Afghanistan

Afghan foreign minister likely to visit India this month

Peace, but not at our cost: Afghan women fear Taliban return

2:32 pm March 1, 2020

Kabul: As US troops prepare to leave Afghanistan, opening the door for a potential Taliban comeback, women across the war-torn country are nervous about losing their hard-won freedoms in the pursuit of peace. The militants were in power for around five years until the US invasion of 2001. They ruled Afghanistan with an iron fist […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

No going back on CAA: Ravi Shankar Prasad

9:24 pm February 27, 2020

Dehradun: Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said there is no question of going back on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, but the government would try to convince people opposing it. “After all, why shouldn’t the persecuted religious minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan be given citizenship in India?” Union Minister for Law and […]

‘Fear and panic’ as virus threatens Afghanistan, Pakistan

10:19 pm February 26, 2020

Islamabad: With porous borders, creaking hospitals and large illiterate populations, Afghanistan and Pakistan face a potentially devastating health crisis after the new coronavirus erupted in neighbouring Iran. Islamabad has closed official border crossings while Kabul has suspended all travel to the Islamic republic, which has reported 15 deaths out of nearly 100 infections — making […]

UN chief urges immediate cease-fire in Gaza

Necessary to prevent statelessness when nationality laws are changed: UN chief

8:27 pm February 19, 2020

Islamabad: Amid concerns over India’s Citizenship Amendment Act and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC), UN chief Antonio Guterres has said it is necessary to do everything to prevent “statelessness” when when a nationality law is changed. Guterres, who was on a three-day visit to Pakistan, when asked whether he was concerned about new […]

Pulse polio drive in 13 Haryana districts

Pakistan launches nationwide anti-polio campaign

2:27 pm February 17, 2020

Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday launched a countrywide anti-polio campaign to vaccinate about 39.6 million children under the age of five in the country as the government appealed to the people for their support to eradicate the crippling disease. Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Health Services Zafar Mirza said the government is committed […]