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TWO PIA AIRCRAFT CARRYING PAKISTANI PASSENGERS FROM KABUL ARRIVE IN ISLAMABAD

ISLAMABAD, AUG 15: Two PIA aircraft that had been stuck at Kabul airport with a total of 499 passengers on board, were finally permitted to fly and arrived in Islamabad, reported on Sunday evening. One is a Boeing 777 which has 329 passengers, while the other is an Airbus 320 with 170 passengers.  According to PIA, three flights will be operated between Islamabad and Kabul tomorrow as well, as there is a large volume of Pakistanis and other nationals looking to leave Kabul. Earlier, the aircraft were not being allowed theRead More


Pak-Turkey ties a force of peace: President

President Alvi, along with President Erdogan inaugurated 1st MILGEM Ship, PNS Babur, being built by Turkey ISTANBUL: President Dr. Arif Alvi Sunday said that the relationship between Pakistan and Turkey was a force for regional peace and stability with their exemplary support towards peaceful co-existence and cooperative multilateralism. Addressing the inauguration ceremony of 1st MILGEM Ship, PNS Babur, built by Turkey here, the president said Pakistan appreciated Turkey’s invaluable role for international peace and stability. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, First Lady Samin Alvi and senior Turkish government officials attendedRead More


Ashraf Ghani flees country as Taliban reaches Kabul

Abdullah Abdullah, Hamid Karzai and Gulbudin Hekmatyar to negotiate with Taliban; Taliban fighters enter Kabul ‘to maintain law and order’ News Desk Kabul: President Ashraf Ghani fled Afghanistan on Sunday, a top official said, effectively ceding power to the Taliban as they reached the capital Kabul to seal a nationwide military victory in just 10 days. “The former Afghan President has left the nation, leaving the people to this situation,” Abdullah Abdullah, who heads the peace process, said in a video on his Facebook page. “God hold him accountable, andRead More


US’ hasty pullout created mess in Afghanistan: Fawad

Shujaat Hamza ISLAMABAD:  Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain has said the United States did not take Pakistan into confidence before leaving Afghanistan adding this decision has created mess in our neighbourhood. He further said digital media is the future of new era and the government is working on a plan to present Pakistan’s narrative to the world effectively through this technology. Briefing the media about Digital Media Wing in Islamabad on Sunday, he said Digital Media Wing has published a report with glimpse of the hybrid warRead More


Death toll in Lebanon fuel blast climbs to 28

Agencies Beirut: At least 28 people were killed and 79 injured when a fuel tank exploded in northern Lebanon early on Sunday, the health ministry said. Military and security sources said that the army had seized a fuel storage tank hidden by black marketeers and was handing out gasoline to residents when the explosion occured. Lebanon is suffering from a severe fuel shortage, leading to long lines at gas stations and extended blackouts. The disaster happened in the town of Altalil, in the Akkar region that is one of Lebanon’sRead More


German troops to aid Kabul embassy evacuation

Web Desk Berlin: The German military will assist in the previously announced evacuation of German and local staff from Berlin’s embassy in Kabul, Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said on Saturday. As the Taliban edges closer to the Afghan capital, Kramp-Karrenbauer said in a statement that Germany would “mobilise the first forces as soon as possible”. “The security situation in Afghanistan continues to escalate,” she said, adding that the military would help the foreign ministry in repatriating German citizens and evacuating local staff “who are in need of protection to Germany”.Read More