KABUL: Reports have emerged regarding the possible picks in Donald Trump’s administration less than a week after he was elected as the new US President. A list of the possible picks for the cabinet and other key posts has been handed over to Vice President-elect Mike Pence, which include a host of corporate consultants and lobbyists in addition to independent experts. According ...
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3 Pakistani terrorists arrested before joining ISIS in Afghanistan
KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said Sunday its operatives arrested three Pakistani terrorists before they joined the loyalists of Daesh (Islamic States of Iraq and Syria) in the eastern Kunar province. The agency said in a statement the arrested terrorists were identified as Hazifa S/O Fatah, Hamza S/O Abdul Raheem and Noor Hamid S/O Hazrat Ali. “The terrorists ...
Read More »Iran supports Taliban to counter Daesh threats: Nabil
KABUL: The former intelligence Chief Rahmatullah Nabil has said the Taliban insurgents are supported by Iran as the country aims to counter the growing Daesh emergence reach in the country. “Taliban insurgents are receiving financial and equipment support from Iran, particularly in the western parts of the country,” Nabil said in an exclusive interview with the Voice of America Television ...
Read More »ډاکټر عمر زاخيلوال په نوم د رحيم الله يوسفزئ پرانستی ليک
محترم سفیر صېب! زما تراوسه د ځواب نه کولو وجه دا وه چې که چري ما په خپله رڼايي کولی نو خلقو به دا وې چې تور پرې لګېدلی نو خود به هم داسې وايي، خو تر اوسه ما د دې خبرې نورو فریقېنو ته انتظار کوؤ. د نېشنل جیو ګرافک او په خپله د سټیو میکوری او بوني ميکوري ...
Read More »Iconic ‘Afghan girl’ Sharbat Gula to come to India for treatment
New Delhi: Afghan woman Sharbat Gula, the iconic face of refugee struggle who was deported from Pakistan a few days ago, will travel to India soon for medical treatment. Gula became a worldwide face after her photograph appeared in the National Geographic Magazine in 1984. She was deported from Pakistan to Afghanistan on Wednesday on charges of falsifying identity papers. In ...
Read More »ٹرمپ کا بطور صدر چناؤ اور مشرق پر اس کے ممکنہ اثرات
ڈونلڈ جے ٹرمپ امریکی صدر منتحب ہوگئے ہیں اور 20 جنوری کو وہ صدر کے کرسی پر براجمان ہوجائیں گے۔ وہ ایک متصب بندہ تصور کئے جاتے ہیں اور ان کا آنا امریکیوں کیلئے نیک شگون شمار نہیں کیا جاتا، کیونکہ ایک سیاہ فام صدر (اوباما) کے ہوتے ہوئے وہاں کے سیاہ فام زیر عتاب تھے، پر اب تو حالات ...
Read More »It’s the time to get rid of Draconian Law “FCR”
The leader of one band of the Nez Perce people, Chief Joseph has rightly said “Treat all men alike. Give them the same law. Give them them an even chance to live and grow”. It is a matter of fact that the constitution of Pakistan ensures inalienable rights to all the citizens of Pakistan. FATA today is formally a part ...
Read More »Never compromised on Afghan pride: Sharbat Gula
KABUL: Nat Geo’s famed ‘Afghan Girl’ Sharbat Gula on Wednesday said she kept her Afghan pride throughout the migration and never asked for help amid hard times and fame. Gula, who was made famous by a National Geographic cover in 1985, arrived in Kabul from Pakistan through the Torkham border after completing a 14-day jail sentence she served in hospital ...
Read More »FIA arrests Nadra official for allegedly issuing fake CNIC to ‘Afghan girl’ Sharbat Gula
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Friday arrested an official of the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) for allegedly issuing a fake Computerised National Identity Card (CNICs) to Nat Geo’s famed ‘Afghan Girl’ Sharbat Gula. Nadra’s Assistant Director Amaad was arrested during a raid in Peshawar and presented before the judicial magistrate. The official had been suspended last ...
Read More »Maria Sharapova to resume as UN goodwill ambassador in April
United Nations on Thursday announced that Maria Sharapova will be allowed to resume her role as a United Nations (UN) goodwill ambassador when her drug suspension ends in April. “The UNDP is glad to learn that Maria Sharapova can return to the sport she loves sooner than expected and we will lift the suspension of her role as our goodwill ...
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