Author Archives: The Pashtun Times

Inspire and Burn in Hell- Brzezinski!

Zbigniew Brzezinski was a well known American-Polish scholar of International Relations and a former American National Security Advisor who served during the Carter administration (1977-1981). He profoundly influenced US policy in dealing with tumultuous world events during the late 1970s, such as the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (1979) and the Islamic Revolution in Iran (1979). The US policy along with ...

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London attacker identified as Pakistani-born British man previously known to police, MI5

An undated handout picture released by the British Metropolitan Police Service in London on June 5, shows Khuram Shazad Butt (L) and Rachid Redouane from Barking, east London, believed by police to be two of the three attackers in the June 3 terror attack on London Bridge.— AFP British police on Monday named two of the three attackers who killed ...

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Kabul Process summit kicks off amid political and security instability

KABUL: The Kabul Process summit kicked off in capital Kabul days after the Afghan capital city was hit by some of the largest attacks that resulted into political stability. The summit was inaugurated by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani as the Afghan government aims to establish a regional and global census in the fight against terrorism and the Afghan peace process. ...

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کاناډا کې د افغان پيغلو سازمان لخوا د کابل وير او غندنيزه مظاهره

نن د کاناډا د ټورنټو په ښار کې د افغان پيغلو سازمان لخوا د کابل وير او غندنيزه مظاهره وشوه چې پکې سلګونو افغان پيغلو زلمو سپين سرو او د کاناډه نورو وګړو ګډون وکړ، په مظاهره کې د کابل شهيدانو لپاره دعا وشوه، او د قران کريم تلاوت وشو، ويناوالو د کابل خونړي بريد غندنه وکړه، هر ويناوال/ويناوالې پدې ...

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فرانسه او د ماؤزې تنګ پلویان

لیکنه: ژان پال سارتر ژباړه: حبیب الرحمن تاثیر زه د ماؤزې تنګ پلوی نه یم، شاید د دې له پاره له ما څخه دا ویل کېږي چې زه په قومي محکمه کې د ماؤزې پر پلویانو چې کومه محکمه صادره شوه په دې اړه خپل تاثرات ولیکم، په دغه محکمه کې د ماؤ پلویانو چې کوم بیانونه او مرکې ورکړې ...

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مشال خان کیس اور علماء کا کردار / ایمل خٹک

مذھب اور علماء کا قول و فعل دو الگ الگ چیزیں ھیں ۔ خرابی اس وقت پیدا ھوتی ہے جب ویسٹڈ انٹرسٹ یا مفادی حلقے دونوں کو خلط ملط کرتی ہے ۔ کسی بھی معاشرے میں چاہے مذھبی ھو یا غیر مذھبی کوئی بھی طبقہ بشمول علماء کرام مادر پدر آزاد نہیں ھوتے ۔ وہ مروجہ قوانین ، اخلاقی اقدار ...

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Contemporary neo-ethnic fusion: Pashtun music reinterpreted: Interview with Khumaryaan by Angelina Merisi

Khumariyaan: Interview with Sparlay Rawail This interview was carried out on the 30th May 2017, between this author (Angelina Merisi) and Sparlay Rawail, the lead guitarist with the band – Khumariyaan. The following is a transcript of that conversation. Merisi: Hello and thank you very much for taking the time from your busy schedule to carry out this interview. Sparlay: ...

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Mashal Khan murder: father fears ‘influential adversaries’, wants case transferred outside Mardan

PESHAWAR: Mashal Khan’s father in a press conference on Monday requested that his son’s case be transferred to a court outside Mardan alleging that ‘influential adversaries’ may pose possible hurdles to proceedings. “I told the Supreme Court (SC) that my lawyer and I cannot afford to fight the case in Mardan because our adversaries are very influential and powerful. Therefore, ...

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Karzai condoles over funeral attack victims

KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai expressed condolences for the death of a funeral attack took place on Saturday in Kabul. “With regrets, I learned that the enemies of Afghanistan once again committed an unforgivable crime by attacking the funeral prayers of Salem Izadyar, son of the deputy head of senate, Alam Izadyar, in which a large number of our country-fellows ...

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Mashal murder case: JIT finds group in university incited mob against student on pretext of blasphemy

ISLAMABAD: A report compiled by a 13-member joint investigation team (JIT) investigating the lynching of Mashal Khan stated that a group in the university incited a mob against the Mardan university student on pretext of blasphemy. It added that no proof was found that Khan had committed blasphemy. In April, a vigilante mob, incited by rumours attacked Khan for allegedly ...

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