report in The News, December 31, 2023MANSEHRA: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUIF) leader Mufti Kifayatullah on Saturday said his party was in contact with other political parties to get their support against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supreme leader Nawaz Sharif for NA-15 in February 8 elections. “This is a wrong perception that JUIF is pursuing the agenda of PMLN as an ally. JUIF has its own policies and being a strong political power we will defeat Nawaz Sharif…
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report in The Express Tribune, Dec 31, 2023LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif stated on Saturday that the PML-N is now stronger and more united than ever, emphasizing the party’s commitment to rescuing the people of Pakistan amidst current economic challenges. During the PML-N parliamentary board meeting, Nawaz praised his brother Shehbaz Sharif, the party president, for his unwavering commitment to both the party and the people of Pakistan. He credited Shehbaz for successfully addressing…
by Kamran Yusuf in The Express Tribune, Dec 31, 2023ISLAMABAD: At the start of the year, which coincidentally happened to be two months after the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) announced the end of a ceasefire with the Pakistani government, Peshawar’s Red Zone was rocked by a suicide blast that killed hundreds. Although the TTP initially claimed responsibility for the heinous attack and later retracted the statement, the incident set the tone for Pakistan’s relations with…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, December 29, 2023The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan says that it continues to engage in communications and negotiations with officials of the Taliban government regarding border and security issues. Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, the spokesperson for the ministry, stated on Thursday in a press conference that Islamabad wants Afghanistan to be a hub of trade and energy connectivity in the region. The Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesperson added…
report in Dawn, December 29th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is committed to a peaceful neighbourhood and would like to have peaceful relations with all countries in the region, including India, the Foreign Office said on Thursday. When asked if the coming year held any prospects of resumption of ties with the eastern neighbour, Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch told a weekly press briefing that India needed to take steps to create an environment for dialogue. She,…
By Imtiaz Hussain in The News, December 28, 2023GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairman and former president Asif Ali Zardari said on Wednesday that Pakistan was not a poor country but it was Islamabad that had a poor insight into the issues confronting the nation. Speaking at the 16th death anniversary of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto here on Wednesday, Zardari said: “The problem lies not in Karachi, Quetta, Peshawar, or Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, but in the…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Dec 27, 2023 at 9:04 PMA group in Pakistan that defends the rights of Afghan immigrants told TOLOnews that about 140 immigrants who were awaiting visas from the US and other nations have been deported from Pakistan. According to the group, these immigrants wanted to go to the US after getting visas, among them were some journalists. “Around 140 Afghan immigrants who were supposed to ne transferred to US or some…
by Zafar Bhutta in The Express Tribune, Dec 26, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is aggressively pursuing arrangements to secure $1 billion promptly to progress towards achieving financial closure for the strategic Diamer Basha Dam project. Sources indicate the country needs approximately $3.5 billion for this purpose. During the recent visit of Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar to Kuwait, Pakistan and the gulf state had signed an agreement to raise capital for the project. Diamer Basha Dam…
report in The News, Dec 24, 2023ISLAMABAD: Author and journalist Mohammed Hanif announced to return Sitara-i-Imtiaz, the third-highest civilian award of Pakistan, to the State in protest over the violence meted out to Baloch marchers. Reacting to a video of a Baloch girl pleading with the authorities for the “right to live”, Hanif lambasted the authorities for mistreatment of the Baloch protesters saying he was ashamed to witness a new generation being denied basic dignity.…
What Went Wrong with Pakistan’s “Strategic Depth” Policy?
by Abdul Rehman in South Voices, Henry L. Stimson Center, Dec 14, 2023As Pakistan begins deporting 1.7 million undocumented Afghan refugees, Pak-Afghan relations stand at a historical low. Almost four decades ago, when Soviet forces invaded Afghanistan, four million Afghan refugees migrated to Pakistan to seek shelter. Following recent growing tensions between Kabul and Islamabad, Pakistan gave all undocumented Afghan migrants – many of which have been born and raised in Pakistan – until November…