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It’s been another bad week for religious tolerance. At least 70 people were killed and 300 injured after Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a faction of the Pakistan Taliban, attacked a crowded public park in the Eastern city of Lahore, to coincide with Easter celebrations, Meanwhile, thousands of protesters clashed with police in Islamabad in protests over blasphemy laws in Pakistan. Outraged at the ...

PESHAWAR: A joint dialogue forum of civil society organizations was organized in Peshawar under the theme “Space for Civil Society in Pakistan.  The event was organized to identify and address barriers to a healthy state-NGO relationship and will contribute to forge a strategic partnership within NGOs networks, NGOs and other stakeholders. The event emphasized on framing a code of conduct ...

Deputy Foreign Minister Hekmat Khalil Karzai has said the Afghan government believes Pakistan has not fulfilled commitments Islamabad pledged for the revival of direct peace talks with the Taliban group. He was speaking during a summit organized in capital Kabul which focused on regional cooperation for peace and stability. Karzai further added that the Afghan government was supposed to participate ...

Whether we like it or not, peace with Pakistan is possible. But peace with The Taliban is not. There are many reasons why, I will examine a few. This will be under the assumption that Nation States are still the most powerful and influential actors in the world. The world has not entered the era of which Nation States have ...

The Afghanistan national football team defeated Singapore 2-1 in their second appearance in a qualifier match for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Organized in Takhti stadium in the capital city of Tehran, the Afghan footballers ended the game in their favor after they were thrashed by Japan. The Afghan team managed to score their first goal during the 39th minute ...

An Afghan cricket fan dances in celebration. — AFP KABUL: Hundreds of dancing, flag-waving Afghan fans Tuesday gave a hero’s welcome to their cricket team as they arrived home after a historic triumph over the mighty West Indies at the World Twenty20. Afghanistan failed to qualify for the semi-finals but the underdog side notched up an impressive win against the ...

HERAT CITY: Former national security advisor Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta has said inappropriate policies of the incumbent government had raised concerns about political instability and fear of escalation in war. Also a former foreign minister, Spanta said he would render all possible sacrifices but would not allow the Pakistani establishment to influence Afghanistan’s foreign policy or meddle in its internal ...

Ramzan Kadyrov MOSCOW: Moscow’s endorsement of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov for another term is a bid to ensure stability in the crucial region, in a move analysts said turns a blind eye to the strongman’s faults. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said Kadyrov, in power since 2007, would continue as acting leader until elections in September after long remaining ...

Fidel Castro HAVANA: Fidel Castro responded on Monday to President Barack Obama’s historic trip to Cuba with a long, bristling letter recounting the history of US aggression against Cuba, writing that “we don’t need the empire to give us any presents”. The 1,500-word letter in state media titled “Brother Obama” was Castro’s first response to the president’s three-day visit last ...

Indian PM says he will visit the Kingdom next month to ‘expand and deepen bilateral relations’ with Saudi Arabia.─AFP/File MUMBAI: Indian prime minister Narendra Modi announced Monday that he will be visiting Saudi Arabia between April 2 and April 3 on the invitation of King Salman. The Indian premier announced the decision on his official Facebook page, adding that he ...