Pak evacuates 1,100 personnel from Kabul:Fawad

ISLAMABAD, Aug 18 (APP):Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Wednesday said Pakistan has so far evacuated some 1,100 personnel from Kabul, Afghanistan. In a tweet, he said Pakistan’s commendable evacuation operation was continuing. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has once again resumed […]

9th Muharram processions culminate peacefully in federal capital

ISLAMABAD, Aug 18 (APP):The 9th Muharram was commemorated in the federal capital on Wednesday with much ostentation and tight security as mourning processions were culminated peacefully after passing through from traditional routes. The processions carrying taziyas or the colorful replicas of Hazrat Imam Hussein’s (RA) […]

Taliban violating promises on Afghans’ access to airport: US

Washington, Aug 18 (AFP/APP):The United States is pressing the Taliban to let Afghans flee through the US-controlled airport after violations of their promises, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said Wednesday. “We have seen reports that the Taliban, contrary to their public statements and their […]

Israeli PM invited to visit Egypt

Jerusalem, Aug 18 (AFP/APP):Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has invited Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to visit Egypt in “the coming weeks”, a statement from Bennett’s office said Wednesday. The invitation was conveyed by Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel, who met with Bennett in Jerusalem […]

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