Three people, including two traffic police officers, have killed in an explosion in Moscow, media report said on Wednesday. Al Jazeera, citing Russia’s Investigative Committee, said the blast occurred in the southern part of the city when traffic police attempted to detain a suspected individual. The committee added that the explosion took place near the More
A consortium led by a Pakistani investment firm acquired a 75 percent stake in the state-run Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) during a televised auction, representing a significant milestone in the government’s long-delayed effort to privatise the loss-making national carrier. The Arif Habib consortium secured the majority shareholding with a winning bid of 135 billion rupees More
Five policemen were killed in an armed attack in Karak district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a media report said on Tuesday. Dawn newspaper reported that the police were traveling in a vehicle when cam under attack from armed assailants in Gargarai area of Karak district. The attackers fled from the scene after opening fire. More
A gathering of Pakistani clerics, led by Jamiati Ulema Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, voiced concern over recent tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, stressing that the only sustainable and practical way to resolve disputes was through direct dialogue between the two neighbouring countries. The meeting, titled “Unity of the Pakistani Ummah”, was held in More
The Ghor-Kabul highway and Band-i-Bain pass, which link six district with Ferozkoh, the capital of western Ghor province, have been closed for traffic due to heavy snowfall. Public Works Director Mawlawi Abdul Karim Abu Shoaib said: “Kotal Bakak on the Ghor–Kabul main highway and Band-i-Bain pass, which connects six western districts with the provincial capital, More
At least 15 people have been killed after a passenger bus overturned on Indonesia’s main island of Java, media reports said on Monday. The bus, which was carrying 34 passengers, lost control on a toll road on Sunday night, struck a concrete barrier and rolled onto its side, ACB reported. The outlet cited Budiono, a More
Mohammad Omar Dawoodzai, former Ambassador of Afghanistan, has described recent remarks by Pakistan’s army chief claiming that “70 percent of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) members are Afghan” as a dangerous oversimplification of a complex reality. He stated that if the reference is to Afghans living across the Durand Line, the claim may be debatable to some More
The first futsal friendly match between Afghanistan and Kuwait ended in a draw, with the second fixture scheduled for Monday. The Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) said the national futsal team played its opening friendly against Kuwait on Saturday night, with the match finishing 4–4. According to the AFF, Syed Murtaza Hussaini, Hamid Reza Hussaini and More
A fire broke out at Mir Alam Market in Kabul’s Mandawi area on Sunday, causing nearly 700,000 US dollars in financial losses. “The initial loss is estimated at around $700,000; however, firefighters salvaged goods worth nearly 150 million afghanis,” the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said in a statement. Shah Wali Sahib, police chief of Kabul’s More
At least nine people have been killed and 10 others injured in a mass shooting in Johannesburg, South Africa, Al Jazeera reported. The attack occurred in Bekkersdal, a township about 40 kilometres (25 miles) south-west of Johannesburg, near several of South Africa’s major gold mines. The shooting took place at a tavern shortly before 1am More
