Taliban attacks kill 15 Afghan policemen: Afghan official
AP/Press Trust of India Kabul An Afghan official says the Taliban launched two blistering attacks in northern Sar-e-Pul province, killing 15 members of the country’s security forces. In one attack, on the outskirts of the provincial capital, heavy artillery fire by Afghan forces trying to repel the insurgents sent local residents fleeing for safety. Provincial […]
Foreign journalists violating Indian laws liable to be punished: MHA
New Delhi: All foreigners have to respect Indian law and those found in violation are liable to be punished but that does not mean they are blacklisted forever, a Home Ministry official said on Friday after a Reuters journalist was denied entry into India for allegedly violating visa rules. The action against Cathal McNaughton, chief […]
Kabul attack: Death toll reaches 43
Kabul : An hours-long gun and suicide attack on a Kabul government compound killed at least 43 people, the health ministry said Tuesday, making it one of the deadliest assaults on the Afghan capital this year. No militant group has claimed responsibility for the raid, which caps a bloody year for Afghanistan as long-suffering civilians and security forces are slaughtered […]
US lawmakers say troops withdrawal from Afghanistan risky
Washington : Any hasty withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, as in the case of Syria, would pave way for another 9/11, top US lawmakers and experts have warned. President Donald Trump on Wednesday decided to pull out a significant number of American troops from Afghanistan, a day after he announced a withdrawal from Syria. Currently, […]
Pak will continue to lend full support to people of Kashmir: Imran Khan
Islamabad : Pakistan would continue to lend full diplomatic, political and moral support to the people of Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Imran Khan said Monday. Khan’s remarks came in a message on the Human Rights Day which is observed every year on December 10. This year, the Human Rights Day marks the 70th anniversary of […]
It’s time for Pakistan to get on board with peace process in South Asia: US
Washington: In a strong message to Pakistan, US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis has said it is time for “every responsible nation” to support the efforts of the UN, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and all those who are trying to maintain peace in South Asia. Pakistan must take on a substantive role in peace talks with the […]
Imran Khan On What Ex-PM AB Vajpayee Told Him About Kashmir
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday recalled his discussion with former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee about the Kashmir issue. Mr Khan said that Atal Bihari Vajpayee had told him that Kashmir would have been resolved if the BJP had not lost the 2004 Lok Sabha elections. Mr Khan said that former external affairs minister […]
18 Afghan policemen killed in Taliban attack
Kabul : At least 18 Afghan policemen were killed after the Taliban attacked a convoy in Farah province, an official said on Monday. “Militants attacked a police convoy in Juwayn district on Sunday evening. The initial information found that 18 police personnel were killed,” the official told Xinhua news agency. He said several police officers […]
Greenhouse gas levels in atmosphere hit new high: UN
LONDON: The levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the main driver of climate change, have hit a new record high, the UN said Thursday, warning that the time to act was running out. Ahead of the COP-24 climate summit in Poland next month, top United Nations officials are again trying to raise the pressure […]
17 killed, 30 injured in powerful blast in Pakistan’s northwest
PESHAWAR:, The explosive material was planted in the Friday Market (Juma Bazar) in Aurakzai tribal district’s Kalaya area. A powerful bomb blast ripped through a busy market outside a religious seminary in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, killing at least 17 people and over 30 others, officials said. The explosive material was planted […]
