Putin says situation on Afghan-Tajik border causes alarm

New Delhi (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the situation on the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border is a cause for concern, Pajhwok News reported.

Putin voiced his concern at a meeting with his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon in…

'Fear of Nawaz Sharif's return not letting Imran Khan sleep'

New Delhi (IANS) Leaders of the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have said that the reports suggesting the return of their party supremo Nawaz Sharif to the country were giving Prime Minister Imran Khan and his PTI-led government "sleepless…

Crossbow-wielding man threatens to 'assassinate Queen in revenge for Jallianwala Bagh massacre'

New Delhi (IANS) A shocking video showing a crossbow-wielding man threatening to "assassinate the Queen in revenge for the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre" has emerged, after a 19-year-old who scaled the Windsor Castle's spiked fence was sectioned,…

200 more troops deployed to beef up security in Kabul

Kabul (IANS) An additional 200 newly-trained soldiers have been deployed in Kabul to beef up security in the capital city and the surrounding areas, the Taliban-led government's Defence Ministry said in a statement.

The troops who recently…

Multiple protests in Karachi due to shortage of natural gas

New Delhi (IANS) The shortage of natural gas for domestic consumers in Karachi sparked multiple protests in the city on Friday, disrupting traffic flow and causing delays on major roads, Samaa TV reported.

Pakistan faces an acute shortage of…

Pak Army Chief visits forward areas along LoC

New Delhi (IANS) Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited the forward areas along the Line of Control (LOC) and interacted with the troops deployed in the Kot Kotera Sector, the military's media wing Inter-Services…

PoK bans entry of activist Pashtun leader to arrest pro-India narrative

New Delhi (IANS) Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) government has clamped a ban on Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) leader Manzoor Ahmed Pashteen's entry and speech in the territorial jurisdiction of the region.

The PoK government's move…

China denies reports of $313bn bank notes printed without authorisation

New Delhi (IANS) China's central bank on Wednesday denied reports that a director of China Banknote Printing and Minting Corp was being investigated because he was suspected of printing banknotes with the same code number worth 2 trillion yuan…

S.Korea, China to hold high-level strategic talks

Seoul (IANS) South Korea said on Tuesday it will hold high-level strategic talks with China via video links this week, the first bilateral session of its kind in more than four years.

Choi Jong-kun, First Vice Foreign Minister, is scheduled…

Pak rupee being circulated in many Afghan provinces

Kabul (IANS) Amid the collapse of Afghanistan's banking sector, coupled with Taliban-imposed restrictions on money exchange systems, local traders are now opting to use of Pakistani rupee as mode of financial transactions for payment in many provinces…