A veteran political leader from Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has called for the immediate reopening of the Torkham crossing. Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) Chairman Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao issued the call on Tuesday when the major crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan remained close for the fourth consecutive day. Trades on both sides of the More
After closing Torkham, Kharlasi and Angor Ada crossings, Pakistan has shut Ghulam Khan crossing to transit trade and patients, officials said on Tuesday. Shabir Ahmad Usmani, Khost information and culture director, said Pakistani guards had closed the gate since last four days without any specific reason. He said traders from both countries suffered financial losses due More
Former foreign minister of Pakistan and PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has claimed the ex-ISI chief having a cup of tea in Kabul has led to consequences. Zardari made the remarks while addressing a rally in the Ratodero town of Larkana district, Pakistani media reported on Wednesday. He reflected on Faiz Hameed’s visit to Afghanistan More
Pakistan-Afghanistan trade via Torkham remains suspended as officials failed to reach an agreement on resolving the issue of visa restrictions on truck drivers. A meeting between Torkham-based officials from the two countries fizzled out on Sunday when no trucker was allowed to cross the Durand Line, Dawn reported. Although the deadlock on travel curbs persisted, More
Lai Ching-te has been elected as the president of Taiwan, ushering a third term in power for the pro-sovereignty Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Early results showed Lai had won more than 40% of the vote, ahead of Hou You-yi from the opposition Kuomintang (KMT), and the third placed Taiwan People’s party, Guardian reported. Shortly after More
US Special Representative for Women Rights in Afghanistan Rina Ameeri has said that women rights violated in Afghanistan in the past two years. During a briefing to the US House of Representatives, she said that Afghan women rights had been violated in the past two years and women had been systematically pushed to the corner. More
Dealing with extreme hardship, approximately 85 percent Afghans live on less than one dollar a day, UNDP said in a report. The UN agency in a report published yesterday that the situation became markedly worsened after August 2021, particularly for women facing severe restrictions. UNDP had to adapt to this new situation and did so More
An Afghan refugee in United Kingdom (UK) has been found guilty of murdering his two-year-old refugee daughter, who he adopted from Afghanistan, after bashing the toddler’s ‘head against a wall’ in a furious rage, according to a media report on Thursday. Daily mail reported A father-of-four Jan Gholami, 33, and his wife Roqia Ghulami, 32, have More
The United States has supported the UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution’s call for a UN Special Envoy for Afghanistan. Earlier, the UNSC has adopted a resolution on an independent assessment on Afghanistan that provides recommendations on international engagement to address the challenges being faced by the country. The resolution advances the process outlined in the More
Ministry of Borders and Tribal Affairs officials say 320 enmities between tribes and families were resolved last year across the country through mediation. Since coming into power the interim government has been trying to resolve feuds and enmities between tribes and families through negotiations. Addressing a gathering of tribal leaders and religious scholars, organised by More
