Yet an other year to end, which seems to be no way different from the previous ones.  The turmoil in the world is still persistent, and it seems that people are deliberately bent on destroying the mother earth. Our immediate Muslim neighbor country Afghanistan, seems to be in the situation of 80’s if looked upon the other way. The Taliban summer ...

Ursula von der Leyen’s stance was not in solidarity with the oppressed women of Saudi-Arabia but a message to the German voters. When German minister of defence Ursula von der Leyen made her visit to Saudi Arabia recently, she refused to comply with the country’s strict laws forcing women to dress up in a way declared modest by the male ...

KABUL: Afghan troops waged an anti-drug operation and destroyed a large amount of narcotics in eastern Paktia province on Friday, the command of Afghan Special Forces said. “Afghan security forces backed by the (NATO) coalition forces carried out a special operation in Paktia province, destroying over 190,000 kg hashish, 1,700 kg of opium and 18 kg of heroin in Paktia ...

KABUL: The Human Rights Watch (HRW) reacted towards the deportation of the “notorious” commander of Hezb-e-Islami, expressing concerns regarding the dangers posed by Commander Zardad Faryadi to those who will testify against his crimes. “The deportation of Commander Zardad Faryadi from the UK to Afghanistan on December 14 poses a clear danger for witnesses who testified against the former warlord ...

KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) Friday said its operatives arrested ten loyalists terrorist of Daesh (Islamic States of Iraq and Syria) in the Kabul province. A statement issued by NDS said the captured rebels were tasked by the commander of Daesh Obidullah to conduct terrorist activities including assault on the Kart-e-Sakhi shrine, Attack on vehicles of prominent figures ...

I am a lecturer at a Teacher Training College where I work is in a remote area so I travel by taxi car, there was a poor elderly lady who also wanted to ride in the car, she said she could only to pay 70 Afghani fare, instead of 100. Many drivers had refused her because in Afghanistan seats in ...

The 110 pages damning report by Justice Qazi Faez Isa-led Inquiry Commission on Quetta terror attack of August 8 has categorically exposed the hypocrisy and double-dealings of the state institutions in their policy and action on terrorism. The report has been submitted to a three members Supreme Court bench led by the Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali on Thursday (December ...

Peshawar: Taleemi Dharna (Educational Sit-in) which was raised in the wake of attack on APS Peshawar commemorated their second anniversary here in Peshawar. Students, civil society and Political leaders attended the dharna and endorsed their demands which focuses education reforms and elimination of terrorism particularly. On this occasion Taimur Kamal team member of Taleemi Dharna said, “In 2014 we staged ...

ISLAMABAD: At least 19 employees of Pakistan’s foreign ministry posted in missions in countries like the US, UK and France have slipped away in the last five years, a media report said on Monday. Whether these employees went on to seek asylum, became illegal immigrants or betrayed their country remain unknown to the authorities in Pakistan because none of them ...

The genocide carried out by Pakistan army and their collaborators- Razakar, al-Badr, al-Shams- in Bangladesh (then East Pakistan) in 1971 ranks as one of the most brutal genocides of 20th century. Around 3,000,000 people were brutally killed by the Pakistan forces during the nine months war, the only instance of killing so many people within such a small duration, and ...