ISLAMABAD: Pakistan condemned on Saturday the extrajudicial killing of three more Kashmiri youths in the Pulwama area of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). In intensified acts of state-sponsored terrorism, Indian forces had martyred six Kashmiris in the past three days, spokesperson for the Foreign Office said in a statement. He said it was a matter of grave concern …

KABUL: Afghan Tali­ban’s top political leader Mul­lah Abdul Ghani Bara­dar has arrived in the Afg­han capital from Kandahar, while the key stakeholders on Saturday continued to make consultations with different political groups and leaders including women rep­resentatives as well as anti-Taliban famed comma­nders of Panjshir province to build a consensus for the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan. Baradar, …

KABUL: Forces holding out against the Taliban in northern Afghanistan say they have taken three districts close to the Panjshir valley where remnants of government forces and other militia groups have gathered. Defence Minister General Bismillah Mohammadi, who has vowed to resist the Taliban, said in a tweet that the districts of Deh Saleh, Bano and Pul-Hesar in the neighbouring …

A panicked crush of people trying to enter Kabul’s international airport killed seven Afghan civilians in the crowds, the British military said on Sunday, showing the danger still posed to those trying to flee the Taliban’s takeover of the country. On Sunday, the British military acknowledged the deaths of seven civilians in the crowds in Kabul. There have been stampedes and …

Although Manny Pacquiao hasn’t decided what his future holds, the eight-division world champion realises his 26-year professional boxing career might have ended on Saturday night with a disheartening loss. Yordenis Ugás is only seven years younger than the Filipino senator, yet he’s just getting started after seizing this improbable opportunity to knock off one of the greats. Ugás beat Pacquiao …

Israeli warplanes bombed Gaza on Saturday after clashes between its troops and Palestinian protesters left dozens injured, including an Israeli border policeman and a 13-year-old Palestinian boy who were both critically wounded. The Israeli military said it carried out airstrikes against four weapons sites and that it had reinforced its Gaza division with additional troops. The escalation came exactly three …

Former US President Donald Trump launched on Saturday a sustained attack on President Joe Biden’s handling of the retreat of American forces from Afghanistan, which he called “the greatest foreign policy humiliation” in the country’s history. Trump, a Republican who has dangled the possibility of running again for president in 2024, has repeatedly blamed Biden, a Democrat, for Afghanistan’s fall …

As the battle against Covid-19 rages on, young doctors continue to fight on the frontlines, often without basic protection and even timely payment of their salaries. Disillusioned, many feel that they are expendable and want to leave the country. But this is only the latest aspect of the many issues doctors have to face all across Pakistan On April 14, …

ISLAMABAD: A total of nine patients succumbed to coronavirus in the capital and Rawalpindi districts while a boys college in Islamabad was sealed after three people tested positive on Saturday. As many as 419 people got infected in the federal capital, however, a decline was witnessed in the positivity rate as it dropped to 6.5pc from 6.7pc and 9.9pc recorded …

LAHORE: The city police arrested 36 more suspects in the Minar-i-Pakistan case of assaulting a TikToker while another video clip of sexual assault on the victim went viral on Saturday. The video clip showed the helpless and terrified woman was subjected to a horrifying ordeal and some youngsters tearing off her clothes. In the related development, Inspector General of Police has made …