The International Crisis Group (ICG) has called on the European Union (EU) and its member states to pressure Pakistan to stop the forcible expulsion of Afghan refugees, regardless of their legal status. In its Watch List 2025 – Spring Update, the ICG outlines ways the EU can help mitigate the impact of these expulsions. It More
At least 29 children and elderly people have died of starvation in the Gaza Strip in recent days, says a media report. Al Jazeera quoted Palestinian Health Minister Majed Abu Ramadan as saying that thousands more are at risk as only limited aid continues to trickle into the besieged enclave. He described recent remarks by More
Czech President Petr Pavel has granted pardons to four members of the country’s special forces facing prosecution over the death of a detained Afghan soldier. Reuters reported the soldiers, all from the 601st Special Operations Forces Group, were set to stand trial on charges including extortion, insubordination, dereliction of duty and failure to provide aid. More
The suspension of the US foreign aid for humanitarian programs in Afghanistan has a negative impact as recently Washington handed over responsibility for dealing with natural disasters to its State Department’s refugees division. After returning to the White House, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order suspending US foreign development assistance for 90 days More
Two Israeli embassy staff members — a “young couple about to be engaged –have been killed in an overnight shooting in Washington. CNN reported police had arrested a suspect identified as Elias Rodriguez, who chanted “Free Palestine” and pretended to be a witness. In a social media post, US President Donald Trump sent his condolences More
Pakistan’s Ministry of Commerce has extended the exemption from the electronic import form (EIF) requirement for imports from Afghanistan until June 14, says a media report. According to an official letter issued by the ministry, the decision has been made to prevent a disruption in bilateral trade and ensure that mutual economic activity was not More
At least five people, including three children, were killed and dozens wounded in a suicide attack on a school bus in Balochistan province on Wednesday, a media report said. Dawn reported a bomb exploded on a school bus in Khuzdar district this morning, leaving five people, including three children, dead and 38 others injured. The More
Seven miners have been killed and two others injured as a result of an explosion in a coal mine in northern Samangan province, police said on Wednesday. In a statement, the police headquarters the explosion left seven people dead and two others wounded in Gola district of Dar-e-Sof district on Tuesday night. It said security More
Supporting the Afghans returning to their homeland from Pakistan, the UN’s refugee agency has voiced concern at funding cuts. Since September 2023, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says more than three million Afghans have returned to their homeland from neighbouring countries. These Afghans were either deported or left out of fear of arrest after More
Former US president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, which has spread to his bones, a media report said on Monday. Biden, who left office in January, was diagnosed on Friday after he saw a doctor last week for urinary symptoms, the BBC reported. The cancer is a more aggressive form of the More
