Pakistan’s Interior Ministry has ordered the closure of the offices of RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal in Islamabad after Pakistan’s Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) agency accused the broadcaster of airing programs “against the interest of Pakistan” and “in line with [a] hostile intelligence agency’s agenda.” The director of Radio Mashaal, Mohammad Amin Mudaqiq, said Interior Ministry officers arrived at the broadcaster’s Islamabad bureau ...
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There is hardly a man across the tribal belt who has not seen the barbarism of the terrorists in uniform
Naqeebullah Mehsud’s incident is not just one incident rather one among thousands of incidents where thousands of Naqeebs have been killed. We should also voice our concerns in the protests ignited by the ruthless and extra judicial killing of Naqeebullah Mehsud regarding those nameless and innocent Mehsud and Wazir tribesmen who are languishing in the internment centers/torture cells of napak ...
Read More »نقیب اللہ محسود کا واقعہ محض ایک واقعہ نہیں! یہ ہزاروں واقعات میں سے ایک ہے!
نقیب اللہ محسود کے بہیمانہ اور ماورائے قانون و عدالت قتل کے خلاف اٹھنے والے احتجاج میں ھمیں چاہئے کہ ھم ان بینام اور بے گناہ محسود و وزیر لوگوں پر ھونے والے مظالم و جبر کے خلاف احتجاج کو بھی شامل کرلیں جو ناپاک آرمی کے (internment centers) انٹرنمنٹ سنٹرز یعنی ٹارچرسلوں میں ذھنی اور جسمانی تششد کا تسلسل ...
Read More »Associate Cricketer of the Year – Rashid Khan
KABUL: Afghanistan’s 19-year-old leg-spinner capped an exceptional, wicket-laden year with the prestigious Associate Cricketer of the Year award. Still in his teens, it’s incredible to think how many international wickets Rashid Khan will have taken by the end of his career. The leggie has already claimed 112 for his country and he doesn’t turn 20 until September. He took 60 ...
Read More »Pakistani officials says Taliban delegation refuse talks with Afghan govt
The Pakistani officials have said the Taliban group is not prepared to hold talks with the government as reports indicate that the Taliban supreme leader Mullah Hebatullah Akhundzada has sent a delegation to Islamabad to explore ways for reviving peace talks. Pakistani officials privy of the development have confirmed to Dawn News that a delegation of the Taliban including Shababuddin ...
Read More »Islamic rules, regulations is for entire Muslim world, not one country
What Pakistani clerics mean, suicide bombing is unlawful in Pakistan, but Islamic in Afghanistan. They ignoring estimated 700,00 religious madrassass functioning in Pakistan, producing suicide bombers. The Muslim community around the globe knows better that suicide is forbidden (Haram) in Islam. Whether it is self suicide or suicide against a group of people to kill them, is absolutely against Islamic ...
Read More »Pakistan bans fruit, vegetable imports from Afghanistan
PESHAWAR: Fifty trucks laden with fresh fruits and vegetables from Afghanistan have been stopped at the Torkham border by Pakistani custom officials. The trucks were stopped as the Customs and Food Department has reportedly banned food imports from the landlocked country, The News International reported on Thursday. It said the certain conditions had been imposed on the imports of fresh and dried ...
Read More »Ghani warns Pakistan of consequences for supporting illegal armed groups
KABUL: The Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday warned Pakistan of the consequences for supporting the illegal armed groups. Speaking during a consultative conference on peace in Kabul, President Ghani said supporting the illegal armed groups is like growing up snakes up in own sleeves. He said the Afghan government and nation extends the hand for peace to Pakistan ...
Read More »Governing India: What do we know and need to know?
Inaugural lecture by Prof. Rahul Mukherji, Ph.D. (Colombia) Governing India: What do we know and need to know? Wednesday, November 15th 2017 at 12 noon Venue: Alte Aula, University Place, University of Heidelberg, Germany. THE PASHTUN TIMES
Read More »کراچۍ کې د “پولیسو” لخوا په جعلي مقابله کښې وژل شوي نقیب محسود مړی موندل شوی
د پاکستان د قبایلي سیمې وزیرستان یو پښتون ځوان نقیب محسود د جنورۍ په دریمه نېټه د کراچۍ د پولیسولخوا نیول شوی و او نن یې مړی موندل شوی. ۲۵ کلن نقیب محسود چې په پېژند پاڼه یا شناخت کارډ باندې یې نوم نسیم الله دی د کراچۍ د سهراب ګوټ په چپال ګاډن کې د شیراغا په هوټل کې کار ...
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