UNITED NATIONS: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi used his speech at the 76th session of the UN General Assembly on Saturday to highlight his concerns about Pakistan and China, although he did not name either. “We need to ensure that no country tries to take advantage of the delicate situation in Afghanistan and use it for its own selfish interests,” …

Russia, China, Pakistan and the United States are working together to ensure that Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers keep their promises, especially to form a genuinely representative government and prevent extremism from spreading, Russia’s foreign minister said on Saturday. Sergey Lavrov said the four countries are in ongoing contact. He said representatives from Russia, China and Pakistan recently travelled to Qatar and then to Afghanistan’s …

Turkey’s president has said he would consider buying a second Russian missile system in defiance of strong objections by the United States. In an interview with American broadcaster CBS News, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey would have to decide its defence systems on its own. Speaking to correspondent Margaret Brennan in New York this past week, Erdogan explained that Turkey …

The Taliban government in Afghanistan appealed on Sunday for international flights to be resumed, promising full cooperation with airlines and saying that problems at Kabul airport had been resolved. The statement from the foreign affairs ministry comes as the new administration has stepped up efforts to open up the country and gain international acceptance following the collapse of the Western-backed government last month. …

QUETTA: Four security personnel were martyred and two others injured in a bomb attack on a vehicle of the Frontier Corps in the Khosat area of Harnai district on Saturday. The banned Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack. Official sources said that the FC vehicle was targeted in the Safar Bash area. The FC soldiers were performing their …

KARACHI: After an uproar over the arrest of over 30 people for failing to provide proof of their Covid-19 vaccination, Karachi police chief Imran Yaqoob Minhas on Saturday stopped the police from conducting ‘random’ checking, demanding vaccination certificates from passers-by and arresting them in case of not having one. The city police chief directed the police to check vaccination cards …

ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Saturday ridiculed the claim made by Prime Minister Imran Khan about independence of the media, alleging that the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government had left no stone unturned in controlling the media in the country. Lashing out at the prime minister, PPP information secretary and MNA Shazia Marri said in a statement that …

ISLAMABAD: The challan in the couple harassment case has revealed shocking details about how the victims were forced to have sex in front of the accused persons and how the girl was tortured to perform a nude dance and filmed. According to the police challan submitted to the sessions court against the seven persons charged with harassing the couple in …

KARACHI: Calling it a “game-changer”, the federal government on Satur­day unveiled an ambitious plan to rebuild Karachi’s coastline under the China-Pakistan Economic Corri­dor (CPEC) with $3.5 billion “direct Chinese investment” that aims to overhaul city’s seaboard with new berths for the port, a new fishery port and a ‘majestic harbour bridge’ connecting it with Manora islands and Sandspit beach. The Karachi …

KARACHI: Spread over 4.5 square kilometres, Machhar Colony is believed to be the oldest and the largest slum area of Karachi. The neighbourhood is home to more than half a million people, as suggested by a senior official of the deputy commissioner office, with hardly any planned facility of daily necessity. Also known as Muhammadi Colony, it was once the …