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New Delhi, Oct 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Afghan refugees in Pakistan have claimed rising police harassment, arrests, and evictions since the escalation in fighting at the border, deepening fear and uncertainty among thousands of displaced families, according to reports. This came at a time when the international media was reporting a temporary cease-fire, announced by both governments, after a week of intermittent but intense fighting at the two main border crossings between the two nations. In Pakistan, meanwhile, authorities have given the migrants one week to vacate their homes and shops in Quetta, warning of legal action against those staying in the country illegally, according to Afghan online Khaama News on Thursday. Deputy Commissioner, Mansoor Ahmed, said homeowners and shopkeepers renting properties to Afghan nationals have been ordered to clear them within seven days. Local officials said enforcement teams will begin inspections after the deadline expires, the report added. It quoted the Pakistani media that authorities have also warned property owners of fines and potential arrest if they fail to comply with the order. The move, claimed officials, is part of an ongoing crackdown on undocumented Afghan refugees across the country. Videos circulating on social media, reportedly from Quetta, showed police personnel using trucks to round up Afghan migrants. Residents in the city's Hazara Town said police were conducting door-to-door searches, checking shops and homes, and detaining people without documentation. The sudden crackdown - coinciding with Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi's India visit, and the heavy gunfire on the Afghan-Pakistan border - is being questioned over Islamabad's intent. Skirmishes had been going on at the Durand Line for months, since relations soured between the two neighbours. Islamabad has been claiming that the Taliban regime was providing shelter to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) elements who were targeting Pakistan. TTP's armed militia is also involved in an ongoing firefight with security agencies in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as well. The Taliban leadership has consistently rejected the allegation of harbouring terror groups, claiming that Afghan territory will not be used against any country. This is also stated in its 'Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan' with the United States, signed in Doha, on February 29, 2020. Meanwhile, Afghanistan's Tolo News reported that following the closure of the Torkham border due to heavy exchange of fire, hundreds of passengers, patients, and cargo trucks are stuck, leading to significant financial losses to businesses on both sides. It quoted cancer patient Baba Murad of Takhar province, having a treatment appointment at a specialised cancer hospital in Pakistan, but with Torkham closed, two days of his treatment window have already passed. Now, stuck in Jalalabad for four days, he fears he will not be able to avail of treatment on time, pleading that his life is at risk. The Afghan news channel also spoke to passengers, merchants, and drivers, all asking Pakistan not to use trade as a tool of politics or war.
NEW DELHI: Axiom-4 crew members, including Shubhanshu Shukla, were welcomed with hugs and drinks as they stepped into the International Space Station on Thursday. The newly launched spacecraft -- the fifth in the Dragon series and named Grace -- successfully completed a soft docking with the International Space Station at 4.01pm while orbiting above the North Atlantic Ocean."At 6:31 am EDT (4:01 IST) on Thursday, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the International Space Station for the fourth private astronaut mission to the orbiting laboratory, Axiom Mission 4," the National Aeronautics ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 6 (ANI): The ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) campaign of the electoral rolls in Bihar is progressing rapidly and recognizing the efforts of the Polling station officials, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Bihar has announced a special incentive of Rs 6,000 for each. This additional honorarium is aimed at acknowledging their hard work and commitment during the intensive revision process. Also Read | PM Narendra Modi, Argentine President Javier Milei Agree to Diversify India-Argentina Trade Basket, Vows to Expand Cooperation in Defence, Security and Mine ...Read More >
Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said just two days before the Monsoon Session of Parliament begins, "the Trump missile gets fired" for the 24th time with the same two messages. With US President Donald Trump once again repeating his claims about the India-Pakistan conflict, the Congress on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should now himself make a clear and categorical statement in Parliament on the American leader's claims over the last 70 days. The ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) With US President Donald Trump once again repeating his claims about the India-Pakistan conflict, the Congress on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should now himself make a clear and categorical statement in Parliament on the American leader's claims over the last 70 days. The opposition party's assertion came after Trump said "five jets were shot down" during the conflict between India and Pakistan in May and repeated his assertion that the fighting ended following his intervention. Also Read | Bodoland Lottery Result Today, July 19, 2025: Assam State Lotte ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A junior Taliban minister visited India last week to participate in an exhibition on healthcare and pharmaceuticals. Deputy minister of medicine and food Hamdullah Zahid, who was in India, is equivalent to the rank of secretary in India's health ministry.This was a rare visit by a senior Taliban official to India. It also came ahead of a likely visit by the Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi later this year that is expected to further cement India's ties with the Taliban, even in the absence of a formal recognition by India of the regime in Kabul.As ties continue to improve, ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 10 (UNI) Signalling the resumption of normal diplomatic ties with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, India today announced the upgradation of its technical mission in Kabul to the status of Embassy, two years after the Afghan Taliban overran Kabul. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, in his address to visiting Afghan Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, conveyed India's decision on upgradation of the Indian technical mission to full embassy status today. He also announced other key measures, like provision of ambulances, visas, more food aid etc. The Afghan Taliba ...Read More >
WTC 2025 Updated Points Table: Team India's 2-0 Win Over West Indies Boosts PCT To 61.9% Bollywood lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar expressed his disappointment on Monday over the grand reception given to Afghanistan's Foreign Minister and Taliban leader, Amir Khan Muttaqi, during his recent visit to India. Akhtar criticized the warm welcome, saying it left him "hanging his head in shame," reflecting his disapproval of India's treatment of the Taliban official. Taking over X (formerly Twi ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met China's top diplomat on Tuesday and hailed the "steady progress" made in improving the bilateral relationship after a yearslong standoff between the nuclear-armed Asian powers. Modi also noted "respect for each other's interests and sensitiveness" in a statement on social media after meeting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. China's foreign ministry said the countries have entered a "steady development track" and the countries should "trust and support" each other. Wang arrived in India on Monday and has met with Foreign Affairs Minis ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday confirmed that Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi will be on an official visit to India from October 9-16. While addressing a media briefing in New Delhi, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Committee has granted exemption for Muttaqi's travel to India. "All of you would have seen the exemption that has been granted by the UN Security Council Committee for the travel of Afghan Foreign Minister to New Delhi from October 9 to 16. This public informa ...Read More >
Mumbai/Hyderabad, Oct 14 (Maxim News): Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi visited Darul Uloom Deoband in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, and was given a grand welcome during the visit. Expressing his disappointment, well-known Bollywood screenwriter and lyricist Javed Akhtar penned a heartfelt note on social media, saying that his head hung in shame after seeing the massive respect being given to the representative of the world's worst terrorist group, the Taliban. Taking to his X (Earlier known as Twitter) handle, Akhtar criticised the Darul Uloom Deoband in Saharanpur for giving the Tali ...Read More >
New Delhi: A new alliance that is in the making threatens to rattle the Pakistan establishment, which is already facing humiliation on multiple fronts. Bringing together several religious groups in Pakistan, including the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), the alliance, known as the Ahl-e-Sunnah Pakistan, is threatening the establishment of severe consequences if their demands relating to the Muridke massacre are not met. The TLP has been in the news after its cadres were massacred in Muridke by the security forces during a protest. The demands being made by the alliance are for the release ...Read More >
The United States recently updated its travel advisory for India. The Ministry of External Affairs acknowledged the update. The US advises its citizens to exercise caution due to crime and terrorism. Certain areas are marked as high-risk. The advisory level for India remains unchanged. It has been at level 2 for several years.Travel advisories are periodically issued by countries based on their "assessment of various factors", and "we have noted" that the US has updated the travel advisory for In ...Read More >
