The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has called on Taliban to renounce violence and join hands with the other countrymen in rebuilding the country if ‘they consider themselves sons of Afghanistan’. In a statement released following a series of deadly ...
Read More »Swat activist Tabassum Adnan wins 2016 Nelson Mandela Award
Tabassum Adnan winner of the Nelson Mandela – Graça Machel Innovation Award for the year 2016 in Individual Activist category. —Photo: CIVICUS Alliance SWAT: Tabassum Adnan, a women’s rights activist from Swat valley became the recipient of yet another prestigious ...
Read More »‘Corridor Front’ is a positive and laudable step: Aurangzeb Kasi
ISLAMABAD: Leader ANP (Wali) Aurangzeb Kasi appreciated the role of Dr. Said Alam Mehsud and his organization Pashtunkhwa Ulasi Tahreek (PUT) for making ‘Corridor Front’. He said that it is time for Pashtuns to unite. Talking to THE PASHTUN TIMES, ...
Read More »Federal Government continuously deceives Pashtuns on the corridor project: Dr. Said Alam Mehsud
Joint ‘Corridor Front’ set up to claim ‘due’ share of Khyber-Pashtunkhwa in corridor project PESHAWAR: Various political parties and organisations representing different sections of society on Friday formed a joint forum to work for claiming the ‘rightful’ share of Khyber ...
Read More »All Political Parties Launch ‘Corridor Front’ in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: ‘Corridor Front’ launched in all parties joint meeting on Thursday, held at Al-Markaz-e-Islami in Peshawar. The meeting was called by Pakhtunkhwas Ulasi Tehreek (PUT) and Dr. Said Alam Mehsud, leader of PUT, presided the move. Political parties participated in ...
Read More »ANP protests against target killing of party members
PESHAWAR: Awami National Party (ANP) on Wednesday staged protest demonstrations against target killing of its local leader in Swat. Protest demonstrations were also staged in Peshawar, Mardan, Bannu, Charsadda, Lakki Marwat and Islamabad on the call of party leaderships. A ...
Read More »Crime and punishment: Rajmirkhel tribe to be expelled under FCR
Jirga uses collective responsibility clause to convict tribe in monetary dispute. PHOTO: AFP/FILE PESHAWAR: Members of the Rajmirkhel clan of the Afridi tribe in Jankor Hassankhel in Frontier Region (FR) Peshawar will be forcibly expelled from their native land by the ...
Read More »Karzai calls on Taliban to join peace talks
The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai called on Taliban group to join peace talks with the Afghan government in a bid to end violence and help secure peace and stability in the country. Karzai met with the delegation representing Hezb-e-Islami ...
Read More »Scars of militancy plague peace-loving Pashtuns in Swat
Militancy-hit Farman along with his family MINGORA: Although normalcy has returned to the scenic valley of Swat, yet scores of people, affected by the militancy, are still facing hardships. Hundreds of widows and orphans have to struggle to get onetime ...
Read More »Musings on the drawings of Ghani Khan
Most of us are familiar with the poetry of Ghani Khan, arguably one of the most important and eminent Pashto poets of the twentieth century. While some are acquainted with his work as a sculptor and painter, his drawings moreover ...
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