21-08-2021 Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Desperation deepened around Kabul’s airport on Saturday with evacuation operations in chaos and US President Joe Biden warning he could not predict the outcome of one of the “most difficult airlifts in history”. Six days after the Taliban took back power in Afghanistan, the flow …

21-08-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies MELBOURNE/ SYDNEY: Pretty impartial and fairly neutral experts believe that millions of Aussies are not only against Prime Minister Scott Morrison but also his regime may end soon because of world worst immigration policies, health, education, economic, interior and foreign even …

21-08-2021 WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden sought Friday to reassure the United States on the dramatic evacuation from Afghanistan, promising no Americans would be abandoned in one of the “most difficult” airlifts in history. Widely criticized over the chaotic exit after a sudden Taliban victory, Biden warned that the frantic …

By Syed Hussain Ali Sajjad Hyderabad Aug 21 (PMI): The historical Bibis.a ka Alam-e-Mubarak procession was taken out in Hyderabad from Alawa-e-Bibis.a, Dabeerpura on the day of Ashura (10th of Muharram1443 Hijri correspondence to 20th August 2021) where thousands of mourners (Azadar) preforming Khooni Matam (self-flagellation) and netizens irrespective of Caste, Creed and Religion paid …

21-08-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD/ LONDON/ NEW YORK: Taliban fighters massacred nine (9) ethnic Shia  Hazara men after taking control of Afghanistan’s Ghazni province last month, Amnesty International has said in a new report. In the findings published on Thursday, witnesses gave accounts of …

21-08-2021 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India’s drug regulator has granted emergency use approval for Zydus Cadila’s COVID-19 vaccine, the world’s first DNA shot against the coronavirus, in adults and children aged 12 years and above. The approval gives a boost to India’s vaccination program, which aims to inoculate all eligible …

21-08-2021 BRUSSELS/ ISLAMABAD/ KABUL: Pakistan has a “big” responsibility in Afghanistan after Taliban take over, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Friday, the insurgents ousted the Ghani-led government following their 10 days lightning strike. The secretary’s comment came as he responded to a question after the …

20-08-2021 BEIJING/ KABUL: China has played a constructive role in promoting peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan and is welcome to contribute to the country’s rebuilding process, Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen told Chinese state media. The Taliban spokesman made these remarks in his first interaction with the Chinese media after the …

20-08-2021 KABUL/ NEW YORK: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn said this week they had moved to secure the accounts of Afghan citizens to protect them against being targeted amid the Taliban’s swift takeover of the country. Facebook has temporarily removed the ability for people to view or search the friends lists …

20-08-2021 NEW DEHLI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been hit hard due to his poor handling of the COVID-19 crisis at home, as a recent survey indicated his popularity graph had fallen to 24% from 66% a year ago. According to an Indian media report, the primary reason for the …