د انساني قچاقبرانو او طالبانو پرته په نړۍ کې ظالمان او وحشيان خلک نور نشته, ما په خپلو سترګو په استنبول ښار کې قچاقبران ليدلي چې د افغانستان او پاکستان نه يې مسافر رواستلي او سخت ظلمونه يې ورسره کړي, په اور يې سيځلي, په بليډونو يې غوڅ کړي او په موبايل يې د هغه مسافرو چغې د هغه خلکو ...
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خيبر پښتونخوا يو تاثر/زاهد خټک
پښور سره زما تړون د زمانو دی. د ایورډز کالج هاسټل وو که د اسلامک سنټر ورورولې ، پښور ماته په ژوند ، په ژوند مین ملګرو مینه راکړې. دصدر خیبر مارکیټ وو که خیبر کیفی د یارانو علمې بحثونه او د نوې کتابونو مکالمې مو د هري ورځ ساعت تیري وه-. زه چې کله هم د ځان نه تختدلی ...
Read More »Karzai saddened over Hassan Kakar’s death
KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai has expressed condolences on the sad demise of renowned historian and researcher Dr. Mohammad Hassan Kakar, calling it a “great loss” for the country’s education and culture. Kakar, 88, died Thursday night in a California hospital. He was living in the United States. “Regretfully, Dr. Mohammad Hassan Kakar, a great historian, researcher and famous intellectual ...
Read More »Afghanistan still dangerous and challenges remain there: Pentagon
The Department of Defense said Thursday that Afghanistan still dangerous and challenges remain there, reaffirming the US support to the Afghan government and security forces. Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook told reporters that U.S. military presence in Afghanistan continues to provide support to the Afghan government and its armed forces “so that they can secure the country for themselves.” He ...
Read More »“First peace, then law”; How to fix failed states
EIGHT years ago Ashraf Ghani and Clare Lockhart wrote a book called “Fixing Failed States”. Now Mr Ghani is in a position to follow his own advice. He is the president of Afghanistan, a state that failed in the 1990s and could fail again. State failure causes untold misery (see article). Broadly defined, it is the main reason poor countries ...
Read More »From Ambala to Patiala to being Om Puri: Journey of the actor
Om Puri was an arts student in Khalsa College, Patiala, when local thespian Harpal Tiwana was invited there to judge a talent fest. For an hour, as Puri took stage in a Punjabi play, Tiwana was awestruck, and later invited him to join his theatre group, Punjab Kala Manch. That proved to be turning point, though it almost did not ...
Read More »US designates Osama bin Laden’s son a specially designated global terrorist
The United States designed the son of Osama bin Laden’s son a special designated global terrorist, the State Department said Thursday. “The Department of State has designated Hamza bin Laden as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) under section 1(b) of Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which imposes sanctions on foreign persons determined to have committed, or pose a serious risk ...
Read More »Gunmen killed 13 coal mine workers in northern Afghanistan
KABUL: At least 13 coal miners were killed and three more were injured when they were attacked by insurgents in northern Baghlan province of the country on Friday, officials said. The attack which happened at 2:30pm in Tala wa Barfak district has not been claimed by any insurgent group, governor’s spokesman, Mahmood Haqmal told Afghanistan Times. The victims, all from ...
Read More »پشتون نیشنل ازم : قومی آزادی سے صوبائی خودمختاری ( حصہ سوم)
بہت سی سوشیو- پولیٹکل اور معاشی وجوھات کی بناء پر قومی آزادی کی سوچ کمزور ھوتی گئی ۔ اور قومی آزادی کی سوچ کی جگہ صوبائی خودمختاری کی سوچ غالب آتی گئی۔ سوچ میں یہ تبدیلی کسی سازش یا قیادت کی سوچ میں کسی فتور کی وجہ سے نہیں بلکہ ٹھوس معروضی وجوھات کی وجہ سے آئی۔ سیاست کوئی جامد ...
Read More »Bollywood veteran actor Om Puri dies of a massive heart attack
The actor passed away in Mumbai early this morning. Indian actor Om Puri has passed away after a massive heart attack in Mumbai early this morning, Indian Express reported. He was 66. His close friend, filmmaker Ashoke Pandit, was the first to announce his passing on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ashokepandit/status/817213063493537793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw According to Times of India, Puri returned home last evening after a ...
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