Pakistan Politics: Three Unofficial Powerhouses

Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan's prime minister and leader of the country's second-largest political party, resigned on July 28 following a Supreme Court ruling that disqualified him from office over corruption charges. The disqualification and the resultant resignation of Nawaz Sharif before ending...

With Kelly in the White House, �the Mooch� has to go

US President Donald Trump has dismissed his recently appointed communications director, Anthony Scaramucci. Citing three unidentified people close to the decision, The New York Times initially made the announcement Monday. “Anthony Scaramucci will be leaving his role as White House communications...

Qatar files legal protest with WTO to challenge trade boycott by Saudis, allies

Qatar has lodged a formal legal complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over a trade boycott by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) against the peninsular country, formally "requesting consultations" with the trio, as an unprecedented diplomatic rift further deepens in...

North Korea Far from Nuclear Weaponization: Russia

 Russia denounced media fuss about North Korea's capabilities to carry out nuclear bomb attack as exaggerated and rejected imposing blanket sanctions on Pyongyang that may led to "the economic suffocation of the whole country". "I think we are years and years away from a moment they [North...

Turkey Nabs Some 1,100 over Terror Charges

Turkey has detained 1,098 people over the last week as a large-scale purge still continues in the country since last year's botched military coup. According to a statement released by the Ministry of Interior on Monday, during the course of last week, Turkish authorities arrested 831 people for...

Saudis� Politicizing of Hajj Violation of Right to Worship: Qatar

Qatar says Saudi Arabia is politicizing the annual Hajj pilgrimage as a diplomatic row rages on in the Persian Gulf region. According to, al-Jazeera, Qatar's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said on Saturday that Qatari citizens have been told they can only enter Saudi Arabia through two...

UN, NATO Condemn Attack on Iraqi Embassy in Kabul

Office of The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has strongly condemned the suicide attack by the Daesh militant group on the embassy of Iraq in Kabul that left two Afghan civilians dead. "The attack, which occurred in a residential area of central Kabul, lasted around five hours and involved...

Abdullah Visits Ghor's Taywara Following Taliban Takeover

CEO Abdullah Abdullah on Monday said that the Afghan security forces have successfully foiled an attempt by the Taliban to establish a supply corridor from the southern province of Helmand towards the northern regions of the country. The Taliban planned to destabilize the north by using the corridor,...

Tons Of Fruit Left To Rot As Flight Delays Continue

A number of traders on Monday said tons of fresh fruit has gone to waste at the Hamid Karzai International Airport because of the delay in cargo flights to India. The traders said 42 tons of fresh fruit was transported to the airport on Friday and was scheduled to have been flown out on Saturday. However...

Attack on Iraq embassy ends as Afghan forces eliminates remaining attackers

The attack on the Iraqi embassy in Kabul ended after the Afghan security forces eliminated the remaining attackers during the clashes which triggered after a car bombing. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) says the three attackers who started resistance with the security forces after the explosion were...

UK stripped 150 criminals, terrorists of citizenship: Report

The UK has stripped more than 150 criminals and suspected terrorists from their citizenship, out of fear that they would return to Britain after the fall of the Daesh (ISIL) terror group in Iraq and Syria, according to a new report. British ministers have increased "deprivation orders," reported the...

ICBM test meant to waken US from foolish dream: N Korea

North Korea has touted its recent test of Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) as a call on the United States to set aside its threats of attacking the island nation. North Korea's foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday that the test late Friday was meant to remind the US that it should...

Chinese army must be further strengthened: President Xi

China on Sunday held a massive parade, involving 12,000 service personnel and about 700 aircraft and pieces of ground equipment, at the expansive Zhurihe training base in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous region. President Xi, who presided over the military procession, stressed the need to build...

Pakistan to elect new prime minister on Tuesday

Pakistan's parliament will meet on Tuesday to elect a new prime minister after the Supreme Court disqualified Nawaz Sharif following an investigation into corruption allegations against his family. The ruling party named Sharif's younger brother Shahbaz as his successor over the weekend, but...

Iran Leader Urges pilgrims to Use Hajj to Take Stand against Israel

Leader of Islamic Republic of Iran has called on Muslims to use the Hajj rituals this year to take a united stance against Israeli regime's efforts to control the al-Aqsa Mosque. Touching on Tel Aviv regime's provocative security measures in al-Aqsa Mosque, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei said...

