At least two police personnel and a civilian were killed in a militant attack on a checkpoint in the Khyber district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday. The assault occurred in Charwazagai area on the Pak-Afghan highway near Landikotal Bazaar, District Police Officer (DPO) Saleem Abbas said. The dead included Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Alamzeb, More
Amid a hectic search for the missing, the death toll from rain-triggered landslides in India’s southern state of Kerala has mounted to 151, a media reports said on Wednesday. With hundreds of people still missing, the Indian Army claimed rescuing 1,000 individuals and launching the construction of an alternative. Al Jazeera reported the main bridge More
Unidentified gunmen have opened fire on a bulletproof vehicle carrying local staff of the United Nations in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a media report said on Wednesday. The Associated Press quoted a senior police officer as saying: “The attack on the vehicle of the United Nations Office for Project Services happened in Dera Ismail Khan More
The United Nations agencies on the occasion of World Day against Human Trafficking on Wednesday said one in every three victims of human trafficking was a child, but the overall number of such victims has decreased by 11 percent. July 30th is celebrated as the World Day against Human Trafficking. In a joint statement, the More
In response to the rising temperatures across Afghanistan, the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a series of recommendations to safeguard public health. The WHO advises people to wear sun hats and sunglasses, spend several hours daily in cool environments, and avoid leaving children unattended in parked vehicles. Current weather reports indicate that temperatures in More
Afghanistan and South Africa will play a three match One-Day International (ODI) series in September, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced on Wednesday. It would be the first-ever bilateral cricket series between the two countries, hosted by Afghanistan, ACB said in a statement. It added the first ODI would be played on September 18, with More
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an attack on his residence in Tehran on Wednesday, the Palestinian group announced. Hamas blamed Israel for assassinating its political chief along with a bodyguard in the strike on the building where they were staying. Haniyeh was in Iran’s capital to attend the inauguration ceremony of Iran’s President More
Veteran leggie and Afghanistan T20 skipper Rashid Khan has completed taking 600 wickets in T20 cricket, trailing only Dwayne Bravo. Rashid Khan became the second player to claim 600 wickets in T20 crick and achieved this milestone during the 2024 The Hundred men’s competition match, where he took two wickets for Trent Rockets against Manchester More
More than 50 people have been killed in landslides induced by heavy rains in India’s southern state of Kerala on Tuesday, media reports say. Officials in Wayanad district, where the landslides occurred, confirmed the death toll to The Hindu. Scores of people are said to be trapped in the affected hilly areas. The BBC quoted More
An Afghan athlete is set to meet his Austrian counterpart in the judo contest at the ongoing Paris Olympic Games today (Tuesday). The National Olympic Committee and General Directorate of Sports wrote on its X handle Ahmad Samim Faizzada would take on his Austrian rival Wachidbur Chashueli this afternoon. The Paris Olympics Games commenced on More
