Human Rights Watch urges Taliban to release detained UN, NGO staff
Taliban soldiers stand guard on a street in Kabul, Afghanistan. Photo: Reuters Human Rights Watch called for the release of two UN staffers and six NGO workers in Afghanistan following a string of Taliban detentions in recent weeks. HRW said on Wednesday that six male staff working with the Women and Children Legal Research Foundation […]
In pictures: Spectators watch in wonder as rare total solar eclipse plunges Spain into darkness – World
Millions of people gathered in Iceland and northern Spain to witness Western Europe’s first total solar eclipse in 27 years. Spectators across Spain watched in wonder, some whipping off their protective glasses and rising to their feet in unison, as a rare total solar eclipse swept across the north of the country on Wednesday evening, […]
Norwegian foreign minister arrives in Islamabad on official visit – Pakistan
Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide arrived in Islamabad on Thursday, the first such visit in a decade. He was received at the airport by Additional Foreign Secretary (Europe) Ambassador Ayesha Ali, the Foreign Office (FO) said. In a statement on Wednesday, the FO said the minister is undertaking the visit from Aug 13-14 at […]
Shafique credits domestic cricket for red-ball form revival
His unbeaten 160 capped a successful return to Test cricket after 11 weeks of red-ball preparation Abdullah Shafique made his return to Test cricket a memorable one, batting for 117.3 of the 138.3 overs Pakistan faced during their eight-wicket victory over the West Indies in the second Test at Port of Spain. The 26-year-old scored […]
Water-starved citizens ‘squeezed’ further for more Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation revenue – Pakistan
KARACHI: While the Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) is widely blamed for failing to provide water in many areas connected to its piped network across the metropolis, the utility has burdened Karachi residents with higher costs as it notified a uniform 7.05 per cent increase in water and sewerage charges for its residential and […]
7 miners abducted from Balochistan’s Chagai – Pakistan
QUETTA: Seven miners working for a private copper mining company were abducted by a group of armed men in the Mahian Kaur area of Chagai district on Wednesday, officials said. Company officials said eight armed men arrived in the area on motorcycles, entered the miners’ camp and took them hostage at gunpoint. They remained in […]
Russia’s Putin visits Japan-claimed islands for first time, Tokyo protests
Russian President Vladimir Putin is welcomed on board a missile cruiser “Varyag” as he observes a military drill of Pacific fleet, in Russia’s far eastern Sakhalin Region, Russia. Photo: Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Iturup, a Japan-claimed island at the end of the Kuril chain near the island of Hokkaido, Russian media said on […]
Democracy and the market – Newspaper
EVERY decade in Pakistan’s history has seen a moment when a robust defence of democracy as the best form of government for a country like ours is needed. The never-ending struggle for supremacy between the democratic and non-democratic forces make it necessary. One of the key ways in which non-democratic forces advance their argument is […]
Hasan takes 6-55 as Bangladesh bundle out Australia for 198
DARWIN: Hasan Mahmud took a career-best 6-55 as Bangladesh bundled Australia out for 198 on the opening day of the first Test in Darwin on Thursday. Mahmud led an impressive display by the visitors’ seamers as Australia slumped to their lowest Test score against Bangladesh, their previous worst being 217 in Mirpur in 2017. Hasan […]
AJK outlook – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
AS the staggered polls for the AJK Legislative Assembly enter their final stretch, it appears that the PML-N is in a commanding position, and is already working on a governance plan for the region. Marred by violence as well as allegations of rigging by the PPP — the PML-N’s coalition partner at the centre — […]