KARACHI: An incident of firing has been reported near the Afghan consulate in Karachi city of Pakistan. The incident took place in Old Clifton area but the nature of the incident has not been ascertained so far. The area of the incident was cordoned off by the security forces of Pakistan shortly after the sounds of firing were heard. The ...

The society is the collection of individuals. The communication between or among the individuals in society is under some kind of established ethos known as the social order. Therefore, when the individuals communicate with one another, then conflicts are inevitable. These conflicts are resolved through two ways. One is violence and the other is non-violence. The entire history is bear ...

While non-Muslim minorities seem like the most obvious victims of Pakistan’s repressive   blasphemy laws, in practice the picture is not as simplistic. That is not to say that the existence of these draconian blasphemy laws does not curtail the “substantive freedoms” of the minority groups in Pakistan — they certainly do. How the so called ‘Muslim’ penal code is creating ...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan Dr. Omar Zakhilwal believes peace alone can pave the ground for foreign troops’ withdrawal from Afghanistan. Zakhilwal made the remarks on Sunday in reaction to the removal of Gulbadin Hekmatyar, leader of the Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA), from the United Nation Security Council (UNSC) blacklist. “On February 3, the Security Council Committee, pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) ...

KABUL: At least 16 people lost their lives in latest avalanches triggered by heavy snowfall in northern Parwan province of Afghanistan. According to the local government officials, the incident took place late on Saturday night in Sia Gerd and Surkh Parsa districts. Provincial director of the national natural disaster management authority Mohammad Amin Haidari confirmed that two women were among ...

KABUL: At least 50 people were killed after avalanche hit a remote village in eastern province of Afghanistan, local officials said. The incident took place earlier today after Hafsi village in Bargmatal district was hit by avalanche. Provincial governor’s spokesman Hafiz Qayum said the rescue team has managed to recover dead bodies of at least 50 people so far. He ...

EDITORIAL: Now it is time to be optimistic that peace is no more a distant dream for Afghans. Though, chances of direct talks with the militants are very slim due to the influence of regional players, but nothing is impossible when there is a strong will in both sides. It is the fact that this prolonged war has been feeding ...

A win-win situation: ‘UN Security Council lifts sanctions on HIA leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar; Afghan officials laud the removal’ KABUL: The United Nations Security Council on Friday dropped sanctions against Gulbuddin Hekmatyar the leader of Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan (HIA), aimed at supporting peace drive in Afghanistan. As part of peace deal, the Afghan government requested the UN Security Council to remove HIA ...

KABUL: A child suicide bomber who was forced to carry out suicide attack by the Taliban militants surrendered him to the police forces in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said the 12-year-old child, Abdullah, was originally hailing from southern Zabul province. A statement said the child was appointed for a suicide attack by the Taliban ...

The embassy of India to Kabul says it has simplified the visa condition for the Afghan citizens. According to the embassy’s statement, the period for tourist visa has changed to one year during which, the visitor can stay for three months. Previously it was one month. Also, the business visa term is from one to five years and the Afghan ...