Jammu, Jul 19 (PTI) The Indian national allegedly abducted by terrorists in the West African country Niger is a resident of Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district, said his wife on Saturday, requesting the Central government's intervention for his safe release. Sheela Devi said that her husband Ranjeet Singh was working as a senior safety officer at Transrail Lighting Limited, an integrated power transmission and distribution company. She said the family lost contact with him on July 15. Also Read | Bihar Electoral Roll Revision: Nearly 42 Lakh Electors Not Found at Addresses During the Ongoing ...Read More >
New Delhi: Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi's arrival in New Delhi has placed Indian diplomats in a complex protocol quandary. It is whether to display the Taliban flag alongside the Indian Tricolour during his scheduled meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday, October 10, or not. India does not officially recognise the Taliban government, making the question of flag placement a sensitive issue that carries both symbolic and political weight. Here's why India doesn't recognise the Taliban flag Since the Taliban seized control of Kabul in 2021, India has refrai ...Read More >
Delhi/Hyderabad, Oct 9 (Maxim News): Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttakhi Qadri arrived in India today. This is Amir Khan's first official visit to India. He will be in India for a week to discuss bilateral relations and several regional issues. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp The Indian Ministry of External Affairs has given a grand welcome to Amir Khan who arrived in the national capital Delhi. A statement was issued to this effect on the social media platform 'X'. It has been said that discussion will be held on diplomatic relations between the two countries and regional issues. During ...Read More >
Mumbai: Uddhav and Raj Thackeray will hold a joint protest march of their parties in the city on July 5 against what they allege is imposition of Hindi in the state's schools from Class 1 through the new three-language policy. This will be the first time they will come together on a political platform after Raj Thackeray's decision to quit Shiv Sena to form MNS nearly two decades ago.There has been speculation of a reunion of the estranged cousins for the coming civic polls, and the protest march is being seen as the first step in that direction, reports Chaitanya Marpakwar.Uddhav and Raj had ...Read More >
ISLAMABAD - India snubbed as Quad members Australia, India, and the United States avoid naming Pakistan over attack in Indian occupied Kashmir. Quad alliance called for immediate action to hold accountable those responsible for April attack in Pahalgam, which left 26 tourists dead. In a joint statement issued by US State Department after ministerial meeting in Washington, the foreign ministers of four nations strongly condemned the attack, labeling it an act of terrorism and violent extremism. While statement refrained from naming Pakistan, it stressed need for all UN members to fully cooper ...Read More >
Jammu- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday reviewed the ongoing restoration work of the historic Mubarak Mandi complex, which was the power centre of the Dogra kings in Jammu, and stressed on enhancing its heritage appeal. The Mubarak Mandi Complex is one of Jammu's most significant architectural heritage sites and is envisioned as a comprehensive cultural centre, housing museums, conference venues and heritage hospitality services. Accompanied by Advisor Nasir Aslam Wani and MLA Yudhvir Sethi during the visit, the chief minister was briefed in detail on the multi-phas ...Read More >
ISLAMABAD: Indian Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Rahul R Singh Friday claimed China used the four-day Pakistan-India conflict in May like a "live lab" to test various weapon systems and was providing all possible support to Islamabad in line with its ancient military strategy of killing the adversary with a "borrowed knife". The senior Indian military officer claimed while Pakistan was the "front face", with China extending all possible support to its all-weather ally, Turkiye was also playing a major role by supplying military hardware to Islamabad, adding that India was actually dealing w ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], August 1 (ANI): Slamming Rahul Gandhi for backing US President Donald Trump Indian economy dead remark, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday stated that the Congress leader was not just anti-BJP, but anti-India too. The last 7 days have exposed Rahul Gandhi badly. People now understand that he is not anti-BJP; he is anti-India. When PM Modi is doing everything gracefully, talking to different nations, Rahul Gandhi is defaming the country... Sarma said while addressing a press conference. This comes after Rahul Gandhi agreed to Trump claims on the India ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Thousands of people who gathered at ashoorkhana in Dabeerpura on the 10th day of Muharram (Youm-e-Ashura) took part in the Bibi-ka-Alam procession. The procession commenced from Dabeerpura on an elephant and concluded at Chaderghat. The Shia mourners took out the procession to mark the martyrdom anniversary of Prophet Mohammad's grandson, Imam Hussain, on