At least seven students were injured in a clash between two groups at Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad, Pakistan. According to Mashaal Radio, the clash occurred between Pashtun and Punjabi students on Thursday evening. The report noted that five students were hospitalized for treatment. Pakistani newspaper Dawn reported a total of seven injuries. During the fight, More
At least 20 miners, including three Afghans, have been killed and seven others injured in an armed attack on a private coal mine in southeastern Balochistan, Pakistan. The assailants broke into the miners’ quarters in the Dukki district on Thursday night, according to Al Jazeera. Local police official Hamayun Khan Nasir reported that the gunmen More
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi convened in Riyadh on Wednesday to discuss pressing regional developments. Esmaeil Baghaei, spokesman for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, shared on X that both sides expressed satisfaction with the positive progress in bilateral relations and emphasized the importance of further development. The More
A grand jirga venue in Khyber tribal district has come under attack from Pakistan army’s heavy machinery, the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) leader said on Wednesday. The army was using the heavy machinery to dig deep ditches in the ground, where the grand assembly was to take place. Manzoor Ahmad Pashteen alleged. Scheduled for October More
Amnesty International (AI) has called on Pakistan to immediately revoke the ban on the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM). The Pakistan government’s ban on PTM and the use of anti-terrorism laws to target activists and peaceful protesters from minority groups was an affront to the rights to freedom of association and peaceful assembly, Amnesty International on More
On August 15, 2021, Kabul fell—with it, the hopes of an entire press corps. This is the untold story of Afghan journalists, forced to flee the only home they knew, battling fear and persecution in search of freedom. The fall of Kabul on August 15, 2021, marked not just the collapse of the Afghan Republic More
A veteran Pakhtun nationalist leader has lashed out at the Pakistani government for banning the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM). Speaking at an event in Balochistan on Monday, Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) Chairman Mahmood Khan Achakzai denounced the move as an unconstitutional decision. The ban on PTM was a brazen violation of the basic democratic More
At least four Afghans and an unspecified number of other migrants have died while attempting to cross the English Channel into Britain, media reports said on Tuesday. VOA reported the migrants were trying to cross the English Channel from France into the UK when their boat sank due to engine failure. French Interior Minister Bruno More
The Afghanistan-A team has travelled to Oman for a tri-nation T20 series, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced on Monday. The board wrote on its Facebook page the national squad left Kabul for Muscat this morning. The series, involving Afghanistan A, Oman A and Hong Kong, will kick off on October 13. Afghanistan-A would also More
Brazil have clinched the FIFA Futsal World Cup title for a record sixth time by edging past Argentina in a closely-contested final. In Sunday’s final played in Tashkent, Brazil stormed into commanding lead with two goals in the first half, while Argentina added a goal in 38 minutes of the game. In a dramatic finish, More
