PESHAWAR: A First Information Report (FIR) was registered by police on Friday against members of a lynch mob that brutally assaulted two university students ─ killing one and injuring another ─ over alleged blasphemy in Mardan a day earlier. The FIR has been lodged in Sheikh Maltoon police station against 20 suspects, of whom eight have been arrested, Mardan District ...

KABUL: The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai angrily reacted at the US forces move for dropping ‘Mother of All Bombs’ on the hideouts of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group in Afghanistan. “I vehemently and in strongest words condemn the dropping of the latest weapon, the largest non-nuclear #bomb, on Afghanistan by US military,” Karzai said ...

WASHINGOTN: US forces dropped a huge GBU-43 bomb on a series of caves fighters loyal to Islamic State-Khorasan or ISIS-K group used in eastern Nangarhar province on Thursday, the military said. The bomb, the largest non-nuclear bomb with the US forces, was used in Achin district as part of ongoing efforts to defeat the ISIS-K in Afghanistan, the US Central ...

A truck enters Indian territory at the Wagha border crossing in this file photo.—White Star KARACHI: Despite mounting tension along the border, the trade between Pakistan and India has remained intact since the beginning of the current fiscal year. A recent report by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) revealed that Pakistan grew its exports to India during the first ...

MARDAN: A student of Abdul Wali Khan University in Mardan was killed and another injured by a vigilante mob for allegedly publishing blasphemous content online, local police said Thursday. At least 15 people were arrested in connection with the incident, which occurred within the university premises. The campus was shut down until further notice. The hostels were vacated and a ...

Malala Yousafzai signs the guest book as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Speaker of the House of Commons Geoff Regan look on. —AP Malala Yousafzai is presented with an honorary Canadian citizenship by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. —AP OTTAWA: Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai received honorary citizenship in Canada and became the youngest person ...

KABUL: Afghanistan says it will never put weight behind fencing work along the Durand line, a plan that has taken at hand by Pakistan authority, terming it important to stop militant movement. Afghanistan’s ambassador to Pakistan, Dr. Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal while briefing newsmen in Peshawar, said that Durand Line fencing was not in the interest of either country. “We are ...

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentarians of Awami National Party have launched a hunger strike outside the parliament house on Wednesday against alleged cornering of Pakhtoons. ANP has objected to government’s step to block Computerised National Identity Cards of Pakhtoons by branding it a move to corner the persons. Protesting representatives of the ANP have said that they are all for blocking fake ID ...

Malala Yousafzai attends a ceremony with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres after being selected a United Nations messenger of peace in New York, NY, April 10.— Reuters UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres appointed Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai a UN Messenger of Peace on Monday to promote girls education. At 19, Ms Yousafzai is the youngest Messenger ...

KABUL: The Embassy of Russia in Kabul has reacted towards the remarks of the Afghan officials regarding the alleged support of Moscow to the Taliban group. According to a statement by the Russian Embassy, some senior Afghan officials are accusing Russia of supporting the Taliban group, emphasizing that such allegations are made without any proof or evidence. The growing frustrations ...