Female television anchors in Afghanistan have been directe by the Taliban government to wear hijab among other orders to the media. The instructions, comprising eight points, were read out by the Minister for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice Maulvi Muhammad Khalid Hanafi during a meeting with journalists on Sunday. According to Afghan […]
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LOS ANGELES: An armoured truck spilled huge wads of cash across a California freeway on Friday, prompting chaotic scenes as drivers stopped to scoop up banknotes. Cash on California freeway. But motorists hoping to line their pockets with an unexpected pre-Thanksgiving windfall were thwarted, as police cracked down and arrested two people. “There’s a lot
KARACHI: Microfinance borrowing has recorded significant increase across Pakistan, taking the number of such borrowers to over 8.2 million. According to the latest data released by the Pakistan Microfinance Network (PMN) — the national association for retail players in the microfinance industry — as many as 161,318 customers joined the ranks of active borrowers in
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ISLAMABAD: Former chief judge of the apex court of Gilgit-Baltistan Rana M Shamim has stated in a notarized affidavit that he was a witness to the then CJP Saqib Nisar’s direction to a high court judge not to release Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz on bail at any cost before the 2018 general elections. According
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KABUL: Taliban have invited Ismaili Muslims\’ spiritual leader His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan to visit Afghanistan. Taliban invite Aga Khan. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said on Saturday that top leaders of the group met an envoy of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), Akbar Pesnani, to discuss a comprehensive development strategy for Afghanistan, Russian
