Islamabad: United States Senator Lindsey Graham on Saturday said Pakistan was vital for any “sustainable solution” in Afghanistan, the Express Tribune reported. The US senator made the statement after speaking to the ambassador of Pakistan to the US regarding the escalating situation in Afghanistan, reports said. Acknowledging that the region is “very complicated” and these […]
Delhi: Owing to the prevailing security situation in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday said all Afghan nationals will have travel to India only on e-Visa, the All India Radio reported. The Centre said it has streamlined the visa process by introduction of the e-Emergency X-Misc visa, reports said. “Keeping in view […]
Delhi: The Government will brief the floor leaders of all political parties on the situation in Afghanistan on Thursday, the All India Radio reported. In a tweet, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar said, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has instructed that Ministry of External Affairs will brief the floor leaders, reports said. Parliamentary Affairs Minister […]
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad and New Delhi have issued assignment visas to each other’s diplomats after a gap of around 28 months as both sides are trying to normalise ties that have been on ice since 2019 when a suicide bomber targeted a military convoy in Indian Administered Kashmir, Express tribune reported. Later that year, “Indian Prime […]
Islamabad: Government of Pakistan on Friday said that 24 men had been taken into custody through geo-fencing and matching record from National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) for harassing and assaulting a female TikToker and her companions at Lahore’s Greater Iqbal Park on Independence Day, the Dawn reported. The incident had drawn police attention after […]
BEIJING: China said on Wednesday it would come to the question of diplomatic recognition of a Taliban rule in Afghanistan only after and an open, inclusive and broadly representative regime was installed in the war-torn country. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson told a regular media briefing that Beijing would continue to support Afghanistan in its peaceful […]
Delhi: Air India will not operate any flight to Kabul due to the closure of Afghan airspace. An Air India official informed that the flight which was earlier scheduled to fly from Delhi to Kabul today has been cancelled, All India Radio reported. Air India’s AI 126 Chicago-Delhi flight had to be diverted to Gulf […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced that August 14 will be observed as the ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’. Taking to Twitter, PM Modi expressed that ‘partition’s pains can never be forgotten’. While taking to twitter he said, “Millions of our sisters and brothers were displaced and many lost their lives due to […]
New Delhi: India has advised its citizens in Afghanistan to make immediate travel arrangements to return home before commercial air services are discontinued, All India Radio (AIR) reported. As violence in many parts of Afghanistan has escalated, commercial air travel services to many provinces and cities are getting discontinued. In a security advisory issued today, […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a high level UN Security Council Open Debate through video conferencing this evening, All India Radio (AIR) reported. Titled, “Enhancing Maritime Security – A Case for International Cooperation”, it will focus on ways to effectively counter maritime crime and insecurity and strengthen coordination in the maritime domain. […]
