Tue, 21-Oct-2025

UNHCR lauds Pak hosting of Afghan refugees

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The United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHCR) Country Representative in Pakistan Ruvendrini Menikdiwela called on Governor Balochistan Amanullah Yasinzai in Quetta. During the meeting, matters pertaining to the Afghan refugees came under discussion. Governor Balochistan on this occasion said the ongoing UNHCR programmes including education and health would have positive impact on the people of … Read more

Pakistan grants visa to ailing Afghan boy on humanitarian grounds

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Pakistan granted a visa to a 12-year-old Afghan boy Seeratullah Wardak on humanitarian grounds on the direction of  Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi. According to the details, Seeratullah Wardak is suffering from epilepsy and doctors in Afghanistan had recommended  his family to take him to Pakistan for treatment. As visa timely visa acquiring is an … Read more

26 Afghan Nationals in 4th Schedule managed to escape from Pakistan

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PESHAWAR: Twenty-six Afghan nationals who were put on the Fourth Schedule have managed to flee to Afghanistan due to negligence of police. The Fourth Schedule of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) imposes various restrictions on people found involved in suspicious activities. A total of 378 people, including the 26 Afghan nationals, were put on the schedule … Read more

Declaration of Zalmay Khalilzad’s visit to Pakistan issued

A declaration of Afghan-American diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad’s visit to Pakistan has been issued. According to the US Embassy’s declaration, Afghan-American diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad had visited Islamabad on 13th December 2019. It was mentioned in the declaration that Zalmay Khalilzad had met the minister of foreign affairs Shah Mehmood Quraishi, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar … Read more

Northern Afghanistan new springboard for terrorists: Lavrov

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the north of Afghanistan is becoming a new springboard for international terrorist organizations. According to Afghan media, Sergey Lavrov, while addressing the United Nations Security Council, said that the north of Afghanistan risks becoming a new springboard for Daesh and other international terrorist organizations. Lavrov said that the … Read more

Blast kills dozens at Afghan president’s rally

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At least 24 people have been reportedly killed and more than 30 wounded in a bomb blast near an election rally held by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. According to International news channel, the blast killed 24 people and wounded 32 others in in Charikar, the capital of Parwan province, north of Kabul. Afghan President Ashraf … Read more

16 dead as blast hits Afghan capital Kabul

Blast in Afghan capital Kabul

At least 16 people have been killed and more than 100 wounded, after a massive explosion from a suicide car bomb attack rocked central Kabul. According to International News Agency,  a massive explosion from a suicide car bomb attack shook Afghan capital Kabul, leaving at least 16 people dead and more than 100 wounded. The attack took … Read more