Sikhs for Justice has pressed the Trump administration to add India to the restricted countries list, alleging security risks, visa abuse and systematic persecution of Sikhs.
Pakistan has appointed Field Marshal Asim Munir as the country’s first Chief of Defence Forces, initiating a major shift in military command while extending the tenure of the air force chief to ensure leadership continuity.
Homeland Security has detained an Afghan man with alleged ISIS-K links who entered under Operation Allies Welcome, escalating political scrutiny after two similar arrests last week.
An Afghan man who entered the US under Operation Allies Welcome has been charged in Texas over an alleged TikTok bomb threat, as Republicans seize on a second high-profile case to question how Afghan evacuees were screened and whether Biden’s flagship resettlement programme is a security risk.
After a National Guard patrol was gunned down in Washington, President Donald Trump turned swiftly from outrage to action, ordering a sweeping review of green cards issued to people from 19 “countries of concern” and freezing all Afghan immigration cases. The move has alarmed Afghan communities and rights groups, who say one man’s alleged crime is being used to reopen settled statuses and to push a much wider “reverse migration” agenda.
President Donald Trump has confirmed that National Guard soldier Sarah Beckstrom has died from her injuries after an ambush-style shooting near the White House. With the suspect identified as an Afghan asylum seeker who once served in a CIA-backed unit, her killing has rapidly become a test case for America’s Afghan resettlement promises, its security vetting system and the contested deployment of Guard troops in the nation’s capital.
When three marquee Indian speakers abruptly withdrew from a high-profile Oxford Union debate on Pakistan, the story shifted from the motion on the order paper to the no-show itself. With Pakistan’s delegation already in London and the chamber primed for a heavyweight clash, India’s last-minute exit has been seized upon in Islamabad as proof that New Delhi’s hard talk on Pakistan wilts under neutral scrutiny.
An Afghan national described as a terror suspect is accused of shooting National Guard members near the White House, critically wounding two soldiers and prompting Donald Trump to brand the attack an act of terror and vow a sweeping crackdown on Afghan immigration.
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said Pakistan has “no hopes left” from the Afghan Taliban after a surge in terror attacks and rising border tensions, calling the group a “ragtag force” as Islamabad demands action against militants using Afghan soil.
Dharmendra, the veteran Bollywood actor celebrated for his roles in Sholay, Chupke Chupke and more than 300 films, has died at his Mumbai residence at the age of 89. His passing marks the end of a defining chapter in Hindi cinema.
