Democracy and political parties go hand in hand. They educate public opinion, provide political stability, formulate public policies, makes the working of parliamentary government possible, and recruit political leaders.In Pakistan,however,the scenario is abysmally different.The scope of my topic here is focused on Jamat Islami’s political-cum-militant chekered, turbulent evolution,and its comparison with its sister ideological Turkish Justice and Development Party(AKP). Interestingly, ...
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108 Afghan Media Workers Join Refugee Stream to Europe
KABUL – Pajhwok Afghan News has learned that as many as 108 Afghan journalists and media workers had left Afghanistan to seek asylum in foreign countries during the past one year. These individuals mainly worked in information technology and translation sections at different media outlets in Afghanistan before leaving the country. Since early 2015, five workers of Shamshad TV, 21 ...
Read More »Merkel: Iran must Recognize Israel’s Existence
BERLIN: Even though Iran has agreed to a landmark deal curbing its nuclear activities, relations can only fully normalize when it recognizes the existence of Israel, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday. Speaking at the side of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Merkel told reporters after a meeting of the two countries’ Cabinets that she’s “made very clear” that “there cannot ...
Read More »Deadly clashes erupting between rival Taliban groups in Ghazni
AFGHANISTAN: Deadly clashes have been erupting between two rival groups of Taliban in central Ghazni province of Afghanistan, officials said on Tuesday. The provincial governor said that one group belongs to Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour and the other one to Mullah Mohammad Rasoul. According to Mohammad Aman Hamim, the clashes which started in the jurisdiction of Nawa District earlier this morning ...
Read More »Why hatred should dictate us?
Hatred is a satanic instinct, infectious in character and only found in human species. It is not spontaneous like anger and has roots in evil intelligence. It has some erroneous characteristics like fire. The fire initially needs fuel, subsequently, it consumes itself, the left over is ash. The hatred generates and thrives on bitterness and intolerance. It destroys the host ...
Read More »ایل آر ایچ ہسپتال میں اقرباپروری کی بنیاد پربرتیوں اور بے قاعدگیا ں
پشاور :ایل آر ایچ ہسپتال میں مرلن این جی او اور ڈائریکٹوریٹ جنرل ہیلتھ کے تعاون سے جاری ٹر اما پراجیکٹ میں اقرباء پروری کی بنیاد پر برتیاں کی گئی جبکہ ڈائریکٹوریٹ جنرل ہیلتھ اس پراجیکٹ میں کی گئی بے ضابطگیوں سے مکمل بے خبر ہے۔ آر ٹی آئی کے ذریعے کی گئی انکوائری کے نتیجے میں یہ بات ...
Read More »A mother holding her sons photo in ‘APS Victims Protest’ at Aman Park Peshawar
PESHAWAR: A mother holding her sons photo in ‘APS Victims Protest’ at Aman Park Peshawar THE PASHTUN TIMES
Read More »Pashtun Students Platform in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (THE PASHTUN TIMES): Pashtun students, studying in various universities of Hong Kong, seek a platform to address multifaceted problems that Pashtun students encounter in the pursuit of higher education. Arif Ali Khan, a PhD Scholar at City University Hong Kong, said that Pashtun students, for the first time ever, organized a get together in Hong Kong with a ...
Read More »Stop Using Children as Soldiers: Abdullah to Taliban
KABUL – Chief Executive Officer Dr. Abdullah Abdullahon Monday asked the Taliban to stop using children as soldiers in the ongoing conflict in the country. The national unity government was pursuing a zero-tolerance policy on child soldiers, he told a ceremony marking the 27th anniversary of the Soviet military withdrawal from Afghanistan. While asking the insurgent movement to join the ...
Read More »South Asian Games: Afghans clinch 6 taekwondo gold medals
KABUL: Afghan athletes have bagged six gold medals in the finals of the taekwondo event at the 12th South Asian Games in India on Monday. As India finished second, the Afghans clinched six gold, one silver and one bronze medals in the event. The hosts won five gold, three silver and two bronze medals. Afghanistan’s Ahmad Ali Bakshi trounced Nepal’s ...
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