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AT-Kabul: Over 80 Ulama (Islamic scholars) in eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday expressed support for the polio eradication program. “It is not only the responsibility of the government to eradicate polio from Afghanistan but we are all responsible and must cooperate in eradicating this devastating disease and paying attention to the improvement of our children’s health”, Mawlawi Abdul Zahir Haqani, ...

The Central Bamyan province of Afghanistan hosted the second International Marathon attended by scores of athletes from the country as well as outside of Afghanistan. The provincial governor Mohammad Tahir Zahir distributed the medals for the winners of the second International Marathon. Zahir hailed the International Association of Freerunners, Afghanistan Marathon, Directorate of Information and Culture and Rah Abrisham tourist ...

A television reporter was killed in an explosion triggered by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan. According to the local security officials, the incident took place earlier today in Lashkargah city, the provincial capital of Helmand province. The officials further added that the reporter was killed after his vehicle struck the IED in the area ...

Thirty civilians have been killed in northern Afghanistan during an Afghan special forces mission supported by Nato, an Afghan spokesman said. Mahmood Danish, a spokesman for the governor of Kunduz province, told the BBC Taliban fighters had been sheltering in civilian homes. Nato launched air strikes in the area after two US soldiers were killed. Mr Danish said it was ...

The Afghan woman Sharbat Gula will return to Afghanistan on coming Monday as she has been released from the jail nearly two weeks after she was arrested by the Pakistani authorities. The Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal informed regarding the release of Gula from the jail earlier today. “With utmost delight, I announce that Sharbatgula is now free ...

Three Peshawar based tech ideas converted in to startup businesses. Revolt an incubator by Peshawar 2.0, a social enterprise, incubated these three ideas into full-fledged businesses through an intensive marathon three months program. Fresh graduates from different educational institutes joined Revolt three months back. All the team went through a program which covered important areas ideas generation, innovation, the basic ...

پاکستان تحریک انصاف ملک کی دیگر جماعتوں کی نسبت ایک نئی جماعت ہے ۔ اور بہت جلد ایک مقبول پارٹی بن گئی۔ پی ٹی آئی نے انتہائی کم وقت میں بیشمار کامیابیاں حاصل کی مگر عمران کی غیر لچکدار روئے اور سولو فلائٹ کی خواھش نے اس کو ناکامی سی دوچار کیا ۔ سیاسی شخصیات اور جماعتیں عوامی ملکیت ھوتی ...

The Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal has called on the Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to intervene and secure the release of the Afghan woman Sharbat Gula who has been serving in a Pakistani jail for allegedly obtaining fake Pakistani identity card. Calling the decision by the court to reject the bail plea for Gula, the Afghan Ambassador ...

The Border Security Force (BSF) said on Wednesday that Pakistan’s border guarding force was deliberately targeting civilian areas and its Army directly supporting the troops in the shelling on these areas and Indian posts along the International Border. Addressing a press conference, inspector general of BSF, DK Upadhyay, said Pakistan Army is giving full support to Pakistan Rangers, which have ...

As many as six officials in the Pakistani high commission reportedly returned home on Wednesday amid growing tensions between the two countries after a Pakistani staffer was caught spying, sources said. Though there was no official confirmation on the number of diplomats leaving India, according to sources associated with the diplomatic mission, six officials are in the process of leaving ...