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AFGHANISTAN: The Pentagon has released 198 photographs on February 5 showing abuse of prisoners in Afghanistan and Iraq by U.S. personnel. Many of the photographs released by Pentagon show close-ups of cuts and bruises on the arms and legs of the prisoners. According to Pentagon, the photographs came from investigations into 56 allegations of misconduct by U.S. personnel. Pentagon also ...

The privatization is being preached and propagated as the only panacea of the sufferings of PIA by the government. The comparison charts of PIA are being pasted on social media for the justification and for gaining support and sympathy from the masses. Unfortunately a large population has been mesmerized by the governmental propaganda. We are always bent upon looking at ...

بنوں(وسیم باغی سے) اتمانزئی شمالی وزیرستان،سیاسی اتحاد،سیاسی یوتھ اور یوتھ آف وزیرستان کے ساتھ فاٹا اصلاحات کیلئے قائم وفاقی کمیٹی نے ایک اہم جرگہ کیا۔ جس میں وفاقی کمیٹی کے ممبران مشیر خارجہ سرتاج عزیز، وفاقی وزیر برائے سیفران عبد القادر بلوچ، گورنر خیبر پختون خواہ مہتاب احمد خان عباسی،خامد رضا، اعلیٰ فوجی حکام ،محکمہ جات کے سیکرٹریز ،ممبر قومی ...

AFGHANISTAN: The German Internior Minister is currently on a trip to Afghanistan to convince Afghans that it is safe to stay at home. You can see him on the left in a bullet proof vest and helmet. Britta Peterson AFGHANISTAN: Der deutsche Innenminister ist gegenwärtig auf einer Reise nach Afghanistan, um Afghanen zu überzeugen, dass es sicher ist, zuhause zu ...

Defending traditional values ingrained in society versus accepting new trends and norms is a hidden war in Pakistan. The mainstream media of Pakistan is not ready to take part in this debate openly due to threat of social uproar from the society Just like in Pakistan, same-sex marriages are considered immoral or contrary to the local customs in China. However ...

Berlin has warned Kabul over the flow of refugees saying it will continue security operations in Afghanistan only if arrival of refugees stopped. The country’s Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere has said that Germany will stay in Afghanistan for providing security support as long as it is necessary but the influx of refugees be stopped. “We’re staying here as long as ...

QUETTA: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday inaugurated the Gwadar-Hoshab (M-8) road and reviewed the work being carried out on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). During the inspection of the newly constructed M-8 route, General Raheel Sharif personally drove the prime minister in an open-top vehicle. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Asim Bajwa added that the locals ...

The Afghanistan Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah has proposed a regional action plan to combat with terrorism. While talking to the Counter-Terrorism Conference in Jaipur, capital of the Indian state of Rajasthan on Tuesday, CEO Abdullah said that terrorism poses grave danger to the regional stability and international peace. “We are effectively facing a regional cold war where terrorism ...

The BKTEF holds Principals’ Meeting of all Bacha Khan School “Violence cannot be fought with violence but non violence and Peace. Despite the poor conditions and vulnerable situation of Pukhtunkhwa which is constant victim of terrorism, our determination is unbreakable and our hopes are high. We shall continue struggling to realize the ideals of non violence, social justice and empowerment ...

PESHAWAR: The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, taking advantage of rules, has served notice on Islamia College University Peshawar to close down Pashto department immediately. In line with rules of business, the government of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa is all set to issue notification in this regard with in a couple of days to shut the department of Pashto language and litrature. ...