A powerful earthquake struck the eastern provinces of Afghanistan near the Pakistan border — Kunar, Nangarhar, and Laghman — just a few minutes before midnight. According to initial reports, in Kunar province alone, at least 500 people have died and more than 1,000 others have been injured. Local officials say the earthquake has caused severe…
CBN News In response to the Pakistani military’s attacks on Nangarhar and Khost provinces of Afghanistan—which resulted in the martyrdom of 3 civilians and injuries to 7 others—the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan summoned the Ambassador of Pakistan in Kabul and handed over a note of protest. https://english.cbn247.com/998 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly…
CBN report Kabul: Two separate suspected drone strikes in eastern Afghanistan — one in Khost province’s Spera district and another in Nangarhar province’s Shinwaro district — have left at least three children dead and eight other civilians wounded, sparking outrage among local communities. No official from word from Kabul on these airstrikes, as who carried…
KABUL — Amin ul Haq, also known as Dr. Amini, has appealed to have his name removed from United Nations and United States terror blacklists. An Afghan national from Nangarhar province, he was sanctioned in the early 2000s over his suspected links to al-Qaeda and its former leader Osama bin Laden. Dr Amini was detained…
Ihtisham Toru Peshawar : A meeting was convened on tuesday under the chairmanship of Dr. Abdul Samad, Secretary of Culture, Tourism, Archaeology, and Museums Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), to review and advance the establishment of the proposed Boyun New Ski Resort in the Boyun Valley, Kalam. The meeting, attended by Muhammad Nawaz, Additional Secretary, Tourism…
In connection with the attack on Rana Sanaullah’s residence, the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Faisalabad, Punjab, has sentenced 75 individuals — including senior leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) — to prison terms over the events of May 9. According to reports, out of the total 109 accused in the case, the court has acquitted 34…
Web Desk Police in the Upper Dir district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have stated that district police and the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) jointly carried out operations against militants and claimed to have killed five militants. According to a press release from Upper Dir police, eight police personnel were injured during a clash with the militants, and…
Ihtisham ul Haq toru The Directorate General of Archaeology, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has constituted a special committee to evaluate the damage caused to archaeological sites and museums across the province by recent floods and heavy rains. The committee, comprising experts and officers from the Archaeology Department, will visit flood-affected areas to conduct on-ground inspections of historical…
Pakistan’s exports witnessed a significant 16.43% year-on-year increase in July 2025, the first month of the fiscal year 2025-26, reaching $2.68 billion, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). Textile Sector Shows Robust Growth Textile exports, the backbone of Pakistan’s economy, rose by 32% to $1.67 billion. Major contributors included ready-made…
Muhammad Younas In Pakistan, disasters no longer strike as rare shocks. They return year after year, reshaping valleys and uprooting lives. Floods submerge villages, landslides tear down mountain slopes, and glacial lakes burst without warning. Each season, the destruction deepens. Climate change is often held responsible, and rightly so. But there is another story, one…
