In an effort to assuage international concerns about inclusive Afghan set-up, the key Taliban leader Khalilur Rehman Haqqani on Monday said that the Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan would be a representative government of all political groups and the local communities. In an exclusive panel interview with PTV, APP and PBC, Khalil Haqqani said, “We will … Read more
KABUL/WASHINGTON: A firefight broke out between unidentified gunmen, Western security forces and Afghan guards at Kabul airport on Monday, Germany’s armed forces told Reuters, as thousands of Afghans and foreigners thronged the airport, seeking to flee Taliban rule. One Afghan guard was killed and three were wounded in the battle at the airport’s north gate, … Read more
KARACHI: The major upheaval in Afghanistan this month and the swift Taliban takeover has hardly brought about any change for the thousands of Afghan refugees living in Pakistan for nearly four decades. Zikarullah, 60, is among those Afghan refugees who came to Pakistan after the war broke out in the neighbouring country during the 1980s. … Read more
Pakistan International Airlines has cancelled today’s Kabul flight operations due to new orders from Afghan authorities to stop the evacuation of locals. According to PIA spokesman Abdullah Khan, all three flights to Kabul have been cancelled today. According to pre-arranged lists, aviation sources say Afghan authorities are not allowing locals to leave Kabul, which could … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The regional economic and trade integration through the connectivity with the Central Asian Republics (CARs) is key to the development and prosperity in the whole region, a diplomat said. Talking eminent businessmen and former president of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce (ICCI) Zafar Bakhtawari and Ahsan Bakhtawaria in the embassy of Kyrgyzstan, Ambassador of the … Read more
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that we have no objection to India’s good relations with Afghanistan and our focus in Afghanistan is not on only one group. In a statement issued on the current situation in Afghanistan, Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that the Indian media made a fuss about his visit to Kabul … Read more
Afghanistan national cricket team will travel to Sri Lanka from Pakistan. The players and staff have been issued visas by the Embassy in Kabul. According to reports, the flights from Hameed Karzai International Airport, Kabul, after the Taliban took over the country. So, the Afgan national team will first travel by road to Peshawar, from … Read more
KABUL: A Taliban official has denied reports that foreign nationals were kidnapped near Kabul airport, where big crowds still exist amid US-led evacuation efforts, local media reported on Saturday. “The report about kidnapping is a rumor. The Taliban members are helping all foreign nationals to get access to the airport. We are determined to provide … Read more
NEW DELHI: A special flight from the Indian Air Force (IAF) Saturday morning evacuated over 85 Indian nationals from Afghanistan, a local news agency report said. “An Indian Air Force C-130J transport aircraft took off from Kabul with over 85 Indians. The aircraft landed in Tajikistan for refuelling. Indian government officials are helping in evacuation … Read more
Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar arrived in Kabul on Saturday for talks on establishing a new ‘inclusive’ government in Afghanistan, a senior official said. Other senior Taliban leaders seen in the capital in recent days include Khalil Haqqani — one of America’s most wanted terrorists with a $5 million bounty on his head. Pro-Taliban … Read more
OTTAWA: On Friday, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said that Canada will speed up the processing of families of interpreters and others who helped the country’s mission in Afghanistan so that many people can be evacuated as soon as feasible. Mendicino made the statements as Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan reported that the first Canadian jet carrying … Read more
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain condemning the Gwadar attack has said the attack was aimed at sabotaging the economic vision of China, Pakistan leaderships. In a tweet he said the enemy cannot undermine Pakistan’s resolve and “we will spare no effort to bring the culprits to justice”. Attack in Gawader is just … Read more
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has postponed the ODI squad announcement as the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has not finalized the schedule and travel plan for the series. The ACB announcement delay is due to the backdrop of the current developing situation in Afghanistan, as their country has been taken over by the Taliban. A PCB … Read more
KARACHI: The Pakistan stocks ended the week by gaining 430 points, as the news of Taliban taking control over Afghanistan, Pak-Afghan trade picking up and reduction in Customs duties on 159 items in Afghanistan, including cement and steels lifted the market sentiment, dealers said. Ahsan Mehanti at Arif Habib Corp said that the stocks recovered … Read more
KABUL: The Taliban are going house-to-house searching for opponents and their families, according to an intelligence document for the UN that deepened fears on Friday. The Taliban have been conducting “targeted door-to-door visits” of people who worked with US and NATO forces, according to a confidential document by the UN’s threat assessment consultants seen by … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a meeting on steps to be taken for the evacuation of foreign journalists in Afghanistan. The meeting was attended by Information Minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Minister of State for Information Farrukh Habib, Information Secretary and other senior officials. The Information Minister briefed the Prime Minister on the steps taken by … Read more
QUETTA: Commercial traffic across Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan at the Spin Boldak/Chaman crossing picked up, traders said, as the shock of the Taliban’s lightning seizure of power began to ease and confidence returned, Reuters reported. Despite the Ashura holiday, truckloads of agricultural produce from Kandahar province were driven across the border, a sign that trade … Read more
The national flag carrier with the support of the Pakistan embassy Kabul and local authorities brought back another 350 passengers from Kabul to Islamabad on Friday. According to the available details, around 350 passengers including foreigners and local Afghans attached with the World Bank and other international organisations, Afghan Wireless communication, Vimco Imtiaz construction company, … Read more
