Karzai said that the path to Pakistan’s interests in Afghanistan is through friendship, brotherhood and cooperation. KABUL: Asking Islamabad to see Kabul as a good friend, former Afghan president Hamid Karzai said that Pakistan would never achieve its objectives by causing war and destruction in Afghanistan. During an interview with THE PASHTUN TIMES, the ex-president said that Pakistan should cooperate ...

We do want provincial autonomy but with historical sanctity: Late Wali Khan In my previous article, my experiment with Communists and Islamist,  I mentioned, it was Late Ajmal Khattak, who introduced me to the heart ache of national identity. Abdul Wali Khan; was the one who armed me with knowledge, analytic thinking and logical approach. It was expensive jewelry, for my ...

In 1929 when British Colonial power had reached its zenith on the Indian sub-continent, a movement which advocated egalitarian social reform, unity and non-violent political action began in what was then known as the North West Frontier Province (NWFP). The Khudai Khidmatgar (KK) movement, meaning ‘Servants of God,’ was established under the charismatic leadership of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (aka: ...

KABUL: Afghanistan has reportedly deported 250 Pakistani workers as deadlock persists along the Durand Line near Chaman with the crossing remaining closed for the 10th consecutive day. A Pakistani official quoted in reports by local media said the Afghan officials had expelled over 250 Pakistani laborers during last 10 days after the border was closed. The crossing, Friendship Gate, was ...

BEIJING: Police have ordered some low-end hotels in the Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou not to allow guests from five Muslim-majority countries to stay, though China’s foreign ministry said it had never heard of the policy. Three hotels with rooms costing about $23 a night said they had received police notices as early as March, telling them to turn away people ...

WASHINGTON: Baloch separatist leader Brahamdagh Khan Bugti has said that he is not against political dialogue with the Pakistani government but those talks should focus on Baloch demands. Mr Bugti was among half a dozen speakers, including former ambassador Husain Haqqani, who attended an event held to mark the death anniversary of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti here at the National ...

China has planned the ‘One Belt, One Road’ several months ago. In the first phase the road will connect South Asia with Central Asia, and later with Europe. This is not a new project. It is a new Silk Route. It will bring development and prosperity to the region where most of the countries are at each other’s throat. The ...

KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday ordered increased security measures for the American University of Afghanistan and reconstruction of the nearby blind school. Paying a visit to the university that came under attack three days ago, Ghani said the enemies should know the Afghan government had a strong will to develop Afghanistan and eliminate terrorists. On Wednesday evening, 13 people, ...

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government seems to have adopted a contradictory policy for Afghan students as it does the opposite of what it preaches about their admission to schools and colleges in the province. The home and tribal affairs department through a letter issued on August 22 had informed the relevant departments that there was no restriction on the grant ...

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Friday that Pakistan was playing a key role in the economic development of the South Asian region and to attain the dream of possible regional integration. He was addressing the inaugural session of the eighth meeting of the finance ministers of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) countries here at a hotel. ...