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Pakistan says Afghanistan has created conditions ‘similar to or worse than’ pre-9/11 attacks

ISLAMABAD, February 9, 2026 (AP) — Pakistan’s president has warned that the Taliban’s government in Afghanistan has created conditions “similar to or worse than” those before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, a sign of rising tensions with Kabul after last week’s mosque attack in Islamabad, which analysts said Monday highlights militants’ reach to the capital. Asif Ali Zardari made the remarks while thanking the international community for condemning Friday’s suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque that killed 31 worshippers and wounded 169. Without directly blaming India, Zardari also said Pakistan’s eastern neighbor was “assisting the Taliban regime and threatening not

Nationwide strike on Thursday to see 30 cr workers participation: Trade Unions

New Delhi, Feb 9 (PTI) A joint platform of 10 central trade unions on Monday said that the call for a nationwide general strike on February 12 is on, and not less than 30 crore workers across the country are expected to join the protest. The group of unions had given a call for a nationwide strike on January 9, 2025, to show their “resistance to anti-worker, anti-farmer and anti-national pro-corporate policies of the central government”. All India Trade Union Congress General Secretary Amarjeet Kaur told reporters that this time “not less than 30 crore workers will participate in the

India-US trade pact and its impact on millions of Indian farmers

NEW DELHI, Feb 9 (Reuters) – The United States and India have released an interim framework for a trade deal, paving the way for an agreement that would lower tariffs, reconfigure energy ties and deepen economic cooperation as both seek to realign global supply chains. The India–U.S. joint statement suggested that New Delhi pushed back against Washington’s efforts to broadly open its agricultural market. However, India has agreed to lower trade barriers on some farm goods, drawing criticism from farmers and opposition parties. WHO GAINS FROM INDIA’S DECISION TO ALLOW IMPORTS OF DDGS AND SOYOIL, AND WHO LOSES OUT? India

Rupee falls 9 paise to close at 90.74 against US dollar

Mumbai, Feb 9 (PTI) The rupee witnessed a volatile trading session and settled for the day on a lower note, down 9 paise at 90.74 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, as traders assessed the details of the India-US interim trade framework. Forex traders said the rupee witnessed high volatility as the support from positive domestic equities and foreign fund inflows was negated by risk-off sentiments among investors. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 90.66 against the US dollar, then gained some ground to touch 90.37, registering a gain of 28 paise over its previous

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