Author Archives: The Pashtun Times

Afghanistan again summons Pakistani ambassador over artillery shelling

KABUL: The Pakistani Ambassador to Afghanistan was summoned in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan regarding the persistent artillery shelling in eastern provinces of Afghanistan. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said Ambassador Syed Abrar Hussain was summoned and a protest was lodged by deputy foreign minister for administrative affair Dr. Nasir Ahmad Andisha. Dr. Andisha strongly condemned the ...

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پښتانه حق لري چې پنجابیان د پښتونخوا نه وباسي: اسفندیار ولي خان

د عوامي نیشنل گوند مشر اسفندیار ولي خان په پنجاب صوبه کې د پښتنو سره د نسلي تعصب په سر ویلي د نن نه پس به يي گوند د پارليمان دننه او له پارليمانه بهر په هيڅ قسم سرکاري مزاکراتو کې ګډون نه کوي. هغه نن په ولي باغ چارسده کې وویل “که نن ته زما پښتانه په زور د ...

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India plans building low-cost homes in Afghanistan

NAGPUR: India is planning to build affordable homes in Afghanistan meant for refugees in the country, as a part of its efforts to rebuild the war torn nation. There will be focus on sectors like irrigation and distribution of medicines too, said M Subbarayudu, the joint secretary for development partnership agreement, in the Indian ministry of external affairs. He was ...

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Hinduism in FATA: Minority religions fading as ETPB appropriate worship places in FATA and elsewhere

PARACHINAR: (BY ANWAR ZEB) Maria Kumari lowers her head and touches the tip of her nose with her index finger, She lips moving silently in prayers. She is offering the Kamaya Karam – a religious prayer to get her wishes granted. Her whole family pray in the upper story of their house instead of a Mandar, or a temple for ...

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پشتون قام د سياسى او مذهبى مشران څخه يوه تقاضه/ اورنګ زيب کاسئ

نن ټول لر او بر افغانانو پشتنو ته دا خبره څرګنده سوا چى په پاکستان کشى افغان کډوال او محکوم پشتون من حيث القوم دهشت ګرد . وران کار . قابل نفرت او ده تذليل علامت ګرځيدلئ دئ ؛ په طور خم او سپين بولدک ويش باندى ده لارو تړولو په وجه ده دواړو اړخه پشتانه افغانان وه ډير مشکل ...

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One dead after man drives into crowd in Heidelberg, no sign of terrorism: German Officials

GERMANY: A man died and two other people were injured after a 35-year-old German man drove into a crowd standing near a bakery at Bismarckplatz of Heidelberg on Saturday, but the authorities told THE PASHTUN TIMES there were no indications that it was a terrorist attack. The 73-year-old man who died in hospital from his injuries was also German. The two ...

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Female officers among 343 graduated from Kabul military academy

KABUL: At least 343 army officers including several female officers graduated from Kabul military academy on Thursday. The newly-graduated army officers received their graduation certificates during a ceremony attended by high level government officials, including President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. Defense Minister Abdullah Habibi said the Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim military academy is one of the pioneer institutions from which at ...

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Pashtun profiling

It is official now. The Punjab police has issued written instructions to its personnel to keep an eye on people with Pashtun/Afghan dresses and food habits as terror suspects. Police officials of Mandi Bahaudin were not shy of widely circulating written instructions for profiling of Pashtuns/Afghans with interesting details in this regard. According to credible press reports Punjab police is ...

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Trump and the Muslim world

Donald Trump has entered in his 104th day of presidency, after he has taken presidential oath by the 20th of January this year. In comparative political analysis Trump is no way different than the previous President except racism. The ever-bold decision he has made in his first presidential month was to ban seven Muslim Countries, which has brought many heterogeneous ...

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جدالفساد سے ردالفساد تک/ ایمل خٹک

تاریخ کی ستم ظریفی یہ ہے کہ جس فساد کو ایک فوجی آمر نے شروع کیا مطلب جدالفساد جنرل ضیاء الحق سے ہے ۔ جس فساد کی آبیاری اور اس کو پروان چڑھانے میں تمام ریاستی اداروں نے حصہ لیا اور ابھی تک اس سے ناطہ مکمل توڑا نہیں گیا اس فساد کو رد کرنے کی باتیں ھو رہی ہے ...

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