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KABUL: The Norwegian parliament’s decision on Thursday to reject a proposal to place a temporary halt on returning people to Afghanistan is a devastating blow to Afghan asylum-seekers in Norway, and demonstrates a disturbing disregard for the lives of people fleeing war and persecution, Amnesty International said in a statement. The parliament also rejected a proposal that would mean more ...

Pir Hameeduddin Sialvi involved in a discussion with other leaders at the stage at Data Darbar before addressing the Khatm-i-Nabuwat conference. — Online LAHORE: Pir Hameeduddin Sialvi on Saturday set yet another deadline for the government, this time for enforcing “Shariah” within seven days or risk protests in every nook and corner of the country. Addressing a Khatm-i-Nabuwat Conference in ...

The US and Pakistani officials got into a heated discussion on Friday regarding the circumstances surrounding the fight against terrorism and the sanctuaries of the Afghan militants inside the Pakistani territory. Speaking at the UN Security Council debate on Afghanistan, the US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan said the United States can’t work with Pakistan if it continues to ...

KABUL: A group of insurgents have launched a coordinated attack on Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul city as the security officials are saying that efforts are underway to eliminate the assailants. The Ministry of Interior spokesman Najib Danish confirmed that the ministry has received reports regarding the death of five people so far while six others have been wounded during the ...

NEW DELHI: Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai minced no words as he said that it was up to the United States of America to explain the rise of Daesh and extremism as it was a result of its relationship with Pakistan. “Some of Afghanistan’s problems are foreign. Extremism is the product of US-Pakistan cooperation and Afghanistan has to face implications. ...

میں مسمی نامعلوم گل خان ، مشعال ریڈیو کی نشریات پر پابندی کی بھرپور حمایت کرتا ہوں اور یہ جسارت کرنا میرا کام نہیں کہ وایس آف امریکہ پشتو کافر اور غدار کیوں اور وایس آف امریکہ اردو مسلمان کیوں؟ یعنی مشعال کافر کیوں اور ریڈیو آپکی دنیا مسلمان کیوں کیونکہ دونوں ہی ہمارے محسن اعظم او سوری دشمن اعظم ...

ټولنیزې رسنۍ اوس تر یو حده د هر چا د ژوند برخه ګرځیدلی. زه هم دغه رسنۍ د خپل کار لپاره ډیر کارومه. څو ورځو راهسې یوې موضوع مې پام راګرځولې وو او هو ډیره یې نا هیلې کړی هم یم. کله چې مې د فیسبوک پاڼه خلاصوم نو ګورم چې ځینو کسانو د خلکو شخصي ویډوګانې لکه د خلکو ...

The rapid expansion of electronic media followed by the equally impressive growth of social media during the last two decades in Pakistan has opened up immense possibilities for the people to connect and we have witnessed massive rise in connectivity among individuals, social and political groups and communities across the country ( and beyond). The irony, however, is that democratic movement in ...

BANNU: Banning Radio Mashaal transmission in Pakistan is a blatant attack on free speech. The target audience of Mashaal Radio was the Pashtun belt, half of which doesn’t have access to internet, cable network. In the tribal belt the prime source of news dissemination was Mashaal, which was silenced the way they silenced Mashal Khan in Abdul Wali Khan University ...

Dear Naqeeb your soul that whispered in my ears and asked will there be any justice?  And I said I have no answer to your question because I had seen how Pashtuns were victimized, how a whole lot of an entire generation was pushed into extremism and Talibanization for Pakistan’s strategic designs and games, and I had seen how much ...