Who was Dr. Muhammad Farooq Khan Shaheed?

Dr. Muhammad Farooq Khan was recognized as a writer, columnist, and intellectual throughout the country. He was also known as a religious scholar and competent TV compare. He was born at a village, in the district of Swabi. He obtained his elementary education at his hometown. Then he joined Cadet College, Hasanabdal, and later on the Cadet College, Kohat. After having acquired the degree in medicine, he decided to specialize in psychiatry. He established his private practice in Mardan. Some of his works include “Pakistan and the Twenty First Century (Urdu)”, “The Struggle for Islamic Revolution”, and “What is Islam”. God has bestowed upon him...

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Swat University Vice Chancellor killed

Renowned Islamic scholar Dr Farooq Khan Vice Chancelloer of Swat Islamic University was killed in firing incident in Mardarn. Dr Farooq Khan’s assistant was also killed in the attac...

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Pentagon says Pakistan border closure hasn't affected Afghanistan mission

U.S. Defense Department on Friday said U.S. and NATO operations in Afghanistan haven't been affected by Pakistan's closure of a major supply route a day before. The closure of the crossing at Torkham Gate along the border of Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan came after U.S. helicopters "unknowingly killed several Pakistani border guards," said Dave Lapan, a Pentagon spokesman. "It is still the case, at last reports, that Torkham Gate remains closed," Lapan said. "We are still discussing with the Pakistan government that Pakistanis resolve this and get it re- opened, but in the meantime, there is still no immediate impact on our operations...

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Signaling Tensions, Pakistan Shuts NATO Route

Pakistan angrily closed the crossing to protest the strikes on its side of the border, leaving American officials to use meetings and phone calls to try to soothe relations and get the route reopened. Both sides indicated that they might be able to resolve the dispute with a joint investigation. But the border closing, and the exceptional series of strikes by piloted aircraft, as opposed to drones, signaled a general increase in tensions between Pakistan and the United States, already uncomfortable allies that are pursuing competing interests in the Afghan war. The C.I.A. carried out a record number of drone attacks inside Pakistan last month,...

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