NEW DELHI — The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has extended the ban on international scheduled commercial passenger flights to and from India, which was scheduled to end on August 31. The ban is now extended till September 30. “In partial modification of circular dated 26-06-2020, the competent authority has further extended the validity […]
ISLAMABAD — Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has said that the issue of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a proscribed organisation, is one that the Imran Khan government must resolve, not Afghanistan. In an interview with Geo News on Saturday, Mujahid said, “The issue of the TTP is one that Pakistan will have to deal with, not […]
KABUL — The Taliban condemned on Saturday a US drone strike against Islamic State militants following Thursday’s suicide attack outside Kabul airport, with a spokesman describing the operation as a “clear attack on Afghan territory”. Zabihullah Mujahid said the Taliban expected to take full control of Kabul airport very shortly, once US forces leave, and […]
SRINAGAR — Continuing drive to retrieve illegally grabbed land in the district, the District Administration Srinagar today launched a massive anti-encroachment drive across the summer capital during which about 40 Kanals of State and Kahcharai land worth approximately Rs 35 crore was retrieved from encroachment of land-grabbers. The drive was conducted by the enforcement wing […]
SRINAGAR — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary charge-sheet against seven accused in a “narco-terrorism” case related to the recovery of over Rs 20 lakh and two kg heroin from a vehicle in Kupwara district of north Kashmir last year, an agency spokesperson said on Saturday. The NIA had filed the first […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) President and Member of Parliament from Srinagar Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Saturday stated that sustainable tourism can be a driving force of job creation, economic growth and development in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh. Abdullah was speaking in his presidential address at the National Meet on Safety Culture and Energy conservation […]
ISLAMABAD — In the last two weeks, Pakistan has emerged as the “biggest base” for urgent evacuation of foreigners from Afghanistan after the chaotic situation in Kabul, Pakistan armed forces spokesperson said. “Right now, the biggest base in the immediate vicinity of Afghanistan for evacuation of foreigners is in Pakistan,” Major General Babar Iftikhar told […]
UMAISAR GULL GANIE KULGAM — Two lecturers, working in the School Education department Saturday claimed to have discovered a “gigantic fossil site” while scouting for fossil samples near world famous Aharbal waterfall in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. As per reports, the gigantic fossil site was discovered by two lectures namely Manzoor Javaid and Dr Rouf […]
MADRID — Until last week, Shabeer Ahmadi was busy covering the news in Afghanistan. But after a hasty and excruciating decision to leave his Taliban-controlled country for an uncertain future in Spain, he’s helplessly glued to news feeds on his cellphone, following every twist in the dramatic end of the evacuation of Afghans from Kabul. […]
WASHINGTON — Any sustainable solution in Afghanistan must include Pakistan, a senior Republican Senator has said. “We all must remember (that) Pakistan is a nuclear-armed nation, and there is a Pakistan version of the Taliban who wishes to topple the Pakistani government and military,” Senator Lindsey Graham tweeted, in an apparent reference to Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan […]