Minister of Information and Culture Sheikh Sher Ahmad Haqqani says his ministry is committed to supporting the media and promoting cultural activities.
KABUL regime, say proponents. Warlords, land grabbers and corrupt officials are trying to thwart the emergence of a strong civil society that is crucial to
KABUL): The Salam Watandar Radio has been broadcasting programmes through its 47 local stations in 29 of the country’s 34 provinces as an independent media
JALALABAD (PAN learning programme in the eastern province of Nangarhar that ended on Friday, organisers said. The programme was aimed to spread Quranic guidance and
KANDAHAR CITY (PAN): Kandahar Governor Tooryali Weesa on Thursday asked religious scholars to strengthen coordination among themselves and not to keep their knowledge confined to
GARDEZ (PAN activists and provincial council members on Wednesday accused the Ministry of Information and Culture of interference in a recent administrative exam in southeastern
BAMYAN CITY (PAN): The priceless ancient architecture of the Chehel Burj (a historical fort with 40 towers), formerly used as a military complex, is on
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (PAN): A Janda Bala (flag-hoisting) ceremony, marking Afghan New Year, was held in the northern province of Balkh on Tuesday. Organised amid stringent security
KABUL, upper house, on Wednesday criticised some visual media outlets for telecasting programmes in contrast with Islamic and Afghan cultural. The criticism came at a
GHAZNI CITY (PAN-made handicrafts was inaugurated in southern Ghazni province on Monday. Under a joint venture by two public representatives, 30 women had set up
WASHINGTON (PAN, Maryam Durani, the Kandahar provincial council member and owner of women’s radio, on Thursday received the 2012 International Women of Courage Award from
KABUL officials would be enhanced and their quota in government jobs increased from 20 to 30 percent. Speaking at a gathering ahead of the International
PESHAWAR (PAN with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Barrister Masud Kauser and a senior presidential aide. The journalists met Kauser at the Governor’s House in Peshawar, head
