Pakistan has reiterated that it will continue to take “all necessary measures” to protect the country from terrorist outfits in Afghanistan, calling out Kabul for “failing” to address the threat posed to the region. Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have been strained due to frequent border skirmishes and Islamabad repeatedly demanding that Kabul take action…
The image shows Ambassador K K Wagan. — Mofa website/File ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Ambassador to Turkmenistan KK Wagan was denied entry to the United States as authorities deported him from Los Angeles in a rare incident, The News reported on Tuesday citing diplomatic sources. A senior foreign ministry official said: “Ambassador K K Wagan was deported from…
A female worker at an office. — AFP/ File The Gender pay gap (GPG) continues to be a major problem in Pakistan, with men and women earning significantly unequal salaries, according to an International Labour Organisation (ILO) report. Pakistan has one of the largest disparities in employment rates between men and women across the globe….
People commute on a smoggy morning in Peshawar, November 11, 2024. — Reuters Millions of Pakistanis faced an unprecedented winter smog crisis, with air pollution levels soaring to 20 times above safe limits for four months, as reported by AFP. Pakistan consistently ranks among the world’s most polluted nations, with Lahore frequently cited as the…
India has brought home nearly 300 of its nationals who were lured to various southeast Asian countries, including Myanmar, with fake job offers and made to engage in cybercrime and other fraudulent activities in scam compounds, the government said. Thousands of people have been freed from cyber scam centres along the Thailand-Myanmar border this year…
Pakistan ranked the third most polluted country in 2024 — when it faced a record smog season — while Chad topped the list, according to an annual report published by Swiss air technology company IQAir on Tuesday. The country last year witnessed unprecedented smog levels, especially in Punjab where the situation was declared a “calamity”…
Amnesty International on Monday called on the government to release and drop all charges against all Ahmadis detained in recent weeks and ensure adequate protection to Ahmadi places of worship. On March 1, Daska (Sialkot) police arrested 22 members of the Ahmadiyya community for offering prayers in their religious place. Then on March 7, over…
Ukraine launched its biggest drone attack on the Russian capital on Tuesday with at least 91 drones targeting Moscow, killing at least one person, sparking fires, closing airports and forcing dozens of flights to be diverted, Russian officials said. A total of 337 Ukrainian drones were downed over Russia, including 91 over the Moscow region…
Michael Bracewell will captain New Zealand for the first time on home soil when they meet Pakistan in a five-game T20 series, leading a squad named on Tuesday, which missed several key players because of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Bracewell starred as the Black Caps reached the final of the Champions Trophy and is…
Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Munir Akram speaks during the UNSC meeting on situation in Afghanistan on March 11, 2025. — X@PakistanUN_NY Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Munir Akram on Tuesday termed the presence of more than 20 terrorist organisations in Afghanistan as the greatest threat to security and stability in the…