Eid-ul-Azha has become more about the price of our cattle than the extent of our sacrifice DHAKA/BANGLADESH: Eid is an occasion to reconnect with our higher selves, the transcendent self that exists within us to connect with the celestial and to instill at least a fragment of that celestial order in our lives. Nonetheless, in contemporary Muslim society in urban ...
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Pak parliament, military, govt issue joint resolution in response to new US strategy
A resolution was signed and jointly issued by the Pakistani parliament, government, and military in response to the new US strategy for Afghanistan and South Asia. The resolution was passed amid growing frustrations among the Pakistani politicians following the hard stance adopted by President Donald Trump, mainly regarding the persistent support the terror groups receive in the country. The resolution ...
Read More »Pakistan fears Afghanistan may block transit route to Central Asia
KABUL: Officials in Islamabad are concerned regarding the possible blocking of the transit route to Central Asia and Europe by the Afghan government, it has been reported. The concerns have been shared by the authorities in Islamabad amid deteriorating diplomatic ties between the two neighbors. Sources within the Pakistani government have said the step could be taken due to the ...
Read More »Editorial: The saga of the Pashtuns’ self determination and the Pashtunistan Day
EDITORIAL: And the tale is on. Every year a small of chunk of Pashtun population on both sides of the Durand Line celebrate this day. The day of Pashtunistan. Perhaps not in vogue now in the occupied parts of Pashtunistan by Pakistan, but yes, since the fall of Dr. Najeeb’s government in 90s, this day was not commemorated in the ...
Read More »Imposed Federation of Pakistan: Pashtuns, Kashmiris, Sindhis and Balochs make firstever independence alliance
FRANKFURT [Germany]: The Sindh representative political party, the Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM), under their independence movement, held an international conference, represented by Balochistan, the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Pashtunistan, and the China-Occupied Xinjiang and called on the international community to support and acknowledge the oppressed historic nations’ right to national independence. These nations said that they have been languishing under the ...
Read More »Imposed Federation of Pakistan: Pashtuns, Kashmiris, Sindhis and Balochs make firstever independence alliance
FRANKFURT [Germany]: August 30 : The Sindh representative political party, the Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM), under their independence movement, held an international conference, represented by Balochistan, the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Pashtunistan, and the China-Occupied Xinjiang and called on the international community to support and acknowledge the oppressed historic nations’ right to national independence. These nations said that they have been ...
Read More »Imposed Federation of Pakistan: Pashtuns, Kashmiris, Sindhis and Balochs make firstever independence alliance
FRANKFURT [Germany]: August 30 : The Sindh representative political party, the Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM), under their independence movement, held an international conference, represented by Balochistan, the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Pashtunistan, and the China-Occupied Xinjiang and called on the international community to support and acknowledge the oppressed historic nations’ right to national independence. These nations said that they have been ...
Read More »Ghani chairs meeting amid persistent tense situation along the Durand Line
ARG/KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday chaired a high level meeting in ARG Palace amid persistent tense situation along the Durand Line. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, in a statement said the meeting was also attended by the special representative of the UN secretary general to Afghanistan. The statement further added that President Ghani that relentless shelling ...
Read More »MoU signed on transparency in US funds for Afghan forces
KABUL: A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed to create transparency in the Afghan security forces funding provided by the United States, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday, Eklil Hakimi, minister of finance and Robin L. Fontes, US Army major general, signed the MoU requiring the combined security transition command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) to assist Kabul in strengthening the Afghan forces. ...
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پخواني جمهور رئیس په هېواد کې وروستیو پېښو ته په اشارې سره وویل: پرون یو ځل بیا د هرات د شیندند ولسوالي په بخت آباد کلي کې د امریکای ځواکونو په هوایي بمباریو کې زموږ یو شمېر هېوادوال په شمول د ماشومانو شهیدان او ټپیان شول، تر هغې د مخه د کندز په چهاردره کې د هوايي بمباریو په پایله ...
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