central asia

Fakhar e Alam Peshawar: Fourteen-year-old Ibrahim Khan could hardly contain his emotions as he broke his first fast under the towering minarets of the historic Mohabat Khan Mosque on Thursday evening.  Arriving from Nowshera with his…

Fakhar-e-Alam Peshawar: As dawn breaks over the snow-clad ridges of the Maraghazar hills in Swat, a pale gold light spills across the waters of the Swat River.  In Minglawar Valley, 50-year-old Ataullah Khan steps out of his…

APP  Islamabad: Pakistan's exports to the seven regional countries witnessed an increase of 20.57 percent in the first eight months of the financial year (2023–24) as compared to the corresponding months of last year. The country's…

AFP/APP Kyrgyzstan: In the Tian-Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan, villagers have ingeniously constructed an artificial glacier to alleviate water scarcity plaguing their drought-stricken farms. Farmer Erkinbek Kaldanov, standing atop the ice…

News Desk Islamabad: It is indeed a tragic situation that more than 2 million animals have died in Mongolia this winter due to extreme cold and snowfall. The severe weather conditions, exacerbated by below-normal temperatures and heavy…

News Desk Islamabad: In a tragic incident on Wednesday morning in Kohat, at least four individuals, including three police officials, fell victim to a terrorist attack, as reported by PTV and Jang, citing information from police sources.…

Mohammed Ajeeb Bradford: The suicide terrorist attack on Sunday, July 30 has accounted for 54 lives. This pattern of violence is becoming too regular and frequent. How has the country arrived at this violent juncture? Extremist…

News Desk Islamabad: At least 12 people have been killed and 50 dwellings destroyed by several avalanches in the northeastern Afghan province of Badakhshan over the previous four days, said a local official on Friday. The mountainous…

Islamabad: An estimated 1,000 maternal healthcare facilities have been completely or partially destroyed in flood-affected areas of Sindh province, leaving thousands of pregnant women’s health vulnerable to flood devastations, a state-run…