Cricket boards, former players, officials and prominent figures from the cricket world have expressed deep sorrow over the death of former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran and extended condolences to his family, the Afghanistan cricket fraternity and the nation. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said in a statement on Wednesday that the body of the More
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) says 638 Afghan migrants were released from Pakistani prisons last week and returned to Afghanistan. In a statement issued on Thursday, the ministry said the migrants had been detained for varying periods due to a lack of valid residency documents. The ministry added that 518 of the returnees More
German newspaper taz has reported that the German government is considering deporting Afghan nationals without criminal records or security concerns, in addition to those with criminal backgrounds. The report, based on information from refugee councils in several German states, said at least five Afghan nationals are currently being held in special deportation detention centres More
Iran says it has launched retaliatory attacks against US military bases in Bahrain and Kuwait after the United States carried out a second consecutive night of airstrikes on Iranian cities, according to media reports on Thursday. Explosions were reported across several Iranian cities along the Strait of Hormuz, including Bushehr, Chabahar, Bandar Abbas, Sirik, Jask More
A Boeing 737 cargo aircraft carrying five crew members has disappeared from radar over the Arabian Sea while flying from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Karachi, Pakistan. The Associated Press reported that the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) said the cargo aircraft, operated by K2 Airways, reported a navigation system problem at 9:18pm More
At least nine people, including eight Rohingya refugees, have been killed in landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains in southeastern Bangladesh, a media report said on Wednesday. Hillsides collapsed at four locations in the Cox’s Bazar refugee camps between late Sunday and early Monday, burying shelters under mud and debris while residents were asleep, Al More
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country has signed three more drone production agreements with Denmark, Estonia and the Netherlands, a media report said on Wednesday. Reuters reported that Zelenskyy announced the agreements on Tuesday on social media on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, the Turkish capital, saying the latest deals brought More
The coffin of Iran’s former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has arrived in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf, where funeral ceremonies are scheduled to begin on Wednesday morning, media reports said. Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB reported that Khamenei’s coffin arrived in Najaf on Tuesday. According to the report, the funeral procession is scheduled to begin More
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered an immediate halt to all trade with Spain, a media report said. Trump made the remarks at the opening of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit in Ankara alongside NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, saying he no longer wished to conduct any trade with Spain, Reuters reported. He described More
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) says it has carried out fresh strikes on several targets in Iran, while Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced missile attacks on US bases in the region in response. According to reports, an unnamed senior US official told media outlets that the IRGC had targeted two commercial vessels More
