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3+ min ago (274+ words) In a significant milestone for Pakistani fashion, Manto, the brand that has successfully blended traditional garments with a contemporary, rebellious spirit, has officially opened its doors in Islamabad. The launch of its flagship store in the upscale F-6 Markaz marks a new chapter for the brand, which began as an online venture in a small room in Karachi just a few years ago. The new physical space promises to bring Manto's distinctive, culture-rich apparel closer to its dedicated Islamabad "family" of customers. With its new Islamabad outlet, Manto is set to further its mission of keeping culture alive and giving back to the residents of the twin cities something that inspires its every design. According to Bismah Slaman Parekh, it is a celebration of Pakistani heritage and a reminder that true style is about expressing one's identity with pride. The brand…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago (141+ words) Amu: At least four people were killed and four others, including a woman, wounded in overnight clashes between Taliban forces and Pakistani border troops at the Spin Boldak border crossing in southern Kandahar province, local sources said on Saturday. Residents said the fighting lasted several hours. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed the incident, accusing PakistaniRead More... Amu: At least four people were killed and four others, including a woman, wounded in overnight clashes between Taliban forces and Pakistani border troops at the Spin Boldak border crossing in southern Kandahar province, local sources said on Saturday Residents said the fighting lasted several hours Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed the incident, accusing Pakistani forces of firing first "Unfortunately tonight the Pakistani side again initiated attacks toward Afghanistan in Spin Boldak, and Islamic Emirate forces were compelled to respond," he said in a…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago (58+ words) Afghanistan International: Australia's Foreign Ministry has announced the establishment of an independent sanctions framework targeting at least 140 Taliban individuals and entities, aimed at holding the group accountable for its repression of women and girls. Australia is the first country to formally integrate a Taliban-specific sanctions system into domestic law. Click here to read moreRead More......

1+ hour, 58+ min ago (345+ words) South Africa, grappling with entrenched crime and corruption, has one of the world's highest murder rates. Gunmen have killed at least 12 people, including a three-year-old boy, in a mass shooting at a bar near the South African city of Pretoria, according to police. Athlenda Mathe, spokesperson for the South African Police Service (SAPS), confirmed on Saturday that a total of 25 people were shot in the bar in Saulsville township, 18km (11 miles) west of Pretoria, adding that 14 had been taken to hospital. Police said three minors were among the dead in the shooting, including the three-year-old, a 12-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl. The shooting occurred in what Mathe described as an "illegal shebeen" " or bar " within a hostel at about 4:30am (02:30 GMT), with three gunmen indiscriminately firing at a group of men who were drinking. Police were not alerted until about 6am (04:00 GMT)....

1+ hour, 59+ min ago (848+ words) Conservative influencers are playing a central role in a new campaign of weaponising Islamophobia. By Marc Owen Jones Associate Professor at Hamad bin Khalifa University. Qatar is not a big country, but lately it occupies an astonishing amount of space in the imagination of a growing ecosystem of far-right influencers, pseudo-journalists, pro-Israel think tanks and dubious analysts. According to them, Qatar is'orchestrating various global conspiracies. Despite her Islamophobic history, Loomer's obsession with Qatar is relatively new. Before 2025, she only mentioned Qatar about five times on X, but she has done so 460 times since May 2025. Even Republican leaders are folded into the conspiracy, with baseless claims that Congresswoman Lisa McClain and her staff leaked internal questions from a committee hearing on anti-Semitism to the Qatari embassy. The pattern in these narratives fuses two older conspiratorial narratives: the "Red-Green alliance" myth " claiming…...

3+ hour, 6+ min ago (146+ words) Mahmood Mamdani on exile from Uganda, Idi Amin, and what Zohran's rise says about politics in the US. Mahmood Mamdani on exile from Uganda, Idi Amin, and what Zohran's rise says about politics in the US. How do the legacies of empire continue to shape politics today? In his new book, Slow Poison: Idi Amin, Yoweri Museveni, and the Making of the Ugandan State, Mahmood Mamdani examines how colonial rule shaped Uganda's political institutions and the leaders who emerged from them. Mamdani also reflects on political change closer to home: His son, Zohran Mamdani, is poised to become the first Muslim mayor of New York City " a victory he says reveals deep generational shifts in US politics. This week on UpFront, Marc Lamont Hill speaks with renowned scholar Mahmood Mamdani about colonial legacies, multipolarity, and what these shifts mean for…...

3+ hour, 6+ min ago (286+ words) KIGALI (Reuters): The US and Rwanda have signed a deal providing $228 million for the health sector in the East African nation, the State Department said, the second such pact under the US administration's new approach to overseas aid. Kenya became the first country this week to strike a deal with Washington under the "America First Global Health Strategy," unveiled in September by the administration and aimed at improving target countries' self-reliance in managing their health sectors. The $228 million will be provided by both governments. The Rwanda deal lays out "a comprehensive vision to save lives, strengthen Rwanda's health system," the State Department said, while helping to make America "safer." The health funding agreement comes a day after Rwanda's President Paul Kagame and his Democratic Republic of the Congo counterpart, Felix Tshisekedi, affirmed their commitment to a deal to end the…...

3+ hour, 52+ min ago (175+ words) KABUL (Ariana News): Abdul Rahman Munir, the Deputy Minister for Counter-Narcotics at the Ministry of Interior, said on Saturday at the meeting of the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre for Combating Drugs (CARICC) in Uzbekistan that the cultivation, trafficking, and sale of narcotics in Afghanistan have "almost dropped to zero." Abdul Mateen Qani, [] KABUL (Ariana News): Abdul Rahman Munir, the Deputy Minister for Counter-Narcotics at the Ministry of Interior, said on Saturday at the meeting of the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre for Combating Drugs (CARICC) in Uzbekistan that the cultivation, trafficking, and sale of narcotics in Afghanistan have "almost dropped to zero." Abdul Mateen Qani, spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior, said in a statement that Munir described the Islamic Emirate's ongoing counter-narcotics campaign in Afghanistan as "a milestone of achievements." At the meeting, Munir…...

3+ hour, 52+ min ago (123+ words) GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): Security forces have rescued a three-year-old child from kidnappers and detained a suspect in southern Ghazni province, police said on Saturday. In a statement, the police headquarters said the child had been abducted from the Pul-i-Mahmoud Khan area of Kabul City and was being held in the Pashtunabad area of Ghazni City. The kidnappers had demanded ransom from the family in exchange for the child's release. According to the statement, security forces launched a rescue operation based on intelligence reports, recovered the child safely and arrested one individual. The detainee allegedly had close ties with the child's relatives and kidnapped him at a time when the head of the family was not at home....

3+ hour, 53+ min ago (156+ words) HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): For the first time, a manufacturing firm in the industrial park of western Herat province has exported a 50-tonnes consignment of jam and pickles to the United States. Mohammad Behood Qala-Nawi, director of Tanin Food Company, said the total value of the shipment was $30,000 and all raw materials were sourced locally from the province. He added that several other consignments are scheduled to be exported to European countries next month in addition to this shipment. "Exports of such products can help strengthen the economy and create job opportunities," he said. Mohammad Younus Qazizada, head of the Chamber of Commerce and Investment, said exports from the province reached $60 million in the first eight months of the current year " a threefold increase compared to last year. He added that 80 people are currently employed at the Tanin Food processing factory…...