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KABUL: Afghan Taliban on Saturday raided International Assistance Mission (IAM), a Swiss-registered NGO, office in Ghor province and arrested  its 18 staff members. The IAM confirmed the incident said the staffers were picked up from its office in Ghor province and taken to the capital Kabul. The nature of the allegations against the detained staff is unknown, and IAM has stated it will independently review any evidence presented if charges are made. Spokesmen for the Taliban authorities were not immediately available for comment. IAM is operating in Afghanistan since 1966, offers various services, including healthcare and education, based on Christian…

VANCOUVER: Days after Canadian Prime Minister Justin accused Indian government of murder of  Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia, allegedly with the permission and support of India’s Modi-led government – some unknown persons shot dead another Sikh separatist leader, Sukhdool Singh in Canada’s Winnipeg on Wednesday. Sukhdool Singh from Indian Punjab’s Moga district had fled to Canada in 2017 and was shot about 15 times. Sukhdool Singh, also known as Sukha Duneke, was on India’s most wanted list with NIA recently issuing his warrants. His killing comes at a time when India-Canada relations are perhaps at an all-time…

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Privatization, Fawad Hassan Fawad, has emphasized that the ongoing privatization process undertaken by the caretaker government is in strict accordance with the mandate given to it by the previous elected government. He made these remarks during a press conference held in Islamabad, where he was joined by Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Murtaza Solangi. During the conference, Minister Fawad refuted any perception that the caretaker government has extended the privatization process under a new policy. He referred to an amendment made by the previous government in section 230 of the Elections Act, which expanded the caretaker government’s…

KABUL: The Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Pakistan and Afghanistan have reached an agreement to address pressing security concerns promptly, with the aim of preventing any potential incidents in the near future. This resolution involves the establishment of joint action committees. This decision was reached during a meeting between Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ambassador Asif Durrani, and Afghanistan’s Interim Foreign Minister, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi. The discussions during the meeting encompassed various issues, including security matters and the welfare of Afghan refugees in Pakistan. According to a statement from the Interim Afghan Foreign Office, the discussions…

RAWALPINDI: On 21 September 2023, the security forces conducted intelligence-based operations in two districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which resulted in killing of eight terrorists and apprehension of five terrorists and their facilitators. According to ISPR, during conduct of first operation in general area Jani Khel, Bannu District, intense fire exchange took place between own troops and terrorists. Resultantly, six terrorists were sent to hell while five were apprehended, the ISPR stated. These terrorists were involved in numerous terrorist activities against security forces, including facilitation of Motorcycle Borne Suicide attack on a military convoy at Jani Khel on 31 August 23,…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has accused India of involvement in killing of a prominent Sikh separatist leader, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in British Columbia in June. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued an emergency statement to the House of Commons, denouncing any foreign government’s involvement in the murder of a Canadian citizen as an “unacceptable violation of our sovereignty.” Hardeep Singh Nijjar was a prominent voice for creation of an independent state for Sikhs ‘Khalistan’. Trudeau disclosed that Canadian security agencies were actively investigating potential links between Indian government agents and Nijjar’s assassination. He had personally discussed the matter with…

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan has announced that general elections will be held in the last week of the January next year. The electoral body reviewed the progress of the delimitation process on Thursday and decided that the preliminary list of fresh constituencies will be released on September 27, 2023. In a statement, ECP said that after hearing objections and suggestions on the preliminary lists of constituencies, the final list of constituencies will be published on November 30. Subsequently, a 54-day period will be given for the election program, and after that polls will be held in the last…

ISLAMABAD: As per order of the the Supreme Court, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has submitted records of references in accountability courts across the country. In the accountability courts of Islamabad, records of all cases have been submitted. The Registrar’s office has dispatched the list of cases to the accountability courts. Judge Muhammad Bashir remarked that today, truckloads of NAB cases are being submitted. The staff members of the Accountability Courts 2 and 3 have been called back for duty, as they had been earlier posted to other courts. Judges for Accountability Courts 2 and 3 will be appointed soon.…

ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is currently incarcerated in Attock Jail on judicial remand in a cypher case, has been granted permission to meet with his legal team and doctors. The Official Secrets Act Court, presided over by Judge Abul Hasnat Zulqarnain, heard the plea filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan through his attorney, Naeem Panjotha. PTI’s chief appealed to meet with Latif Khosa, Sameer Khosa, Salman Akram Raja, and Dr. Asim Yusuf through the attorney for whom he received permission. It is pertinent to note that a special court had previously ordered Imran Khan to…

BANNU: At least eight terrorists including two commanders were killed in an intelligence based operation in Bannu on Thursday. According to sources, the security forces carried out an intelligence-based operation against terrorists in Janikhel area of the Bannu district. The sources said that eight terrorists were killed during exchange fire with the security forces, adding that two commanders of the banned terrorists group were also among the dead militants. The sources said that at least three personnel of the security forces were also injured in the clashes. The injured personnel of the security forces were shifted to CMH hospital. The…