Mumbai, Nov 12: The Sri Lanka men’s cricket team’s tour of Pakistan is in jeopardy after eight visiting players, from a squad of 16, decided to return home following Tuesday’s suicide bomb blast in the Pakistan capital, Islamabad and resultant concerns over their security, a news report said on Wednesday. The players have decided to […]
Dhaka, Nov 5: The Interim government has decided not to allow Indian-origin Islamic preacher Zakir Naik to enter Bangladesh. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Law and Order Core Committee at the Home Ministry’s meeting room at the Secretariat on Tuesday. Quoting sources, the daily Prothom Alo reported that the meeting discussed […]
New Delhi, Nov 03: In a provocative new claim that has stirred debate, US President Donald Trump has claimed that Pakistan is among several nations currently conducting nuclear weapons tests, a statement that could have far-reaching global implications. In an interview aired Sunday on CBS News’ 60 Minutes, Trump defended his administration’s controversial decision to […]
Riyadh, Nov 03: As temperatures cool across the Arabian Peninsula, an increasing number of Muslims are traveling to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah. To manage this growing influx, the Kingdom has recently introduced new regulations for Umrah visas. The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has reduced the validity of Umrah visas from three months […]
Afghanistan (Kabul), Oct 18: The Afghanistan Cricket Board has decided to withdraw from the upcoming tri-nation T20 series with Pakistan and Sri Lanka in response to the recent airstrikes by Pakistan’s military regime in Paktika, which resulted in the martyrdom of 8 domestic cricket players. The strikes wounded 4 more players, all who were playing […]
Afghanistan (Paktika), Oct 18: The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Saturday expressed deep sorrow over the deaths of three Afghan cricketers killed in a Pakistan airstrike in Paktika province. In response, the board announced its decision to withdraw from the upcoming Tri-Nation T20I series featuring Pakistan. In a statement posted on X, the ACB said, […]
Islamabad/Peshawar, Oct 12: Pakistan seized 19 Afghan military posts and “terrorist hideouts” in response to what it termed “unprovoked” attacks by Afghan forces in the border areas, security sources said on Sunday, while Kabul claimed that 58 Pakistani soldiers were killed and 30 others injured during the retaliatory operations. The Taliban-led government’s Defence Ministry […]
New Delhi, September 26: India on Friday firmly restated its position on Jammu and Kashmir, making it clear that the matter is strictly bilateral and does not require involvement from outside parties. The response came after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan raised the Kashmir issue during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly […]
United Nations, Sep 24: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan referred to the Kashmir issue in the UN General Assembly and said his nation was “pleased” with the “ceasefire” between India and Pakistan after a period of conflict earlier this year. He said it is important to see cooperation between India and Pakistan on counter-terrorism. “The issue […]
Kabul, Sep 2: The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan has climbed to 1,124, with 3,251 others injured, according to the Afghan Red Crescent Society on Tuesday. Over 8,000 residential houses, primarily in Kunar province, have been completely or partially destroyed due to the earthquake, Juma Khan Nayeel, head of information and […]
