Tuesday, February 17, 2026

The Taliban also seized Afghan territory bordering Iran

Herat : The Taliban also seized Islam Qala in the Afghan province of Herat, which borders Iran. According to media reports, Afghan troops stationed at Islam Qala retreated and entered Iranian territory for refuge. Earlier, the Taliban had seized some areas in the provinces bordering the Central Asian states, forcing Afghan troops to retreat and seek refuge in Central Asian countries. Nisar...

A Court has Remanded Usman Mirza & Other Accused For Another Four Days

ISLAMABAD: A court has remanded Usman Mirza and other accused in a boy-girl violence case for another four days. The District and Sessions Court in Islamabad heard a case of torturing a boy and a girl naked in E-11 area. After the two-day physical remand of the main accused Usman Mirza and other accused was completed, the police produced them in...

Former South African President Spends First Night Behind Bars

Johannesburg: While England football fans were celebrating a hard-earned triumph for their nation over Denmark last night, South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma was driving to prison. The former African National Congress leader gave himself up last night to the authorities in compliance with a Constitutional Court ruling that he serve 15 months in prison for contempt of court. The midnight...

Long-Awaited Justice For Apartheid Atrocities in South Africa

South Africa : Long-Awaited Justice For Apartheid Atrocities in South Africa .  Perpetrators of apartheid era atrocities may yet feel the might of the law in democratic South Africa as the investigation authorities obtain the necessary capacity to go after them, according to Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, John Jeffery. “Many victims of apartheid era atrocities were victims of...

For whom the bell tolls in AJK polls? Prof. Abdul Shakoor Shah

By:Prof. Abdul Shakoor Shah The political mercury is at its climax in AJK. It is a political tragedy not to hold general elections at a time in Pakistan, GB and AJK. It seems a politically plotted formula to manipulate public opinion as well as the monopoly of the federal government over GB and AJK Polls. If we take a glance...

South African President Zuma Gets A Reprieve From Jail

JOHANNESBURG : Former South African President Jacob Zuma should have spent his first night behind bars by now. But the former head of State has again managed to evade the long arm of the law. On Friday he launched an urgent court bid pleading for a rescission of the Constitutional Court's judgment that he was guilty of contempt of court and...

Kashmir’s Great Support Lord Averbury Prepares For his Final Destination : Quayum Raja

BY : QUAYUM RAJA Fame and popularity are two different things in my opinion. One can become famous even by committing a senseless act, while the popularity requires special qualities and characteristics. Lord Avebury is a unique personality with an enormous sense of humanity and political commitment and skills. Lord Avebury is a distinguished British politician. He was born on 29...

Whose destiny are we chiseling? PULSE: Ajay Shukla

In a statement the Chief justice of India N V Rammana has stated that “Despite poverty, illiteracy, backwardness, inequalities and alleged ignorance prevailing at a large scale, the people of independent India have proven their intellect. Public has discharged their duties diligently and now is the turn of those who are running the important portfolios of the State. They...

HONDA Discontinued All Existing Models of “HONDAY CITY” Cars in Pakistan : Reduction in CIVIC Prices

Lahore:  Honda Atlas Cars Pakistan Limited (HACPL) has discontinued all existing models of Honda City Car. HACPL has stopped production of all current existing models of Honda City 1.3 AT, 1.3 MT, 1.5 MT, 1.5 AT and 1.5 Aspire as well. According to sources , New model of Honda City is now being launched in Pakistan. Production of the new...

Taliban Seized Zurmat District of Afghanistan, All Services Suspended

PAKTIA : The results of the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan began to come. The Afghan Taliban have captured the Zurmat district of Paktia province in Afghanistan. According to details, the Taliban had been trying to seize Zurmat for the past 30 days. Many Afghan army personnel were also injured in the attempt, while the people of the district...