Iftikhar Ali
Iftikhar Ali is a veteran Pakistani journalist, former president of UN Correspondents Association, and a recipient of the Pride of Performance civil award-
Civilization
Half of the world could face flooding, storms, tsunamis by 2030 – UN
Rising sea levels caused by the climate emergency ...Read More -
Coronavirus
COVID deaths lowest in a year but still 50,000 lives being lost every week
WHO renews call for distribution of vaccine among developing countries...Read More -
Afghan Conflict
Diplomacy: Blinken finds unity of approach after series of discussions on Afghanistan
World ties with the new Afghan Government depend on Taliban's actions ...Read More -
Afghan Conflict
America’s longest war ends as last US military plane flies out of Afghanistan
Every single US service member is now out of Afghanistan...Read More -
Afghanistan
UN Security Council urges Taliban to allow safe passage out of Afghanistan
As the foreign military forces neared their complete pullout from Afghanistan, the UN Security passed a resolution on Monday that calls for the Taliban – who now control the capital and the country – to facilitate... -
Afghan Conflict
US takes out ISIS planner of Kabul airport attack; continues evacuations
Biden had vowed retaliation after Thursday's deadly attack...Read More -
Afghan Conflict
World Food Program thanks Pakistan for providing a humanitarian bridge to Afghanistan
As hundreds of thousands of Afghans reel from displacement and uncertainty following the Taliban takeover, the collapse of the former government, and the exit of the international forces, the World Food Program is thanking Pakistan for... -
Afghanistan
13 US troops killed in Kabul terror attacks; Biden vows to meet evacuation challenge
ISIS claims responsibility for the attacks...Read More -
Afghan militancy
Pakistan treads carefully on the question of recognizing the Afghan Taliban government
Pakistan, which in the past faced accusations of supporting the Afghan Taliban during the 1990s bloody civil war, has adopted a cautious approach to recognizing the group as new rulers after the group swept to control... -
Afghan Conflict
Afghanistan melts
Kabul faces the Taliban onslaught after shunning talks for months...Read More