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Pakistan raises concern on India-Afghanistan joint statementPublished on: October 12, 2025 3:41 AM

Pakistan, Oct. 12 -- Pakistan's strong reservations on the elements of the India-Afghanistan Joint Statement, issued on Friday in New Delhi, were conveyed to Afghanistan's ambassador to Pakistan by th... Read More


'Technical issue': Taliban minister's excuse for barring women journalists at first presser

India, Oct. 12 -- After facing widespread backlash for barring women journalists from a press conference, Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Sunday broke his silence, attributing the contro... Read More


North Korea displays new long-range missile at military paradePublished on: October 12, 2025 3:22 AM

Pakistan, Oct. 12 -- At a massive military parade attended by foreign leaders, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rolled out his nuclear-armed military's most powerful weapons, including a new interconti... Read More


"Our diplomacy has fallen so low...." Congress leader Shama Mohammad on barring women journalists from Afghanistan FM presser

New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- Congress leader Shama Mohamed slammed the Union government on Sunday following the backlash against the exclusion of women journalists from the press conference of Afghanistan's ... Read More


Afghanistan claims 58 Pakistani soldiers killed in clashes; border closed

Sri Lanka, Oct. 12 -- Pakistan closed border crossings with Afghanistan on Sunday, Pakistani officials said, following exchanges of fire between the forces of the two countries overnight in which Kabu... Read More


RSF drone strike kills 30 in Sudan's El-Fasher: activistsPublished on: October 12, 2025 3:13 AM

Pakistan, Oct. 12 -- A drone strike killed at least 30 people at a displacement shelter in Sudan's El-Fasher on Saturday, activists said, as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces intensifies attacks o... Read More


"Bow to Muttaqi...": Cong leader Rashid Alvi slams Centre over absence of women journalists in Afghan FM's presser

New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- Congress leader Rashid Alvi slammed the Centre over the absence of women journalists in a press conference held by Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, claiming that... Read More


"Totally wrong...violation of human rights..": Karnataka Minister on absence of women journalists at Afghan FM Muttaqi's presser

Hubballi, Oct. 12 -- Karnataka Minister HK Patil condemned the absence of women journalists at Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi's press conference, calling it a "violation of human rights." ... Read More


Muttaqi Urges India to Reopen Wagah Border, Announces Amritsar-Kabul Flights

Afghanistan, Oct. 12 -- Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting Foreign Minister of Taliban, speaking in New Delhi, urged India to reopen the Wagah border and announced soon-to-start Amritsar-Kabul flights... Read More


Trump's tariff threat reignites trade war fears as China tightens export controls on critical minerals: Report

India, Oct. 12 -- Beijing's announcement of sweeping new export controls on rare earths and other vital materials crucial to the US defence and technology sectors, last week, indicates that US Preside... Read More