هغه وخت چې د تزاري روسیې نفوذ په منځنۍ اسیا کې مخ په پراخیدو شو نو د برطانوي هند سره د خپلې بقا سوال پیدا شو، هماغه وو چې سترګې یې د افغانانو خاوري ته واړولې او افغانستان د روس او برطانوي هند د لوېې لوبې یا ګریټ ګیم په میدان بدل شو چې په پایله کې درې ځله ۱۸۳۸، ...
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Projection and Misrepresentation: A Self and Other Analysis of Regional Identities
Naturally it is one’s own self that is too close and thoroughly knowable. Proximity then systematically leads to acceptance and projection of the individual self. This as a result defines the individual self against other who is distant and less knowable. Yes, the other appears to be different and thus indirectly rejected once one begins developing likeness for one’s personality ...
Read More »Pakistan eyes Central Asia access via Peshawar-Kabul motorway
KABUL: Pakistan aims to access the Central Asian markets as Islamabad mulls to start work on the construction of Peshawar-Kabul motorway, it has been reported. According to the local media reports, Islamabad has given a go-ahead to the National Highway Authority (NHA) to begin the process of hiring consultants who will carry out a feasibility study on the proposed Peshawar-Kabul ...
Read More »زمانه اخیره ده/ مجيد قرار
وطن مطن مو په درد نه لګېږي. ګوندې له لوږې به نه مړه کېږئ. چې ټوپک خدای درکوي، ډوډۍ به هم درکړي. اسلام ضرریان ونازوئ، ډوډۍ ورکړئ، د غریب حق زکاتونه پرې وخورئ، ښې ښې نجونې مو د دوهمې درېیمې ښځې په توګه ور نکاح کړئ، په مېلمستیاوو او بېټکونو کې یې لوړ لوړ، تر ټولو پورته کښېنوئ. چې حکومت ...
Read More »حامد کرزي په پاکستان غږ کړې چې شربت ګله دې خوشې کړي
د افغانستان پخواني اولس مشر حامد کرزي په پاکستان کې د افغانستان د سفیر حضرت عمر زاخیلوال هغه هڅې چې د شربت ګلې د خلاصون لپاره یې کړي وستایلې. حامد کرزي شربت ګله د افغانستان د ښایست، هڅو او درد سمبول وګڼله او و يې ویل دا څېره له شاوخوا دېرشو کلنو راهیسې په نړیواله کچه د افغانانو استازیتوب کوي ...
Read More »National Geographic’s famed ‘Afghan girl’ to be released soon: Zakhilwal
KABUL: The Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal has promised that National Geographic’s famed ‘Afghan girl’, Sharbat Gula, will be released from the Pakistani jail soon. Zakhilwal said the Embassy of Afghanistan has not been informed regarding the arrest of Gula and her family so far. He said the Embassy of Afghanistan has ascertained the location where Gula is ...
Read More »From trending to trendy: Pakistani #ChaiWala gets a makeover
If you thought that the trending #ChaiWala was a one-time wonder, you were wrong. Looks like Arshad Khan, the 18-year-old tea seller from Islamabad, is becoming more famous by the day. Khan unknowingly became an overnight social media celebrity after an image of him posted by Pakistani photographer Jiah Ali on her Instagram account went viral. The photo attracted over ...
Read More »Drone strike targets senior Al Qaeda leader in Afghanistan: US official
Washington DC: A strike in Kunar province targeted Farouq al-Qahtani, Al Qaeda’s emir for northeastern Afghanistan, and his deputy Bilal al-Mutaybi, the senior US defence official said. The US military believes the men were killed but has not confirmed the strike was successful. “We feel pretty confident,” the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the matter. The Pentagon ...
Read More »‘I will tear Section 144 into 144 pieces’: Sheikh Rashid
ISLAMABAD: In a dramatic response to the Islamabad administration’s order against public gatherings, Awami Muslim League (AML) Chief Sheikh Rashid has said that he will “tear Section 144 into 144 pieces.” “On Nov 2, Rawalpindi will be closed down no matter what anyone does,” Rasheed told reporters Thursday adding, “from Chandi Chowk till Islamabad, people will come out onto ...
Read More »Ghani vows revenge as ISIS group massacre at least 30 Afghan civilians
KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani vowed to avenge the brutal killings of the ordinary civilians by militant groups as the loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group massacred at least 30 civilians in western Ghor province. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, in a statement, said President Ghani promises revenge for the blood of ...
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