At least 23 Pakistan Army soldiers have been killed in a militant attack in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said on Tuesday. A group stormed a security check-post in the Daraban area of Dera Ismail Khan district, said a statement from the military’s media wing. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) six militants attacked the More
The United States on Monday slapped sanctions on former Afghan parliament speaker and his family for corruption. The Treasury named the two as Mir Rahman Rahmani, who served as speaker of Afghan parliament before the government collapsed in 2021 when U.S. forces withdrew and the Taliban took over, and his son Ajmal Rahmani, another legislator. “Through More
The Qatari prime minister said on Sunday mediation attempts are ongoing for the renewal of a truce in the Gaza Strip. But continued Israeli airstrikes were “narrowing the window for a fruitfulresult of the diplomatic push, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani warned. AFP quoted him as telling the Doha Forum: “Our efforts as the state of Qatar along with our partners are continuing. We are not going to More
Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif wants his country to focus on mending its relations with Afghanistan and other neighbours. Besides pursuing détente with Afghanistan and India, he also called forfurther cementing Pakistan’s cooperative ties with Iran and China. Addressing a meeting of the Pakistan Muslim League-N’s Parliamentary Board in Lahore on Saturday, Sharif opined Islamabad should focus on proactive diplomacy on the world stage. The More
Pakistan has once again ruled out any change in its policy on deporting undocumented foreigners, mainly Afghan nationals. Senior Pakistani officials outlined the stance during meetings with US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Thomas West, who ended his two-day trip to Islamabad on Saturday. The envoy assured Pakistan of support from the Biden administration for its campaign against TTP fighters from across the Durand Line. However, Afghanistan has repeatedly denied sheltering the Pakistani militants on its More
Indonesia has hosted a workshop in support of an international conference on Afghan women’s education (ICAWE). The conference — Education for Her, Progress for All — within the framework of a unified effort is aimed to address the challenges to education for Afghan women. Addressing participants of the workshop,a Qatari diplomat said his country underscored the significance of Afghan women’s right to education. Director of Asian Affairs Department at the More
UN Security Council members will convene for a closed Arria-formula meeting on “women’s perspectives on Afghanistan” in New York on Dec. 11 (Monday). The meeting is being organised by Switzerland and co-sponsored by Japan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the co-penholders on the file, reads a statement from Security Council Report. The meeting at More
The US embassy in Baghdad has been struck with rockets in the latest attack on the compound, reports Reuters. The media outlet quoted a US military official as saying that around seven mortar rounds fell inside the compound on Friday. Although there was no immediate claim of responsibility, past attack against US forces have been More
The US has vetoed a demand of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for an immediate humanitarian truce in Gaza, a media report said on Saturday. Thirteen other members voted in favour of a brief draft resolution, put forward by the United Arab Emirates, while Britain abstained, Al-Jazeera reported. The vote came after U.N. Secretary-General More
Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has criticized Islamabad’s decision on the expulsion of illegal Afghan refugees. Khan wrote in his X handle: “1.5 million refugees are not much of a burden for a nation of 250 million people. There is a fear of a permanent rift in the long-standing relationship between the two countries, More
