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KABUL: The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said his return to power could be failure for democratic transition in the country. In an interview with the Royal Institute of International Affairs, the former President said “a return to power for himself would be a failure for Afghanistan’s democratic transition. He ws commenting regarding his hopes for his successor Mohammad ...

AFGHANISTAN: The Taliban militants shot at least 6 civilians after accusing them of breaking Ramadan fast in western Herat province of Afghanistan. According to the local officials, the incident took place in Obe district after the Taliban militants initially opened fire on residents of Tagab Yari area. District police chief Sher Aqa Alokozai said he is aware of reports regarding ...

The United States and its allies are expected to raise $15 billion for the Afghan National Defense and Security (ANDSF) in the NATO summit scheduled for next month in Warsaw, it has been reported. The funds will be raised with an aim to fund ANDSF through 2020 as they face a resurgent Taliban following the full transfer of security responsibilities ...

The Deputy Foreign Minister Hekmat Khalil Karzai is expected to visit Pakistan on Monday to discuss the Torkham issue which led to deadly clashes between the Afghan and Pakistani forces last week. The Afghanistan National Security Council (NSC) said Karzai is expected to lead a high level delegation during his visit to Pakistan to discuss the issue with the Pakistani officials. ...

ISLAMABAD: While refuting rumours regarding the health condition of renowned philanthropist and Edhi Foundation Chairman Abdul Sattar Edhi, his son Faisal Edhi said on Saturday that his father is feeling better now. While talking to a private news channel, Faisal Edhi said that Abdul Sattar Edhi was taken to hospital for routine dialysis. The situation had turned awkward earlier in ...

ISLAMABAD: Prominent lawyer and television host Naeem Bokhari announced his decision to join Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) after a meeting with party chief Imran Khan in Islamabad on Saturday. Naeem Bokhari is a senior advocate of Supreme Court and a television host. His television appearances include a talkshows and entertainment shows on DawnNews and PTV. Back in 2007, Bokhari wrote an ...

CAIRO: An Egyptian court Saturday sentenced former Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to life in prison in an espionage trial in which six of his co-defendants were handed death penalties. The court acquitted Morsi of charges of having supplied Qatar with classified documents but sentenced him to life for leading an unlawful organisation, his lawyer Abdel Moneim Abdel Maksoud told AFP. ...

A suicide bomber was shot dead by the Afghan security forces before he manage to carry out an attack in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The provincial government media office said the suicide bomber was shot dead in Kot district earlier this morning. Provincial security chief Gen. Zarawar Zahid quoted in a statement by the provincial government media office said ...

MITHI: A jirga forcibly remarried an already-married Hindu girl to a 56-year-old man in Katayari village in Tharparkar. Wadia Bai Meghwar and her cousin Suresh had contracted a marriage of their free will in a Karachi court on May 4, 2016. A few days later, however, a notable from Thar’s Arbab family took Wadia from their home, promising to marry ...

Muqaddas Bibi, a resident of Butranwali near Gujranwala, married Taufiq Ahmed three years ago in defiance of her family, who considered a marriage for love ─ rather than an arranged marriage ─ shameful, police investigator Mohammad Arshad told AFP. Bibi’s ties with her family were severed after the marriage, Arshad said, but her mother and brother allegedly approached her at ...