KABUL: A Pakistani court on Friday sent the iconic Afghan girl Sharbat Gula to jail on 14-day remand as she appeared before the Judicial Magistrate after charged with having fake Pakistani identity card. Gula was sent to Central Prison with the next hearing of the case will be held on the 1st of November, according to the local media reports. ...

Naturally it is one’s own self that is too close and thoroughly knowable. Proximity then systematically leads to acceptance and projection of the individual self. This as a result defines the individual self against other who is distant and less knowable. Yes, the other appears to be different and thus indirectly rejected once one begins developing likeness for one’s personality ...

KABUL: Pakistan aims to access the Central Asian markets as Islamabad mulls to start work on the construction of Peshawar-Kabul motorway, it has been reported. According to the local media reports, Islamabad has given a go-ahead to the National Highway Authority (NHA) to begin the process of hiring consultants who will carry out a feasibility study on the proposed Peshawar-Kabul ...

KABUL: The Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal has promised that National Geographic’s famed ‘Afghan girl’, Sharbat Gula, will be released from the Pakistani jail soon. Zakhilwal said the Embassy of Afghanistan has not been informed regarding the arrest of Gula and her family so far. He said the Embassy of Afghanistan has ascertained the location where Gula is ...

If you thought that the trending #ChaiWala was a one-time wonder, you were wrong. Looks like Arshad Khan, the 18-year-old tea seller from Islamabad, is becoming more famous by the day. Khan unknowingly became an overnight social media celebrity after an image of him posted by Pakistani photographer Jiah Ali on her Instagram account went viral. The photo attracted over ...

Washington DC: A strike in Kunar province targeted Farouq al-Qahtani, Al Qaeda’s emir for northeastern Afghanistan, and his deputy Bilal al-Mutaybi, the senior US defence official said. The US military believes the men were killed but has not confirmed the strike was successful. “We feel pretty confident,” the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the matter. The Pentagon ...

  ISLAMABAD: In a dramatic response to the Islamabad administration’s order against public gatherings, Awami Muslim League (AML) Chief Sheikh Rashid has said that he will “tear Section 144 into 144 pieces.” “On Nov 2, Rawalpindi will be closed down no matter what anyone does,” Rasheed told reporters Thursday adding, “from Chandi Chowk till Islamabad, people will come out onto ...

KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani vowed to avenge the brutal killings of the ordinary civilians by militant groups as the loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group massacred at least 30 civilians in western Ghor province. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, in a statement, said President Ghani promises revenge for the blood of ...

The Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan Omar Zakilwal has slammed the Pakistani officials for the irresponsible remarks following a deadly attack on a police academy in Quetta city. Zakhilwal has said the Pakistani authorities should not offer irresponsible remarks regarding the recent Quetta incidetn as he strongly condemned the attack. “The Afghan people who witness similar terrorist attacks on our people ...

KABUL: Matters are getting increasingly ominous for Kabul and Islamabad to fight insurgency in the region. Currently, the two countries are going through tense relations as trust-deficit has reached at boiling point between the two neighbors. The government of Afghanistan strongly condemns every kind of terrorist attack whether it occurs in Afghanistan, Pakistan or other parts of the world. Also, ...