Pakistan’s lawmakers pick Asif Ali Zardari as the country’s president for a second time
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s lawmakers elected Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday as the country’s president for the second time.
Day: March 9, 2024
Can Pakistan’s Sharifs revive talks with India’s Modi?
Analysts say India’s 2024 election will need to pass first. But a long history between the Sharifs and Modi offers hope.
Israeli strikes kill 82 people in Gaza over past day: Ministry
GAZA (SW) – Eighty-two people have been killed in 10 Israeli attacks on Palestinians in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of deaths
Islamic Emirate, two nations sign CASA-1000 Project contract
KABUL (SW) – The Islamic Emirate officials announced that the contract for the CASA-1000 project, is signed between Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan on Friday.
Da Afghanistan Bank to auction US$15 million
KABUL (SW) – The Da Afghanistan Bank/Afghanistan Central Bank has announced that in order to maintain and stabilize the value of the Afghani currency, it will auction 15 million US dollars on Sunday, March 10.
Nimruz traffic incident claims 8 lives, injures 6
ZARANJ CITY (SW) – A traffic incident in Nimruz province in southeastern Afghanistan has left eight dead and injured six others, said officials.
WFP highlights urgency in addressing Afghanistan’s humanitarian crises
KABUL (SW) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan stated that it is crucial to make sure that Afghanistan is not forgotten at a time when crises are engulfing the rest of the world.
Logar residents ask for an increase in number of midwives
POL-E ALAM CITY (SW) – A number of residents of the center and distant districts of Logar province located in the eastern part of Afghanistan, expressing happiness, say that due to the timely provision of medical services by midwives to mothers, the death rate of mothers and infants has decreased in this province.
