“He is in Saudi Arabia to perform Umra and will return home after Eidul Fitr,” Another senior member of the committee, Haji Abdul Jalil Jan, had also gone to Saudi Arabia to perform Umra. Mufti Shahabuddin Popalzai PESHAWAR: The head of a private committee of local clerics, Mufti Shahabuddin Popalzai, who is mostly at the centre of controversies regarding sighting ...

Pashtun leader Mahamood Khan Achakzai has said that he would not allow anyone to harass Afghan refugees in their “own land”. He directly said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province belongs to Afghans and they can live there without fear and irritation. “If Afghans are harassed in other parts of Pakistan, they should come here to the Pakhtunkhwa province, where no one ...

KABUL: The Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has condemned a terrorist attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport that left scores of people dead and dozens of others wounded. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said “President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani was deeply saddened by the terrorist attack at Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul, Turkey ...

ISLAMABAD:A court has issued notices to a multiplex for violating Ehtram-e-Ramazan law by screening movies during fasting hours. Civil Judge Mian Azhar Nadeem issued notices to Centaurus Cineplex, Ministry of Culture Secretariat and Margalla Police Station SHO after a citizen petitioned the court saying the cinema was screening Indian movies during Ramazan in violation of Ehtram-e-Ramazan Ordinance 1981. Syed Bilal ...

KABUL: The leader of Hezb-e-Islami party Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has said peace deal between his group and the Afghan government is effectively dead days after issuing impossible-to-meet demands. In an article published in Daily Shahadat magazine belonging to the group, Hekmatyar has said the Afghan government must be dissolved, claiming that the majority does not accept it. Earlier, an official of ...

We will not stop but will struggle for the right of Pashtuns in the project of CPEC. We will knock the doors of the International Court for Justice. PM Nawaz is a liar, a cheat and a fraud. Pashtuns will never accept the China-Punjab Economic Corridor, Dr. Said Alam Mehsud talks to THE PASHTUN TIMES Interviewed by Aurangzeb Zalmay THE ...

Lionel Messi of Argentina reacts after missing a penalty kick against Chile during the Copa America final at MetLife Stadium on June 26, 2016. — AFP EAST RUTHERFORD: Lionel Messi sensationally announced his retirement from international football here Sunday after Argentina crashed to an upset defeat against Chile in the final of the Copa America. The heartbroken Barcelona superstar was ...

KABUL: A suicide bomber trained in Peshawar city of Pakistan was arrested before he manage to carry out an attack in the provincial capital city of Kunar province in Asadabad. The Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS), said the suicide bomber has been identified as Hafiz-ur-Rehman son of Mohammad Nabi who wanted to carry out an attack in Asadbad ...

PAKISTAN: The former Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has criticized the allocation of 300 million Pakistani Rupees to a pro-Taliban Madrasa. Zardari who is the co-chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party has said “This is nothing but legitimization of militancy and militant Taliban that will undermine the nation’s resolve to fight militants to the finish.” According to a statement released by ...

An Indian war veteran and strategic analyst has said India should supply heavy military equipment to the Afghan armed forces, including tanks and field artillery. In an Op-Ed published in New Indian Express newspaper, Maj. Gen. (Retd) G D Bakhshi, said ” Rapidly do capacity building of the Afghan army, so that it has a military edge over the Taliban ...