Snowfall has been occurring in the mountainous districts of Karnali Province including Humla since Friday night. Simkot, the district headquarters of Humla, and Namkha rural municipality have witnessed the snowfall till this morning. A local Gaugora Bohara, however, said farmers were elated with snowfall for third time in the district saying the blizzard was beneficial […]
Read MoreNineteen Pakistani soldiers were killed in a bloody clash between border guards of the two countries in the border area of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Three Afghan civilians were killed during this time. Xinhua News. Citing the Afghan Ministry of National Defense, Tolo News reported that clashes are still ongoing in Afghanistan’s Khost and Paktia provinces […]
Read MoreIndia is considering cutting income tax for individuals making up to 1.5 million rupees ($17,590) a year in February’s budget to provide relief to the middle class and boost consumption as the economy slows, two government sources told Reuters. The move could benefit tens of millions of taxpayers, especially city dwellers burdened by high living […]
Read MoreAfghan Taliban forces targeted “several points” in neighbouring Pakistan, Afghanistan’s defence ministry said on Saturday, days after Pakistani aircraft carried out aerial bombardment inside Afghanistan. The statement from the Defence Ministry did not specify Pakistan but said the strikes were conducted “beyond the ‘hypothetical line’” – an expression used by Afghan authorities to refer to […]
Read MoreBangladesh must maintain “balanced relations” with India, China, and the United States, as all three nations hold strategic importance for the country, Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said today (28 December). “Bangladesh holds interests in all countries, and it’s crucial for us to remember this,” he said during a national dialogue hosted by the […]
Read MoreBangladesh interim government’s request to India to extradite former prime minister Sheikh Hasina faces multiple hurdles, including the bilateral extradition treaty, reports Economic Times (ET). Citing people in the know, ET reported that India is unlikely to “sacrifice” one of its closest allies considering the geopolitical factors. As per the India-Bangladesh extradition treaty, requests “political […]
Read MoreThe Indian rupee has hit its lowest level in history. The rupee has been losing value continuously for seven consecutive trading sessions. The rupee has fallen several times against the US dollar in the current quarter. The rupee’s decline continues due to the trade deficit and capital outflows abroad. On Thursday (December 26), the value […]
Read MorePakistan’s Prime Minister has once again claimed that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is active in Afghanistan and has urged the Islamic Emirate to adopt a clear policy on the matter. Shehbaz Sharif said that while Pakistan seeks improved relations with Afghanistan, it finds the alleged activities of TTP in Afghanistan unacceptable. The prime minister of Pakistan […]
Read MoreThe Pakistani military said Friday that militant groups based in Afghanistan are carrying out terrorist activities against Pakistan, intensifying tensions between the neighboring countries. In a news conference on Friday, Maj. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, the director general of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations, said that despite repeated warnings to the Taliban, militant groups and insurgents […]
Read MoreThe UN Security Council voiced concern Friday about the situation in Afghanistan. “The members of the Security Council are deeply concerned with the continuing negative impact of the Taliban’s policies and practices that restrict the enjoyment by women and girls of their human rights and fundamental freedoms on Afghanistan’s peace, stability and development and its […]
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