Mohammed Mohazzam Khan, a UK-based accountant, highlights the socio-economic segregation Kashmiris face due to their ethnicity. Since Kashmiris are not properly included in the ethnic monitoring systems, this means that Kashmiris remain an unknown and unseen community.

The Taliban victory has plunged Afghanistan's independent media into crisis.

For years, Geelani, one of Kashmir's most senior political leaders, had led a hardline faction of separatist groups that sought to secede from India following an armed revolt against New Delhi.

Fly Jinnah is a new low-cost carrier which is the result of Joint Venture between the Middle Eastern low-cost carrier Air Arabia and a Pakistani Conglomerate Lakson Group. Prime Minister Khan welcomed Air Arabia to Pakistan and said that the PTI government is committed to the uplift of the travel and tourism sector of the country.

Khalidi, a Reuters chief correspondent for Jordan and Syria, has laboured for the worldwide information company for 25 years, masking Jordan and the Syrian battle, in addition to reporting from Iraq, Lebanon, Libya and the Gulf.

Blinken also said the U.S. government was maintaining contact with the Taliban.

Commandeering government databases and emails could provide information about employees of the former administration, ex-ministers, government contractors, tribal allies and foreign partners.

While the US would like to focus on the Indo Pacific region to counter China, it can not leave too many loopholes behind for China to fill. China is likely to attract the Gulf states in its own security based institution, The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation given the security trends in South Asia, West Asia and the Middle East.

Last month, the doctors' protest against NLE shocked the nation as they called for the abolishment of the test. However, Dr. Aneela Kamil thinks that NLE is a much-needed initiative as it is in compliance with international standards.

The United States has been a massive funder of Afghanistan since its 2001 invasion to topple the Taliban, setting aside roughly $130 billion for security, governance and development and humanitarian needs.

The sanctions come after U.S. prosecutors in July charged the four with plotting to kidnap the New York-based journalist who was critical of Tehran.

As Panjshir falls to Taliban, the group has gained control of 34 districts and Afghan VP flees to Tajikistan leaving residents in state of disarray. The residents who had been facing the brunt of relentless fighting for days now wish for peace that could alleviate their miseries.