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The former Al-Qaeda terrorist network chief Osama bin Laden granted permission to the militants in a secret letter for stimulation in a bid to release sexual tensions the network’s fighters, according to the last batch of documents seized by US forces in raid on his compound in Abbottabad of Pakistan. The US government recently released the 49 documents which include ...

Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor on Tuesday stated that the decision to put Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed under house arrest “is a policy decision”. When questioned about the move during a media briefing, the DG ISPR said, “This is a policy decision that the state took in [the] national interest. Lots of ...

Self-policing: The colonial system of Frontier Management through “traditions” and “jirgas” (1) In 1799 the Afghan emperor Zaman Shah executed his powerful vazir Painda Khan Barakzai, who Zaman thought was a party to the recent coup of his half-brother Mahmud against him. A bloody civil war ensued in the wake of Painda Khan’s execution in the Afghan heartlands. This civil ...

KABUL: At least 6,785 personnel of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) lost their lives until mid-November last year, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) John Sopko said in his latest report. Citing the Afghan government figures provided to US Forces for Afghanistan (USFOR-A), Sopko said at least 11,777 ANDSF personnel were also wounded during the ...

The presidential system is experienced along the history of Afghanistan. This system has been accepted by the people. Recently, some people claim that the presidential system doesn’t effectively work and should change to parliamentary system. In fact, presidential system has proved that it is effective in the country on the ground centralized power and fits the current Afghanistan’s situation. The ...

شپاړس کاله د مخه افغانستان وران ویجاړ ملک وو- افغانستان کی نه روغ سړک وو، نه ي هسپتال وو، نه پکې ښونځی او نه پوهنځي او نه کوم اقتصادي مرکز وو. د زور قانون پکې رواج و، زوراور او ښکرور ي حاکمان و- بشري حقوق چا پېژندل هم نه د هر ۔ چه وسلواله ‌‌‌‌‌‌ډله وه. څو ي چې ‌‌‌‌‌‌ډله ...

ISLAMABAD: The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc), beleaguered by internal rifts, is headed for more difficult days ahead as India is attempting to block on ‘procedural grounds’ the appointment of a Pakistani diplomat as the next secretary general of the regional body. The Saarc secretariat can, therefore, potentially remain a headless body for a long time if the ...

جماعت الدعوہ کے سربراہ حافظ سعید کی نظربندی اور فلاح انسانیت فاونڈیشن کو واچ لسٹ پر ڈالنا ایک اھم حکومتی اقدام ہے ۔ اور اگر اس پر ثابت قدمی سے قائم رہا جائے تو اس کے اندرون ملک اور بیرون ملک دور رس اثرات پڑھینگے۔ حکومتی ایوانوں میں یہ احساس بڑھ رہا ہے کہ حالیہ دھشت کاروائیوں سے ایک طرف ...

KABUL: The Pakistani security officials claim a soldier died after sustaining injuries from firing along the Durand Line. Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of Pakistani military, in a statement said the incident took place on Saturday close to Khyber Agency. “Terrorists fired from across on a Pakistani post in Khyber Agency critically injuring Sepoy Waqas performing duty ...

ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan’s top envoy to Pakistan Omar Zakhilwal said his government is open to unconditional peace negotiations with the Taliban insurgents, Chinese media reported Monday. “We are in contact with the Qatar office and also a number of influential individual Taliban leaders and commanders,” the Afghan ambassador told Xinhua in Islamabad on Monday, adding no formal negotiations have taken place ...