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#Pakistan News In a recent Texas hostage-taking incident, the perpetrator demanded US officials release Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani woman imprisoned for alleged connections with Al Qaeda. Imprisoned Pakistani neuroscientist Aafia Siddiqui’s name reemerged in last weekend’s Texas hostage-taking incident, in which Malik Faisal Akram, a 44-year-old British citizen, took hostages ...

#Pakistan News The group’s move is an attempt to prop up support for the local Afghani currency, which has been falling against the dollar amid an imploding economy. Afghanistan’s economy has been in dire straits since the Taliban took over in August, with banks running out of cash, most ...

#Pakistan News Tehran is not happy about Azerbaijan’s victory in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh against Armenia. And Baku’s restrictions on Iranian trucks entering the region escalated tensions between the neighbours. When countries do military exercises close to another country’s border like Iran is doing now near the Azerbaijani border, it's ...

#Pakistan News At least 1,200 residents of a Hazara-dominated community were ordered by Taliban fighters to leave their homes in Daikundi province, declaring the land as "disputed". Taliban fighters in pickup trucks descended on several villages of Afghanistan's Daikundi province last week and ordered people to empty their houses ...

#Pakistan News Afghan refugees in India, especially Hindus and Sikhs, fear that their relatives will be in danger under the Taliban rule and they are desperate to get them out of the country. A week after the Taliban entered Kabul on August 15, 29-year-old Afghan refugee Mohammad Nasim Azidi ...

#Pakistan News A young bodybuilder with a massive following on Instagram was assassinated from a close range, prompting different fears and theories in the troubled region. On the morning of July 27, at exactly 11.30 am, Sheikh Meeran Ali was shot dead by unknown assailants outside his home in ...

#Pakistan News US Secretary of State Antony Blinken adopted the tone of "humility" while commenting on India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, keeping his focus mainly on China and Afghanistan. Shared concern to resist the Taliban in Afghanistan, containing China and addressing Washington’s worries about India’s democracy dominated the ...

#Pakistan News The recent drone attack on an Indian airbase proved fatal for drone-based businesses in Kashmir. Ruman Hamdani, a 29-year-old filmmaker from India-administered Kashmir was thrilled when producers of the Game of Thrones, a popular fantasy drama series on HBO, released a fan anthem – a compilation of ...

#Pakistan News The US is running out of options as it looks to secure strike capability against terrorist groups after the Afghan withdrawal. On May 2, officers of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) visited Nasirabad, a dusty town in the western Balochistan province that borders Afghanistan and Iran. It ...

#Pakistan News It's the anti-incumbency factor against Sheikh Hasina coupled with BJP's dehumanising language targeting Bangladeshis, which has triggered both the left-leaning and conservative Bangladeshis against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Bangladesh’s golden jubilee celebration plan turned sour as massive protests erupted against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived ...