Governor of Afghan province Balkh killed in suicide attack

MazariSharif, Afghanistan, March 9 (AFP/APP): The Governor of Afghanistan’s Balkh province, known for fighting against IS militants, was killed in a suicide attack at his office on Thursday, officials said. The killing, a day after he met top government officials visiting from Kabul, makes Mohammad […]

Australia, US, Britain leaders to meet, submarine deal expected

Sydney, March 8 (AFP/APP): The leaders of the United States, Britain and Australia will meet in the United States next week to discuss security and foreign policy, the British Prime Minister’s office announced on Wednesday, ahead of an expected nuclear submarine deal aimed at countering […]

Two of four US citizens kidnapped in Mexico found dead

Mexico City, March 7 (AFP/APP): Two of the four US citizens kidnapped after crossing the border into crime-plagued northeastern Mexico have been found dead, Mexican authorities said Tuesday. The attorney general’s office confirmed that of the four abductees “two of them are dead, one person […]

Women still barred as Afghan universities reopen for men

Kabul, March 6 (AFP/APP): Afghan universities reopened on Monday after a winter break, but only men returned to class with a “heartbreaking” ban by the Taliban authorities on women in higher education still in force. The university ban is one of several restrictions imposed on […]

More than 850,000 Syrian, Turkish children displaced by deadly quakes

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 06 (APP):A month after the two catastrophic earthquakes that struck Turkiye and Syria, more than 850,000 children remain displaced after being forced from their damaged or destroyed homes amid millions in dire need of aid, UN agencies said. Families forced from their […]

Greek PM asks Supreme Court to expedite prosecutions over train crash

Athens, March 6 (AFP/APP): Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has asked the country’s Supreme Court to give “top priority” to the criminal cases triggered by last week’s fatal train disaster, his office said Monday. “The Greek people want an immediate and thorough clarification of the […]

Pak-US counter-terrorism dialogue to begin tomorrow

ISLAMABAD 5 Mar (Online): Pakistan and the United States (US) are scheduled to kick off a two-day counter-terrorism dialogue on March 6, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Sunday. The two countries will hold a Counter Terrorism Dialogue on 6-7 March 2023 in Islamabad, […]

Tehran: Protests break out in Iran over schoolgirl illnesses

DUBAI 05 Mar (Online): Worried parents protested in Iran’s capital Tehran and other cities on Saturday over a wave of suspected poison attacks that have affected schoolgirls in dozens of schools, according to Iranian news agencies and social media videos. The so-far unexplained illnesses have […]

‘Hajj 2023’ operations to start from May 21: PIA

ISLAMABAD, Mar 04 (APP): Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Saturday announced flight operation for Hajj 2023 scheduled to start from May 21 to August 2 transporting more than 38,000 pilgrims. About 44,000 pilgrims would travel to Hijaz-e-Muqaddas through Saudi Airlines; 38,000 pilgrims would travel from […]