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Pakistan launches nationwide crackdown on illegal immigrants as deadline expires

The caretaker government last month gave an ultimatum to all undocumented immigrants to leave Pakistan by October 31 or else risk imprisonment and deportation.

01 November 2023, 19:38 IST

Pakistan launches nationwide crackdown on illegal immigrants as deadline expires

Pakistan launches nationwide crackdown on illegal immigrants as deadline expires

Pakistan launches nationwide crackdown on illegal immigrants as deadline expires

01 November 2023, 19:38 IST

UN, international community urged to condemn, halt Pakistan's deportation of over million Afghans

The Islamic Republic of Pakistan's planned forced deportation of Afghan refugees, who had fled under duress from the brutal Taliban rule, is not only illegal under international law but could also trigger a massive humanitarian crisis

01 November 2023, 04:40 IST

UN, international community urged to condemn, halt Pakistan's deportation of over million Afghans

UN, international community urged to condemn, halt Pakistan's deportation of over million Afghans

UN, international community urged to condemn, halt Pakistan's deportation of over million Afghans

01 November 2023, 04:40 IST

Read Of The Week (March 6 to March 12)

My Pen Is The Wing Of A Bird

05 March 2022, 20:15 IST

Read Of The Week (March 6 to March 12)

Read Of The Week (March 6 to March 12)

Read Of The Week (March 6 to March 12)

05 March 2022, 20:15 IST

Refugee Afghan musicians arrive in Portugal

The musicians fled Afghanistan's capital Kabul for Qatar in October before being resettled in Portugal

14 December 2021, 01:41 IST

Refugee Afghan musicians arrive in Portugal

Refugee Afghan musicians arrive in Portugal

Refugee Afghan musicians arrive in Portugal

14 December 2021, 01:41 IST

Scenes from Afghanistan under Taliban rule; see pics

It has been a month since the Taliban swept to power in Afghanistan, seizing the capital Kabul with barely a fight. While much attention in the West has been on whether the new Taliban government will keep its promises to protect women's rights or offer shelter to militant groups like al Qaeda, for many Afghans the main priority is simple - survival. Here we take a look at the daily life scenario of Afghans after the Taliban took complete control of Afghanistan after nearly 20 years of war.

15 September 2021, 11:55 IST

Scenes from Afghanistan under Taliban rule; see pics

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Scenes from Afghanistan under Taliban rule; see pics

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Scenes from Afghanistan under Taliban rule; see pics

15 September 2021, 11:55 IST

US Army soldiers complete Afghanistan mission, return home — See pictures

US Army soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division returned home from deployment in Afghanistan, at Fort Drum in New York. These soldiers were deployed to safely airlift the Americans in Afghanistan after the Taliban's takeover. Ending America's longest-ever war, President Joe Biden withdrew US military forces, which were in Afghanistan for the past 20 years, in August 2021. Take a look at the pictures...

11 September 2021, 06:18 IST

US Army soldiers complete Afghanistan mission, return home — See pictures

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US Army soldiers complete Afghanistan mission, return home — See pictures

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US Army soldiers complete Afghanistan mission, return home — See pictures

11 September 2021, 06:18 IST

Female, male students separated by curtains in classroom as Afghan universities reopen under the Taliban

Students across Afghanistan have started returning to university classrooms after the Taliban stormed to power, and in some cases, females have been separated from their male peers by curtains or boards down the middle of the room.

07 September 2021, 05:32 IST

Female, male students separated by curtains in classroom as Afghan universities reopen under the Taliban

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Female, male students separated by curtains in classroom as Afghan universities reopen under the Taliban

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Female, male students separated by curtains in classroom as Afghan universities reopen under the Taliban

07 September 2021, 05:32 IST

Pictures of women vandalised in Kabul as Taliban tightens its grip on Afghanistan

Pictures of women have been covered up or vandalised on storefronts around Kabul as the Taliban tightens its grip over Afghanistan. Afghan’s capital is rapidly changing its face in the days since the Taliban took complete charge.

19 August 2021, 15:38 IST

Pictures of women vandalised in Kabul as Taliban tightens its grip on Afghanistan

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Pictures of women vandalised in Kabul as Taliban tightens its grip on Afghanistan

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Pictures of women vandalised in Kabul as Taliban tightens its grip on Afghanistan

19 August 2021, 15:38 IST

In Pics | Chaos at Kabul airport as desperate Afghans flee amid Taliban takeover

Thousands of desperate Afghans trying to escape the Taliban takeover swarmed Kabul’s main international airport, rushing the boarding gates, mobbing the runways, clambering atop the wings of jets and even trying to cling to the fuselage of departing US military planes. At least half a dozen Afghans were killed in the chaos, some falling from the skies as they lost their grasp, and at least two shot by US soldiers trying to contain the surging crowds.

17 August 2021, 09:36 IST

In Pics | Chaos at Kabul airport as desperate Afghans flee amid Taliban takeover

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In Pics | Chaos at Kabul airport as desperate Afghans flee amid Taliban takeover

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In Pics | Chaos at Kabul airport as desperate Afghans flee amid Taliban takeover

17 August 2021, 09:36 IST

Afghanistan-Taliban conflict: Provincial capitals captured by Taliban so far — In Pics

Afghanistan is on the precipice and the nation's security forces have all but collapsed after being battered by a Taliban offensive they were unable to halt. Taliban insurgents have made rapid advances across Afghanistan in recent months as the US and other foreign forces withdraw. With the Taliban controlling the vast majority of the country's cities and rural areas, and Afghan security forces largely defeated, here we take a look at the provincial capitals that have fallen to, or are being contested by the Islamist militants, who are fighting to reimpose strict Islamic law after they were ousted in 2001.

13 August 2021, 07:50 IST

Afghanistan-Taliban conflict: Provincial capitals captured by Taliban so far — In Pics

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Afghanistan-Taliban conflict: Provincial capitals captured by Taliban so far — In Pics

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Afghanistan-Taliban conflict: Provincial capitals captured by Taliban so far — In Pics

13 August 2021, 07:50 IST