KABUL, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) — A total of 25 Afghan inmates imprisoned in Iraq have been set free and returned to their homeland, Afghanistan’s Ministry for Refugees and Repatriation said on Saturday. According to the ministry’s statement, the detainees were imprisoned in Iraq for not having legal documents for six months. After being released, they returned to Afghanistan via Iran through the Nimroz border. Source link

KARACHI, Pakistan – The Baloch Liberation Army, a militant separatist group in Pakistan, denied involvement in an attack that killed at least 21 mine workers, condemning the violence. Dozens of attackers stormed a cluster of small private coal mines in Pakistan’s restive southwest on Friday with guns, rockets and hand grenades, killing some miners in their sleep and shooting others after lining them up. ‘Ba Source link

Pakistani officials said Saturday that sectarian clashes in a northwestern region bordering Afghanistan have resulted in the deaths of at least 14 people, including women. Witnesses and local police said the clashes in Kurram, a turbulent district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, erupted Saturday morning after armed men sprayed passenger vehicles with bullets. The victims belonged to a Shi’ite Muslim tribe; Source link

Geneva [Switzerland], October 12 (ANI): The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), a peaceful grassroots movement advocating for the human rights of the Pashtun ethnic minority in Pakistan, has urged the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk to intervene and lift the illegal ban imposed on PTM by the Pakistani government. In a letter addressed to the UN High Commissioner, PTM representatives highlighted that on Octob Source link

Dubai [UAE], October 12 (ANI): Australia clinched its 14th consecutive win in the Women’s T20 World Cup without breaking a sweat following a comprehensive 9-wicket win over Pakistan on Friday at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Australia’s dominant display was soured by injuries as they cruised to a comfortable win and maintained their spot at the summit of Group A. Australia received an early blow in the first in Source link