Religion & Culture – Page 69 – Pajhwok Afghan News

Saudi Arabia pledges to increase Hajj and Umrah quotas for Afghanistan

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah of Saudi Arabia has assured an Afghan delegation of an increase in Afghanistan’s quotas for Umrah

MoIC representatives attend ISESCO academic meeting

Pakistani clerics call for dialogue with Afghanistan

Mullah Baradar urges ulema to tone down their sermons

Afghan artists participate in painting competition

Pajhwok

25 Jan 2019 - 10:14

PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Dozens of Afghan and Pakistani artists have participated in a painting contest at the University of Peshawar. The competition -- Home . .

Avoid negative reporting on peace, Afghan media urged

Ahmad Shah Erfanyar

24 Jan 2019 - 16:27

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Harakat-i-Inqilab Islami party on Thursday praised the activities . . .

Use of social media sites grows; reading culture declines

Pajhwok

24 Jan 2019 - 13:50

FARAH CITY (Pajhwok): Some officials, civil society activists and students in western Farah province on Thursday . . .

Thousands pray for rain in drought-hit Kandahar

Bashir Ahmad Naadim

21 Jan 2019 - 20:40

KANDAHAR (Pajhwok): Thousands of people on Monday performed the Salatul Istisqa to pray for rain in the drought hit southern Kandahar province.

Research paper on HIA-govt peace deal printed

Abaseen Zaheer

21 Jan 2019 - 17:17

KABUL (HIA) has been printed. The 29-page report, authored by Mustaq Rahimi . . .

No mention of media gains in peace talks worries journalists

Pajhwok Report

20 Jan 2019 - 17:48

KABUL Federation of Journalists (AFJ) on Sunday voiced concern over not discussing the freedom of . . .

Culture of reading on the rise among Herat children

Storai Karimi

15 Jan 2019 - 16:18

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): A number of booksellers in western Herat province have expressed pleasure with the growing culture of reading among children.

Ghani signs guidelines, maps of urban design framework

Pajhwok Report

13 Jan 2019 - 18:34

KABUL (Pajhwok): President Ashraf Ghani, signing guidelines and maps of the urban design framework, on . . .

Journalist detained for hours after Facebook jab at attorneys

Yousuf Zarifi

7 Jan 2019 - 22:41

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Police detained a private radio and television head in eastern Nangarhar province for some hours after he accused the provincial Attorney Office .