NANGARHAR: Two deposits of previous stones in Sherzad district of eastern Nangarhar province have long been unprofessionally extracted and the stones smuggled to Pakistan, an official said on Sunday. During an interview with Pajhwok, Sherzad district chief Muallim Mashooq said Taliban earned 12 million Pakistani rupees (nearly 7.7 million afghanis or $113,240) each month in income from the extraction of ...

ISLAMABAD – Senior Afghan, Pakistani, U.S. and Chinese officials are scheduled to meet in coming days to explore ways for the revival of stalled peace dialogue between the Afghan government and the Taliban, a top Pakistani adviser has said. The genuine efforts to facilitate the Afghan reconciliation were culminated with the “Heart of Asia” Conference in Islamabad on Dec. 9 ...

LONDON: Aspiring suicide bomber Mohammed Rehman and his secret wife Sana Ahmed Khan have been found guilty of planning a massive terror attack on London to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the 7/7 atrocity. Going by the name Silent Bomber, the Islamic extremist, 25, took to Twitter in May asking for suggestions on which target to choose – Westfield shopping ...

After the release of a tearful trailer and title track, Sanam Teri Kasam finally teased the kookier side of Mawra Hocane’s character Saru in the video of the song ‘Kheech Meri Photo’. The song is upbeat and a potential party song, marking a shift from the film’s hitherto melancholic mood. Saru is decidedly drunk throughout the video – a first ...

ISTANBUL: Turkish authorities have arrested three suspected members of the militant Islamic State (IS) group in Istanbul, including two Pakistanis and a Briton, state media said Tuesday. The state-run Anatolia news agency said the Pakistani suspects had been detained last week in a raid on their homes in Istanbul’s central Mecidiyekoy district. Police then expanded the operation based on intelligence ...

LAHORE: The Punjab government on Tuesday formally confirmed arrest of nine operatives of Daesh ( militant Islamic State group) from Daska in Sialkot. Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said the suspects wanted to take part in militant activities and they were in contact with Abu Muavia, a militant operating in Syria, through Viber, instant messaging smartphone application. Sanaullah said the group ...

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Council for Islamic Ideology (CII) turned violent on Tuesday as a scuffle broke out between council chairman Maulana Mohammad Khan Sherani and Maulana Tahir Ashrafi. According to Express News, participants of the meeting were discussing the status of Ahmadis under the Constitution when Ashrafi and Sherani entered into an argument that turned personal and violent. ...

MARDAN: Twenty-three people were killed and at least 45 injured when a powerful blast occurred near the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) office on Nisatta Road in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Tuesday. The attack was claimed by Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) splinter group Jamaatul Ahrar, which was also behind last year’s deadly blast at Wagah Border. Rescue 1122 sources that rushed ...

AFGHANISTAN: Taliban have rejected the report of a meeting between their Supreme Leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour and Russian President Vladimir Putin. “A British newspaper ‘The Sunday Times’ published a report claiming that the leader of Islamic Emirate, Amir ul Mumineen Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansoor, held a meeting in Tajikistan in the month of September with the Russian president Vladimir Putin.” Stated ...

DEUTSCHLAND: Germany has recruited 8,500 people to teach child refugees German, as the country expects the number of new arrivals to soar past the million mark in 2015, Die Welt daily reported on Sunday. About 196,000 children fleeing war and poverty will enter the German school system this year, and 8,264 “special classes” have been created to help them catch ...