US to re-assess its relations with Pakistan
Islamabad--The hasty withdrawal of the US and NATO forces from Afghanistan has sparked a debate in the US Congress, with US Secretary of State...
Afghan women protest Taliban’s hijab diktat by sharing photos in colorful dresses
New Delhi--Afghan women around the world are protesting the Taliban's new hijab diktat in schools by posting photos of themselves wearing colorful traditional dresses...
Give Sri Lankan Tamil refugees Indian citizenship, says SL lawmaker
Chennai-- Sri Lankan Tamil MP V.S. Radhakrishnan on Sunday called upon Tamil Nadu and the Indian governments to accord Indian citizenship to Sri Lankan Tamil...
Taliban leader Mullah Hasan Akhund to lead new Afghan govt
New Delhi-- The Taliban announced on Tuesday that Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund will be the leader of the new Afghanistan government.
Taliban's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid...
Opinion: No cause for celebration: Indian Muslims and the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
By Salma Kouser-Asif
Taliban prides itself in following Islam according to the scriptures and yearns to establish an Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan.
Their narrow vision rests...
Pakistan seeking world’s support for Taliban
New Delhi--Since the fall of Kabul, Pakistan has been quietly engaging with key international and regional stakeholders with a message that Afghanistan should not...
Pakistan, India should sit together to resolve outstanding issues: Taliban
New Delhi-- In his first comments on Kashmir, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid has said that Pakistan and India should sit together to resolve all their...
4 days after Taliban invasion, streets of Kabul almost devoid of women
Kabul-- Four days after the quick and unexpected invasion of Kabul by the Taliban, the streets of the Afghan capital are almost entirely devoid of...
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani fled Kabul with $169 million in cash
New Delhi--Afghanistan's Ambassador to Tajikistan, Mohammad Zahir Agbar, has claimed that President Ashraf Ghani had "taken $169 million with him" when he fled Afghanistan.
He...
Pak religious alliance refuses to condemn desecration of Hindu temple
New Delhi/Islamabad--The top leaders of the Milli Yakjehti Council (MYC), an alliance of 22 religious and political parties and organisations in Pakistan, have declined...