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Veteran Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Gilani passes away

Posted on September 2, 2021 by News Desk

ISLAMABAD, Sep 1 (APP):Veteran Hurriyat Leader Syed Ali Gilani passed away in the age of 92 in Srinagar on Wednesday evening, a family member confirmed to Kashmir media service. Syed Ali Gilani had been under house arrest for the last many years. He was born […]

China hopes all parties in Afghanistan to echo wish of Afghan people

Posted on September 2, 2021 by News Desk

BEIJING, Sep 1 (APP):China on Wednesday hoped that all parties in Afghanistan will echo the wish of the Afghan people and shared aspiration of the international community and build an open and inclusive political structure. “China sincerely hopes that all parties in Afghanistan will echo […]

Five missing as US Navy helicopter crashes off California coast

Posted on September 1, 2021 by News Desk

Washington, Sept 1 (AFP/APP):Search and rescue operations were underway for five crew members missing after a US Navy helicopter crashed into the sea off the coast of California, the US Pacific Fleet said on Tuesday. One crew member had been rescued but five were missing, […]

Taliban celebrate defeating the United States

Posted on September 1, 2021 by News Desk

Kabul, Aug 31 (AFP/APP):The hardline Islamist Taliban celebrated their total return to power on Tuesday with gunfire and diplomacy, after the last US troops flew out of Afghanistan to end two decades of war. The United States’ longest military conflict drew to a close on […]

Fears of Afghan exodus boost pressure on EU ministers

Posted on September 1, 2021 by News Desk

Brussels, Aug 31 (AFP/APP):European Union ministers debated Tuesday how to prevent or contain a feared influx of Afghans fleeing the Taliban, with Germany leading a call for migrants to stay in the region. At the meeting, the ministers approved a declaration that included strong support […]

Virginia grants posthumous pardons to seven executed Black men

Posted on September 1, 2021 by News Desk

Washington, Aug 31 (AFP/APP):The governor of the southern US state of Virginia granted posthumous pardons on Tuesday to seven young Black men executed 70 years ago for the alleged rape of a white woman. Governor Ralph Northam, a Democrat, said the pardons of the men […]

Vietnam to free 3,000 prisoners in independence amnesty

Posted on August 31, 2021 by News Desk

Hanoi, Aug 31 (AFP/APP):Vietnam on Tuesday announced an amnesty for more than 3,000 prisoners ahead of the country’s independence anniversary. Prisoners jailed for corruption, drugs and other criminal offences are among those eligible for an early release, and the list includes 21 foreigners, according to […]

PIA flight carrying first WHO medical supplies lands in Afghanistan: UN

Posted on August 31, 2021 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 30 (APP):Lifesaving medical supplies reached Afghanistan by a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight on Monday, the first UN shipment to arrive since the Taliban takeover more than a week ago, a UN spokesman said. Spokesman Stephane Dujarric told the regular noon briefing […]

EU removes US from Covid safe list for non-essential travel

Posted on August 30, 2021 by News Desk

Brussels, Aug 30 (AFP/APP):The European Union on Monday recommended that its member states reimpose travel restrictions on US tourists over rising covid infections in the country. The European Council, which represents the bloc’s 27 governments, said it was taking six territories off its list of […]

Afghan children ‘at greater risk than ever’, UNICEF warns

Posted on August 30, 2021 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 30 (APP):A senior official of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), after a visit to Afghanistan, said Sunday that the world “cannot abandon Afghan children now” when their needs are greater than ever before. George Laryea-Adjei, Regional Director for UNICEF South Asia, said […]

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Veteran Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Gilani passes away

China hopes all parties in Afghanistan to echo wish of Afghan people

Five missing as US Navy helicopter crashes off California coast

Taliban celebrate defeating the United States

Fears of Afghan exodus boost pressure on EU ministers

Virginia grants posthumous pardons to seven executed Black men

Vietnam to free 3,000 prisoners in independence amnesty

PIA flight carrying first WHO medical supplies lands in Afghanistan: UN

EU removes US from Covid safe list for non-essential travel

Afghan children ‘at greater risk than ever’, UNICEF warns

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