The Pashtun Justice Tribal Jirga has kicked off in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, says a media report. The jirga entered its second day on Saturday with a speech from Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) leader Manzoor Pashteen, the BBC reported. Thousands of people from various parts of Pakistan have gathered at the event to discuss More
Pakistan is all set to host the 23rd meeting of the Council of the Heads of Government (CHG) of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on October 15 and 16 in Islamabad. Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif would preside over the upcoming CHG meeting More
The dead bodies of seven Afghans, who were killed in an armed attack on a coalmine in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province last week, have been handed over to their families. At least 20 miners, including the Afghans, were killed and seven others injured in the attack on the private coalmine in the Daki district of More
Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) leader Manzoor Pashteen says Sunday marks the final day of the Pashtun Justice Tribal Jirga, whose decisions and demands will be announced today. This jirga commenced on Friday afternoon with the participation of thousands of people, including political figures, from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces. PTM chief Manzoor Pashteen alleged in More
A Moscow court has ordered the arrest of CNN’s chief security correspondent for reporting from Ukrainian-controlled territory in the Kursk region. AFP reported the Putin administration had initiated several criminal proceedings against Western journalists reporting from the Kursk, charging them with crossing the border unlawfully. The Kursk-based court ordered Paton Walsh’s arrest, seeking his extradition More
Afghanistan-A will take on Hong Kong in their first match in T20 tri-nation series tomorrow (Sunday), the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced on Saturday. The series, involving Afghanistan-A, Oman-A and Hong Kong-A, is scheduled to commence today (Saturday). The series opener is being played between Oman and Hong Kong. Afghanistan will play their first match More
Leaders of nine European countries have renewed their call for immediate ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon, a media report said on Saturday. Leaders of France, Greece, Spain, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia and Croatia issued the call at a MED 9 summit in Cyprus on Friday, France 24 reported. In a joint statement later, the More
Twenty-five Afghans have returned to the country after being released from jails in Iraq, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Saturday. MoRR wrote on its X platform, the 25 individuals were freed from police custody following efforts by the Afghan Embassy there. It said these Afghans spent up to six months in More
On International Day of the Girl, UNAMA, UNICEF, and the US Special Representative for Human Rights and Women in Afghanistan have raised concerns and demands for the rights of Afghan girls. Today (Friday, October 11) marks the “International Day of the Girl,” celebrated this year under the theme “Girls’ Vision for the Future.” On December More
Manzoor Ahmad Pashteen, leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), announced on Friday that the grand jirga will take place as scheduled and safely. He made the remarks after a meeting with Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Ghandapur. The Jirga is scheduled to take place today (Friday) in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Just a More
