At least 60 Afghans killed by weeks of intense snow, rain KABUL: At least 60 people have been killed by heavy rain and snow in Afghanistan over the past three weeks, the... Published 13 Mar, 2024 05:34pm
World Half a million Afghans return from Pakistan: IOM KABUL: More than 500,000 Afghans have left Pakistan in the four months since Islamabad ordered undocumented migrants... Updated 22 Jan, 2024 10:22pm
World Millions of Afghans go hungry as winter cold bites PUL-E ALAM: Khurma had to borrow her neighbour’s shoes to walk to Pul-e Alam city to collect a cash handout being... Published 17 Jan, 2024 12:09pm
Pakistan Pakistan-deported Afghans waiting for US resettlement WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s deportation drive has repatriated scores of Afghans awaiting resettlement in the... Updated 26 Dec, 2023 09:30pm
World Afghans marry in mass ceremony in bid to cut costs KABUL: Fifty couples married Monday in a joint ceremony in the Afghan capital — a growing practice to reduce the... Published 26 Dec, 2023 04:30am
Print Zardari claims IK had registered Afghans as voters KARACHI: As Pakistan continues to expel unregistered Afghan refugees and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf struggles for... Updated 12 Dec, 2023 08:44am
Pakistan Toll-free helpline launched for Afghan DPs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa PESHAWAR: Blue Veins, a non-governmental organization with the support of the International Organization for... Published 11 Dec, 2023 06:41am
Pakistan Resettlement of Afghans in US: Top US diplomat arrives ISLAMABAD: The United States Special Representative on Afghanistan Tom West arrived here on a two-day visit Thursday... Published 08 Dec, 2023 05:20am
Pakistan Afghans who worked with Washington: US says wants to accelerate visa processing ISLAMABAD: The United States has conveyed to Pakistan that it is actively exploring all possible options to... Published 07 Dec, 2023 04:35am
Pakistan Supreme Court seeks govt reply on plea against expulsion of Afghans, says petitioner ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court began hearings on Friday on a petition by rights activists seeking to halt... Updated 01 Dec, 2023 09:20pm
Pakistan Suicide bombing carried out by Afghan national: army ISLAMABAD: Army said on Monday that an Afghan national carried out a suicide bombing on a military convoy, martyring... Published 28 Nov, 2023 04:57am
Pakistan Border trade halts after Pakistan imposes restrictions on Afghans PESHAWAR: Trade was halted Tuesday at border crossings between Pakistan and Afghanistan after Islamabad imposed... Updated 21 Nov, 2023 10:29pm
Pakistan Afghans driven from Pakistan rebuilding lives from ‘zero’ TORKHAM: Rocked gently on his mother’s knees, a fly on his nose, a baby sleeps fitfully in a tent in a barren border... Updated 17 Nov, 2023 10:30pm
Pakistan Repatriation of illegal foreigners including Afghans continue ISLAMABAD: Repatriation of illegal foreigners including Afghans is continuing. A large number of illegal Afghans ... Published 07 Nov, 2023 06:33am
Pakistan Farhatullah, others move SC challenging certain govt steps against Afghans ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has been asked to restrain the Federation from detaining, forcefully deporting or... Published 07 Nov, 2023 06:33am
Pakistan Afghans awaiting resettlement to US exempted from deportation More than 180,000 people have returned to Afghanistan since Islamabad ordered 1.7 million Afghans it says are living illegally in Pakistan to leave or face deportation Updated 05 Nov, 2023 09:31am
Pakistan Govt speeds up Afghans’ repatriation PESHAWAR: Pakistan opened more border centres on Friday to speed up the return of tens of thousands of undocumented... Published 04 Nov, 2023 06:00am
Print Country to implement ODR to check illegal immigration ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is going towards implementation of the “One Document Regime” (ODR) that will make foreign... Updated 04 Nov, 2023 09:02am
Pakistan Pakistan opens more centres at border to expedite Afghans repatriation PESHAWAR: Pakistan opened more centres at a border crossing with Afghanistan on Friday to expedite the return of... Updated 03 Nov, 2023 04:28pm
Pakistan Over 165,000 Afghans leave country TORKHAM: More than 165,000 Afghans have fled Pakistan in the month since its government ordered 1.7 million people ... Published 03 Nov, 2023 06:11am
Pakistan Eviction of illegal foreign nationals begins in Punjab LAHORE: After the expiry of October 31 deadline, the authorities across Punjab have started operation to deport the... Published 02 Nov, 2023 03:16am
Print Nationwide operation launched ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday launched a nationwide operation to deport illegal foreign nationals, mostly... Updated 02 Nov, 2023 08:56am
World Thousands of Afghans out in cold after deadly quakes NAYEB RAFI (Afghanistan): Thousands of Afghans who survived a powerful earthquake that killed more than 2,00 people... Published 11 Oct, 2023 03:10am
Pakistan Visa process for Afghans: Corruption has raised eyebrows from NA panel ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Friday once again raised serious concerns over the lack of transparency and... Published 15 Jul, 2023 06:08am
World Britain’s Afghan probe investigating UK special forces LONDON: Britain’s defence minister on Wednesday said allegations of unlawful killings in Afghanistan being examined... Published 05 Jul, 2023 06:16pm
World Afghan Taliban order women’s beauty parlours to shut KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities have ordered beauty parlours across the country to shut within a month, the... Published 04 Jul, 2023 06:25pm
World Afghan Taliban say Biden 'acknowledged reality' about Al-Qaeda KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Saturday seized on an off-the-cuff remark by US President Joe Biden to... Updated 01 Jul, 2023 05:59pm
Pakistan NA panel for streamlining visa issuance process for Afghans ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Monday, directed the ministries concerned to... Published 27 Jun, 2023 06:15am
World More visas for Afghans who helped US included in spending bill WASHINGTON: A provision to provide 4,000 more visas for Afghans who worked with the United States was included in a... Published 21 Dec, 2022 07:03am
World Hundreds of war-displaced Afghans return east KABUL: Hundreds of internally displaced Afghans who had taken refuge in the capital left for their homes in the... Published 30 Jul, 2022 03:39am