Video Interview in Pashto language: I am Afghan and I am proud to be Afghan, says Latif Afridi in an interview to THE PASHTUN TIMES Interviewed by Aurangzeb Zalmay THE PASHTUN TIMES

AFP | REUTERS  — AFP/File MADRID: Barcelona football star Lionel Messi has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after a court in Barcelona found him guilty of three counts of tax fraud, a statement from the court said on Wednesday. The income related to Messi’s image rights that was allegedly hidden includes endorsement deals with Banco Sabadell, Danone, Adidas, ...

AFGHANISTAN: At least four people were killed in a suicide attack in northern Sar-e-Pul province of Afghanistan earlier today, local officials said. The incident took place around 10:00 am local time in Sancharak district after the suicide bomber targeted a former Jihadi leader. Provincial governor Mohammad Zahir Wahdat said the former Jihadi leader Rahim Ayoubi survived the attack unhurt but ...

Happy Eid Mubarak THE PASHTUN TIMES

Salman Khan-starrer Sultan is dominating most screens, to nobody’s surprise The film has the big Bollywood star Salman Khan playing the lead character of Sultan, a Haryanvi wrestler It’s a bit surprising that this Eidul Fitr a single film Sultan has occupied the majority of screens in the city’s multiplexes and cinema houses. Some would argue that it was expected ...

Shawwal moon sighted in Bannu, Pashtuns to celebrate Eidul Fitr on Wednesday. Happy Eid to all of our viewers. Stay happy! Stay Blessed! THE PASHTUN TIMES

Monday’s bombing near the US consulate in Jeddah was conducted by a Pakistani citizen, the Saudi interior ministry said on Tuesday. The 35-year-old bomber, who lived in the kingdom for the past 12 years with his family, was identified as Abdullah Qalzar Khan. Interior ministry spokesperson Mansour al Turki was quoted as saying by the state-run Al-Ekhbaria news channel the explosion ...

KABUL: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday said Afghanistan remained their largest operation and the alliance was committed to assisting Afghan forces to secure their country. Speaking at a press conference ahead of the alliance summit in Warsaw, Stoltenberg said they would support the Afghan forces to ensure Afghanistan never again became a safe haven for international terrorism. “We will ...

KABUL: Afghan government will call on Warsaw summit to bring pressure on Pakistan to take right decision in anti-terror war in the country. The upcoming NATO summit is to be held in early July in Warsaw. “It will be impossible not to point at Pakistan’s role when you talk about the war in Afghanistan or the region,” said Hanif Atmar, ...

Collaborating with Tokyo on the port project could serve as a springboard for New Delhi to develop credible partnerships with external stakeholders, and elevate its political and economic profile in the region. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Iran drew a great deal of interest, largely on account of the tripartite agreement for the development of the Chabahar port, ...