Seven people have been killed and 16 others injured as a result of an explosion in South Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a media report said on Monday. Mashal Radio reported the explosion happened at Peace Committee Office in Rustam Bazar of Wana, the district headquarters, today 11:00am. Imran Mukhlis, a local community leader, said the More
The death toll from a massive explosion at a bustling port in Iran has mounted to 40, with the number of the injured surpassing 1,000. The huge blast took place at the Shahid Rajaee Port, which is the largest commercial port near the southern city of Bandar Abbas. The head of emergency management in Hormozgan More
Nearly 100,000 Afghan returning refugees have been recorded in just past 26 days and more resources are needed to assist them, the International Organizations for Migration (IOM) said on Monday. The deadline set for the deportation of Afghan refugees in Pakistan expired on March 31. Now, Afghan families in large numbers are being forcibly deported More
At least nine people were killed and several others injured after a car drove into a street festival in Vancouver, Canada. The incident occurred on Saturday night local time, according to Vancouver Police, as residents celebrated “Lapu Lapu Day”. The day is a celebration of Vancouver’s Filipino community. A number of people were killed and More
At least 14 people have been killed and 750 others wounded in a massive explosion at the port of Bandar Abbas in southwestern Iran, a media report said on Sunday. The explosion occurred at the Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas on Saturday, IRNA reported. It said initial investigations suggested the explosion was caused by More
Four Pakistani police have been killed and three others injured as a result of a roadside bomb explosion in Quetta city of Balochistan, a media report said on Saturday. Dawn News reported the explosion happened in Quetta market area on Friday. Four Pakistani police were killed and three others were wounded in the blast, the More
A sharp cut in US aid has forced the International Rescue Committee (IRC) to halt several life-saving programmes in Afghanistan, leaving hundreds of thousands without access to vital services. In a recent report, the IRC said that aid cuts have forced the organisation to suspend critical programmes that provide healthcare, vaccinations, treatment for malnutrition, clean More
Pakistan has set a June 30 deadline for the voluntary repatriation of registered Afghan nationals, including those holding Proof of Registration (PoR) cards. State Minister for Interior Talal Chaudhry said formal deportation procedures will begin after the deadline, The News International reported. “Afghan refugees were and remain our guests. They are being sent back with full dignity More
Six Afghan nationals lost their lives in a traffic accident in Iran’s Kerman province, according to media reports. The ISNA news agency, quoting Sayed Mohammad Saberi, head of the emergency department in Kerman province, reported that the incident occurred around 1:34 PM on Thursday on the Baghin–Bardsir highway, about five kilometers from the city of More
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) says 62 more Afghan citizens have returned to their homeland after being released from prisons in Pakistan. According to border officials in Kandahar’s Spin Boldak town, the ministry wrote on X the 62 Afghans, who spent one to four days in jails, had been arrested in various parts More
