Ayaz Gul VOA News November 24, 2022 ISLAMABAD — Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Thursday nominated the former head of Inter-Services Intelligence, or ISI, the country’s main intelligence agency, as head of the powerful military amid deepening political turmoil in the country. Officials said Sharif chaired a meeting of his cabinet to pick General Asim Munir
Ayaz Gul VOA News November 20, 2022 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has decided to reopen a key southwestern border crossing with landlocked Afghanistan for trade and pedestrian movements starting Monday, a week after sealing the facility over the killing of a Pakistani security guard by an Afghan “terrorist.” The deadly shooting, which also wounded two soldiers, took
Ariana: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari told reporters in Islamabad his government continues to advocate sustained international engagement with IEA [Taliban] to help prevent a humanitarian disaster in the war-torn neighboring country. “As far as their official recognition is concerned, Pakistan would not want to take a solo flight and would rather pursue this process
8am: The TTP member was found dead on Thursday (November 17th) in a water canal in the Bati Kot district of eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province. The TTP commander has been identified as Saifullah Babuji, a resident of Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Babuji was reportedly a close affiliate of a TTP deputy, Amir Mufti Mazlom. The
The Tribune (India): Weapons and other military equipment left behind by US forces when exiting Afghanistan last year are now being used by militants in attacks against law enforcement and security forces in Pakistan, the media reported. This was claimed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Inspector General of Police Moazzam Jah Ansari while talking to the
پاکستانی پولیس کا مجبور افغان باشندوں سے ظلم کی انتہا جو بیچارے نہایت تنگ دستی میں علاج معالجہ کے لیے گئے ہیں مگر ان کو جانوروں کی طرح رسی سے باندھ کر ہانکا جارہا ہے۔ اگر افغانستان میں ایک خودمختار حکومت ہوتی تو پاکستان کے متعصب پولیس پشتون دشمنی میں افغانوں سے یہ ظلم نہ
EURACTIV: A joint railway project between Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan is gaining momentum as it could open up international trade routes, but some caution against collaborating with Taliban-controlled Afghanistan considering ongoing human rights abuses and the introduction of Sharia law. The line will run from Termez in Uzbekistan to Afghanistan’s Mazar-i-Sharif and Kabul, then onto
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi November 13, 2022 A border clash between Taliban forces and the Pakistani military at the Spin Boldak-Chaman crossing has left one Pakistani border guard dead. The clash took place early on November 13 and resulted in the closure of the crossing, according to officials from each country. Thousands of people travel though
8am: On Saturday, November 12, Anadolu Agency, quoting Turkish government officials as report that 57,174 Afghan citizens have been returned to their country this year. After the Taliban took over the control of the country, thousands of Afghan citizens have tried to reach Turkey through various routes, including Iran. Click here to read more (external
Khaama: Based on the media reports, over 1,100 Afghan refugees including women and children have been arrested and imprisoned in Sindh state of Pakistan, Hamid Karzai tweeted on Monday. The former Afghan President, Hamid Karzai has expressed his concerns about the mistreating of Pakistan’s government with the Afghan refugees and has called on Pakistan’s administration