The sacking is a setback for the Sharif government at a time the Prime Minister is facing heat over the Panama Papers case. The leaked information was published in Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper and spoke of a rift between the civilian ...

PESHAWAR: Art has no boundaries. In Pakistan, celebrated actor Vinod Khanna’s death trended at number two on twitter with people paying rich tributes to him. Even Pakistan Television(PTV), the state-owned channel, has aired a special programme on the 70-year-old. “His ...

KABUL: The Afghan government welcomed the return of Hezb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar to Afghanistan and emphasized that Hekmatyar’s return to the country following the conclusion of a peace agreement proves that the Afghans have the capability to resolve issues and ...

KABUL: The government of India is planning to make a movie regarding the two Afghan cricket stars, Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan, currently playing in the world’s largest cricket league, the Indian Premier League, it has been reported. The movie ...

KABUL: Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) leader Gulbadin Hekmatyar, emerging from two decades of hiding, said on Friday that no one could rule the Afghans against their will. At a meeting with a delegation led by Nangarhar Governor Gulab Mangal and HIA leaders ...

EDITORIAL: Does Afghanistan really trapped between two atrocities—first, the Taliban insurgents, who freshly killed over 140 Afghan soldiers, and, second the Islamic State (IS), aka Daesh militants, who recently killed, and wounded over 100 people in 400-bed military hospital in ...

The deepening contradictions of the post Zia “republic” do not seem to be manageable anymore. The de facto isn’t ready to live with even the semblance of the de jure. The deep state is ready to attack the leadership of ...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has expressed concerns about the latest measures taken by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, saying they have adversely affected relations between the European Union and Ankara. “The developments over the past weeks have severely hit German-Turkish ties as ...

KABUL: The Taliban militants group in Afghanistan announced the launch of their new spring offensive under the name of Mansoori, vowing to carry out more attacks across the country. The group says the operation has been named after their former ...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin.—Reuters Britain must answer questions about its plans to exit the European Union before negotiations on the split can begin, and the country cannot be under any illusions ...