Jashtan is a special kind of being found in the mythology of Chitral. The Jashtan appears to us in two different forms. While some may say they were pixie-like, others beg to differ with the argument that they were actually dwarves. Whatever be their physical features, theirs is a story that is still somewhat alive. […]
Aqib Ullah (Jangbazar Chitral) The climatic conditions in Pakistan are deteriorating day by day. Gone are the days when climate change was merely a concern for urban areas. Climate change, the rapidly rising impact of this serpent is felt in every corner of the country, obscuring distinctions between winter and summer zones. Traditionally, January and
Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan The unfortunate air strike by Iran inside Pakistani territory on January 16, 2024 in an attempt to target the anti-Iran militant outfit Jaish al Adl (forces of justice) allegedly hiding in the mountainous terrain of Balochistan, has come as a bolt from the blue. The attack was absolutely unexpected and
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan conducted strikes inside Iran on Thursday, targeting separatist militants, the Pakistani foreign ministry said, two days after Tehran said it attacked Israel-linked militant bases inside Pakistani territory. Iranian media said several missiles hit a village at about 4am in the Sistan-Baluchistan province that borders Pakistan, killing three women and four children, all non-Iranians.
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CONNECTICUT (USA): Henry Kissinger, a diplomatic powerhouse whose roles as a national security adviser and secretary of state under two presidents left an indelible mark on U.S. foreign policy and earned him a controversial Nobel Peace Prize, died on Wednesday at age 100. Kissinger died at his home in Connecticut, according to a statement from
CHITRAL: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari here on Wednesday said he will put the demand of the people of Chitral before his sister Asifa Bhutto to contest election from Chitral in the next general elections. “As the demand has come from the people of Chitral, I will put it before Asifa and persuade her to
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HERAT: Authorities from Afghanistan’s vice ministry created a bonfire of confiscated musical instruments and equipment in Herat province at the weekend, deeming music immoral. “Promoting music causes moral corruption and playing it will cause the youth to go astray,” said Aziz al-Rahman al-Muhajir, head of the Herat department of the Ministry for the Promotion of
Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan In an auspicious turn of events, relations between Iran and Pakistan, the two key neighbouring countries of the South-Asian region, have turned for the better after having remained sour and lacklustre, and having witnessed ups and downs during the past few years due to myriad reasons, the most prominent among
ROSTOV-ON-DON/VORONEZH: Mutinous Russian mercenary fighters headed towards Moscow on Saturday after seizing a southern city overnight, with Russia’s military firing on them from the air but seemingly incapable of slowing their lightning advance. Facing the first serious challenge to his grip on power of his 23-year rule, President Vladimir Putin vowed to crush an armed
TEHRAN: Iran has named an ambassador to Saudi Arabia, sealing a thaw in relations more than seven years after the regional rivals severed ties. The new envoy, Alireza Enayati, previously served as Iran’s ambassador to Kuwait, assistant to the foreign minister and director general of Gulf affairs at the foreign ministry, the English-language Iran Daily
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