The Annexation of Punjab made the way clear for the Britishers to execute the forward policy in Waziristan without a huge cost. It was the year 1848 that eventually the annexation reached to its completion; after the death of Ranjit Singh, and, in the result of that, Fata falls into the direct influence of British. Moreover, Punjab’s productivity and the ...
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Two key Taliban group militants were arrested as they were escaping from Dahana-e-Ghori district in northern Baghlan province, disguised as married couple. According to the local security officials, the two Taliban militants were identified as Mawlavi Jumadin and Qari Juma Khan. Provincial security chief Gen. Ewaz Mohammad Nazari confirmed that the two militants were involved in insurgency activities and were ...
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during the 20th anniversary celebration of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization, CTBTO, at UN headquarters in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, April 27, 2016. ─ AP VIENNA: UN chief Ban Ki-moon called Wednesday for the US, China and other nuclear-armed states to end the “madness” of atomic testing by finally ratifying the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban ...
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The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said the US-led war on terror failed because the extremists’ sanctuaries remained intact in Pakistan. During an interview with the Russia Today television network, Karzai said Washington should focus on cutting down extremists’ financial sources and training grounds if the country remains sincerely determined to fight terror in all its forms, and its ...
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The Afghanistan National Cricket Team will start tour of Scotland, Ireland and Netherlands in coming July, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said Tuesday. According to a statement by ACB, the Afghan team will play in a series of 2 One Day International (ODI) matches, on 4th and 6th July. The statement further added that the second series will played against ...
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The Afghan Taliban group has confirmed that a delegation consisting high level representatives of the group is currently visiting Pakistan to discuss the issues of mutual interest. A spokesman for the Taliban’s political office in Qatar Mohammad Naeem told “The esteemed leader of Islamic Emirate (the Taliban) has instructed the delegation to discuss issues regarding Afghan refugees, some recent problems ...
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Our education system has to be transformed along the lines which inculcate lifelong learning habits among the students Books are man’s best friend. They are the carrier of his intellectual heritage and a matchless source of recreation. In a consumerist and postmodernist age, marked by complexity and uncertainty, books can be a source of deeper meaning and profound consolation. They ...
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KARACHI: Bollywood director Kabir Khan, who was in Karachi to attend a marketing seminar, had to face shoe-wielding angry protesters at Karachi airport on his departure on Wednesday. The ‘Phantom’ director, who arrived at Karachi airport to leave for Lahore, was surrounded by protesters who not only shouted anti-India and pro-Pakistan slogans but also questioned Kabir Khan on why he ...
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بنوں۔ وزیر اعظم میاں نواز شریف اور مولانا فضل الرحمن کا دورہ بنوں کے انتظامات کا جائزہ لینے کیلئے وفاقی وزیر اور سابق وزیر اعلیِ اکرم خان درانی زیاد درانی سپورٹس کمپلیکس پہنچ گئے وزیر اعظم اور مولانا کا دورہ بنوں کے موقع پر تاریخی استقبال کیاجائے گا اس موقع پر وزیر اعظم میاں نواز شریف چار ارب روپے کی ...
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The Pakistani Ambassador to Afghanistan Syed Abrar Hussain was summoned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan (MoFA) over heavy artillery shelling by Pakistan in eastern Nangarhar province. According to a statement by MoFA, a formal protest was lodged regarding the shelling by handing over an official Memo of the Afghan government to the Pakistani Ambassador. The statement further ...
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