UN Report: Conflicts Kill and Hurt a Record 12,000 Children
By Associated Press UNITED NATIONS – More than 12,000 children were killed and injured in armed conflicts last year – a record number – with Afghanistan, the Palestinians, Syria and Yemen topping the casualty list, according to a new U.N. report. The deaths and injuries were among more than 24,000 “grave violations” against children verified by […]
Official: Attack at Afghan VP candidate’s office kill 20
KABUL : The death toll from an attack against the Kabul office of the Afghan president’s running mate and former chief of the intelligence service climbed to at least 20 people on Monday, an official said. Around 50 other people were wounded in Sunday’s attack against the Green Trend party headquarters, which lasted hours and […]
Days After Imran’s Visit,US Approves Sales To Support Pak’s F-16 Fighter Jets
WASHINGTON — Days after the meeting between President Donald Trump and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, the Pentagon notified the Congress on Friday of its decision to approve military sales worth USD 125 million that would result in 24×7 end-use monitoring of the F-16 fighter jets of Pakistan. US officials asserted that the freeze in security […]
Suicide blast kills 3 in Afghanistan
Agencies Kabul : An Afghan official says at least three police officers were killed when a Taliban suicide bomber targeted a district police headquarters in eastern Ghazni province. Ahmad Khan Serat, provincial police chief’s spokesman, says the explosion on Saturday morning in the Ab Band district also wounded 12 policemen. He says the Taliban, who […]
China backs Trump’s offer to mediate Kashmir issue
Agencies China has said it supports US President Donald Trump’s offer to mediate between Pakistan and India in the Kashmir issue. In his offer, which was made during Prime Minister Imran Khan’s trip the US, Trump said India had also approached him to mediate between the two countries. India has since denied ever approaching the […]
North Korea says new missile a ‘solemn warning’ to South
Agencies North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said two missiles fired under his supervision were newly designed tactical weapons that sent a “solemn warning” to the South over plans to hold military drills with the United States. Thursday’s missile tests were the first since Kim and US President Donald Trump agreed to resume nuclear […]
Trump vetoes congressional effort to block Saudi arms sales
WASHINGTON D.C.: President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed a trio of congressional resolutions aimed at blocking his administration from selling billions of dollars of weapons to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last month cited threats from Iran as a reason to approve the $8.1 billion arms sale to the […]
‘I felt as if I came home after winning World Cup’: Imran Khan as he returns from US
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan returned on Thursday to a rousing welcome by his supporters from his first official visit to the Unites States. Prime Minister Khan embarked on his three-day visit to the US this week to reset strained bilateral ties with Washington. He held wide-ranging talks with US President Donald Trump at […]
At least 5 killed as 3 blasts rock Kabul: official
At least five people were killed Thursday in a suicide bombing in Kabul, an official said, adding that two other blasts had also hit the Afghan capital. The bombing comes amid an increase in violence in Kabul and around Afghanistan, where the war is taking a continued toll even amid a US-led effort to make […]
Trump, Khan agree on no military solution to Afghan problem
Washington : US President Donald Trump and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday agreed that there can be no military solution to the Afghan problem and only a dialogue can bring lasting peace in the war-torn country. President Trump said Pakistan was helping the US in the Afghan peace process as he met Prime […]
