PAKISTAN: Apart from the more than 150 killed immediately in the inferno, more than 100 people had suffered burn injuries in the incident. They had been shifted to the THQ Hospital in Ahmedpur Sharqia, Nishat Hospital in Multan, Victoria Hospital in Bahawalpur and Jinnah Hospital in Lahore. The latest deaths were reported by Jinnah Hospital Lahore, where four succumbed to ...

Raymond Davis — United States citizen and ex-Central Intelligence Agency employee who sparked a diplomatic storm in Pakistan in 2011 after shooting dead two young men in Lahore — has written a book about his experience. In his memoir, titled The Contractor: How I Landed in a Pakistani Prison and Ignited a Diplomatic Crisis, Davis talks in detail about his experience in ...

PESHAWAR: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday announced Rs1 million as compensation for each family of the victims of the recent Parachinar bombing attack, which claimed at least 72 lives. The prime minister also announced Rs0.5 million for each person injured in the blasts, according to a statement issued from the Prime Minister House. The premier has already issued directions to Governor ...

The United States senate has approved at least four thousand more visas for the Afghan nationals who have worked with the US-led coalition and fearing persecution by the militant groups, it has been reported. The new visas were approved by the US lawmakers in the Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday. According to Reuters, the committee included the additional visas ...

KABUL: The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Wednesday announced the national team squad for the upcoming historic match against the World’s Best XI team, Maryl  ebone Cricket Club (MCC). The One Day International (ODI) match is scheduled to be played in Lord’s of London, United Kingdom on 11th July. The squad for the match includes Asghar Stanikzai, Noor Ali Zadran, ...

BRUSSELS: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says 15 nations have pledged deploying more troops to Afghanistan. At a press conference here, Stoltenberg said: “We will end the day with a meeting of all nations contributing to the Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan. We will discuss the future of NATO’s presence in that country.” Ahead of defence ministers’ meeting, the secretary general said NATO’s ...

US President Donald Trump and Indian PM Narendra Modi have urged Pakistan to ensure its territory is not used to launch terror attacks. They issued their call in a statement released by the White House shortly after the two met in Washington DC. It comes after attacks in recent years on Indian soil which Delhi claims were conducted by Pakistan-based ...

WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump today agreed to continue strengthening coordination for ensuring peace and stability in Afghanistan as they expressed concern over rising instability in the war-torn country caused by terrorism. Trump thanked the Indian people for their “contributions to the effort in Afghanistan, and for joining us in applying new sanctions against the ...

Wishing you all a very happy Eid Eid Mubarak اختر مو نیکمرغه From The Pashtun Times

KABUL: The supreme court of Afghanistan confirmed Sunday, the 25th of June, as the first day of Eid-ul-Fitr in the country. The Qasim Ali Khan Mosque in Peshawar also announced Ed-ul-Fitr on Sunday. Shawwal moon sighted in Kabul, Peshawar and many parts across the Durand Line. The Saudi Arabia authorities earlier announced that Sunday will be the first day of ...