An Afghan journalist working for Azadi Radio has been injured by unknown gunmen in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, media reports said on Thursday. Ahmad Hanayish, who also works as director of Dunya and Kahkashan radio stations, came under attack before dawn. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a relative of the journalist told Pajhwok Afghan More
Amnesty International has once again asked the government of Pakistan to halt forced deportations of Afghan refugees and not to ignore demands of the international community. In a fresh report on Thursday, the watchdog said the Pakistan government, which planned to launch the second phase of repatriating Afghan refugees, should positively respond to global calls. More
Result-oriented discussions have been suggested between Afghanistan and Pakistan to check the poliovirus. Coordinator to Prime Minister on National Health Services (NHS) Dr. Malik Mukhtar Ahmed floated the suggestion on Tuesday. He called for Kabul-Islamabad talks on the issue during a meeting with Michael Galway and Hamid Jafri of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation More
Afghanistan’s spin maestro Rashid Khan has smashed Mohammad Shami’s record to become the highest wicket-taker for Gujarat in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Khan achieved the feat in a group clash against Sunrisers Hayderabad, according to India Today. Khan, the vice-captain of the franchise, went past Mohammad Shami’s tally to become the highest wicket-taker for More
Unidentified gunmen have shot dead a Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. Noor Islam Nizami was gunned down on Tuesday in North Waziristan district, the Express Tribute reported on Wednesday. District Police Officer (DPO) confirmed Nizami lost his life on the spot as a result of the gunfire. An investigation into the More
At least 29 people have been killed and three others injured as a result of a blaze at a nightclub in the central Istanbul city of Turkey, an official said on Wednesday. In a statement, the Turkish state news agency Anadolu said the fire erupted in a basement of a 16-story building in Besiktas area More
The body of of the man who burnt the Holy Quran in Sweden and Denmark has been found in his house in Norway, media reports said on Wednesday. The Iraqi refugee and critic of Islam, Salwan Sabah Matti Momika, had staged several burnings of the Holy Quran in Sweden and Denmark. After Momika’s body was More
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake rattled eastern Taiwan on Wednesday morning, killing at least seven people, a media report said. The temblor, billed as the strongest to hit Taiwan in 25 years, left seven people dead and more than 700 wounded, Reuters reported. Another 77 people are reportedly trapped in tunnels and buildings, which caved in More
Five World Central Kitchen (WCK) workers, including foreigners, have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza. Reuters quoted the Gaza government media office as saying the victims included citizens of Poland, Australia and Britain, as well as a Palestinian. Meanwhile, WCK wrote on X: “We are aware of reports that members of the World More
At least seven Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) members have been killed in an Israel airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, media reports said on Tuesday. Tasnim news agency reported Brig. Gen. Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander of the Quds Force of IRGC and his deputy Gen. Mohammad Hadi Hajriahimi were killed in More
