After over 100 cases were confirmed or suspected in Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) called an emergency meeting on Friday, May 21st, to review the recent outbreak of monkeypox, a viral infection more common in west and central...

Currently, Pakistan is experiencing a surge of terrorism, with security forces conducting intelligence-based operations against terrorists in the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Balochistan. On Sunday, Islamic...

PEMRA headquarters in Islamabad. (PHOTO: Dawn) ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Considering the current political rhetoric, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on a press release Monday warned local channels to refrain from broadcasting...

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired a meeting with the Exchange Companies Association of Pakistan on Monday to prevent the rupee’s uncontrolled fall in the aftermath of diminishing foreign reserves and inflows taking...

The Indian government consigned another batch of 2,000 metric tons (MT) of wheat to Afghanistan, on Monday, over the Attari-Wagah border as humanitarian aid. The shipment was flagged off by the Commissioner of Customs, Rahul Nangare,...

Anthony Blinken, the US Secretary of State, met with his Pakistani counterpart, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, in New York. The two parties emphasized the importance of bilateral collaboration on regional peace, counter-terrorism, Afghanistan’s...

Tajikistan’s Interior Ministry has announced the commencement of “anti-terrorist” military operations on the Border with Afghanistan and China to combat terrorism. Reuters also reported on Wednesday, May 18th, that the...

Following meetings between the two parties in Kabul on Wednesday, May 18, the Taliban in Afghanistan mediated a temporary ceasefire between Pakistan and a local Pakistani Taliban militant group. The Pakistani Taliban, also known as the...

Two local Tehreek-e-Taliban aka Pakistan Pakistnai Taliban commanders were killed in a battle with Pakistani security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Pakistani military reported on Tuesday, May 17. Pakistani Taliban commanders were...

Photo Credit: Reuters “Hassan Sheik Mohamud is the winner of the election for the president of the Somali Federal republic,” said the speaker of the lower house, Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur. In a long-awaited vote that began earlier...

The US is set to remove five extremist groups from its list of foreign terrorist organizations, all of which are thought to be obsolete, including several that formerly constituted substantial risks, killing hundreds of people across Asia,...

Kabul and Uzbekistan officials held a virtual meeting Thursday, discussing the “finalization of the railway plan” between the two countries, Thursday, May 12, 2022. (PHOTO: MoFA spokesman) Kabul, Afghanistan – Kabul and Uzbekistan...

Last night, the Afghan Under-16 National Football Team played the Kyrgyz national football team in the inaugural encounter of the Central Asian Championship, which concluded in a one-on-one draw. The competition took place in Tajikistan...

The United Nations Security Council convened a special meeting to discuss the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, including the Taliban’s restrictions on women in a closed-door council meeting. The session was called at...