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07-09-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD/ WASHINGTON: The Taliban has taken complete control of Panjshir province, the last area in Afghanistan held by resistance forces, the group’s spokesman said, as it cemented its control of the country three weeks after taking over Kabul. “With this …

07-09-2021 By SJA Jafri + Agencies LONDON/ISLAMABAD: A UK High Court judge has ruled that an Islamic divorce granted in Pakistan should not be recognized in the United Kingdom as different rules apply under the laws of England and Wales. Justice Arbuthnot oversaw a family court dispute between a couple …

06-09-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ RIYADH/ KABUL: Prime Minister Imran Khan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) in a telephonic conversation  yesterday agreed that the international community must “step up its engagement” with Afghanistan to avert any humanitarian and refugee crisis, a statement …

06-09-2021 NEW DELHI: Tens of thousands of farmers have gathered in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh to protest against new agriculture laws. Local police put the number at over half a million, while an AFP photographer said at least 50,000 farmers and supporters took part. The farmers want state …

05-09-2021 OTTAWA: Canada’s Conservative Party, which holds a slim lead in a tight electoral race, is facing mounting criticism for its stance on gun control after the Conservatives pledged to overturn a 2020 ban on some “assault-style” weapons. Conservative leader Erin O’Toole has been pressed repeatedly this week over his campaign …

05-09-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD/ DUBAI/ WASHINGTON: Fighting was reported on Saturday between the Taliban and resistance forces in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley, the last region of the country holding out against the armed group. A spokesman for the National Resistance Front (NRF) of Afghanistan, …

05-09-2021 WASHINGTON: An unspecified number of Afghan government email accounts have been temporarily locked down by Google, according to a person familiar with the matter, as fears grow over the digital paper trail left by former officials and their international partners. In the weeks since the Taliban’s swift takeover of …

05-09-2021 TEHRAN: Iran urged the United States Saturday to stop its addiction to sanctions against the Islamic republic and accused President Joe Biden of following the same “dead end” policies as Donald Trump. Foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh made his remarks a day after the US Treasury announced financial sanctions …

04-09-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KARACHI/ KABUL: As the world watched the frantic evacuations from Kabul’s airport, thousands of people were making their way to Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan on foot and in any vehicles they could find, far from the glare of news cameras. Officially, the border …

04-09-2021 NEW YORK/ WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has directed the Justice Department and other agencies to begin a six-month process of declassifying documents related to the FBI’s investigations into the September 11, 2001 attacks. The move on Friday comes days before the 20th anniversary of the al-Qaeda attacks and …