Author Archives: The Pashtun Times

Pakistan should be included in UN black list for its crime of supporting terrorism: Protestors chanted

KABUL: Hundreds of Kabul residents including politicians and civil society activists on Thursday took out to the streets to give vent to their anger against Pakistan for its “continuing support to the militancy, and the recent shelling on resident areas in eastern provinces of the country. While chanting anti-Pakistani slogans, the demonstrators called on the International Community not to turn ...

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Hindu pilgrims arrive for Shivratri celebrations through Wagah border

LAHORE: As many as 217 Hindu pilgrims arrived here on Wednesday through Wagah border on a seven-day tour to participate in Shivratri (night of Shiva) celebrations at the Katasraj temple in Pothohar area of Punjab. The pilgrims, led by Shiv Partap Bajaj, were received by Evacuee Trust property Board Chairman Saddiqul Farooq. Welcoming the delegation, the chairman said Prime Minister ...

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Peace with Taliban possible but safe havens must be eliminated: Abdullah

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah has said peace is possible with the Taliban group but their safe havens must be eliminated first. Abdullah made the remarks during a meeting with a delegation of the European Parliament. He said there have been developments recently in Afghan peace process and reconciliation with Taliban is likely however their safe havens and ...

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مسلہ افغانستان : پاکستان کا پالیسی دلدل/ ایمل خٹک

پاکستان میں دھشت گردی کی نئی لہر اور پاک-افغان تعلقات میں تلخی اور کشیدگی کے مزید بڑھنے سے خطے میں عسکریت پسندی کے خلاف مشترکہ اور بھرپور کوششوں کی ضرورت کا احساس بڑھ رہا ہے۔ دونوں ممالک کے اعلی سیاسی اور فوجی حکام کے رابطوں اور درپردہ جاری سفارتی سرگرمیوں کے نتیجے میں تلخی کو بڑھنے سے روکنے اور دونوں ...

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ہمارے صبر کا اور امتحان نہ لیں/ ھمدرد یوسفزی

بنگلہ دیش (مرحوم ومغفور پاکستان ) کی آبادی پورے پاکستان کی آبادی کا پچپن فیصد تھی ۔تحریک پاکستان کے سب سے زیادہ سرگرم رہنما اور کارکنان کا تعلق بھی بنگلہ دیش تھا ۔قرداد پاکستان پیش کرنے والا بھی ایک بنگالی ہی تھا ۔اس کے برعکس پنجاب میں یونیسٹ پارٹی کا راج تھا جس کے منشور کا اہم نکتہ متحدہ پنجاب ...

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Punjab government asks the public to keep close tabs on Pashtuns

Crackdown on Pashtuns is on the directive of Punjab government: Punjab police LAHORE: In a clear display of racial bias, citizens have been asked to report any persons of Pashtun descent to the Punjab police as part of an ongoing crackdown launched against terrorists in the province after the February 13 Mall Road bombing. Claiming that people belonging to the ...

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France’s Le Pen cancels meet with Lebanon grand mufti over headscarf

French far-right National Front presidential candidate Marine Le Pen canceled a meeting on Tuesday with Lebanon’s grand mufti, its top cleric for Sunni Muslims, after refusing to wear a headscarf for the encounter. Le Pen, among the frontrunners for the presidency, is using a two-day visit to Lebanon to bolster her foreign policy credentials nine weeks from the April 23 ...

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انہیں نہ ماریں یہ آپ کے پیغامبر ہیں

5 مارچ 2014 کولکھی گئی تحریر تیمور کے بے گناہ قتل کے بعد میڈیا کسی بھی معاشرے کا ترجمان ہوتا ہے۔ میڈیا کے نمائندے دن رات ایک کر کے عوام تک خبریں پہنچانے ک  فرائض انجام دیتے ہیں۔ مختلف واقعات کی رپورٹنگ کے علاوہ صحافی ملک کی مختلف سیاسی و سماجی جماعتوں کی سرگرمیاں اور ان کا موقف بھی عام ...

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‘More than one national language will not threaten security’

ISLAMABAD: Decision makers should know that having more than one national language will not pose a threat to national security, and history shows that one language does not ensure a country will remain intact, said Punjabi writer Mushtaq Sufi. “A narrative is being constructed for the last 70 years that there should be one national language because that is the ...

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Zakhilwal says had constructive with Sartaj Aziz and Pakistani military

KABUL: The Afghanistan Ambassador to Pakistan Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal has said he had constructive talks with Pakistan’s foreign affairs adviser Sartaj Aziz and the Pakistani military regarding the recent upheavals. Zakhilwa said he passed on documents both to Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Pakistani military GHQ. “In addition, I had a very positive meeting with Mr Sartaj Aziz, Advisor ...

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