Taliban and Al-Qaeda: A bond unbroken?

Abu Omar Khorasani was taken from Kabul’s Pul-i-Charkhi prison and unceremoniously shot. The first and only person to have been executed since the Taliban gained...

Modi-led government in UP set to rename historic Aligarh city to Harigarh

In a bizarre move, the Modi-led government is gearing up to rename its historical city Aligarh to Harigarh. According to Indian media, this is...

Why BJP’s top leader wants Ashraf Ghani to live in India

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy thinks India should offer refuge to the former president of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani. According to Swamy, Ghani could be of serious help to India.

PM Khan’s billion tree tsunami success in pictures

Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan recently inaugurated multiple Miyawaki forests across Lahore, Lasbela and Hazara. PM Khan inaugurated phase 1 for the Up-scaling of...

Afghan Taliban declare Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

The Taliban rename Afghanistan and officially declare it the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. They also replaced the national flag with a new flag that is completely white with the First Kalima written over it.

No democracy in Afghanistan: Taliban

Afghanistan may be governed by a ruling council now that the Taliban have taken over, while the movement's supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, would likely...

Netizens call Minar-e-Pakistan incident a publicity stunt

Claims have surfaced on social media that the recent incident of sexual assault at Minar-e-Pakistan was nothing but a publicity stunt. Netizens are accusing the victim of staging the incident for fame.

Italy eyes economic opportunities in Pakistan

The Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese on Wednesday said that Italy wanted to start a new era of economic and trade cooperation with Pakistan through the transfer of technology. He said Pakistan was working to expand technical assistance in Agricultural items including dairy and livestock, olives, and the construction sector to the Italian market.

Trump calls Ashraf Ghani a crook, says he got away with murder

While talking to anchorperson Sean Hannity of Fox News, former US President Donald Trump said he never liked Ashraf Ghani. Donald Trump also called Afghanistan's former President Ashraf Ghani "a total crook," adding, "He got away with murder."

ADB approves $235 mln loan

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $235 million loan to further upgrade a national highway in Pakistan, crucial to regional connectivity and...

Steel rebar prices threaten PM’s Naya Pakistan Housing

The upwards rally of international steel prices continues to impact the steel manufacturing in Pakistan, as Amreli Steel announces a further increase in prices of steel rebars in Pakistan. This continuous increase in prices may deter PM Imran Khan's plans for the provision of low-cost housing to the poor of Pakistan.

India gets criticized for prioritizing Afghan Hindus & Sikhs’ visa process

India’s external affairs minister said on Twitter that India will prioritize the welfare of the Sikh and Hindu communities in Afghanistan. The statement drew criticism as there were claims that India is looking at desperate Afghan refugees from the view of whether or not they’re Muslim.