Pakistan’s exports to Afghanistan have surged during the current financial year, The News International reported on Saturday, citing official sources. In September, Pakistani exports to Afghanistan jumped by 94 percent on an annual basis and by 44 percent on a monthly basis. Exports to Afghanistan in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, July More
Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the BRICS summit to be held in Kazan next week, says the Foreign Ministry in Beijing. Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Hua Chunying said President Xi Jinping would visit Kazan to take part in the 16th BRICS summit on October 22-24. The presidential visit comes in response to Russian leader Vladimir More
On the crowded streets of Kabul’s Chahar Asiab District, where children should be carefree and full of dreams, many are instead trapped in the harsh realities of survival. Forced into dangerous labor, they sift through trash, working tirelessly to support their families. In a country beset by economic collapse and political instability, their plight is More
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has called for an investigation into reports that a large group of Afghan migrants had been shot and killed on the Afghanistan-Iran border. In a statement, UNAMA expressed “deep concern over disturbing reports of an incident on 14 to 15 October in Sistan province, Sarbaz district, Kala Gan More
Israel government and media reports have claimed the killing of Yahya Sinwar, the new political bureau chief of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, in Gaza strip. The Israeli military confirmed Sinwar’s death on Thursday, but Hamas has not yet commented on the claim, Aljazeera reported. According to the Israeli military statement, Sinwar was killed on More
Fifteen Afghan refugees, including children, have been released from the custody of the Pakistani police in Karachi, Pakistan, a statement said on Friday. In a statement, the Afghan Consulate in Karachi said that 15 Afghans, including children, were released from police custody in Machko district of Karachi, Pakistan. Afghan refugees have been released with the More
Afghanistan has produced a new for urban public transport, an official of the interim government said on Thursday. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid wrote on his X handle the bus had been made in the country. This bus would be used for urban transport services in the country, he said. “Alhamdulillah (thank God), this is domestic More
The ACC Emerging Teams T20 Asia Cup is all set to kick off tomorrow (Friday) in Oman. The opener of the tournament would be played between Bangladesh-A and Hong Kong-A. Afghanistan-A will take on Sri Lanka in the second match of short-format event, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) wrote on its Facebook page. It said More
The Pak-Afghan highway has reopened after more than two months of closure, bringing a sigh of relief to travellers and businesspeople. Backed by different political parties, Kukikhel tribesmen called off their protest after the government promised the early return of over 60,000 internally displaced families to their homes in Khyber district. The agreement came More
At least 147 people have been killed and 70 others wounded as a result of a fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria, a media report said on Thursday. The blast in Majiya, a village in Jigawa state, occurred after the vehicle crashed and while locals were attempting to retrieve the fuel, CNN reported. “The driver lost More
