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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former skipper Shahid Afridi has opted to withdraw from the Afghanistan cricket league, Shpageeeza League, amid persistent tensions between the cricket board of the two nations. Afridi informed regarding his decision late on Friday night citing family issues as the main reason behind his decision. Very thankful to AFG gvt, @ACBofficials &MuslimYar sb. Speenghar Tigers to invite me. ...

KABUL: The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai strongly reacted at the airdrop of the offensive leaflets aimed at attracting the local support against the Taliban, calling it a psychological war against the Afghan people. In a statement released by the Office of the former President, Karzai said the presence of the American forces and the violations committed by them has ...

KABUL: The Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said the country cannot fight Afghanistan’s war in Pakistan, apparently gesturing towards the demands by Kabul and Washington to eliminate the sanctuaries of the Taliban and Haqqani terrorist network based in the key cities of the country. The remarks by Gen. Bajwa could be a gesture of ...

BEIJING: Pakistan and China agreed that the solution to the Afghan conflict “has to be fundamentally political”, Pakistani Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif said on Friday. Asif, who arrived in China at the start of his regional outreach for consultations on the new US policy on Afghanistan and South Asia, addressed a joint press conference after his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in ...

Germany is a highly-coveted partner on the international stage. As a respected global power, it needs a strong mandate from the upcoming elections, says former Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Germany is a haven of stability in today’s international scenario, and one of the world’s most sought-after economies. This is why its national election on September 24 is currently one of the most-watched ...

ISLAMABAD: Awami National Party central leader and former senator Afrasiab Khattak has said the state is still running ‘factories of extremism’ in the country, and the phenomenon cannot be ended in society until the process is continuing. He was speaking to BBC Urdu in connection with its special interview series, titled Vision Pakistan, being conducted on completion of 70 years ...

پانچ ملکی بین الاقوامی اتحاد بریک کی حالیہ کانفرنس کے اعلامیے میں پاکستان کی حمایت یافتہ عسکریت پسند تنظیموں کا ذکر انڈیا کی سفارتی کامیابی اور پاکستان کی بد ترین سفارتی ناکامی ہے ۔ پانچ  ملکی اتحاد میں انڈیا کے علاوہ چین ، برازیل ، روس  اور جنوبی افریقہ شامل ہے ۔  پہلی بار چین کی موجود گی میں کوئی ...

PESHAWAR: Pakistan is exploring the possibility of signing a water treaty with Afghanistan to promote integrated watershed management. Ecological conservation practices in uphill watersheds is part of the plan to safeguard Pakistan’s rights on trans-border water inflows according to international norms. According to a report in The News International, the Climate Change Ministry will focus on efforts to protect the glaciers by declaring them ...

WORLD: Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday alleged a “huge iceberg of misinformation” was distorting the picture of the Rohingya crisis, which has forced 125,000 of the Muslim minority to flee to Bangladesh. In her first comments since Rohingya militant attacks sparked unrest on August 25, Suu Kyi said fake news was “calculated to create a lot ...

ISLAMABAD: Following the BRICS nations’ “regional security concern” over the militant groups allegedly based in Pakistan, Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif acknowledged the existence of such organisations, naming Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) among the internationally banned outfits operating from within Pakistan. Asif was talking to senior journalist Shahzeb Khanzada on Geo News’ programme Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath on Tuesday night. According to ...