─Dawn screengrabs PESHAWAR: A local court in Chitral on Tuesday sent the principal of a private school to jail on judicial remand for assaulting minor students. Drosh police registered a first information report under the Child Protection Act against the principal of The Learners Public School, Drosh. —Screengrab The teacher, identified as Inamul Kabir, was soon arrested after a video ...
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فاٹا کو شدت پسندوں سے نہیں قبائلیوں سے کلیئر کر دیا گیا ہے: ملک ریاض بنگش
آپریشن ضرب عضب میں بڑی تعداد میں شدت پسندوں کو ہلاک تو کیا گیا مگر اُن کی لاشیں کہاں گئیں اُنہیں کہاں پر دفنایا گیا اُنہیں میڈیا کے سامنے کیوں نہیں لایا گیا عوامی نیشنل پارٹی ولی کے مرکزی ترجمان ملک ریاض بنگش کی دی پشتون ٹائمز کیساتھ خصوصی انٹرویو ملک ریاض بنگش ضلع ہنگو میں پیدا ہُوئے خاندان قوم ...
Read More »We are all Afghans and I endorse what Achakzai has said about Afghans, says Ajmal Shams
We are all Afghans and I endorse what Mehmud Khan Achakzai has said about Afghans, Eng. Ajmal Shams, president Afghanistan Social Democratic Party, talks to THE PASHTUN TIMES THE PASHTUN TIMES
Read More »‘650 Pakistanis Jihadists fighting in conflict zones abroad’
RAWALPINDI: As many as 650 Pakistanis are said to be fighting in the conflict zones of Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Afghanistan and Central Asian states along with different foreign organisations. Intelligence agencies have so far identified 132 of them and expressed the fear that their return after being defeated by international forces might add to sectarian strife in Pakistan. After receiving ...
Read More »126,336 Afghan refugees have been asked to relocate from Haripur within 30 days or be ready to face the music
Officials at the Haripur DC office told news media, the administration has asked Afghan nationals to relocate to camp areas with their businesses within 30 days. PHOTO: REUTERS HARIPUR: The district administration has asked Afghan refugees to either relocate within next 30 days or be ready to face the music. The move was part of the campaign that was intiated ...
Read More »Erdogan accuses West of ‘supporting terror, coup plotters’
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during an event for foreign investors, in Ankara. —AP ISTANBUL: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday accused the West of supporting “terror” and the coup plotters who tried to unseat him, in his toughest attack on Ankara’s Western allies since the July 15 attempted putsch. “Unfortunately, the West is supporting terror and standing ...
Read More »Afghanistan’s extreme geography attracts extreme sports
Three foreign tourists kayak along the Panjshir River in Panjshir province, north of Kabul, Afghanistan—AP PANJSHIR: On a recent sunny morning in northern Afghanistan, excited children and bemused policemen lined the banks of a fast-flowing river to watch a group of Europeans in multicolored kayaks navigate the white water. A drone-mounted camera also followed the kayakers’ progress, buzzing and hovering ...
Read More »China hails Afghanistan’s fight against Chinese terrorist group
KABUL: Cooperation between Afghan and Chinese armed forces can immensely contribute to the security both countriesand creating an enabling environment for development,the Chinese defence minister hopes. At a meeting with visiting Afghan army chief of general staff Qadam Shah Shaheem in Beijing late on Sunday, Chang Wanquan praised Kabul’s support in fighting against extremists based in Xinjiang. Beijing has long ...
Read More »Indian woman arrested before joining militants in Afghanistan
KABUL: An Indian woman was arrested before she manage to join the militant groups in Afghanistan where hundreds of foreign insurgents are fighting under different militant groups. According to the local media reports in India, the 28-year-old woman was arrested from Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi along with her 5-year-old son. The reports further added that the woman was ...
Read More »Afghanistan reviewing options for Pakistani violations in Torkham, says Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs
KABUL: The Afghan government is reviewing options to prevent the violations by Pakistan along the Durand Line, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said. The ministry said the construction of a gate in Torkham is regrettable and against the enforced practice, calling it a move against the good neighborly relations. Condemning the construction of the gate by Pakistan, MoFA said ...
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