Security & Crime
3 Ghazni elders killed by Taliban after uprising
GHAZNI CITY (PAN efforts, officials and locals said on Thursday. The elders were killed on Wednesday evening in the Sarfaraz and Sher Kala areas...
Business & Economics
Pakistan stops 500 Afghanistan-bound trade vehicles
KABUL forces, an official said on Saturday. On November 27, Islamabad closed a key supply line for Afghanistan-based international troops and ordered the US to
Accidents & Disasters
Death toll among Afghan hajj pilgrims climbs to 19
KABUL): The death toll among Afghan pilgrims has risen to 19, with another 13 sustaining injuries during the performance of this year’s pilgrimage in Saudi
Accidents & Disasters
13 Afghan pilgrims die during hajj
KABUL pilgrims have died and a dozen others wounded during the pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, an official of the Hajj and Islamic Affairs Ministry said
Governance & Politics
Neighbours to help combat drugs, hopes Rassoul
KABUL, concluded with a vow to join hands for bringing peace, security, development and prosperity to the war-hit country. Attended by more than 29 foreign
Governance & Politics
UK supports Turkish peace initiative
ISTANBUL (PAN, was important. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for South Asia Alistair Burt, also a participant of the Istanbul Conference, urged the international community to
Security & Crime
Karzai seeks neighbours’ help in terror fight
ISTANBUL (PAN and other militant leaders could join the peace process if they gave up violence, severed ties with Al Qaeda and returned to a
Business & Economics
Turkish firms offer investment in Afghan mining sector
ISTANBUL (PAN‘s mining sector, an Afghan Cabinet minister said on Wednesday. Turkish companies, engaged in mine extraction in Libya, Iraq, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, are ready
Governance & Politics
Karzai set to underline Pakistan’s role in peace
ISTANBUL (PAN chief, Burhanuddin Rabbani, an official said on Tuesday. At a trilateral summit later in the day with Presidents Abdullah Gul and Asif Ali
Governance & Politics
Jirga on strategic pact in mid-November
KABUL): More than 2,000 government officials and elders are scheduled to meet in mid-November in Kabul to discuss the pros and cons of an Afghan-US
Business & Economics
Six firms in the run for railroad feasibility study
KABUL with Turkmenistan, an official said on Thursday. Bids for the 220-kilometre railway line were opened a month back by the Ministries of Public Works