Urban water supply contract worth $11.141 million signed for Kabul city

A contract for the urban water supply for Kabul city was signed in the presence of President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. The contract worth $11.141 million will be supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The State Enterprise for Water Supply and Canalization and Mumtza...

Why Pakistan Seeks Weak Govnt, Strong Militants in Afghanistan?

 Afghanistan is witnessing bloody days as blasts continue to rock the capital and other cities across the country. On Monday, a suicide attack targeting a bus carrying Ministry of Mines and Petroleum staff in Kabul killed at least 30 people and injured 50 others. A majority of the victims of the...

How Ayatollah Sistani Supported Anti-ISIS Campaign in Iraq?

 ISIS terrorist group's emergence in Iraq in 2014 was highly sweeping and surprising. The fundamentalist organization after seizing vast territories in Syria headed to the Iraqi territories for more ground seizures that could facilitate realization of plans for founding the so-called caliphate,...

US Sanctions, Russia Retaliates; Ties Hit New Low

 Russia-US ties hit a new low after Moscow has told Washington to cut the number of its diplomats in response to the approval by the US Congress of new sanctions against the European country. The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday that the US had to reduce the number of its diplomats on Russian...

Pakistan to Nominate Ousted PM's Brother as His Successor

Pakistan's ruling party, Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), intends to appoint the brother of resigned Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as his successor to contest the 2018 general elections, Reuters reported. However, the 65-year-old Shahbaz Sharif, who currently serves as the chief minister of the country's...

Afghanistan announces Kankor results for enrollment of students in universities

The Ministry of Higher Education of Afghanistan on Saturday announced the Kankor results for the enrollment of the eligible students to State universities and other high education State and private institutes. The officials of the Ministry of Higher Education announced the results during a press conference...

President Ghani and VP Pence discuss 4 year development plan of Afghan forces

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and the Vice President of the United States Michael Richard Pence discussed the 4 year development plan of the Afghan security forces during a video teleconference. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, in a statement said the two sides also discussed other issues...

Three Reasons Why Are Saudis Bullying Tiny Arab States

 Since its establishment, Saudi Arabia has rarely managed to make regional alliances with long duration. Except for its decades-long stable relations with the US that largely rely on interests coming from oil exploration and production, the Arab kingdom's ties with the neighbors, Arab and non-Arab,...

Watch moment Iran successfully launches Simorgh satellite carrier

Iran has successfully launched its domestically-manufactured Simorgh carrier, whose mission is to put Iranian satellites into the orbit. According to Tasnim news agency, the launch was carried out by Imam Khomeini Space Center. The report added that Simorgh satellite carrier is able to put satellites...

Ghani Pledges Systematic Reforms in Security Sector

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday met with members of the Afghan National Army (ANA) at 215 Maiwand Army Corps in Helmand amid rising calls for reforms in the security institutions and a spike in Taliban attacks. Addressing a group of soldiers, the president pledged that government will...

Uprising for Change Accuses Govt Of Monopolizing Power

Members of the Uprising for Change movement took to the streets of Kabul once again on Thursday in protest over what they say is government's autocracy and monopolization of power. The movement called on the international community to stop backing the incumbent government of national unity. Again...

IEC to Launch E-Registration Process For Voters Soon: Official

The Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan (IEC) on Thursday said it expects to launch the electronic voter registration process within the next few weeks. The necessary equipment for the process has been purchased and will arrive in the country shortly, said IEC secretary and spokesman Abdul...

Gang leader of kidnappers arrested in Kabul city

A leader of the kidnapping gang has been arrested during an operation of the Afghan intelligence operatives in capital Kabul. The Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS), said the detained gang leader has been identified as Mohibullah son of Azizullah. A statement by NDS said Mohibullah...

Saudi Arabia's top court upholds 14 Shias' death penalty

Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court has upheld the death sentences handed down to 14 Shia nationals amid the Riyadh regime's heavy-handed crackdown on pro-democracy activists from the minority population, a report says. The Saudi Okaz newspaper reported on Thursday that the 14 men were among 24 people...

UK to send warship to South China Sea, raising tensions with Beijing

Britain plans to send a warship to the disputed South China Sea next year at a time of rising tensions between China and the US, a move likely to anger Beijing. The UK would increase in presence in the waters after it sent four combat aircraft for joint exercises with Japan in the region last year,...