Pakistani political and religious leader Mawlana Fazal Rahman has escaped a gun attack in the Dera Ismael Khan district of Khybar Pakhtonkhwa province, his party said on Monday. A spokesperson for the Iamiat-i-Ulema Islam – Fazal (JUI-F) has confirmed the incident, stating that the assault occurred near the Ziark Interchange in DI Khan. Maulana Fazal Rahman was More
Ministry of Borders and Tribal Affairs officials say 320 enmities between tribes and families were resolved last year across the country through mediation. Since coming into power the interim government has been trying to resolve feuds and enmities between tribes and families through negotiations. Addressing a gathering of tribal leaders and religious scholars, organised by More
About 120 journalists and media workers, including 11 women, were killed around the world, in 2023, says the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). This year, 68% of the journalists and media workers who lost their lives worldwide were killed in the Gaza conflict, the federation said. In the Middle East, 75 Palestinian, four Israeli and More
As many as 1.5 million people entered the United States illegally last year, officials say. The Texas state, bordering Mexico, authorised its police force to apprehend those who entered the US illegally. Local judges have also been granted the authority to deport illegal asylum seekers. Despite all these measures, the number of asylum seekers continues More
Five Afghan migrants’ bodies have been found on the Poland-Belarus border, media reports said on Sunday. The bodies of the migrants were taken to a hospital in Belarus by security personnel, Azadi Radio reported. A member of the Afghan Council in Belarus said the corpses had been in the hospital over the last few days More
A former Afghan Air Force pilot training for a commercial license in Oregon state of the United States ignored his flight instructor’s advice to not return to a small airport because of low visibility, a preliminary federal report of the crash released Friday said. All three individuals killed in the accident on Dec 19 were More
Flash floods killed nearly two dozen people in the small town of Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, media reports said on Sunday. “As of Friday, a total of 21 bodies have been recovered,” said police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda. The floods hit the town on Christmas Day, destroying about 1400 homes, with the More
The United States Census Bureau has says the world population will stand at more than eight billion people at the first day of the New Year. The worldwide growth rate in the past year was just under one percent. At the start of 2024, 4.3 births and two deaths are expected worldwide every second, according More
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) have beaten Afghanistan by 11 runs in the second match of the T20 series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The UAE won the toss and decided to bat, riding on a fiery knock from captain Muhammad Waseem (53 off 32). The skipper bludgeoned four fours and three sixes. Aryan Lakra’s More
The UN Security Council (UNSC) has adopted a resolution on an independent assessment on Afghanistan that provides recommendations on international engagement to address the challenges being faced by the country. The UN News wrote on X that the resolution approved after 13 positive votes about of 15. The United Arab Emirate (UAE) mission to the More
