Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017
China defends Pakistan after Trump criticism
BEIJING, AUG 22 (DNA) – China defended its ally Pakistan on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States could no longer be silent about Pakistan’s “safe havens” for militants and warned it had much to lose by continuing to “harbour terrorists”. Trump on Monday committed the United States to an open-ended conflict in Afghanistan, signalling he would dispatch more troops to America’s longest war and vowing “a fight to win”. Trump insisted that others – the Afghan government, Pakistan, India and NATO allies – step up theirRead More
LHC directs police to arrest Multan bar president by Sept 8
LAHORE, AUG 22 (DNA) – The Lahore High Court (LHC) has on Tuesday directed the police to arrest High Court Bar Association Multan President Sher Zaman by September 8 while hearing the contempt of court case against him. The larger bench, headed by LHC Chief Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, gave this order when Multan regional police officer (RPO) submitted a report in the court which stated that several raids were conducted to arrest Sher Zaman but he could not be detained. Secretary Qaiser Abbas, the other person who misbehaved withRead More
US state secretary telephones PM Abbasi before Trump’s address
ISLAMABAD, AUG 22 (DNA) – United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson telephoned Prime Minister (PM) of Pakistan Shahid Khaqan Abbasi before US President Donald Trump’s first formal address to the nation as commander-in-chief. Both leaders exchanged viewpoints on America’s new strategy regarding South Asia. Tillerson also contacted the foreign ministers of India and Afghanistan. In his address, Donald Trump warned Pakistan that Washington will no longer tolerate Pakistan offering “safe havens” to extremists. “We can no longer be silent about Pakistan’s safe havens for terrorist organizations,” Trump declared, outliningRead More
The lost Tajiks of Pakistan
DUSHANBE, AUG 22 (DNA) – The medieval Mumlikat-e-Gibar of northeastern Afghanistan and the northern areas of Pakistan was established as a Muslim Tajik sultanate in about 1190 AD, being ruled in tandem by two brothers. Sultan Bahram and Sultan Pakhal (or Fahkal) Gibari were the scions of an earlier local Tajik princely dynasty of Zoroastrian converts, ruling the famous Pech Valley area in Kunar (Afghanistan). Hence their family name Gibari which was taken from “Gabr”, a term used derogatively by early Arabs for unconverted Zoroastrians. The brothers were sons ofRead More