Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has accused the country’s army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa of toppling his government, pressuring the judiciary, and installing the current government of Prime Minister Imran Khan in the 2018 elections.
Millions of people in South Asia are being pushed into extreme poverty as the region, where a quarter of humanity lives, suffers its worst-ever recession due to the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Bank said on October 7.
Taliban and Afghan peace negotiators have agreed on a code of conduct to safeguard against the risk of any breakdown in talks that began last month in Qatar to bring an end to decades of war, three official sources said on October 6.
Afghanistan's top peace official, Abdullah Abdullah, said on September 30 that he does not expect the result of the upcoming U.S. presidential election to dramatically change the Afghan peace process or troop withdrawal plans.
Afghan police seized four tonnes of sodium nitrate, used in the making of car bombs and improvised explosive devices, officials said, in one of the largest such seizures in the country's 19-year insurgency.
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has advised Pakistan to undertake "immediate corrective actions" and suspend the issuance of any new pilot licenses in the wake of a scandal over falsified licenses, according to an official and a document seen by Reuters.
Pakistan has launched Phase III clinical trials for CanSino Biologics' COVID-19 vaccine candidate, a government minister and an official at the Chinese pharmaceutical company said on September 22.
The Afghan government and Taliban militants remain far apart on even the most basic issues a week into talks meant to end two decades of a war that has killed tens of thousands of people, diplomats and negotiators say.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) warned on September 17 that the novel coronavirus is driving discrimination toward vulnerable communities in Asia, including migrants and foreigners.
The most intense of the clashes on September 12 were in Kunduz, where the Taliban again jostled with security forces for control of key highways and the Afghan military deployed air and artillery strikes.
Afghan government officials, Taliban extremists, and U.S. officials are in the Qatari capital, Doha, for the negotiations that opened on September 12 designed to bring permanent cease-fire, ensure the rights of women and minorities, etc. (Reuters)
Welfare organization Four Paws is working to determine whether Kavaan the elephant is safe to make the move to Cambodia from Islamabad’s zoo, which has long been criticized for poor conditions.
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on August 31 called on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper to provide witnesses for a hearing on Afghanistan policy and threatened to issue subpoenas if their departments did not comply.
Pakistan urged the Taliban on August 25 to start talks soon with the Afghan government to end decades of conflict, telling visiting officials of the group that an intra-Afghan dialogue could help ensure regional stability.
The Pakistani Taliban have brought two splinter groups back into their fold, they announced in a statement, days after the army said anti-militant operations nationwide had brought "hard-earned success".
Pakistan's army chief has arrived in Saudi Arabia on August 17 amid a row between the two countries that has threatened Riyadh's financial lifeline to Islamabad.
Faisal Khan, a 15-year-old Pakistani, beams for selfies with lawyers and police. Thousands hail him in the streets as a "holy warrior."
The coronavirus has cast a shadow over this Eid, with fears of another spike in infections prompting authorities to warn people to minimise movement, avoid cattle markets and refrain from public gatherings to witness the slaughter of sacrificial animals.
Real-life strategies inspired Nashra Balagamwala to create the board game "Arranged!" where players take the role of teenage girls trying to escape an 'auntie', which features in Gamemaster, a documentary about aspiring game designers released this month.
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