KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani strongly condemned the attack on a mosque in capital Kabul that left at least 27 people dead, saying attacks on religious sites are aimed at sparking discord among the Afghan people. In a statement released following the attack in west of Kabul city, President Ghani called the attack on Baqir-ul-Olum mosque an unforgiveable and a ...

KABUL: A suicide bomber detonated his explosive laden vest inside a Shiite Mosque in Kabul city in which at least 32 people killed and more than 50 injured officials said. The attacker targeted a Shiite Mosque, known as Baqir-ul-Uloom, in Police District 6th in western parts of Kabul city at around 12:10pm, Kabul Police Spokesman, Basir Mujahid said. “A ceremony of ...

German chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a press conference at the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party headquarters. -AFP German Chancellor Angela Merkel told her party Sunday she will seek re-election next year, a move likely to be welcomed in many capitals as a sign of stability following poll triumphs for Brexit and Donald Trump. After months of feverish speculation, Merkel announced ...

KABUL: India has reaffirmed support to Afghanistan and to work with the neighboring countries to restore Afghanistan’s role as the land bridge of the region. The Indian envoy to United Nations Syed Akbaruddin made the remarks during a meeting of the United Nations on Afghanistan. The UN General Assembly Adopted resolution supporting Afghanistan’s efforts as speakers vowed to help the ...

The White House has said Pakistan ‘can and must’ do more against the terrorist groups operating in its soil, it has been reported. Emphasizing that no state should allow its soil to be used by any terror group to launch attacks on other countries,  a senior White House official has said “Recognising the sacrifices of the people and the security ...

KABUL: The National Directorate of Security said Sunday that a top leader linked with the Haqqani terrorist network was arrested in southern Paktika province. In a press statement, the intelligence agency said that its operatives succeed to arrest a leader of Haqqani terrorist network through an operation in Zurmat district. “The terrorist was identified as Syed Rahman also known as ...

Its historical need of the oppressed nations chained in Pakistan’s forced annexation (slavery of Punjabi imperialism) to form a single strategic alliance for their freedom and extermination of fundamentalism from the region. This was, too, needed earlier at the time of the elections of 1970, when Bengalis were contesting to end Punjabi dominancy; if Sindhi, Baloch, Pashtun and Saraiki nations ...

ISLAMABAD: A key government ally Pukhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) chief Mehmood Khan Achakzai on Friday proposed reserve seats for transgenders in parliament. “The government must reserve seats for transgenders in parliament,” said Achakzai while speaking on point of order, condemning the Sialkot incident where around 10 people were arrested after a video of man thrashing a transgender went viral ...

KABUL: Pakistan prime minister’s advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz would participate in two international conferences on Afghanistan in coming months, an official said on Saturday. Addressing a daily press conference, Foreign Office Spokesman Nafees Zakria, told reporter that Sartaj Aziz would attend the Heart of Asia conference in India and suggested the visit could be used to “defuse the ...

Amid concerns that the loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group are attempting to expand foothold in the country, the Russian Envoy to United Nations has emphasized a need to prevent foreign terrorist fighters from spilling into Afghanistan. Speaking during the 47th meeting of the UN General Assembly Plenary seventy-first session, the Russian envoy, Vladimir ...