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MINGORA: The local police have arrested a key member of a gang allegedly involved in a child sex and pornography case. The unearthing of the case has fueled public outcry with civil society groups and residents demanding of the provincial government and police to take strict action against the perpetrators. The gang allegedly used to force children to have sex ...

ISLAMABAD: Army chief Gen Raheel Sharif on Tuesday weighed in on the government-opposition row over the Panama Papers probe by asking Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to resolve the issue at the earliest. Gen Sharif, according to a well-placed government source, conveyed the pointed message to the prime minister in a one-on-one meeting before another huddle on national security at PM ...

AFGHANISTAN: The former Pakistani cricket captain Mohammad Yousuf, belongs to Lahore, has applied for the post of Afghanistan cricket coach, nearly a month after Inzamam-ul-haq quit the role. According to analysts, the introduction of Tableegh to the Pakistani national cricket team has already destroyed the performance of Pakistani players. The analysts expect the same results for the young energies in ...

KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday arrived in Tajikistan on a two-day visit to participate in the inaugural ceremony for a multibillion four-nation gas pipeline project. The Presidential Palace in Kabul said Ghani, leading a high-level delegation, left Kabul in the morning for Dushanbe at the invitation of Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon. During the two-day trip, Ghani will meet his ...

AFGHANISTAN: The former acting minister of defense and acting head of the Afghan intelligence Masoom Stanikzai said the Afghan forces are facing threats posed by terrorists who are receiving support from the neighboring intelligence. Stanikzai was speaking during a gathering in Kabul to introduce the acting NDS chief and acting Minister of Defense. Without elaborating further on which neighboring country’s ...

KABUL: The Afghan National Security Forces have rescued the son of Yousuf RAza Gilani, former Pakistani Prime Minister, three years after he was kidnapped from Pakistan and was reported taken to Afghanistan, it has been reported. “In an operation by Afghan Special Forces in Ghanzi Province this morning, Mr. Ali Haidar Gilani, the son of Pakistan former Prime Minister Yusuf Reza ...

UNITED NATIONS: A new UN plan to tackle the worst refugee crisis since World War II would aim to resettle at least 10 per cent of refugees annually, piling pressure on countries to open up their doors to those fleeing wars and disasters. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon outlined the proposal for a new “global compact on responsibility-sharing” on Monday to ...

Baacha Khan Schools Principal’s Meeting held at BKTEF Directorate PESHAWAR: “To minimize the possibility of conflicts, it is important to provide opportunity to others to express their thoughts. This can only happen when we have firm belief that every human being has the capacity to think irrespective of creed, cast, class, race, gender, geography and language. It makes sure inclusion ...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Meena was born in middle-class family in Afghanistan in February 27, 1956 in Kabul. ‘Meena’ is a Persian word which means “light”. Her father always told “she is the light of my life”. At the age of 12 she was stricken by typhoid. The whole family was very unhappy because of the fear of her impending ...

MARDAN: Awami National Party provincial president Ameer Haider Khan Hoti has said that they will move court against suspension of district nazim Himayatullah Mayar. Talking to journalists at his residence here on Sunday, he criticised the provincial government for suspension of Mardan district nazim. The district nazim belongs to ANP “The provincial government has not only taken an undemocratic step ...