South Asia

Pre-monsoon rains lash parts of Pakistan, leave at least 13 dead

In Lahore, the capital of Punjab, traffic and pedestrians were seen navigating flooded streets on Monday after heavy rain overnight.

Mawj Videos

MAWJ: Taliban leader’s Eid message discussed

In this program, host Nazia Hashimyar discusses the topic with Ainuddin Bahaduri, former head of commission of access to information, and Hamid Saboori, an international affairs anlayst.

Amu 8pm News Videos

Amu 8pm News 26 June 2023

UNODC’s World Drug Report 2023 says Afghanistan produced 80% of the world’s total 7,800 tons of the drug in 2022.

Business

Afghanistan: Mining contract for Baghlan marble awarded to two local firms

Revenue from the mine will be put towards infrastructure projects in the province including roads, bridges, mosques and religious schools

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Jawzjan women learn new skills amid ongoing education ban

Young women in the northern province are turning to handicraft workshops to learn new skills in order to stave off psychological problems

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Private universities in Takhar on verge of closure as education ban continues

Union of private universities said that people’s interest in attending university entrance exams has reduced.

Amu 8pm News Videos

Amu 8pm News 25 June 2023

Iran has deported at least 90,000 migrants from Afghanistan over the past three months, Iranian authorities said

Amu 8pm News Videos

Amu 8pm News 24 June 2023

Chinese officials have often taken a different stance towards Taliban and has stressed on the release of $9 billion of Afghanistan’s assets.

World

Prigozhin orders his fighters to turn back from Moscow to avoid bloodshed

Prigozhin says his men are on a "march for justice" to remove corrupt and incompetent commanders he blames for botching the war in Ukraine.

Business

Afghanistan: Eid shopping slow in Bamiyan province

Shopkeepers says Bamiyan residents don’t have money and that tourists are not flocking to the province as they did in the past