An undated handout picture released by the British Metropolitan Police Service in London on June 5, shows Khuram Shazad Butt (L) and Rachid Redouane from Barking, east London, believed by police to be two of the three attackers in the June 3 terror attack on London Bridge.— AFP British police on Monday named two of the three attackers who killed ...

KABUL: The Kabul Process summit kicked off in capital Kabul days after the Afghan capital city was hit by some of the largest attacks that resulted into political stability. The summit was inaugurated by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani as the Afghan government aims to establish a regional and global census in the fight against terrorism and the Afghan peace process. ...

Khumariyaan: Interview with Sparlay Rawail This interview was carried out on the 30th May 2017, between this author (Angelina Merisi) and Sparlay Rawail, the lead guitarist with the band – Khumariyaan. The following is a transcript of that conversation. Merisi: Hello and thank you very much for taking the time from your busy schedule to carry out this interview. Sparlay: ...

PESHAWAR: Mashal Khan’s father in a press conference on Monday requested that his son’s case be transferred to a court outside Mardan alleging that ‘influential adversaries’ may pose possible hurdles to proceedings. “I told the Supreme Court (SC) that my lawyer and I cannot afford to fight the case in Mardan because our adversaries are very influential and powerful. Therefore, ...

KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai expressed condolences for the death of a funeral attack took place on Saturday in Kabul. “With regrets, I learned that the enemies of Afghanistan once again committed an unforgivable crime by attacking the funeral prayers of Salem Izadyar, son of the deputy head of senate, Alam Izadyar, in which a large number of our country-fellows ...

ISLAMABAD: A report compiled by a 13-member joint investigation team (JIT) investigating the lynching of Mashal Khan stated that a group in the university incited a mob against the Mardan university student on pretext of blasphemy. It added that no proof was found that Khan had committed blasphemy. In April, a vigilante mob, incited by rumours attacked Khan for allegedly ...

KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said the country is under attack as three back to back explosions rocked the city this afternoon targeting the funereal ceremony of the son of the deputy house speaker of the Afghan Senate. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani  condemns the outrageous attack on mourners burying the martyred. ...

LONDON: Militants drove a van at high speed into pedestrians on London Bridge before stabbing Saturday night revellers on the street and in nearby bars, killing at least six people and wounding more than 30. Armed police rushed to the scene and shot dead the three male attackers in the Borough Market area near the bridge, as authorities urged Londoners ...

Brothers, father, wife, students, colleagues, friends and acquaintances participated in mourning of Rahmatullah Haseeb Nasiry, a lecturer of the American University of Afghanistan, who was killed in the Wednesday’s truck bombing in Kabul. Nasiry was the father of a two-year old girl. On Wednesday truck bombing, about 100 people lost their lives and over 500 were injured. The attack occurred ...

KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai expressed grief over the loss of young men in the Friday’s shooting against their protests in Kabul, urging people to stand united against foreign conspiracies and show diligence in dealing with it. Former President Karzai expressing deepest condolence to the families of the protest victims and prayed for the quick recovery of the wounded, said ...