New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Punjab wicketkeeper-batter Prabhsimran Singh is hoping the upcoming T20I series against Zimbabwe becomes the moment he finally makes his international debut, with the uncapped opener saying his immediate goal is to earn his first India cap and make the most of the opportunity if selected. Named in India’s squad after impressing in domestic cricket and the IPL, Prabhsimran also described the intense competition for opening slots as a positive challenge and praised fellow…
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Islamabad, July 22 (IANS) Leading human rights organisation Amnesty International on Wednesday said that the Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan’s Omid Rehabilitation and Treatment Centre earlier this year should be investigated as a possible “war crime” as no evidence has been found to support Islamabad’s claim that the facility was being used to store weapons, ammunition, or for any other military purpose. The organisation said that the March 16 Pakistani airstrike on the 2000-bed Omid medical…
Kabul, July 22 (IANS) Top-order batter Hashmatullah Shahidi has stepped down as the captain of Afghanistan’s ODI team with immediate effect. Shahidi, who took over the reins in January 2022, led the side in 55 ODIs until their 3-0 series defeat to India last month. “After careful consideration, I have decided to step down as captain of our team. It has been a great honour to lead this team. I sincerely thank the management, coaches, my teammates, and our supporters for their trust and suppor…
Kabul, July 21 (IANS) India on Tuesday delivered relief material, including food items and family tents, to Afghanistan’s National Disaster Management Authority to support affected communities amid devastating floods in Nuristan.”In the wake of the devastating floods in Nuristan, India delivers relief materials, including food items and family tents, to Afghanistan’s National Disaster Management Authority to support affected communities. India stands with the Afghan people at this difficult …
Islamabad, July 21 (IANS) Under Army Chief Asim Munir, Pakistan has heavily relied on narrative management, with every major failure portrayed as a foreign conspiracy, every protest considered security threat and every military escalation presented as national resolve. Munir, who is portrayed as a “global stabiliser”, has presided over one of Pakistan’s worst internal security slides in more than a decade, a report has detailed. In 2022, Asim Munir took over as Pakistan’s Army Chief, when the co…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, will travel to Kyrgyzstan on a two-day visit from July 23 to attend the Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). During the meeting set to be held in Cholpon-Ata, the Foreign Ministers will review progress in key areas of SCO cooperation and discuss matters of regional and international significance and discuss matters of regional and international…
Kabul, July 21 (IANS) At least 20 people have been killed and over 80 others injured due to floods in Parun city of Afghanistan’s Nuristan province, local media reported on Tuesday. Highlighting a statement released by Taliban authorities, Afghanistan’s Khaama Press news agency reported that more than 100 people still remain missing after floods in Parun and nearby areas.In a statement, the Taliban-run National Disaster Management Authority said that heavy floods had impacted Parun and several o…
Kabul, July 20 (IANS) At least 20 people were killed, around 80 others injured and more than 100 remain missing after flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall struck Nuristan province in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, a government official said.Yousuf Hammad, spokesperson for Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority, said in a post on X that the floods caused heavy casualties in the province.He said officials from the provincial disaster management department had arrived in the affecte…
Islamabad, July 20 (IANS) Police has detained 40 undocumented Afghan nationals during the ongoing crackdown on illegal foreign citizens in Charsadda city of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, local media reported on Monday. Charsadda Deputy Commissioner Azmatullah Wazir said that detained Afghan officials were shifted from the city police station to the Peshawar holding centre. He said the detained individuals would undergo legal and administrative formalities before being deported through the Torkh…
Tehran, July 20 (IANS) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Monday that it had attacked a US early-warning radar system and several military facilities in Kuwait’s Ali Al Salem Air Base in retaliatory action against Washington, local media reported. In a statement on Monday, the IRGC said that the US early-warning radar system was “completely destroyed” in a drone strike. It said that a warehouse sheltering aviation equipments, spare parts and drone hangar at Ali Al Salem…