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WASHINGTON: Asserting that Pakistan’s powerful spy agency ISI is not taking action against all terror groups, the US has warned Pakistan that it will not hesitate to act alone, when necessary, to disrupt and destroy terror networks operating in the country. “The problem is that there are forces within the Pakistani government — specifically in Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence or ISI ...

The question of democracy in Pakistan is far from settled despite the commitment of the founding fathers and political leaders of following generations. Dissolution of the first Constituent Assembly of the country in 1954 after a bureaucratic coup heralded a 6/10 years cycle of intervention by dictatorial forces for ambushing the democratic process. But it is also true that people ...

CHITRAL: The chief consultant of the Golen Gol hydropower project has tendered his resignation to the quarters concerned, citing the reason that his suggestions were continually ignored by Wapda, the executing agency of the project. A knowledgeable source told Dawn requesting anonymity that the consultant Mr George, a German national, was known for his efficiency who possessed varied experience in ...

Fata should be “de-colonised” first, says Afrasiab Khattak. ISLAMABAD: Well-known lawmakers and human rights experts discussed threadbare a report formulated by a high-level committee about reforms in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) at a consultative meeting organised by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Saturday, and said it had several flaws that should be removed before it was ...

THE Taliban office in Doha, Qatar, pictured before its official inauguration in this file photo. Three Taliban leaders from the office have held a series of meetings in Pakistan.—AP ISLAMABAD: A three-member delegation from the Taliban’s Qatar office is currently in Pakistan to meet authorities — the first such contact following the breakdown of Islamabad-brokered talks between Kabul and the ...

KABUL: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah said Sunday that the Taliban group is based in Pakistan and the visit by the group’s delegation to the country is not new. Abdullah was speaking during a press conference after the conclusion of an official to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Chief Executive Officer further added that the majority of ...

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Saturday said he was “not aware” if any delegation of the Afghan Taliban had recently come to Pakistan in relation to peace talks with the government in Kabul. Aziz’s statement comes as news reports quoted officials as saying that three senior Afghan Taliban members travelled to Pakistan this week ...

EDITORIAL: Recent visit of the Taliban delegation to Islamabad has raised many eyebrows in the international community. The delegation comprised of key Taliban leaders including Maulvi Shahabuddin, Mullah Jan Mohammad Madani, and Mullah Abdul Salam visited Islamabad to brief Pakistani officials on the talks held between Afghan government and the insurgent group in Doha. A few days ago, Afghanistan National ...

پنجاب اور ہندوستانی ایک دوسرے کے ساتھ مختلیف ثقافتی میلے فیشن شوز۔ موسیقی۔ ارٹ۔ فوڈز۔ کیا دلی کیا لاہور کے میلے منقعد کرتے ہیں۔ ایک دوسرے کے فنکاروں اور شخصیات کی خدمات کو سراہنے کیلئے لاہور دہلی اسلام میں پروگرام کراتے ہیں۔ پاکستان سے بھی لوگ وہاں جاتے ہیں ہندوستان سے بھی لوگ پاکستان اتے ہیں مگر کبھی کسی پنجابی ...

د پیرروښان کورنۍ د لودي افغانانو سره نژدې اړیکې وې، او رشته داري یې هم ورسره لرله. د دوی کورنۍ ته لودیانو د هند په جالندهر کښې ډېره لویه مزکه ورکړې وه. قاضي عبدالله (د پیر روښان پلار) لودیانو د جالندهر «قاضي» مقرر کړی وو. پیر روښان په کال ۱۵۲۵م په جالندهر کښې وزېږېد، او اته میاشتې وروسته د مغلانو ...