India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations said at a UN Security Council meeting that Pakistani forces caused hundreds of civilian casualties in Afghanistan during the first three months of this year and also ignored the UN Secretary-General’s call to protect civilians. According to reports, around 770 civilians were martyred and nearly 720 others injured More
The United States has lifted sanctions imposed on UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, a week after a federal judge ruled that the measures restricted her freedom of speech. In a brief update published on Wednesday, the US Department of the Treasury removed Albanese’s name from its list under the heading More
Two people have been killed after lightning struck in the Maiwand district of southern Kandahar province, a police official said on Thursday. Police spokesman Mullah Asadullah Jamshid told Pajhwok Afghan News that the incident took place on Wednesday night. The incident comes after heavy rainstorms and strong winds swept through Kandahar on Wednesday. Meanwhile, in More
Afghan national taekwondo athlete Ehsan Rahimi has defeated his Japanese opponent in the Taekwondo Championship and advanced to the next round. The championship, which also serves as a qualification event for the Asian Games, is currently underway in Mongolia. According to Afghanistan’s national taekwondo team coach Bashir Taraki, Rahimi competed in the 54kg weight category More
Chinese President Xi Jinping may visit North Korea as early as next week, according to reports on Thursday. South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported on Wednesday, citing a senior government official that President Xi Jinping could travel to North Korea in the coming week. Another government source was cited as saying that a team of More
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a phone call with US President Donald Trump, welcomed the extension of a ceasefire between the United States and Iran and said that differences between Tehran and Washington can be resolved, according to reports. Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing the Turkish presidency, that Erdogan held a phone conversation with More
According to reports, a Pakistan Air Force training aircraft has crashed near Mianwali in Punjab province. Pakistani media reported that the aircraft was a Hongdu JL-8 training jet, which crashed during a training flight. Initial reports indicate that the two pilots managed to eject from the aircraft moments before the crash. The cause of the More
At least 21 people have been killed due to heavy rains and flash floods in China, a media report said on Wednesday. Triggered by heavy rainfall, flash floods swept through southern and central parts of China on Tuesday, Reuters reported. t said the floods also closed schools and businesses and disrupted transport and power supplies. More
Two children were killed and their mother injured in an explosion of an unexploded shell in Khanshin district of southern Helmand province on Wednesday, a police official said. Police spokesman Mullah Nasir Ahmad Muhajir told Pajhwok Afghan News that the incident took place this morning. He added that the children had found an unexploded shell More
Pakistan’s Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi has arrived in Tehran, the capital of Iran, for talks with Iranian officials. The Mehr News Agency reported that Naqvi travelled to Tehran on Wednesday for the second time within a week. It added that during his previous visit to Tehran, the Pakistani interior minister met with the Iranian More
