Five Afghans, including two brothers, have lost their lives after inhaling poisonous gas in a coalmine in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province. The incident occurred in the Shahrag coal field in Harnai district on Saturday when six coalminers went deep into the private coalmine. As the Afghans started digging coal, methane gas accumulated inside the mine, More
The Afghan consulate in Karachi has announced the release of 44 Afghans, including 21 students, from Pakistani prisons. In a statement, the Afghan consulate in Karachi said that these individuals had been released from various jails in Karachi and were repatriated to Afghanistan via the Torkham crossing. The consulate added that these prisoners had been More
On a sunny day in Mississauga this summer, Canada, Esmatullah Morady tirelessly drives for hours as a Dasher, earning around $2,600 monthly to cover his bills and support his wife and children left behind in Afghanistan. Thousands of miles away from Kunduz, in Northeast Afghanistan, where he once served as the provincial governor spokesman, his More
The Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has called for the withdrawal of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government’s decision on the export cess. SCCI President Fuad Ishaq warned the levy would undermine exports from KP and badly affect international flight operations, cargo/shipping services and Pak-Afghan transit trade. During a meeting at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat More
Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has removed its special envoy to Afghanistan Asif Durrani, says a media report. The Express Tribune reported Durrani was relieved of his diplomatic assignment with effect from 10 September, 2024. The ambassador has been removed from his position due to differences over the Afghanistan policy, Dawn quoted a diplomatic source More
The death toll in Vietnam from typhoon Yagi and the landslides and flash floods it triggered rose to 233. The government’s disaster agency said flood pressure eased in the capital Hanoi, according to Reuters. The Southeast Asian country is reeling from the impact of Typhoon Yagi, the strongest storm to hit Asia this year, which More
The Spanish foreign minister has called for a clear global schedule for the implementation of a two-state solution to end the ongoing war in Gaza. Spain hosted a meeting on Friday of representatives from European and Muslim countries, aiming to end the conflict in Gaza. Reuters quoted Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares as saying: More
The tenth edition of the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2024 is all set to kick off today (Saturday) in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. Twenty four teams, participating in tournament, have been divided into six groups. Uzbekistan, the Netherlands, Paraguay and Costa Rica are in Group A while Brazil, Cuba, Croatia and Thailand are placed More
Amid persistent rain, one-off test between Afghanistan and New Zealand has been called off without a ball being bowled at the Greater Noida Stadium in India. Afghanistan Cricket Board said the first-ever test match between the two teams at the Greater Noida Stadium was called off due to continued rain on the first day. ACB More
