Abubakar Siddique Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 14, 2023 Sahib Khan, a political activist, is one of the organizers of a recent sit-in protest in Wana, a remote town near Pakistan’s western border with Afghanistan. Khan describes the weeklong demonstration that ended on January 12 as a “people’s uprising” to show authorities that they will
Khaama: With the unprecedented rise of terror attacks across Pakistan in the recent past, targeting army personnel, ISI officers, police officials, and ordinary citizens, the men in charge of security establishments in Pakistan are still blustering with no pragmatic approaches ahead. Being a nuclear power in the world, and equipped with sophisticated American and Chinese
Ayaz Gul VOA News January 10, 2023 ISLAMABAD — Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan advocated Tuesday for a cooperative bilateral relationship with Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers, warning mutual tensions could turn his country’s counterterrorism efforts into a “disastrous forever war.” Khan spoke at a seminar in the capital, Islamabad, as a new wave of terrorism grips
ANI: Amid the spurt in attacks by banned outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Pakistan’s quest to secure “strategic depth” in Afghanistan by installing a ‘friendly’ government in Kabul has resulted in what security analysts have begun to call “strategic death,” writes James Crickton in policy research group, Poreg. Click here to read more (external link). Related
Ayaz Gul VOA News December 29, 2022 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan said Thursday that at least three of its soldiers were killed in clashes with “terrorists” near the volatile border with Afghanistan. An army statement reported the “intense” shootout in Kurram border district in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province had also left two militants dead. The statement said
Tolo News: Clashes have resumed between Islamic Emirate forces [Taliban] and the Pakistan military along the Durand Line in Spin Boldak in Kandahar province, local officials said. The motive behind the fighting is still unclear but the residents said the clashes happened when the Islamic Emirate forces tried to build a checkpoint near the Durand
Khaama: Concerned about the developments on the Afghan border, the Pakistani Army has reportedly decided to conduct a heavy military operation against the country’s growing terrorism and border infiltration. General Asim Munir, the newly appointed head of Pakistan’s armed forces, presided over a meeting of senior generals at General Headquarters (GHQs) in Rawalpindi over the
Khaama: The Pakistani premier, in response to the incident of Sunday in Chaman, wrote on his Twitter handle that the “unprovoked shelling & fire by Afghan Border Forces at Chaman resulting in [the] martyrdom of several Pakistani citizens & injuring more than a dozen is unfortunate & deserves the strongest condemnation.” The Special Representative of
Ayaz Gul VOA News December 11, 2022 ISLAMABAD — Deadly border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan killed at least seven people and wounded more than 30 others Sunday. The Pakistani military said in a statement the skirmishes took place in the southwestern border town of Chaman, adjacent to the Afghan province of Kandahar. The attack killed
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