A group representing the ethnic group Kuki-Zo in India’s Manipur state has declared “self-rule” in the districts dominated by the community members, *The Hindu* reported. The state is ruled by the ruling party BJP of Narendra Modi. The group, which is called the Indigenous Tribal Leaders ...

The World Bank (WB) will provide $850 million in aid to 34 flood-affected districts of Pakistan, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Monday. As per the official sources, Dera Ghazi (DG) Khan and Rajanpur are among the districts that are receiving the aid. The representatives of the United Nations ...

IMPHAL – More than 2 dozen people, including 18 soldiers, have been confirmed dead as a massive landslide hit Manipur’s Noney district late on Wednesday night. Reports in Indian media said a huge landslide hit a territorial army camp in northeastern state of Manipur where nearly 50 people are ...

Kohat: Four gyspies were killed and a child suffered injuries after some explosive material went off in a shanty in Gullu Tungi area of Kohat on Saturday, police and rescuers said. Police and Bomb Disposal Squad officials are at the scene to investigate the eaxact cause of epxlosion. ...

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – The Taliban have captured a key district in their former bastion of Kandahar after fierce night-time fighting with Afghan government forces, officials said Sunday, the latest area to be seized since US troops began their final withdrawal. The insurgents have pressed on ...

The Taliban have captured eight more districts of north-eastern Badakhshan in the past twenty hours. Meanwhile three hundred Taliban were killed in fighting with government forces in several provinces of the country. Afghan Ministry of Defence said scores were killed in air strikes including a ...

Khyber Pakthunkhwa Government has proposed 40 billion rupees development package for exploration of oil and gas activities in merged tribal districts in upcoming budget 2021-22. Talking to APP, Senior Planning Officer, KP Energy and Power Department Engineer Muhammad Luqman, said today (Monday), ...

The Taliban on Saturday claimed to have overrun at least five districts in various parts of war-ravaged Afghanistan amid escalating violence. The group’s spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahed, stated in a series of tweets that the Taliban seized control of these districts in the southern provinces of ...

Three people, including a district chief, were wounded in an improvised bomb explosion in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar on Thursday, a local government spokesman confirmed. "An improvised explosive device (IED) attached to the official vehicle of Sharifullah Fazli, administrative ...

LAYYAH – Prime Minister Imran Khan launched on Wednesday universal health coverage through Insaf Health Card for the people of Dera Ghazi Khan and Sahiwal Divisions. Addressing the ceremony in Layyah, he said all families of these divisions will be able to get medical treatment up to Rs720,000 ...