Since Biden's administration is working to accommodate as many as 50,000 refugees on military bases in the US, former Presidents Bush, Clinton, and Obama have joined together to support a local organization aimed towards helping Afghan refugees.
Former US intelligence operatives were part of a clandestine unit named Project Raven that helped the UAE spy on its enemies. The Project Raven team hacked into the accounts of human rights activists, journalists, and rival governments for the UAE.
Russia's Putin calls PM Khan to discuss the latest developments in Afghanistan, bilateral cooperation, and collaboration in the SCO. This is the second time the two leaders spoke over the phone since the Taliban took control of Kabul.
According to the South's military, the nuclear-armed North had fired "two unidentified ballistic missiles" from its central inland area into the sea off its east coast. South Korean and US intelligence agencies are conducting detailed analyses.
PM Khan extends his condolences to British PM Boris Johnson whose mother recently passed away, suddenly and peacefully at the age of 79. PM Khan sent his prayers to Boris Johnson who once described his mother as the "supreme authority" in the family.
Pakistani Rupee depreciated 0.5 per cent against the US dollar in one day, closing at an all-time low of 168.94 on Tuesday. According to experts, this is due to the increasing trade deficit fuelled by increasing commodity prices, and concerns for the supply of the US dollar.
Pakistani startup BridgeLinx raises $10 million in what was the country's largest seed round, led by Harry Stebbings’ 20 VC, Josh Buckley’s Buckley Ventures, and Indus Valley Capital. BridgeLinx is successfully working to end the inefficiencies in the trucking sector.
Singapore, which has strong security ties with Washington and vibrant economic relations with Beijing, has said countries should not be made to choose between China and the US. Wang's trip represented a "strategic decision" by Beijing.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Putin was "absolutely healthy" and had taken a coronavirus test, without specifying the result. Putin will self-isolate after coronavirus cases were detected in his inner circle, the Kremlin said.
The video, which could not be independently verified, showed Taliban fighters sitting on the floor and counting cash and gold apparently found in suitcases. The investigation into possible illegal assets comes as Afghanistan is in the grip of a major cash crisis.
Pakistan's national carrier PIA has inducted two new Airbus 320s into its fleet, and the first one arrived in Pakistan today. This is part of PIA's fleet replacement program aiming to improve the customer experience and make travel more comfortable.
With billions of dollars of aid flows abruptly ending due to Western antipathy and distrust towards the Taliban, donors had a “moral obligation” to keep helping Afghans after a 20-year engagement.
