Four Pakistani nationals have been detained at Sialkot International Airport upon returning from Saudi Arabia over their alleged involvement in begging activities, according to a media report on Sunday.
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council says talks with the United States will begin in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, on Friday based on Tehran’s 10-point proposal.
At least two civilians have been martyred and eight others wounded after Pakistani military regime fired 85 artillery shells into eastern Kunar province, an official said on Wednesday.
Five people remain missing following Saturday night’s airstrikes by the Pakistani military in Behsud district of eastern Nangarhar, while two children were injured in Khogyani district and another child was shot and wounded in Momandara.
At least four Pakistani policemen were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday, a media report said.
Following the suspension of medicine imports from Pakistan to Afghanistan, a number of health experts say a large portion of these medicines lack are substandard and therapeutically ineffective, while some Kabul residents have lauded the import halt.
The Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) has welcomed a recent resolution issued by Afghan scholars, saying there is as no difference in the stance of religious scholars of the two countries.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed concern over Pakistan’s recent airstrikes on Afghan soil, noting that most of the victims were children.
National taekwondo team player Sudis Sikandar has defeated three Pakistani opponents in the seventh round of the Asia Pakistan competition, and won the fourth gold medal for the country.
Following his release from the Guantanamo Bay detention centre, a Pakistani arrived in the country on Saturday. Saifullah Paracha was held at the notorious US detention centre in Cuba for more than 18 years, the Foreign Office said…
Afghan and Pakistani forces engaged in a clash in Spin Boldak district of southern Kandahar province that reportedly caused casualties. The incident took place at around 2pm on the southern region of Spin Boldak-Chaman gate in the…
Residents of some areas, including Luqman and Jahangir villages, in the Spin Boldak district of southern Kandahar province near the Durand Line have been issued Pakistani identity cards. These areas of Spin Boldak had been the scene…
Intelligence forces have stopped Pakistani forces from installing barbed wire fence in Lalpora district of in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Tuesday. In videos clips and photos circulating on social media, Nangarhar's intelligence chief, Dr. Bashir,…
Pakistani foreign minister Shah MahmoodQureshi and his delegation met with the prime minister of the new Afghan caretaker government in capital Kabul on Thursday, officials said. Qureshi arrived in Kabul on Thursday, leading a high-level delegation to meet…
Pakistan and Turkey say their consulates in the northern city of Maar-i-Sharif remain functional, rejecting media reports about the closure of their diplomatic missions. Earlier, some media reports said diplomatic missions of Turkey, Pakistan and some other countries…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday said that ‘baseless statements’ by Pakistani officials were not good for relations between the two countries. A statement from MoFA received by Pajhwok Afghan News said that there was need for…
The visit of a Pakistani parliamentary delegation to Kabul, which was expected on Thursday, has been cancelled over security reasons, an official said. FahimKargar, head of office of the Afghan parliament speaker, confirmed the issue and told Pajhwok…
The Wolesi Jirga speaker on Monday said a Pakistani parliamentary delegation was scheduled to visit Kabul in near future to discuss peace, trade relations and other issues. Mir RahmanRahmani told today’s session of the lower house that he…
President Ashraf Ghani has ordered the release of a number of Pakistani prisoners from Afghanistan jails as a goodwill gesture. A copy of the decree released on November 18 was obtained by Pajhwok Afghan News. The decree states…
KABUL Irrigation and Livestock (MoAIL) remained absent from the past three months but still issued salary, a well-trusted source told Pajhwok Afghan News on Thursday. But Agriculture ministry rejected the claim and said that Shiekh Javed Ahmad who is paid…
Pakistan, an official says. At least 500 Pakistanis were taken to a quarantine centre in Khyber tribal district after their return from the neighbouring country on Saturday. Pakistan’s consulate in Jalalabad had set up an office to facilitate…
