KABUL: Afghanistan ambassador to Islamabad Omar Zakhilwal has said that the killing of top Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader in Afghanistan had proved that Afghanistan was not in business of harboring terrorists as ‘assets’. “Killing of top TTP commander Azam Tariq in an operation by Afghan security forces in Paktika is yet another proof that Afghanistan is not in business of ...

ANP general secretary Mian Iftikhar Hussain addresses a reference held in Peshawar on Monday on the death anniversary of former Afghan president Dr Najibullah. — Dawn PESHAWAR: Speakers at a condolence reference said that negligence on the part of Pakhtun population led to the brutal murder of former Afghan president Dr Najibullah. “Pakhtuns even could not raise voice for saving ...

GENEVA:  Asserting that Balochistan has always been a nation and existed even before the formation of Pakistan, exiled Baloch leader Khan of Kalat Amir Ahmed Suleman Daud has said that they are considering forming a government in exile. In an exclusive interview to ANI in Geneva, Mr Daud said that the formation of the government in exile is possible. “We will ...

The politics of villages are no different from the international politics. In Pashtun society, whenever there is a clash between two families or groups, then people pour their sympathies. However, still they would confide their fellow Pashtun brothers that both the parties involved are responsible for the bloodshed. They wanted it, otherwise it would not happen. (Da ye pa zan ...

Contrary to the general perception, terrorism was started in South West Asia long before the Soviets invasion of Afghanistan. It was State terrorism then and State terrorism now. It is an obscured notion that they are Non-State actors; they are assets of States but not publically owned by them. Though as such, terrorism is as old as human being, going ...

HELSINKI: Around 15,000 people marched in central Helsinki on Saturday to protest against rising racism and violent right-wing extremism, police said, following the recent death of a man allegedly attacked by a neo-Nazi leader. Helsinki police tweeted that around 15,000 people were taking part in the protest, while thousands attended other demonstrations around the country, including Prime Minister Juha Sipila ...

The leader of Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin Hekmatyar will visit Kabul likely in next couple of weeks following the signing of a draft peace agreement with the Afghan government. According to reports, several Hezb-e-Islami party leaders have started visiting Kabul in a bid to welcome the party’s leader. “The former prime minister of Afghanistan of seven mujahideen coalition outfits is likely to ...

The rapist and murderer of an Afghan child has reportedly been sentenced to death by an Iranian court almost six months after the brutal incident took place in the outskirts of capital Tehran. The 6-year-old Setayish Quraishi was abducted in Khairabad area in Veramin city in the outskirts of Tehran earlier this year and was brutally murdered by her killer ...

South Asia attracted international attention once again during this week but unfortunately once again it was for the wrong reasons. The news was not about double-digit economic growth, impressive social indicators or ground breaking technological innovation. The news was about nuclear saber rattling between India and Pakistan after a terrorist attack on an Indian military base in Indian controlled Kashmir. ...

CANADA: His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam of the worldwide Shi’a Ismaili community and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network, was awarded the inaugural Adrienne Clarkson prize Global Citizenship for his his commitment in advancing pluralism. Clarkson, Canada’s former governor general, earlier said that when picking a recipient for the new award in her name she was looking for ...