KABUL: The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the world body governing football, is expected to send a delegation to Afghanistan for assessing the game’s situation, officials said Saturday. A meeting attended by heads of football federations from 22 provinces was told that the FIFA delegation would visit Afghanistan at their request to investigate problems in Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF). Amanullah Faizi, head of ...

The fate of Nawaz Sharif, the third time elected Prime Minister of Pakistan who was disqualified and removed from his post by the Supreme Court of Pakistan under charges of corruption on July 28, epitomizes the state of democracy in Pakistan. Nawaz Sharif who also heads Pakistan Muslim League (N) was twice elected in 1990s as Prime Minister and his government ...

KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and the Vice President of the United States Michael Richard Pence discussed the 4 year development plan of the Afghan security forces during a video teleconference. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, in a statement said the two sides also discussed other issues of bilateral interest during their conversation. The statement further added that ...

KABUL: The Ministry of Higher Education of Afghanistan on Saturday announced the Kankor results for the enrollment of the eligible students to State universities and other high education State and private institutes. The officials of the Ministry of Higher Education announced the results during a press conference in Kabul today. According to the officials, a total of 169,529 students who ...

KABUL: A top German envoy in Afghanistan has said the government of Germany is committed to expand economic and security support to Afghanistan. The Office of the National Security Adviser in a statement said the German envoy Thomas Peter made the remarks during a meeting with the national security adviser Mohammad Hanif Atmar on Thursday. Thanking the Afghan government for ...

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from holding public office in a landmark decision on the Panama Papers case. Shortly after, the PM House issued a notification saying that Nawaz Sharif, despite having “strong reservations” on the SC’s verdict, has stepped down from his post as the premier. Reacting to the court’s order, a PML-N ...

PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice Yahya Afridi on Thursday ordered the transfer of the Mashal Khan murder case from Mardan to an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Haripur jail after Khan’s father requested the move fearing “influential adversaries”. A two-judge bench comprising Justice Afridi and Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim heard Muhammad Iqbal Khan’s plea requesting transfer of the case from Mardan amid ...

KABUL: Dozens of insurgents including several Pakistani militia forces were killed during the clashes with the security forces in southeastern Paktia province of Afghanistan. According to the local security officials, the militants and Pakistani militias were killed during the clashes in Jani Khel district. Provincial police spokesman Sardar Wali Tabasoom confirmed the report and said more than 50 insurgents were ...

PUNJAB: A panchayat or tribal council in Punjab province of Pakistan ordered the rape of a man who had raped a young girl. The incident took place recently in Rajpur area of Muzaffarabad where a 12-year-old girl was raped by the man. According to the police officials in Multan, the rape of the sister of the rapist was ordered during ...

LASHKARGAH: President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday said positive changes in the security situation of southern Helmand province would start appearing soon. The president, who arrived here with a high level delegation, said problems being faced by the Afghan forces in Helmand would be addressed. The president arrived in Helmand in the morning to assess the security situation before returning to Kabul in ...