Author Archives: The Pashtun Times

حالیہ ٹریفک تنازعہ: ملٹری اور سویلین تعلقات

نوشہرہ میں دس ستمبر کے موٹروے پولیس اور فوجی کمانڈو کے تنازعہ سے اگر ایک طرف مین سٹریم میڈیا اور سوشل میڈیا میں زبردست ھل چل پیدا ھوئی تو دوسری طرف دلچسپ بحث و مباحثے کو بھی جنم دیا ہے۔ اور بعض صورتوں میں اس بحث نے عام شہریوں اور فوجی افسران کے درمیان ایک دلچسپ مکالمے کی شکل اختیار ...

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We will not allow anyone to spread terrorism on our land, says Pashtun leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai

Achakzai said that blood of innocent Pashtoons are being shed without any reason. “Military, judiciary and other institutions must be subservient to the parliament.” Mahmood Khan Achakzai addressing a public gathering in the memory of martyrs of Quetta carnage.—Asmatullah Khan Kakar QUETTA: The Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) chief and veteran Pashtoon nationalist leader, Mahmood Khan Achakzai, termed supremacy of ...

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Peace deal with Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s party not against national interest: Abdullah

KABUL: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah Abdullah on Monday said he was closely monitoring peace negotiations with the Gulbadin Hikmatyar-led Hezb-i-IslamiAfghanistan (HIA). There was no problem in concluding the peace agreement the HIA, the CEO told a cabinet meeting. The Afghans badly needed peace and there was no obstacle to the process, he observed. “We recently heard comments that ...

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Sanjay Dutt’s next film to be about Afghanistan

INDIA: The famous Indian film star Sanjaty Dutt’s next film will be about Afghanistan to focus on the use of children in suicide attacks. Sanjay Dutt is due to shoot for the movie by signing the contract of the film six months after he was released from the jail. The movie will be directed by Girish Malik, the receiver of ...

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Released in Afghan-US forces raid, Gilani says kidnappers were Punjabis

PAKISTAN: The son of the former Pakistani Prime Minister who was released during a joint raid by the Afghan and US forces has said his kidnappers hailed from Punjab province of Pakistan. Ali Haidar Gilani was released earlier in the month fo May this year and was handed over to the Pakistani authorities following his release in Afghanistan. Addressing a ...

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‘Pakistan a terrorist state’ ─ Rajnath spews vitriol in run-up to UNGA showdown

Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh termed Pakistan a ‘terrorist state’ in an anti-Pakistan rant on Sunday, hours after suspected militants attacked in Indian army base in India-held Kashmir (IHK). “Pakistan is a terrorist state and should be identified and isolated as such,” Rajnath tweeted. Pakistan is a terrorist state and it should be identified and isolated as such. — Rajnath ...

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Afghanistan urges isolation of terror sponsors after attack on Indian base

Afghanistan condemned a deadly attack on the Indian army base in the Indian-administered Kashmir urging to isolate those sponsoring terrorism in the region. “Terrorism is a common threat to the entire region&world;thus,requires joint fight to eliminate terrorists&isolate those who sponsor them,” the Afghanistan National Security Council (NSC) said in a statement. The statement further added that “the people of Afghanistan ...

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Those behind army base attack will not go unpunished: Modi

The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vowed punishment for those involved behind a deadly attack on army base in Indian-administered Kashmir. Strongly condemning the attack on the army base in Kashmir, Modi said ” I assure the nation that those behind this despicable attack will not go unpunished.” At least 17 Indian soldiers lost their lives in the attack ...

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Militants launch deadly attack on Indian base in Kashmir

A group of militants launched a deadly attack on an army base in Indian-administered Kashmir earlier today with preliminary reports suggesting at least 17 soldiers were killed in the attack. According to the local media reports citing relevant sources, a gun battle is still underway near the base as at least 4 militants have been killed so far. There are ...

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US to stay neutral as Pakistan, India prepare for UN showdown

WASHINGTON: As Pakistan prepares to highlight the current situation in India-held Kashmir at the UN General Assembly and India plans to counter it by raising the Baloch issue, the United States has made it clear that it will not back either side. “What we have said — nothing is changed about our view that we want to see India and ...

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