Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Afghan female footballers reach Pakistan, Evade Taliban

Football

KARACHI: On Tuesday night, female footballers from Afghanistan and their families crossed the Torkham border into Pakistan after the government issued emergency humanitarian visas to evacuate them from their country following the Taliban takeover. The Taliban were threatening footballers on the national junior girls team because of their participation in sports. They were supposed to … Read more

Information Minister welcomes Afghan women football team’s arrival in Pakistan

Announcement of ECB to visit Pakistan next year is a welcome step: Fawad Chaudhry

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has welcomed the Afghan women football team’s arrival in Pakistan, via the Torkham border crossing. “We welcome the Afghan women football team, who arrived at Torkham Border from Afghanistan,” he tweeted. He said the female players have valid Afghan passports and Pakistani visas. The Afghan women … Read more