KABUL (PAN): The government should not subject media organisations to selective treatment to promote the freedom of expression in the country, the deputy minister of information and culture said on Tuesday.
KABUL (PAN): Kuchi lawmakers and elders on Tuesday warned of boycotting next year's presidential and provincial council elections if Afghanistan was divided into several constituencies for the nomadic tribe.
KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday condemned an attack on the election campaign of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) party in Pakistan, the Presidential Palace said.
ISLAMABAD (PAN): Pashtun nationalist leaders in Pakistan say the Durand Line is a reality but the issue should not be raked up at a time when Afghanistan and Pakistan are facing the twin scourge of terrorism and extremism.
KABUL (PAN): The Meshrano Jirga -- or upper house of parliament -- decided on Tuesday to summon Finance Minister Hazrat Omar Zakhelwal to give the names of the lawmakers making illegal demands on the Ministry of Finance.
KABUL (PAN): Hundreds of people, including the disabled, continued protests against Pakistan in Kabul, Baghlan and Kunduz provinces for the fifth consecutive day on Tuesday, officials said.
KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday said his government should be credited for restoring many of women's rights in the country over the past decade.
ISLAMABAD (PAN): British Chief of Defence General Sir David Richards, during his visit to the garrison town of Rawalpindi, has praised Pakistan’s role in the war on terrorism.
WASHINGTON (PAN): US Secretary of State John Kerry would discuss the current situation in Afghanistan and the post-2014 transition with leaders of Russia and Italy during his trip to Moscow and Rome this week, his spokesperson said Monday.
KABUL (PAN): The Wolesi Jirga -- or lower house of parliament -- on Monday summoned Finance Minister Hazrat Omar Zakhelwal, but the Karzai cabinet member said he would not appear before lawmakers.
