Chinese men start arming themselves at CPEC project sites in Pak

New Delhi (IANS) With the Taliban beginning to wield its influence in Pakistan, Chinese workers have started arming in order to protect themselves while carrying out maintenance works at various China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects in…

Pegasus Leaks: Imran Khan selected as person of interest by India in 2019, says Report

New Delhi (IANS) Imran Khan, Pakistan Prime Minister was selected as a person of interest by India in 2019, the leaked Pegasus database shows, as per The Guardian.

The leaked database at the heart of the Pegasus project includes the mobile…

UK, France agree deal on English Channel crossings

London (IANS) France will double the number of police patrolling its beaches as part of a deal with the UK to stem the number of migrants crossing the English Channel, the media reported citing officials.

The UK will pay more than 54 million…

US, with allies, finally accuses China publicly of massive global hack

New York (IANS) US President Joe Biden's administration finally came out publicly on Monday against China's involvement in cybercrimes accusing it of running a massive global operation of "state-sponsored activities" causing billions of dollars…

Rockets land near Afghan prez palace during Eid prayers

Kabul (IANS) Three rockets landed near the Afghan Presidential Palace, also known as the Arg, on Tuesday during an Eid prayer session attended by President Ashraf Ghani and other senior politicians and officials.

Hamid Roshan, deputy spokesperson…

Pegasus Project: Big Tech, Big Daddy axis spurs big fears

New York (IANS) A bombshell report Sunday on military-grade Pegasus spyware from Israeli firm NSO used by governments around the world to snoop on a longlist of more than 50,000 people in 50 countries has injected a fresh round of ammunition into…

Taliban overruns district in Afghanistan's Uruzgan province

Kabul (IANS) The Taliban militant group has overrun the Dihrawud district in the southern Uruzgan province, a local official said on Monday.

The official on condition of anonymity confirmed that the Dihrawud district fell to the armed insurgents…

'Shameless policy makers, Pak Army don't want Afghans fighting enemy inside their home'

New Delhi/Kabul (IANS) Shameless policy makers and the Pakistan Army do not want Afghans to fight the enemy inside their home, said an editorial published in the Afghanistan Times.

Officials in the Presidential Palace say that Pakistan has…

10,000 jihadi fighters have entered from Pak: Afghan Prez

Kabul/New Delhi (IANS) In a hard-hitting speech, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said more than 10,000 ‘jihadi fighters entered the country from Pakistan in the last month, while Islamabad had failed to convince the Taliban to participate "seriously"…

Afghan envoy's daughter tortured in Islamabad

New Delhi (IANS) The daughter of Najibullah Alikhil, the Afghan envoy to Pakistan, was abducted and tortured on her way home in Islamabad, Afghanistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Saturday.

"The Ministry of Foreign…