Russian President Vladimir Putin has said ‘nothing can prevent the development of our friendly relations with Riyadh”. He made the remarks in a rare and hastily arranged meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday. Putin’s meeting with the Saudi crown prince, known as MBS, came after oil prices fell despite a pledge by OPEC+ (The Organization of More
Afghanistan and India are set to square off in the opening game of the U-19 Asia Cup tomorrow (Friday) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) wrote on its Facebook page that the match would start at 10:00am (local time). Afghanistan and India are placed in Group A along with Nepal More
About 333 Afghan nationals reached Winnipeg on a charter flight from Pakistan, says the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Marc Miller wrote on his X handle: “Today, 333 Afghan nationals arrived in Winnipeg on a charter flight from Pakistan. They will continue their journey to approximately 33 communities across Canada, including Edmonton, Ottawa, and Toronto.” Last More
At least six people, including four children, were injured in an explosion in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar on Tuesday. Bilal Ahmad Faiz, spokesman for emergency rescue services, said an improvised explosive device (IED) went off on a busy road in the city at 9:10am. A senior police official said the explosives weighing four kilograms More
The head of the Islamic Emirate’s political office in Doha and a British diplomat have discussed bilateral ties, economic projects and the expulsion of Afghan refugees from Pakistan. Sohail Shaheen announced his meeting with Robert C Dickson, the UK charge d’affaires to Afghanistan, on his X handle on Sunday night. They discussed bilateral ties, economic More
About 354 Afghan nationals have reached Canada on a charter flight from Pakistan, says Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). IRCC wrote on its X handle: “Today, Minister Miller welcomed 354 Afghan nationals to Halifax on a charter flight from Pakistan. They will continue their journey to approximately 26 communities across Canada, including Calgary, Fredericton More
At least nine people, including two army soldiers, have been killed and 26 others injured in a gun attack on a passenger vehicle in the Pakistan-controlled zone of Kashmir, media reports said on Sunday. The mini-van was travelling from Gilgit Baltistan to Rawalpindi when terrorists opened indiscriminate fire on it in Chilas area on Saturday More
The Peshawar High Court has directed the federal government to process applications of 109 Pakistani women for the issuance of Pakistan Origin Cards (POCs) to their Afghan husbands. Justice Syed Arshad Ali and Justice Waqar Ahmad issued the orders after hearing arguments from lawyers for the petitioners, the federal government and the National Database and More
An American diplomat is due in Islamabad for four-day discussions on the resettlement of Afghan refugees in the United States. US Assistant Secretary of State Julieta Valls Noyes would visit Pakistan from December 4 to 7 for talks focused on speeding up the safe relocation and resettlement of Afghan refugees. The US State Department said More
Pakistan’s apex court has issued notices to the federal government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on constitutional petitions against the forcible deportation of Afghan citizens. A three-member bench of the Supreme Court (SC) took up on Friday the petitions filed by former PPP senator Farhatullah Babar, Senator Mushtaq Ahmed, Mohsin Dawar and human rights More
