Author: Ahmed Mukhtar Naqshbandi

US urges Pakistan not to recognise Taliban govt till it doesn’t allow Afghans leaving country to do so.
Pakistan has a “multiplicity of interests, some that are in conflict with ours,” says US secretary of state.
Washington will reassess relationship with Pakistan in coming days, says Blinken.

The Taliban co-founder and now deputy prime minister of Afghanistan released an audio statement on Monday, saying he was alive…

Emily Claire Hari, who was previously known as Michael Hari and recently said she is a transgender person, faces a mandatory minimum of 30 years in prison for the attack on Dar al-Farooq Islamic Centre in Bloomington.

Politicians from different Opposition parties join journalists’ protest in Islamabad against the PMDA.
“While journalism is becoming more independent worldwide, the opposite is happening in Pakistan,” says Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.
“PMDA is an attempt to eliminate journalists,” says Marriyum Aurangzeb.

According to unofficial results, PTI secured 63 seats, closely followed by PML-N which won 59 of the total 212 up for grabs.
PTI wins big in KP, PML-N in Punjab.
The ruling PTI fielded the most candidates — 183.

Huge glass chandeliers hang in cavernous halls, large soft sofas furnish a maze of lounges and an indoor swimming pool is finished with intricate turquoise tiles.

Qatari foreign minister visits Kabul to hold meetings with Afghan leadership.
He is the first senior most official to visit Afghanistan since the ouster of Ashraf Ghani-government.
Sheikh Mohammad urges Afghan officials to “engage all Afghan parties” in national reconciliation.

United States Senator Chris Van Hollen Monday says that Pakistan’s role in the current Afghanistan situation is very important, Geo News reported…