At least two Chinese nationals have been killed and 10 Pakistanis wounded in an explosion in the port city of Karachi, a media report said on Monday. The explosion took place near the Jinnah International Airport in the metropolis on Sunday night at 10:00pm, the BBC reported. It said the blast targeted a convoy of More
Afghan athletes with four gold, two silver and as many bronze medals secured first position in Iran’s “Peace and Friendship” Wushu competitions, Wushu federation officials said on Monday. Afghanistan National Wushu Federation (ANWF) wrote in its Facebook account that an Afghan Wushu team participated in Iran’s “Peace and Friendship” Wushu Cup contests. The Afghan group More
Thirteen security personnel, including an army officer, have been killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan and Kurram districts. Eight terrorists, including a key militant ‘commander’ involved in a recent attack on a convoy of diplomats in Swat, were killed in clashes with security forces. A statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that a More
Iran has deported as many as 750,000 undocumented refugees either voluntarily or forcibly to their countries. Iranian officials emphasize on the expulsion of illegal refugees from the country and say there will be no longer permanent residence for foreign citizens in Iran. Earlier, Iranian police chief Ahmad-Reza Radan had said about two million undocumented foreigners More
One person died and a woman and two children among including six people were injured as a result of flash floods in eastern Kunar province, an official said on Sunday. Head of Natural Disasters Department Ehsanullah told Said heavy flash floods and rains played havoc in Lamtak-Kodo and Sharolo areas of Narang district last night. More
Pakistan has banned the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) due to threats to national peace and security, a media report said on Sunday. Pakistan’s interior ministry has issued a notification declaring the movement “unlawful” under Section 11B of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1997, Express News reported. The move comes at a critical time when PTM Leader More
Amid heightened tensions in the Middle East, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has arrived in Damascus, the capital of Syria. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei wrote his X handle: “FM Araghchi and the delegation accompanying him arrived in Damascus for an official visit on Saturday morning.” He said Arachchi would meet high-level Syrian officials More
A gang named ‘Gran Grif’ has killed 70 people and forced over 6,000 to flee in western Haiti, says a media report. Gang members brandishing automatic rifles stormed through a town in Haiti’s main breadbasket region, killing at least 70 and forcing over 6,000 to flee, Reuters reported. More people were severely injured in the More
The Iranian government has executed at least eight convicts, including two Afghans, the Norway-based Iran Human Rights announced on Saturday. IHR said in a statement the prisoners had been sentenced to death on various charges, including “waging war against God,” “rape,” and “premeditated murder”. Two Afghan nationals, who had been sentenced to death for “rape”, More
Russia is set to host a fresh round of Moscow-format consultations on Afghanistan tomorrow (Friday). A spokeswoman for the foreign ministry in Moscow said Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi would attend the October 4 meeting. According to TASS news agency, Maria Zakharova told a media briefing: “The sixth regular meeting within More
