At least three people have been killed as a result of a small plane crash in Florida of United States, media reports said on Saturday. The plane crashed into a mobile home in Clearwater on Thursday night, CBS reported. The victims included the pilot and two people on the ground, according to the Federal Aviation More
The government of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has rejected the latest report from the Transparency International on corruption in the country. The Berlin-Based organisation released its annual report for 2023 — the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) — in which Denmark was ranked the least and Somalia the most corrupt countries. Afghanistan has fallen back by More
The national team has arrived in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, for an all-format series, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said. Syed Naseem Sadat, spokesman for ACB, said the squad left the United Arab Emirates for Sri Lanka, where they landed in Colombo late Tuesday night. He said the Afghan team would start preparations More
The US State Department has asked China to clarify whether or not it has formally recognised the Taliban government. Matthew Miller, a spokesman for the State Department, said at a media briefing: “I’ve seen those reports, and I think I would let the Chinese government speak to what this means in terms of their relationship More
A US F-16 fighter jet crashed into sea off South Korea’s southwestern coast on Wednesday, the Associated Press reported. Ejecting safely, the pilot was taken to a medical facility for assessment, according to a statement from the US 8th Fighter Wing. With the cause of the crash near the port city of Seosan being probed, More
Former prime minister Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 14 years in jail in another case on Wednesday. The verdict was handed down in the Toshakhana reference against the ex-premier, who was awarded 10 years in jail a day earlier for the breach of state secrets. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) More
Militants in areas near the Pakistan-Iran border are undoubtedly aided by third countries, says the Iranian foreign minister without naming anyone. Hossein Amir Abdollahian made the remarks at a joint news conference with his Pakistani counterpart Jalil Abbas Jilani in Islamabad on Monday. “There is no doubt that the terrorists located in the common border More
Regional countries are dealing with the caretaker government of Afghanistan to address their security needs and economic stability so the west should not block this valuable effort, an influential global group says. A new report from the International Crisis Group (ICG) says the Islamic Emirate’s denial of basic rights of Afghan women and girls and More
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and former Foreign Minister Shah Mahmoud Qureshi on Tuesday sentenced to 10 years in jail in a cipher case, according to Pakistani media outlets reports. The verdict comes nine days before the February 8 general elections, which the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan’s party is contesting amid a state More
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan has announced scholarships for female Afghan refugee students. The commission on Sunday invited applications for the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) fully funded Master’s scholarships for the academic year 2024. The scholarships will enable female Afghan refugees to pursue two years Master’s study at HEC-recognised universities in Pakistan. More
