Unidentified gunmen have shot dead seven people after offloading them from a passenger bus in in Balochistan province, a media report said on Wednesday. A group of around 40 armed men stopped several buses and other vehicles near Rakhani on the Barkhan-Dera Ghazi Khan highway late on Tuesday, Dawn reported. “Armed men offloaded seven passengers More
A joint assessment by the United Nations (UN), European Union (EU) and World Bank (WB) showed that the rebuilding of Gaza strip needed over $53 billion. This assessment showed the rebuilding and rehabilitation of Gaza needed $53.2 billion, with $20 billion needed in the first three years of the next 10 years period. Simultaneously, two More
The US State Department’s office overseeing the resettlement of Afghans has been ordered to prepare for closure in April this year, a media report said on Wednesday. Reuters quoted a US official as saying the move could deny up to an estimated 200,000 people new lives in America, including family members of Afghan-American US military More
Ukraine says it will not accept any decisions by the United States and Russia on the outcome of peace negotiations without its participation. President Volodymyr Zelensky made the remarks in an interview with NBC News on Feb. 16, the Kyiv Independent reported. “We have this place at the table at the very beginning, and we More
At least 18 were injured after a Delta Air Lines jet flipped upside down at the Toronto Pearson Airport due to windy weather, says a media report. The US carrier Delta said a CRJ900 aircraft — operated by its Endeavor Air subsidiary — was involved in a single-aircraft accident with 76 passengers and four crew More
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio have reaffirmed their commitment to implementing the Gaza ceasefire and ensuring the release of all hostages. The US State Department announced Rubio’s visit to Saudi Arabia and his meetings with Mohammed bin Salman and Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. A More
Two Pakistani soldiers have been killed and six others injured in an explosion in the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a media report said on Tuesday. Radio Mashaal reported a landmine blast struck a military vehicle in the Kalachi area of the restive southern district on Monday. Two soldiers lost their lives More
Imports from Afghanistan to India have surged, but exports declined since Taliban takeover, a media report said on Tuesday. Indian Express reported citing statistics by Indian Ministry of Commerce, the value of imports from Afghanistan reached $642.29 million in 2023 and 2024. It said most of Afghanistan’s exports to India included agricultural products such as More
The US military says it has killed a member of an Al-Qaeda affiliate in a precision airstrike in Syria. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) conducted the strike Saturday “in Northwest Syria targeting and killing a senior finance and logistics official in the organisation Hurras al-Din (HaD), an al-Qaida affiliate. CENTCOM did not provide further details More
Freed from jails in Pakistan, 26 Afghan nationals have arrived in their homeland via the Spin Boldak crossing, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Monday. In a statement, MoRR said the freed individuals had spent two to three month in the Haji Camp prison. They were released as a result of efforts More
