MINGORA: Residents of Imam Dherai in Kabal tehsil here have criticised the education department for not starting classes in the government-run girls primary school constructed in 2014. Talking to reporters, they said although the area remained the most affected and needed greater attention of the government in developmental activities, nothing practical could be done after peace was restored in 2009. ...

KHAAMPRESS: International Mother Language Day is an annual celebration of multilingualism and cultural diversity. February 21, 2016 will mark the 16th anniversary of International Mother Language Day.  This day was officially recognized for the first time by UNESCO – the United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 1999 and since 2000 February 21 is celebrated by nations around the ...

Turkey agrees to protect EU borders from the flood of refugees in exchange for three billion U.S. dollars BRUSSELS – European Union (EU) leaders agreed early Friday to implement existing agreements concerning the ongoing migration crisis hitting Europe, especially cooperation with Turkey in handling the crisis. “The full and speedy implementation of the EU-Turkey Action Plan remains a priority, in ...

WASHINGTON: The wife of an American held hostage in Pakistan has accused the Obama administration of not doing anything to help free her husband. In an interview to CBS, Elaine Weinstein recalled “the harrowing negotiations with her husband’s kidnappers in Pakistan and her anger that the US government didn’t do enough”. The interview, which would be broadcast on Sunday, was ...

PESHAWAR : Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed on a pilot run of Afghan trucks from Torkham and Chaman border crossings to Wagah — a longstanding demand of Kabul to boost trade with India. The decision came at the 6th meeting of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Coordination Authority (APTTCA) in Islamabad on Wednesday, a senior official told Pajhwok Afghan News. Deputy Minister of Ministry of ...

It was in 2013 that a flurry of happiness was felt across Khyber-Pashtunkhwa when students and their parents first learned about the open door policy of German government for Pashtun students aspiring for cheaper and high quality higher education in Germany. Many students were given education visas during 2014-15. However, quite recently it has been reported that German embassy has ...

BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the parliament on Wednesday that to keep Britain as an active member of the European Union (EU) is in the national interest of Germany. Addressing the German parliament ahead of the EU summit on Thursday and Friday, Merkel said Britain’s demands for EU reforms are in many respects “justified and understandable.” “These are ...

KABUL – Pajhwok Afghan News has learned that as many as 108 Afghan journalists and media workers had left Afghanistan to seek asylum in foreign countries during the past one year. These individuals mainly worked in information technology and translation sections at different media outlets in Afghanistan before leaving the country. Since early 2015, five workers of Shamshad TV, 21 ...

BERLIN: Even though Iran has agreed to a landmark deal curbing its nuclear activities, relations can only fully normalize when it recognizes the existence of Israel, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday. Speaking at the side of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Merkel told reporters after a meeting of the two countries’ Cabinets that she’s “made very clear” that “there cannot ...

AFGHANISTAN: Deadly clashes have been erupting between two rival groups of Taliban in central Ghazni province of Afghanistan, officials said on Tuesday. The provincial governor said that one group belongs to Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour and the other one to Mullah Mohammad Rasoul. According to Mohammad Aman Hamim, the clashes which started in the jurisdiction of Nawa District earlier this morning ...