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PUNJAB (TOBA TEK SINGH): City police registered a case on Saturday under the Anti-Terrorism Act against two persons for uploading alleged hate posts on a social media site. Complainant Mateeullah, of Chak 295-GB, says Rozi Khan, of Azafiabadi in Chak 331-JB, and Muhammad Nadeem Gul Qadri posted objectionable contents on their Facebook pages targeting a religious school of thought. Police ...

A former Afghan lawmaker has been shot dead by unknown gunmen in Kabul city in the latest wave of target killings which has been on the rise amid deteriorating security situation. According to the security officials, the former lawmaker Dr. Asadullah Hematyar was shot dead by unknown gunmen in the vicinity of Stanikzai Meena. The police district#6 police chief Mohammad ...

GLASGOW: Around 3,000 people rallied in Glasgow on Saturday demanding a second referendum on Scottish independence in the wake of Britain’s vote to leave the EU. While 52 per cent of UK voters opted to quit the European Union in the June 23 referendum, within Scotland, 62pc voted for Britain to stay in the 28-country bloc. But the rally came ...

The Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Roberto Azevêdo has said the full membership of Afghanistan will integrate the country into the global economy. “I am proud to welcome Afghanistan to the WTO as our newest member,” Azevêdo said. He said “This is an historic day for the country and its integration into the global economy. We arrived ...

Concluding my humanitarian missions in Kabul and Laghman, the next part of my journey would lead me through Jalalabad to the legendary Khyber Pass via Torkham, the border post with Pakistan. Just the thought of travelling through unchartered territory was overwhelming. Not only would I be revisiting history and witnessing one of the ancient gateways between east and west tracing ...

The van was damaged by flood water whilst carrying a groom’s party in Bazar Zakha Khel in a remote village in Khyber. —AFP PESHAWAR: Flash floods triggered by monsoon rains swept away a bus carrying a wedding party on Saturday in Khyber Agency’s Landi Kotal area, killing 26 people, an official said. The spokesman for the local disaster management authority, ...

AFGHANISTAN: The Special Operations Forces (SoF), Commandos, of the Afghan National Army (ANA), have been deployed to southern Helmand province to push the Taliban militants out of Khanshin district. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said the commando forces were deployed to Khanshin district where Taliban launched a major attack. A statement by MoD said at least 18 Taliban insurgents were ...

PESHAWAR: The Afghan consul-general has shared problems of refugees in Pakistan with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governor. A statement from the Afghan consulate said Dr. Abdullah Wahid Poyan met Iqbal Zafar Jhagra at the governor’s house on Friday. Matters of mutual interest, with particular reference to Afghan refugees in the northwestern province and situation in the region, were discussed. The governor apprised ...

A former top Pakistani envoy has said Pakistan must shut down terrorism or get globally isolated, a call which comes amid growing criticisms against the country for allowing the militant groups to operate using its soil. In an interview with First Post, the former Pakistani Ambassador to US, Hussain Haqqani, said “Terrorism has to be shut down. Pakistan must understand ...

LAHORE: In a strikingly odd manner, Pakistani porn star Nadia has revealed that she was aware of the fact that adultery is sinful but still she keep doing it everyday. The 25-year-old star who is derided for wearing hijab while filming immoral videos put forth a weird reason for this and stated that she grabs more views in this manner. Nadia ...