KABUL: The leader of Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has asked his fighters to abandon insurgency against the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF). Hekmatyar’s instructions to renounce violence is yet another gesture by the group to join peace process which comes days after he declared the peace talks with the Afghan government is effectively dead. He has conveyed the message ...

The suicide attack in Jeddah city of Saudi Arabia was carried out by a Pakistani man, the Saudi officials have said. According to the authorities, the attacker was a 34-year-old Pakistani driver named Abdullah Qalzar Khan, who lived with his wife and family in the city. The suicide bomber detonated his explosives near the US Consulate in Jeddah city, leaving ...

PAKISTAN: The US Senator John Mccain has asked Pakistan to take practical steps against the notorious Haqqani terrorist network which is accused of numerous deadly attacks in Afghanistan. The Haqqani network is believed to have safe havens in Pakistan from where they plan and coordinate attacks against the Afghan and US forces. Senator McCain arrived in Afghanistan today after concluding ...

When you’re one of the most talented actresses of the country, your private life can’t be kept under wraps. No matter how much celebs try, rumors and news about their affairs often make headlines. Talking of Priyanka Chopra, her relationships have often found space in columns of many entertainment tabloids and websites and the reason is evident, she is now ...

LANDI KOTAL: The bus service between Peshawar and Jalalabad in Afghanis­tan via the Torkham border has been lying suspended for over a month as the Pakistan government has refused to give security clearance to three of the five transport companies operating the service. The service was suspended on May 30 when the last date for Afghan nationals entering Pakistan without ...

The Afghanistan national cricket team will face Scotland for the first One Day Intenational (ODI) match at Edinburgh on Monday. Afghanistan will play two ODI matches with Scotland ahead of appearing for a series of matches against Ireland. The second ODI match between Afghanistan and Scotland will be played at Edinburgh on Wednesday. The Afghanistan National Cricket Board (ACB) announced ...

Report claims the two former army chiefs are holding separate accounts in Swiss bank Julius Baer. PHOTO: AFP In a startling revelation, London-based investigative journalist James D Crickton has claimed former army generals Pervez Musharraf and Ashfaq Parvez Kayani possess multi-million dollar Swiss bank accounts. In his blog on World Press Platform, Crickton said he came to know that the two former army ...

Pakistani establishment has been making naked interference into Afghan’s affairs: Latif Khan Afridi Afghans are Pashtuns and historically Pashtunkhwa was a part of Afghanistan, and there was nothing wrong in what Mahmood Khan Achakzai has said, Latif Afridi talks to THE PASHTUN TIMES. Interviewed by Aurangzeb Zalmay THE PASHTUN TIMES

KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani traveled to Saudi Arabiaat on the head of a high-level delegation and performed Umrah, his office said on Saturday. Ghani and his delegation landed late on Friday in Jeddah, from where they went to Makkah and offered the Islamic ritual at Masjid Al Haram, a statement from Presidential Palace. They offered prayers at the holy ...

The newly-appointed supreme leader of the Taliban group Mawlavi Haibatullah Akhundzada has promised to bring reforms under his leadership including the women’s rights. Akhundzada made the commitment in his message released on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr, saying “I will try for better reform of courts and efficient conduct of affairs, including release of the prisoners, treatment of the injured, the ...