Tolo News: Pakistan’s use of extremist and terrorist proxies is a significant contributor to the global menace of Islamic extremism, former top U.S diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad said, recommending that Pakistan should be listed as a state sponsor of terrorism. Khalilzad said at the U.S House of Foreign Affairs Committee that Pakistan views the Taliban as an effective
Tolo News: President Ashraf Ghani at a press conference about his Warsaw trip on Monday called on neighboring countries not to give shelter to insurgents. “Every neighboring country should respect our sovereignty and must not give safe havens to terrorists,” Ghani said. “Insurgency does not know any religion. Interference in Afghan security and giving shelter to insurgents
VOA News Ayaz Gul July 9, 2016 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN—Pakistan on Saturday reacted sharply to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s latest aspersions on Islamabad’s counterterrorism efforts. The Afghan leader told the NATO summit in Warsaw earlier in the day that Kabul was receiving cooperation from regional countries — except for Pakistan — to promote peace and stability
VOA News Ayaz Gul July 9, 2016 ISLAMABAD—Authorities in a Pakistani border province say steps are being taken to prevent police harassment of Afghan refugees, but those with no legal status still will be arrested and deported. Pressure has grown — particularly from host communities — calling for authorities to send Afghans to their home
1TV: Addressing NATO leaders at Warsaw summit on Saturday, President Ashraf Ghani criticized Pakistan for adopting a policy to differentiate between good and bad terrorists. “Our regional initiatives with neighbors are beginning to yield significant cooperative dividends. The exception is with Pakistan – despite clear commitments to a quadrilateral peace process, their dangerous distinction between good and
Pakistan Observer: Mahmood Khan Achakzai claimed that he had merely stated that Khyber Pukhotonkhwa was once part of Afghanistan, cannot be dismissed lightly. It is a mere after-thought, a crude attempt to escape from the aftermath. Afghans do have claim on KP, rejecting the British-created Durand Line, but it is also a fact that KP, after historical
VOA News / July 4, 2016 Ayaz Gul ISLAMABAD — Weeks of scathing criticism has apparently prompted a provincial government in Pakistan to review a grant of $3 million it has recently allocated for a controversial Islamic seminary, which some critics refer to as the “University of Jihad.” The Darul Uloom Haqqania seminary, or madrasa, headed by
Tolo News: More than 7,000 Afghan refugees have been arrested by Pakistani police in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province over the past week, Consulate General of Afghanistan said on Friday. “Not only police, but civilians harass Afghan refugees in Pakistan. They [Pakistani police] take money from Afghans,” said Roeen, an Afghan refugee, who lives in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Click
Khaama Press: Former lawmaker and leader of the National Participation Party of Afghanistan Najibulllah Kabuli has called on Hezb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar not to act on the instructions issued by Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence which is accused of supporting the Afghan militant groups. He was speaking during a press conference in Kabul today and asked Hekmatyar to
Khaama Press: A former top American diplomat has said the United States should adopt a policy of total isolation against Pakistan, harshly criticizing the country for supporting the Afghan militant groups. In an interview with the Times of India, Khalilzad said the step by US should be taken to send a signal that it faces the prospect