Fourteen members of a family, including nine children, have lost their lives and 12 others were wounded as a result of a traffic accident in Pakistan’s Punjab province, a media report said on Sunday.
At least 12 undocumented Afghans have been released from jail in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, says the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR). In a post on X, the ministry wrote: “According to the information from the border…
A passenger bus overturned in Pakistan’s Gilgit Baltistan region on Friday, killing at least 20 people and injuring as many more, rescue officials said. Diamer district rescue officer Shaukat Riaz told Dawn.com that the bus was travelling from…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan on Sunday announced Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will take over as deputy prime minister.
A suicide bomber attacked a vehicle carrying Japanese nationals in Pakistan’s Karachi city, but only killed himself and a private security guard. A second bomber was gunned down by police and two bystanders were injured in the blast,…
The Ministry of Refugee and Repatriation says nearly 1000 Afghan refugees returned to the country after being expelled from Pakistan during the past five days. The ministry said 192 families returned from Pakistan last week. Pajhwok collected the…
At least six people have been killed and 30 others wounded in a traffic accident in Pakistan’s Sindh province, media reports said on Wednesday. The accident took place on the Indus highway near Jamshoro city when a passenger…
The Joint Action Committee for Refugees (JAC-R) has strongly condemned the decision of the Government of Pakistan to begin the second phase of repatriation of Afghan Refugees right after Eid on April 15th 2024, a statement said on Friday.
The Pakistan government's decision to resume the forced return process of Afghan refugees on April 15 has made Afghan refugees living in Pakistan worried.
Afghanistan and Pakistan have signed trade agreements and decided the transportation of trade goods by air in the form of "multi-model air transit" which will be implemented within two months.
Amnesty International (AI) has asked Pakistan to immediately halt continued detentions, deportations and widespread harassment of Afghan refugees. From September 2023 to February 2024, Pakistan has deported 527, 981 Afghan refugees with little regard to international human rights…
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) Ambassador to Pakistan Mawlavi Sardar Ahmad Shakib has briefed the acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi regarding his recent development in the relationship between the two countries, a statement said on Saturday.
Acting Afghanistan ambassador in Islamabad on Friday held talks with Pakistan’s special representative for Afghanistan --- the first official contact between the two countries after Monday’s airstrikes. Kabul on Monday said Pakistan carried out two airstrikes on its…
The acting Foreign Minister Mawlavi Amir Khan Muttaqi has expressed the hope that the newly elected government of Pakistan will take constructive steps aimed at strengthening bilateral relations, according to a statement on Friday.
The Ministry of Refugee and Repatriation says about 5,000 Afghan refugees voluntarily returned to the country from Pakistan and Iran in the past seven days. MoRR wrote on its X handle that 1,181 people, comprising 145 families, returned…
CIVICUS Monitor puts Pakistan on its watch list over rapid decline in civic freedoms following the repression against the opposition, the censorship of journalists and attacks on peaceful protests, according to a statement on Monday.
At least 36 people, mostly children, have been killed and 50 others injured following heavy rains in Pakistan during the past 48 hours, media reports say. The heavy rains caused houses to collapse and triggered landslides in Khyber…
At least nine people were reportedly killed in militant attacks in Pakistan on Thursday as voting in the country’s parliamentary election closed at 5pm. On the eve of the elections, at least 26 people were killed in two…
At least 27 people have been killed and 30 others wounded in two separate explosions at election offices in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, media reports said on Wednesday. The first blast took place in Khanozai area of Pishin district…
Militants in areas near the Pakistan-Iran border are undoubtedly aided by third countries, says the Iranian foreign minister without naming anyone.
More than 3000 Afghan refugees have returned to the country after being forcibly deported from Pakistan during the past seven days, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said on Thursday. According to figures the ministry published on its…
Pakistani political and religious leader Mawlana Fazal Rahman has escaped a gun attack in the Dera Ismael Khan district of Khybar Pakhtonkhwa province, his party said on Monday.
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says the assets and properties belonging to Afghan refugees in Pakistan would be safely transferred to the country. He told Tolo News the assets and goods of Afghan refugees would…
Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has once again alleged the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is using Afghanistan’s soil for attacks in Pakistan, a claim rejected by Kabul. Kakar in an interview with Geo News TV that the TTP organized…
