Tag: Afghan
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‘This is so sad’: Armeena Khan calls for end to Afghan refugees deportation
Pakistani actress Armeena Khan has called for an end to the deportation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Armeena wrote: “It would be CRIMINAL of me not to talk about 1.7 million Afghans who are being displaced from Pakistan, their homes being bull dozed. This is absolutely vile! How can we…
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Pakistan to send humanitarian aid to Gaza
Pakistan has announced it will send humanitarian aid to Gaza. In the light of severe dearth of food, water and healthcare, about 2.3 million Palestinians are struggling to survive. The spokesperson of the Foreign Office has thus stated that aid will be sent to the Palestinians. “In the wake of indiscriminate Israeli aggression and siege…
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Taliban refuse to let women work and go to school
Afghan Taliban have once again rejected international calls to lift the ban they imposed on women’s work and education, after the United Nations sanctions committee concluded in Doha without formally recognising the administration in Afghanistan. Suhail Shaheen, head of the Taliban political office in Doha pointed out that the meeting’s decisions cannot be accepted or implemented…
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Why do educated girls scare the Afghan Taliban?
Afghanistan’s Taliban-run higher education ministry has said that female students would not be allowed access to the country’s universities until further notice, barring them from getting education, something that is their right and a basic necessity. Where the Afghan Taliban’s takeover poses threat to many, people questioned what will happen to the women? Will their…
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Bilawal ‘disappointed’ over Taliban banning Afghan women from university education
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has expressed disappointment over the ban on university education for women in Afghanistan. “I’m disappointed by the decision that was taken today,” he said on a visit to Washington. The Taliban on Tuesday banned women from universities in Afghanistan. The statement was made by the minister of higher education, who…
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Afghan Taliban ban women from entering public parks, funfairs
Afghan Taliban have banned Afghan women from entering Kabul’s public parks and funfairs. “For the past 15 months, we tried our best to arrange and sort it out – and even specified the days,” said Mohammad Akif Sadeq Mohajir, spokesperson for the Ministry for the Prevention of Vice and Promotion of Virtue. “But still, in…
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Today marks one year since Afghan girls were banned from attending school
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres took to Twitter to urge Taliban authorities in Afghanistan to revoke the ban on girls’ education that was implemented a year ago. He said, “Sunday marks one year since girls were banned from attending high school in Afghanistan. A year of lost knowledge and opportunity that they will never…
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Pakistani qaum, yeh cricket hai bhei, racism check mein rakho
Sports brings pride and recognition to a country and for Pakistan, cricket is one of the most celebrated games. It brings both joy and heartache to millions of Pakistanis. With Pakistan and Sri Lanka playing the final of Asia Cup 2022, we wish both teams luck but we obviously want Pakistan to win! Pakistanis all…
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Missing Afghan boy found murdered after being raped
A missing five-year-old Afghan boy was found murdered on Monday in Karachi. The boy was also raped before being murdered, police have confirmed. The minor went missing on Sunday, however, at the time the deceased’s father didn’t register any report. The father has told the police that he had no enmity with anyone. Later, the…
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Pakistan and Afghanistan to launch luxury bus service in August
Pakistan and Afghanistan will launch a luxury bus service between Peshawar and Jalalabad, as well as Quetta and Kandahar, by the end of August. During the visit of Pakistan’s official delegation to Kabul, the two nations have also agreed to boost bilateral trade by allowing unrestricted travel for trucks and other goods-carrying vehicles. Meetings were…