GLASGOW: Around 3,000 people rallied in Glasgow on Saturday demanding a second referendum on Scottish independence in the wake of Britain’s vote to leave the EU. While 52 per cent of UK voters opted to quit the European Union in the June 23 referendum, within Scotland, 62pc voted for Britain to stay in the 28-country bloc. But the rally came ...

Concluding my humanitarian missions in Kabul and Laghman, the next part of my journey would lead me through Jalalabad to the legendary Khyber Pass via Torkham, the border post with Pakistan. Just the thought of travelling through unchartered territory was overwhelming. Not only would I be revisiting history and witnessing one of the ancient gateways between east and west tracing ...

The van was damaged by flood water whilst carrying a groom’s party in Bazar Zakha Khel in a remote village in Khyber. —AFP PESHAWAR: Flash floods triggered by monsoon rains swept away a bus carrying a wedding party on Saturday in Khyber Agency’s Landi Kotal area, killing 26 people, an official said. The spokesman for the local disaster management authority, ...

AFGHANISTAN: The Special Operations Forces (SoF), Commandos, of the Afghan National Army (ANA), have been deployed to southern Helmand province to push the Taliban militants out of Khanshin district. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said the commando forces were deployed to Khanshin district where Taliban launched a major attack. A statement by MoD said at least 18 Taliban insurgents were ...

PESHAWAR: The Afghan consul-general has shared problems of refugees in Pakistan with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governor. A statement from the Afghan consulate said Dr. Abdullah Wahid Poyan met Iqbal Zafar Jhagra at the governor’s house on Friday. Matters of mutual interest, with particular reference to Afghan refugees in the northwestern province and situation in the region, were discussed. The governor apprised ...

A former top Pakistani envoy has said Pakistan must shut down terrorism or get globally isolated, a call which comes amid growing criticisms against the country for allowing the militant groups to operate using its soil. In an interview with First Post, the former Pakistani Ambassador to US, Hussain Haqqani, said “Terrorism has to be shut down. Pakistan must understand ...

The Taliban militants group in Afghanistan is attempting to attract China’s support in their ongoing bloody campaign in Afghanistan which has entered to its 15th year with the civilians paying a hefty price of the ongoing violence. According to a Taliban leader quoted in a report by Pakistan’s The Express “I can confirm that our delegation had visited China to ...

Public activities of UN-designated terrorist networks will definitely increase the country’s international isolation. Terminology of “old” and “new” Pakistan has acquired a particular connotation in the recent political discourse in the country. Parallel to that discussion there have also been similar claims and counter claims in debate about the emergence of a new Pakistan in terms of facing the challenge ...

KABUL: Afghanistan officially became a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) after Meshrano Jirga or Upper House of the Parliament approved the laws required as preconditions for membership, officials said on Friday. Afghanistan has become the 164th member of the organization. “The WTO gives us the opportunity to bring reforms in the trade sector, it is also very important ...

KABUL: Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov has expressed concern over security situation in the southern border with Afghanistan, a media report said on Friday. According to Sputnik report the Uzbek president during a Security Council meeting discussed deteriorated security situations in neighboring Afghanistan and its spillover effects on the country’s southern border. The presidential services said the meeting which was chaired ...