Author Archives: The Pashtun Times

Exports to India grow despite border tensions

A truck enters Indian territory at the Wagha border crossing in this file photo.—White Star KARACHI: Despite mounting tension along the border, the trade between Pakistan and India has remained intact since the beginning of the current fiscal year. A recent report by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) revealed that Pakistan grew its exports to India during the first ...

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د عبدالولي خان یونیورسټۍ طالب علم د مذهب د سپکاوي په تور وژل شوی

د مردان په عبدالولي خان یونیورسټۍ کې قهر جنو طالب علمانو خپل یو ملگری د مذهب د سپکاوي په تور په وهلو او ټکولو وژلی دی- عيني شاهدانو ویلي او وي او ډیوه ته تر لاسه شوي ویډیو فلمونه ښايي چې په وژل شویي طالب علم باندې د یونیورسټۍ په ودانۍ کې دننه تشدد شوی دی- یو عيني شاهد وايي” ...

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Pakistan: Journalism student ‘Mashal Yousafzai’ killed in Abdul Wali Khan University for alleged blasphemy

MARDAN: A student of Abdul Wali Khan University in Mardan was killed and another injured by a vigilante mob for allegedly publishing blasphemous content online, local police said Thursday. At least 15 people were arrested in connection with the incident, which occurred within the university premises. The campus was shut down until further notice. The hostels were vacated and a ...

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Malala Yousafzai awarded honorary Canadian citizenship

Malala Yousafzai signs the guest book as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Speaker of the House of Commons Geoff Regan look on. —AP Malala Yousafzai is presented with an honorary Canadian citizenship by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. —AP OTTAWA: Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai received honorary citizenship in Canada and became the youngest person ...

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Kabul never supports fencing along Durand Line: Zakhilwal

KABUL: Afghanistan says it will never put weight behind fencing work along the Durand line, a plan that has taken at hand by Pakistan authority, terming it important to stop militant movement. Afghanistan’s ambassador to Pakistan, Dr. Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal while briefing newsmen in Peshawar, said that Durand Line fencing was not in the interest of either country. “We are ...

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ANP stages hunger strike against blocking of CNICs of Pashtuns in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentarians of Awami National Party have launched a hunger strike outside the parliament house on Wednesday against alleged cornering of Pakhtoons. ANP has objected to government’s step to block Computerised National Identity Cards of Pakhtoons by branding it a move to corner the persons. Protesting representatives of the ANP have said that they are all for blocking fake ID ...

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Malala receives highest UN honour to promote girls’ education

Malala Yousafzai attends a ceremony with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres after being selected a United Nations messenger of peace in New York, NY, April 10.— Reuters UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres appointed Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai a UN Messenger of Peace on Monday to promote girls education. At 19, Ms Yousafzai is the youngest Messenger ...

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Russia reacts at alleged support to the Afghan Taliban

KABUL: The Embassy of Russia in Kabul has reacted towards the remarks of the Afghan officials regarding the alleged support of Moscow to the Taliban group. According to a statement by the Russian Embassy, some senior Afghan officials are accusing Russia of supporting the Taliban group, emphasizing that such allegations are made without any proof or evidence. The growing frustrations ...

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Afghan Ulemas angrily reacts at Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman’s remarks

The Ulema Council of Afghanistan angrily reacted at the remarks of a prominent Pakistani religious cleric and politician Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman who had claimed that the peace in Afghanistan would not be achievable as long as the foreign forces have presence in the country. However, spokesman for the Afghanistan Ulema Council, Mohammad Qasim Halimi, told RFE/RL that the remarks of Maulana ...

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Pakistan: Change of Guards

A journey of peoples that have witnessed crossroads of history  Indus civilization ages seven thousand years. Pakistan is just seventy. Sindh and Balochistan together are the core of the Indus civilization that can be called Sindh civilization. Each brick of Maher Garh, a 5000 BC archeological site of Indus near the adorable Bolan hills of Balochistan was sold out by ...

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