Why is PM Khan in favor of local governance for Islamabad?
For efficient governance in Islamabad, PM Khan approves the proposed draft for a local government act in the capital territory. According to the act, the local government will have maximum powers to resolve issues of the public.
UK expresses misgivings over US “rotten deal” to leave Afghanistan
LONDON, Aug 16 - The humiliation of the lightning Taliban takeover in Afghanistan after a 20-year war that cost hundreds of thousands of lives...
What does international law say about the Taliban government?
With the fall of Kabul to the Taliban in Afghanistan, legal questions abound. The standard security and geopolitical lenses applicable in many such situations...
Pakistan furious on India blocking it second time from speaking at UNSC on Afghanistan
India's actions as rotating president of UNSC proves that India is unfit for UNSC membership. Pakistan's Ambassador to the UN said while condemning India for blocking Pakistan second time in UNSC in the debate on Afghanistan.
Pakistani bonds take a hit as Afghan refugee crisis looms
The fall of the Ashraf Ghani regime and the ascension of the Taliban has instilled fear of consequences among investors for the bordering Pakistan, as the country's dollar-based sovereign bonds became "biggest losers in Asia" on Monday.
Ashraf Ghani predicted fall of ‘puppet govt’ of Kabul in 1989
The ousted president who fled Afghanistan with ‘bags of cash’ wrote an article in 1989 predicting the end of the Soviet ‘puppet regime’ in Kabul.
Kabul airport is now operational: US general
Taylor said the United States was "in charge of air traffic control" at Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA) for military and commercial flights.
Biden ‘what can I do?’ blames Afghanistan for giving up
According to US President Joe Biden, the Afghan Army and political leaders are to blame for the situation in Afghanistan as they gave up on the country. He also asserted that he stands by his decision of US troops withdrawal.
No place on earth for Nawaz Sharif & Ashraf Ghani?
“Please don’t spread false news. Ashraf Ghani did not escape from the alley at the time of sacrifice but was seriously ill for a few days. He has gone abroad for treatment,” Irshad Bhatti tweeted.
Indian media misuses wedding video in Pakistan as Afghan Taliban dancing
The video shows a few men dancing with guns at a wedding in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. However, Indian media portrayed the men as the Afghan Taliban celebrating after conquering a city.
Iran’s Raisi says US ‘defeat’ in Afghanistan might bring everlasting peace in the region
The presidency statement came after the Taliban seized control of Kabul, but it did not mention the Taliban nor the fall of the Afghan capital.
From Lord Macaulay to General Zia ul Haq
On February 02, 1835, Lord Babington Macaulay uttered the following words about the people of the Indian Subcontinent, " I have traveled across the...