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By Manish Rai The Taliban after much wait has announced its 33-member interim cabinet. This new government is exclusively Taliban, and almost all the ministers are of Pashtun ethnicity. Women have no positions in this new setup. The Ministry of Women’s Affairs has been dissolved. And the sinister Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice has been re-established. This clearly illustrates that the Taliban will carry on with its medieval conservative interpretation of Islam. More than a dozen members of the new cabinet are on the U.N. Security Council’s sanctions list. Sirajuddin Haqqani, deputy leader of…

By Haroon Siraj Swat: A resident of Shah Dherai in Swat District alleged that his twelve years old daughter Saima was kidnapped six days earlier from home, by the local criminal. Addressing a press conference along with his children here at Swat Press Club on Thursday, Ayub Khan alleged that six men including Raza Khan, Sher Ali, Samiullah, Bakht Sherawan,vLal Muhammad and Karimullah from his village forcrd entry into late at night , they subjected all members including him, his wife and children to torture and kidnapped his six years old daughter Saima from the house. ” We have reported…

By Our Staff Reporter Islamabad: Former Interior Minister and Chairman Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Senator A. Rehman Malik has expressed that after the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban, there will be an attempt to enhance the demand for Sharia laws in Pakistan therefore government must keep a counter-strategy to deal with the situation. ” Takeover by the Afghan Taliban will certainly influence Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other extremists in Pakistan as TTP is fully operational across the Pak-Afghan border and along with Daesh, they are carrying out terrorist activities in Pakistan,” Firmer Interior Minister said. He expressed…

By Haroon Siraj SWAT: President of Transgender Association Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Miss Arzoo has alleged that, a group of extorters were harassing transgender community of Mingora City, in Swat district. Addressing a press conference along with other colleagues, here at Swat Press Club, Arzoo alleged that among the extorters, some police persons were also involved, who through coercion and threats were collecting money from transgender living in Mingora City. ” We demand security for transgender community and appeal to the high official of police department, to take stern action against the criminals. Our colleague named Komal was harassed, extorted, and…

Haroon Siraj Swat : Death of an accused in custody of Bunr police has become a mystery. According to details, Bunr Police arrested Wajid Ali a resident of Tahirabad Mingora over the anti social activity charges. Very next day, the accused was found dead in the lock up. Efforts to get police version regarding death of accused remained futile as the police officials including SHO Imran and DSP City Pir Syed remained tight liped. After performing legal procedure, the Bunr police handed over the dead to accused’s family which later laid him to rest at a family graveyard in Swat.

By Our Staff Reporter Islamabad: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi welcomed the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today and held delegation level talks that covered the latest developments in Afghanistan and bilateral relations. Foreign Minister Qureshi stressed that a peaceful and stable Afghanistan was vital for Pakistan and regional peace and security. He outlined Pakistan’s persistent efforts to promote this objective. The Foreign Minister highlighted Pakistan’s assistance to the international community on account of evacuations in the wake of…

By Our Staff Reporter New Delhi: Savithramma from SPS Nellore district wasn’t paid compensation for land taken over by revenue authorities in 2015. What followed was a 6-year-long legal battle to get her due. On Thursday, four serving IAS officers and a retired one were found guilty of contempt of court by the Andhra Pradesh High Court and were sentenced to varying jail terms or fines. The order came after a six-year-long legal fight and a contempt petition filed by a 62-year-old woman agriculturalist. The convicted IAS officers are Chief Minister’s Additional Secretary and former Collector of SPS Nellore district…

By Our Staff Reporter Islamabad: On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of German-Pakistani bilateral relations, the frigateBayern will visit Karachi from Sept. 8th to Sept. 12th. The partnership visit takes place withinthe framework of the German Navy’s Indo-Pacific Deployment 2021. During its six-monthsmission the frigate is scheduled to call at several ports – Karachi being the first one in theregion. “The visit of the Bayern – roughly one month after thePNS Zulfiqar berthed in the port of Hamburg – is not only a visible sign of the increasedimportance of the Indo-Pacific for Germany but it also clearly reflects the…

By Rakesh Vaid Delhi: Bidar Fort is a fort situated in the Bidar, Karnataka, India. The fort, the city and the district are all affixed with the name Bidar. Sultan Alla-Ud Din Bahman of the Bahmanid Dynasty shifted his capital from Gulbarga to Bidar in 1427 and built his fort along with a number of Islamic monuments.There are over 30 monuments inside Bidar fort. Amongst the most formidable forts of the country, it is situated in the eastern part of the town and has within it ruins of palaces, mosques and other buildings which had been built of trap rock.…

By Our Staff Reporter Islamabad: Pakistan’s former Interior Minister and Chairman Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Senator A. Rehman Malik said that none but President Ghani’s administration’s incompetence was responsible for the collapse of his government. He said that neither Pakistan nor anyone else had started this war in Afghanistan while the United States invaded Afghanistan after 9/11 even though no one from Afghanistan was involved in this tragic incident. He said that this so-called war on terror lasted for 20 years without any result and success. The greatest loss of this war was to Pakistan in which its…