MOSCOW — The Afghan Taliban said on Friday that 85 percent of Afghanistan's territory was under their control. The Taliban claim comes as the group continues its offensive amid the US military withdrawal from the war-torn country. At a press conference in Moscow, Taliban negotiator ...

Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri Monday said that no visit of President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to Pakistan yet. He was responding to media reports claiming the Russian President may visit Pakistan in July. “We have seen some media reports ...

ST. PETERSBURG – The Russian Navy will hold an international naval exercise with the navies of India and Pakistan this year, Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov said. He stated that while addressing the opening the 10th International Maritime Defense Show-2021 (IMDS-2021) ...

President Joe Biden and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan have agreed to give complete security control of Kabul Airport to Turkey after the US completes withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters on Thursday Biden and Erdogan met at the ...

ISLAMABAD – Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov Monday emphasised on strengthened bilateral relations between the two countries. The two high ups exchanged the view during a telephonic conversation that comes days after Russian lifts ban on the import ...

BEIJING – China has passed a law banning the defamation of military personnel, the state media reported on Thursday. The legislation was adopted at the closing meeting of a session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Xinhua reports. No organization or individual may ...

WASHINGTON — The rapid U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan link is creating intense pressure on the C.I.A. to find new ways to gather intelligence and carry out counterterrorism strikes in the country, but the agency has few good options. The C.I.A., which has been at the heart of the ...

The first Solar Eclipse of 2021 will be visible on June 10. During a solar eclipse the Moon moves between the Sun and Earth, and blocks the light of the Sun from reaching Earth. The solar eclipse event will start at 01:42 PM (IST) and will be visible until 06:41 PM (IST), as per ...

Facebook in May removed 40 fake accounts, 25 pages, 6 groups, and 28 Instagram accounts that originated in Pakistan and aimed to manipulate public debate on its platforms. According to the Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior Report for May 2021, the unauthenticated handles targeted primarily ...

The 1967 Arab-Israel war, to all appearances, tilted the geopolitical environment of the Middle East in favor of Tel Aviv, following a humiliating defeat of a three-state Arab alliance. The six-day war ended with a UN-brokered cease-fire, but only after Israel occupied the Golan Heights, Gaza ...