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Although the Supreme Court is expected to take up the inquiry report of the JIT against the Sharif family on Monday, but it seems to be a mere  formality as the cheerleaders of the creeping coup are determined to force the Apex Court to sack the elected Prime Minister of the country. By now it’s pretty clear that in actual ...

PAKISTAN: “Qandeel Baloch,” a name that refuses to die down, a name that refuses to be buried, a name that refuses to be forgotten. One year after her tragic death, Baloch’s name still shines and still resurfaces amidst conversations. On July 15, 2016, Fouzia Azeem was brutally killed by her brother for the sake of “honour” because he felt that ...

WASHINGTON: The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2018, as passed by the US House of Representatives on Friday, requires the defense secretary to provide an Afghan strategy beyond five years. “It directs the secretary of defense to provide an Afghanistan strategy that will look beyond the next five years to describe the trajectory of US efforts in Afghanistan and assess the timeline ...

QUETTA: Pashtun leader inPakistan Mahmood Achakzai has warned Islamabad regarding the persistent interference of Islamabad in the internal affairs of Afghanistan. Speaking during a gathering in Quetta city, Achakzai said the persistent interferences could have negative consequences that will take Pakistan towards major crisis. He also warned that such interferences would also have a negative impact and could sabotage the ...

As the Afghan officials have long been criticizing Islamabad for supporting the anti-government armed militant groups in Afghanistan, specifically the Taliban and the notorious Haqqani terrorist network, the Pakistani officials have once again started to lobby in favor of the group, emphasizing on consideration of political incentives to encourage the group to reconciliation negotiations. A spokesman for the Ministry of ...

KABUL: NATO Secretary General Gen. Jens Stoltenberg has said NATO and Russia shared a common interest in Afghanistan which was free, safe and democratic Afghanistan. Talking to reporter after the NATO-Russia Council meeting at Brussels, he said the two sides discussed security situation in Afghanistan. He said a stable Afghanistan was essential for regional security, a share goal of NATO and Russia. “We had ...

KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday offered German car-manufacturing companies to survey lithium deposits in southern Helmand province in order to benefit from the soft metal in making cars. The president made the offer during a meeting at the Presidential Palace with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who arrived on a surprise visit to Kabul at the head of a ...

KABUL: The German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrived in Afghanistan today, more than a month after a deadly explosion took place close to the embassy of Germany in Kabul. According to the local media reports, Steinmeier headed to Kabul after visiting the German troops stationed in North of Afghanistan. The German leader is expected to hold talks with the Afghan officials, ...

KABUL: The US President Donald Trump has intervened to grant visas for the Afghan female students who were rejected for two times to participate in the international robotics competition. Senior US officials have told the US-based, The Politico, that U.S. officials have reversed course at the urging of President Trump and decided to allow into the United States a group ...

LAHORE: A man shot his sister and her 15-year-old daughter dead for honour in Badami Bagh on Tuesday. Police said Shahzad alias Mocha along with his two unidentified accomplices went to the house of his sister Bushra, 35, in Sadaat Colony. The suspects allegedly tortured the woman and her daughter Noor Fiza and shot them dead. The suspects riding a ...