the 10th day of Muharram. Members of the Shia sect performed matam and participated in processions. The 10th Muharram is the day on which Imam Hussain was martyred in the battle of Karbala by Yazid and his army. The relic made of ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 13: At least ten people, including six children, were killed in an Israeli air strike while they were waiting to collect water in central Gaza on Sunday, the BBC reported, quoting emergency service officials. The victims had gathered with jerry cans near a water tanker in the heart of al-Nuseirat refugee camp when the strike occurred. According to eyewitnesses cited by the BBC, an Israeli drone fired a missile at the crowd. "It hit people waiting for water," said one resident, describing scenes of panic and bloodied children. Videos shared online show chaotic aftermaths, with l ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) With US President Donald Trump once again repeating his claims about the India-Pakistan conflict, the Congress on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should now himself make a clear and categorical statement in Parliament on the American leader's claims over the last 70 days. The opposition party's assertion came after Trump reportedly said, "We stopped a lot of wars. And these were serious, India and Pakistan, that was going on. Planes were being shot down in the air. I think five jets were shot down, actually." "...But India and Pakistan were going at it, and ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) With US President Donald Trump once again repeating his claims about the India-Pakistan conflict, the Congress on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should now himself make a clear and categorical statement in Parliament on the American leader's claims over the last 70 days. The opposition party's assertion came after Trump said "five jets were shot down" during the conflict between India and Pakistan in May and repeated his assertion that the fighting ended following his intervention. The US president did not specify whether the jets were lost by either of th ...Read More >
Saturday, 28 June 2025 () India is set to maintain strong economic growth, surpassing G7 nations. This growth is driven by domestic demand and favorable demographics. India's share in global GDP is increasing. Merchandise trade with G7 countries has grown significantly. India is leading global initiatives in clean energy and digital governance. Strategic cooperation with G7 nations will shape future growth. ...Read More >
New Delhi: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made his first public appearance since the 12-day war between Israel and Iran began. Khamenei attended a mourning ceremony on Saturday on the eve of Ashoura. The State TV in Iran showed him waving and nodding to the crowd, which rose to its feet as he entered and sat at a mosque next to his office and residence in the capital, Tehran. It is important to note that there was no immediate report on any public statement made. Iranian officials such as the Parliament speaker were present. Such events are always held under heavy security. The ...Read More >
WASHINGTON, July 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. government designated The Resistance Front, considered an offshoot of the Pakistani extremist group Lashkar-e-Taiba, as a "foreign terrorist organization" over the April 22 Islamist militant attack in India-administered Kashmir that killed 26 people, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday. The Resistance Front, also known as Kashmir Resistance, initially took responsibility for the attack in Pahalgam before denying it days later. Lashkar-e-Taiba ...Read More >
US President Donald Trump was "very involved" in bringing about the cessation of hostilities in the "very dangerous" conflict between India and Pakistan, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has claimed. Speaking at a United Nations Security Council Ministerial Meeting on Ukraine on Tuesday, Rubio said the US President had made restoring global peace one of his top priorities. Also Read: Donald Trump targets India for Russia's war, threatens more tariffs "When President Trump took office, he made ...Read More >
India has backed Afghanistan in its latest conflict with Pakistan, expressing full support for Afghan territorial integrity. In a media briefing on Thursday, Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told reporters that Pakistan "hosts terrorist organizations" and "sponsors terrorist activities" in the neighborhood. "It is an old practice of Pakistan to blame its neighbors for its own internal failures, and Pakistan is infuriated with Afghanistan exercising sovereignty over its own t ...Read More >
Investing.com -- Trade negotiations between the United States and India have stalled as both countries remain unwilling to compromise on opening India's agriculture and dairy markets to American products, according to South China Morning Post, citing two sources familiar with the matter. Indian negotiators have canceled a planned mid-August visit to Washington that was intended as a follow-up to meetings held about two weeks ago. The cancellation came after US President Donald Trump announced on ...Read More >