The Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday did not exchange sweets and greetings with Pakistani Rangers on the occasion of Diwali, deviating from the norm. The BSF’s move is in the wake of heightened tensions between the two countries. India has accused Pakistan of supporting terrorists who carried out an attack on an army base camp at Uri last month ...

The Indian men’s hockey team on Sunday beat arch-rivals Pakistan 3-2 in the final of the Asian Champions Trophy at the Wisma Belia Hockey Stadium, Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. Goals from Rupinder Pal Singh (18th minute), Yousuf Affan (23rd) and Nikkin Thimmaiah (51st) helped India surmount the challenge from Pakistan, who rallied from two goals behind through strikes by Muhammad ...

AT-KABUL: Two Taliban insurgents were killed by their own explosives while planting an improvised explosive device in Kabul province, an official said Sunday. Fraidoon Obaidi, head of Kabul police criminal investigations, said the incident took place in Qarabagh district “earlier this morning”. “The explosive went off as the insurgents panicked to escape with the arrival of the security forces to ...

KABUL: At least 19 militants belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist group were killed in an airstrike in eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said the airstrike was carried out in Dangam district and at least 8 militants of the terrorist group were also wounded. According to a statement by MoI, A BM-1 rocket launcher and a Dshk ...

Afghan saffron has for the third year in a row been rated as the best in the world. ‎ The International Taste and Quality Institute in Brussels ranked Afghan saffron as having the best taste and quality amongst 300 samples from different countries, n‎ews agencies reported.‎ The Institute was founded in 2003 in Brussels and has recognized hundreds of quality ...

The famous “Afghan girl” immortalised on a 1985 cover of National Geographic magazine, who was arrested by Pakistani authorities on charges of possessing forged identity papers, is likely to be released next week, the Afghan envoy in Islamabad said on Friday. Omar Zakhilwal, who has been pursuing the case of 46-year-old Sharbat Gula with Pakistani officials, said a court in ...

Pakistan’s information minister Pervaiz Rashid was sacked on Saturday as the fallout of a report in the Dawn newspaper on a rift between the civil and military leadership over security policies and tackling banned terrorist groups. Sources said Rashid, a senior leader of the ruling PML-N party considered close to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, was removed after a government inquiry ...

NEW DELHI: Much has been said about Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s steamy scenes and kisses in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil that hit theatres on Friday. The former Miss World’s has now shared her thoughts about kissing and intimacy in movies. In an interview to Filmfare, Aishwarya said, “When Bride And Prejudice happened. It had a kiss in the script. But I ...

KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai has praised Omar Zakhilwal, the Afghan ambassador to Pakistan, for his efforts to release Sharbat Gula, an Afghan refugee woman arrested a few days ago by Pakistani police on the charge of having fake documents. Karzai termed Sharbat Gula as a symbol of beauty, struggle and pain, saying she (Sharbat Gula) represents Afghans at international ...

KABUL: The NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the presence of militants loyal to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is underlining the importance of the NATO in Afghanistan. “NATO contributes to the fight against ISIL and terrorism in many different ways. All NATO allies participate in the coalition and it is of great importance for ...