Ahmad Shah Erfanyar

More than 3,500 Afghan refugees have been deported from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan in a single day, an official said on Thursday.

A consortium led by a Pakistani investment firm acquired a 75 percent stake in the state-run Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) during a televised auction, representing a significant milestone in the government’s long-delayed effort to privatise the loss-making national carrier.

A jirga of Pashtun elders in Chaman has urged Pakistan to reopen the Spin Boldak–Chaman crossing to resolve the problems of thousands of stranded passengers and cargo vehicles, a media report said on Wednesday.

More than 3,600 Afghan refugees have been deported from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan in a single day, an official said on Wednesday.

A laboratory has been constructed and equipped with various advanced medical instruments, diagnostic materials, tables and chairs at a cost of 35 million afghanis at the Afghan International Islamic University (AIIU).

More than 684,000 metric tonnes of goods were transported through railways from four Afghan ports during the past one month, the Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) said on Tuesday.

A gathering of Pakistani clerics, led by Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, has voiced concern over recent tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, stressing the only sustainable and practical way to resolve disputes is through direct dialogue between officials of the two neighbouring countries.

Security forces have arrested a person with 40 Kalashnikov rifles and prevented the smuggling of 57 kilograms of opium and 176 cartons of medicines in northwestern Nimroz province, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said on Monday.

Minister of Refugees and Repatriation Mawlawi Abdul Kabir says as many as 6.8 million Afghan refugees have returned to the country over the past four years, while 1.3 million people internally displaced due to natural disasters.

More than 3,900 Afghan migrants have been deported from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan in a single day, an official said on Monday.

More than 5,400 Afghan migrants have been deported from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan in a single day, an official said on Sunday.

A fire broke out at Mir Alam Market in Kabul’s Mandawi area on Sunday, causing nearly 700,000 US dollars in financial losses.