The longest US government shutdown in history has ended after President Donald Trump signed a temporary budget bill passed by the House of Representatives, reopening federal agencies and restoring essential services. Fox News reported that Trump announced the government would reopen soon, as the effects of the budget impasse had continued to worsen. He cited More
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has said that including representatives and elders from the KP in talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan would lead to positive outcomes. Speaking at a peace jirga on Wednesday, Afridi expressed optimism about the negotiations, noting that they directly affect Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He emphasized that the participation of local More
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has announced that, based on the directive of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, medicines imported from Pakistan will no longer be processed through customs after the next three months — effectively halting their import. In a statement released on Thursday, the ministry said the decision More
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) states that decades of war, economic stagnation and climate-related challenges have eroded local resilience in Afghanistan, leaving most families in need of assistance. The report states that more than three-quarters of Afghan families face livelihood insecurity and require support to access food, shelter and healthcare. In 2024, nearly 95 More
The High Commission for Addressing Refugee Affairs says that about 9,391 Afghan refugees were expelled from Iran and Pakistan on Tuesday. Mullah Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesperson for Taliban, shared the commission’s daily operational report on his X account today, stating that 1,492 Afghan families—a total of 9,391 individuals—returned to the country from Iran and Pakistan. More
An eight-member team of the National Taekwondo Federation, comprising five athletes and three officials, has left for Saudi Arabia, the Afghanistan National Olympic Committee said on Wednesday. In a statement, the committee said the team was travelling to Riyadh to participate in the 6th edition of the Islamic Solidarity Games. It said the Afghan athletes More
The Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs has urged industrialists and traders to seek alternative trade routes instead of relying on Pakistan, warning that if they fail to do so, the Afghanistan will not address any resulting problems. During a meeting with industrialists and traders in Kabul, Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar said: More
The closure of the Torkham crossing has caused trade losses exceeding 45 million US dollars to Afghanistan and Pakistan, while losses in exports and imports are estimated at 16.5 billion Pakistani rupees, a media report said on Tuesday. Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper reported that the losses occurred over the past month as a result of the More
US President Donald Trump has met with Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa at the White House, media reports said on Tuesday. According to BBC Persian, following the meeting, Syria announced its decision to join the international coalition against the Islamic State (Daesh). Trump told media: “We want to see Syria become a very successful country, and More
At least 12 people were killed and 27 others injured in an explosion in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, on Tuesday, media reports said. Geo News reported that the explosion occurred around 12:30pm near the entrance of the Islamabad district court, inside a vehicle and was heard from a distance. The vehicle caught fire and More
