A tourist helicopter with 16 people on board has crashed into a lake in Russia's Far East, officials say. There were eight known survivors, Russian media quoted emergencies ministry officials as saying. Thirteen tourists, including a child, and three crew were on board when the

Afghanistan has replaced its army chief, as Taliban militants continue to make rapid advances. Insurgents have taken control of 10 of the country's 34 provincial capitals. On Thursday the Taliban said they had taken the strategically important Ghazni city, which is on the road

KABUL: Afghans on social media began a massive anti-Pakistan campaign on Monday to protest the country for meddling in Afghanistan. They called on the international community to stop Pakistan for its negative interference in Afghan affairs. The campaign indicates to Pakistan with a

Afghanistan's newly-appointed Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Gholam Mohammad Ishaaqzai urged the United Nations to declare the Taliban a destructive group and to take urgent actions against it. The government of Afghanistan wants the international community to look at and

Islamabad [Pakistan]: Most of the prominent cities in Pakistan do not have safe drinking water for citizens, according to data presented by the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government at National Assembly.   According to Dawn, the data presented by Shibli Faraz, federal

On August 9, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over the United Nations Security Council debate on “Enhancing Maritime Security: A Case for International Cooperation”. In more ways than one, this was a historic first. To begin with, it was the first time that an

At least two policemen died and eight others were injured in an explosion near Quetta's Serena Hotel in Pakistan on Sunday. Four passers-by were also wounded in the blast that targeted a police mobile near Tanzeem Chowk, Balochistan government spokesperson Liaquat Shahwani said in

Elections for 45 seats in the 11th general elections were held in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Sunday, July 25, The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, winning the most seats, followed by the Pakistan People’s Party, and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz came third. Pakistan

The Taliban is kidnapping and forcibly marrying off teenage girls and young women to its fighters as it recaptures huge areas of Afghanistan. The Mail newspaper on Sunday reported that whenever the extremists capture a new town or district, they issue orders through the speakers of

Washington: The US has expressed its concerns over China's growing nuclear arsenal on Saturday. US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken noted serious concerns over the rapid growth of the PRC's nuclear arsenal which highlights how Beijing has sharply deviated from its

People in Afghanistan had celebrated and danced on the roads after they heard that Hamid Gul, former head of the Pakistani spy agency- Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was dead. Gul was responsible for not allowing any government to succeed after 1980’s Afghan War and helped emerge

Hameed Khan, 28, and his 26-year-old cousin, Sikandar Naseem, have been tuning in to the news regularly to get the latest updates on how the Taliban have been stepping up their campaign to defeat the Afghan government.    Both of them run a hole-in-the-wall restaurant that

Unknown gunmen on Friday killed Dawa Khan Menapal, head of the Afghan government's media and information center, in Kabul city. The incident happened at Darul Aman Road in the west of Kabul on Friday afternoon, sources told Tolo News. Menapal also served as head of the

Pakistan has decided to terminate 23 bilateral investment treaties (BITs) with different countries in order to avoid international arbitration with foreign firms on commercial contracts. To date, as many as 10 cases had been lodged by foreign investors in different international

The Taliban have captured the key northern Afghan city of Kunduz, one of the country's largest, after fierce fighting with government forces. A local official told the BBC all but the city's airport had fallen to the militants. The group's flag was seen raised in the city

Israeli aircraft bombed Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip on Saturday in response to incendiary balloons launched from the Palestinian enclave, Israel’s military said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from the attack that targeted what the Israeli military said

Most countries around the world whether big or small, developed or developing, pursue a space programme of their own or in collaboration with advanced countries. Most aspects of these programmes are in the public domain and are targeted towards scientific and human advancement. The

The epicentre of the narrative on trouble-torn Kashmir has shifted since 2016 onwards from Saudi Arabia to Turkey, says a report. However, it maintains that Pakistan is the real force behind the disturbance in the Valley. In a report on 'The Kashmir Conflict Industry Network',

India's Permanent Representative to United Nations, TS Tirumurti on Monday (local time) said India desires to have peaceful and normal relations with Pakistan but in an atmosphere free from terror. In a UN statement, the Indian Ambassador to the UN informed that issues between two

Washington [US]: A Republican lawmaker's report investigating the origins of COVID-19 released on Monday has concluded that the pandemic outbreak stemmed from a genetically modified virus that leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, first detected in December 2019. House