Author Archives: The Pashtun Times

فاټا د پاکستان برخه نه ده: مشر محمود خان

 د پښتونخوا ملي عوامي ګوند مشر وايي، هغه سیمې چې پاکستان ګڼل کېږي په هغه کې د پښتنو قبایلي سیمې [فاټا] نه دي شاملې. محمود خان اڅکزي د پنجشنبې یا زیارت پر ورځ د پاکستان قامۍ اسمبلۍ ته د فاټا اصلاحاتو په باب په خپله وینا کې وویل چې د ۱۹۴۷ کال د هند د خپلواکۍ په قانوني مسوده (اېکټ) ...

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Here’s why activists in FATA oppose Obaid-Chinoy’s latest project

Obaid-Chinoy has a legitimacy problem that needs to be addressed to restore her credibility as an unbiased and professional film-maker. Pakistan army’s strategic depth policy has had devastating consequences for people of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). The area was handed over in de facto manner by Pakistan  army to its  proxies, the  Taliban, since 9/11. The Taliban disrupted ...

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India supports Afghan-led, Afghan-owned and Afghan-controlled reconciliation efforts, says Venkaiah Naidu

KABUL: Indian Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has said his government desired Afghanistan to emerge united, democratic, peaceful, stable and prosperous nation, a media report said on Wednesday. Naidu Reiterated New Delhi’s “complete support” to the National Unity government (NUG) of Afghanistan in all its efforts, the Siasat daily reported. During a meeting with visiting Afghan Second Vice President Mohammad Sarwar Danish ...

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آيا دا هم صحافت دے؟ ممتاز اورکزے

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYWtjMbclnQ پيښوردے .شعبه بازار دے .ګڼه ګوڼه ده .د رزق لټون دے .د يو چينل نوکر هم د خپل رزق په لټون کښې دومره سرګردانه دے .چې پښتو.پښتونولي .اخلاق،انسانيت هر څه تر شا اچولي دي .يوه سپين سري بوډۍ مور هم د رزق په لټون کښې په دې ګڼه ګوڼه کښې خيرات غواړي .ولې يې غواړي؟؟ دا خبره کول کفر ...

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Battle for Lahore

After politically almost choking Islamabad to death through a sit in by a violent band of religious zealots in November, the action of the unfolding coup has shifted to Lahore in December to demolish the provincial government which is the actual base of PML-N rule over the country. By stopping Mian Nawaz Sharif from mobilizing masses, the Trojan horses of establishment in ...

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Discrimination against women is not our culture, says Afghan president

‘No compromise on women’s rights’: “Discrimination against women is not our culture, and the Afghan women have never been excluded from decision making” KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani has stressed the importance of women’s increased role in the country’s affairs and implementation of reforms, saying ‘a small minority cannot prevent positive changes.’ Ghani expressed these views during a meeting with female ...

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Amnesty International demands recovery of missing social activist Raza Khan

International rights organisation Amnesty International, in a statement issued on Wednesday, has demanded that the Pakistani government immediately ensure the recovery of missing Lahore-based activist Raza Khan. “The Pakistani authorities must take all measures as may be necessary to investigate Raza Khan’s fate immediately,” Amnesty’s Deputy South Asia Director Dinushika Dissanayake said. “Scarcely does a week go by without Amnesty International ...

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Pak army chief reiterates opposition to India’s role in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: The Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan General Qamar Javed Bajwa reiterated Islamabad’s opposition to India’s role in Afghanistan, claiming that Pakistan is concerned regarding the threats emanating from Indian use of Afghan soil. “He said that Pakistan has done much more than its due share despite capacity constraints but shall remain committed for peace as a responsible member ...

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Open to forming political alliance with JuD, LeT, says former Pakistani military dictator

Days after declaring himself the greatest supporter of Lashkar-e-Taiba(LeT), former president Pervez Musharraf said that he is open to forming a political alliance with the proscribed Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) and its chief, Hafiz Saeed. “If it is meant to be, it will be,” Musharraf said during an appearance on Aaj News for an interview on Sunday. “There have been no talks yet, but if they ...

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Peace activist Raza Khan goes missing after debate on Labaik sit-in

LAHORE: A peace activist, Raza Khan, has gone missing on Sunday following a discussion session on the topic of extremism in context of a recent sit-in staged by religious parties and state’s subsequent “capitulation” to it. According to details available with local media, a discussion session on the said issue was held at a local community space, Low-Key Lokai, in which ...

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