Rahmatullah Nabil, former intelligence director, believes that the government had released a number of the 400 Taliban prisoners Ghani insisted to hold on a charge of big crimes

NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg called on the Afghan warring parties to benefit from the presently “historic opportunity” for peace in Afghanistan

The Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday reacted to reports that Pakistani military forces were conducting illegal fencing along the Durand Line – the de facto border between Afghanistan and Pakistan -- saying Afghanistan has already shared its grievances and has protested the move through through diplomatic channels

An American who wanted to go to Pakistan to become a killer for the Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) terrorist organisation has been sentenced in a US federal court here to 15 years in prison

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a review meeting with chief ministers or representatives of 10 states badly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and advised that containment, contact tracing, and surveillance were key to the effective management of the virus infections in the country

Amid the twin problems of tackling floods and the coronavirus, the Bihar government has launched a unique initiative -- Covid boat ambulance in its fight against the deadly virus

The mega-deal for Saudi Aramcos $15 billion stake in India's oil-to-chemicals business of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is going through due diligence and a decision will be taken after a review, Saudi Aramco CEO said on Monday

The Bhutan government has imposed a nationwide lockdown starting from Tuesday after a locally transmitted COVID-19 case was reported

SAARC Development Fund (SDF) has approved USD 7.7 million (M) to seven of its member countries for projects in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Nepal lost nearly Rs7 billion in exports of high-value products in the last fiscal year as trade restrictions triggered by the pandemic strangled international commerce

To honour the sacrifices of religious minorities in the country, Pakistan President Arif Alvi, on National Minorities Day reaffirmed that all communities residing in Pakistan will be treated and respected equally

Protection centres for Pakistan's transgender people will be completed by the end of this year, the National Assembly was informed during a discussion on the harassment of the community across the country

PML-N workers and police clashed on Tuesday outside a National Accountability Bureau (NAB) office in Lahore where party leader Maryam Nawaz had arrived to record her statement in a case related to "illegal" acquisition of land in Raiwind

The Pakistan government rushed a controversial bill relating to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) — Anti Money Laundering (Second Amendment) — through a parliamentary panel with a majority vote on Monday amid protest by members of the opposition parties

The Pakistan government is now shifting towards a 'c' strategy to target only specific locations affected by the coronavirus pandemic, said Federal Minister Asad Umar on Tuesday