In line with their prisoner swap agreement, Israel is expected to release 602 Palestinians and Hamas likely to free six Israelis today, Reuters reported. On Thursday, Hamas handed over the bodies of four Israeli nationals who had been killed in Israeli airstrikes to the Red Cross. According to reports, since the start of the Gaza More
Pakistani closed the Torkham crossing for all types of movement today (Saturday), an official announced. Nangarhar police spokesman Syed Tayeb Hammad told Pajhwok Afghan News the crossing was shut this morning. He said the reason for the closure of the busy route had not been assigned by the neighbouring country so far. The police official More
The Azizi Foundation Head Mirwais Azizi has announced the implementation of over $10 billion investment plan at a gathering held in the Kabul Inter-Continental Hotel. The projects in which the investment would be made included the 400-bed Cancer Hospital, 200-bed Meternity Hospital, the construction of medical university, nursing institute and school and the generation of More
Pakistan has rejected Kabul’s request to extend the stay of Afghan nationals living illegally in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, a media report said on Thursday. Last year, Pakistan ordered the Afghan nationals without documents to leave by February 28, 2025. They are thus left with a week to stay in the twin cities. Security agencies had More
Freed from jails in Pakistan, 91 Afghan nationals have arrived homeland via the Torkham crossing, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Thursday. In a statement, MoRR said the freed individuals spent two to three month in the Haji Camp prison. They were released as a result of efforts by Afghan officials. “The More
In a deepening row with his Ukrainian leader, President Donald Trump has branded his counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky as a “dictator”. Trump’s diatribe came after Zelensky hit out at US-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia, with Ukraine having no place at the negotiating table. He claimed the US president was “living in a disinformation space” governed by More
Afghanistan are set to play their first match of the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy against South Africa on February 21 in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi. The tournament, which features eight teams, officially began on Wednesday in Pakistan, with Afghanistan’s opening match scheduled for tomorrow in Karachi. The match will start at 1:30pm (Afghanistan time). More
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan Richard Bennett will present his report to the 58th regular meeting of the United Nation Human Rights Council next week in Geneva. The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its fifty-eighth regular session from February 24 to April 4 at the Palais des More
Mark Carney, former Bank of Canada governor and frontrunner in the Liberal leadership race, has vowed to cut federal public spending and balance the budget within three years, but with a key structural change: a new approach to managing government finances. At a campaign event in Scarborough, Carney criticized what he called excessive government spending More
The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 — featuring eight teams — is set to begin today (Wednesday) in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi. In the opening match, defending champions and hosts Pakistan will take on New Zealand at 2:30pm. In Group A, India is placed alongside Bangladesh, New Zealand and Pakistan. Group B is comprised of More
