2023 05:23pm