If visas are not issued to Pakistanis, the team should be called back, Ehsan Mani

If visas are not issued to Pakistanis, the team should be called back, Ehsan Mani

Former ICC president Ehsan Mani. Photo: File Former president of International Cricket Council (ICC) and ex-PCB chair Ehsan Mani has said that the Pakistan Cricket Board should show leadership if Pakistani spectators and journalists are not issued visas to India, then Pakistani cricket before the India match. The team should be called back. In an…

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Haste should be avoided in the evacuation of Afghan refugees, Sirajul Haque

Haste should be avoided in the evacuation of Afghan refugees, Sirajul Haque

Hasty steps will lead to differences and problems in both countries, Amir Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Peshawar: Amir Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Sirajul Haque has said that Afghanistan and Pakistan are twin brothers, they cannot be separated, our civilization, culture and religion are common. Hasty decision to evacuate Afghan refugees should be avoided. He expressed these views while addressing…

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World News in Brief: Middle East crisis, Afghan quake, Karabakh refugee appeal

World News in Brief: Middle East crisis, Afghan quake, Karabakh refugee appeal

UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed deep concerns for the civilian population, urging maximum restraint and that “all diplomatic efforts” are made “to avoid a wider conflagration”. Dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries continued to be reported during the day, including from rocket fire by Palestinian militants in Israeli cities and Israel’s airstrike response in the…

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Earthquake kills at least 100 in Herat, Afghanistan

Earthquake kills at least 100 in Herat, Afghanistan

Initial assessments indicate that the 6.3 magnitude quake caused deaths across eight villages, with a further 500 people injured, according to the latest update from UN humanitarian office (OCHA), which reported that it destroyed 465 houses and damaged another 135. Mahal Wadakah was the worst affected village. Rescuers search collapsed buildings Partners and local authorities…

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UN agencies call on Pakistan to protect Afghan refugees

UN agencies call on Pakistan to protect Afghan refugees

Amid a “severe humanitarian crisis”, Afghanistan currently faces several human rights challenges, particularly for women and girls, according to the UN. Pakistan’s new plans would have “serious implications” for all who have been forced to leave the country and may face serious protection risks upon their return, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and the International…

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