by Ibrahim Shinwari in Dawn, Dec 7th, 2023KHYBER: Border authorities of Pakistan and Afghanistan “amicably resolved” a dispute regarding the placement of a steel board on the Pakistan side, adorned with welcoming words on Wednesday. Officials at Torkham border said that Afghan authorities initially objected to the fixing of the ‘Welcome to Pakistan’ board and also suspended vehicular traffic from its side while arguing that they were not taken into confidence over an ‘amendment in…
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Sit-in against Turbat ‘killings’ enters fifth day
By globalpoliticsnews on November 28, 2023
by Behram Baloch in Dawn, November 28th, 2023QUETTA: The sit-in against the alleged extrajudicial killing of Balaach Mola Bakhsh entered the fifth day on Monday as no headway was made in talks between protesters and authorities. All shops remained closed due to a shutter down strike as family members, along with supporters of the Baloch Yakjehti Council (BYC) and political parties, held sit-ins at the D-Baloch China-Pakistan Economic Corridor road linking Turbat to Karachi and…
Pakistan shifts stance on Afghan Taliban
By globalpoliticsnews on November 9, 2023
by Kamran Yousuf in The Express Tribune, Nov 9, 20223ISLAMABAD: In a major policy shift, Pakistan has decided not to advocate the Afghan Taliban’s case at the international level or extend any other assistance following failure of the Kabul authorities to neutralise the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). At the same time, Islamabad will no longer extend any “special privileges” to the interim Afghan Taliban government in a move that suggests deterioration in relations between the…
Fazl accuses ‘authorities’ of forcing ‘legal Afghans’ to exit country
By globalpoliticsnews on November 1, 2023
report in The Expres Tribune, Nov 1, 2023As the deadline for illegal immigrants to leave Pakistan draws to a close, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), issued a statement on Tuesday expressing concerns about the treatment of Afghan refugees with legal documents. He accused authorities of pressuring these refugees to depart and reported cases of property usurpation, Express News reported. Fazl opined that the deportation of Afghan refugees was a bilateral issue…
Govt Will Not Endure Without People’s Support: Haqqani
By globalpoliticsnews on October 21, 2023
By Naweed Samadi in TOLOnews Online, Oct 20, 2023 at 8:54 PMIn a meeting with Kabul province authorities, the acting Interior Minister, Sirajuddin Haqqani, said that bringing Afghanistan into “obedience” does not demonstrate the improvement of physical strength but rather the improvement of “spiritual” strength. He also said that the interim government will not continue without the support of the people. During the meeting, Haqqani said that silencing the revolutionary people in the 34 provinces…
Pakistani Authorities hinder aid collection for Herat earthquake victims: Manzoor Pashteen
By globalpoliticsnews on October 13, 2023
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, October 13, 2023Manzoor Pashteen, leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement, revealed Thursday that Pakistani authorities have prevented his group from gathering aid for earthquake victims in Herat, Afghanistan. He criticized the Pakistani government for hindering “the expression of Pashtun humanity.” Mr. Pashteen is one of the influential Pashtun leaders in Pakistan who has repeatedly criticized the government and the military for unlawful killings and abductions in tribal…
Afghan population in Pakistan swells to 3.7m
By globalpoliticsnews on September 25, 2023
report in The Express Tribune, Sept 25th, 2023.ISLAMABAD: The population of Afghan nationals residing in Pakistan has surged to 3.7 million as of June this year, with a mere 1.3 million of them officially registered with the authorities, as reported by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The data reveals that approximately 775,000 unregistered Afghans are currently residing in the country. A significant 68.8% of Afghan citizens in Pakistan have settled in urban…
Swiss NGO says 18 staff members detained in Afghanistan
By globalpoliticsnews on September 16, 2023
AFP report, Sep 16, 2023 at 12.13 PM ISTKABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities have detained 18 staff members of a Swiss-registered NGO, including a foreigner, the group said Saturday. The International Assistance Mission (IAM) said the staffers were picked up from its office in Ghor province, central Afghanistan, and taken to the capital Kabul. “At this time, we have no information about the nature of allegations against our staff and are, therefore, unable to comment or…
Dengue outbreak: Imminent saline shortage feared as demand jumps over 1,000%
By globalpoliticsnews on August 10, 2023
report in Dhaka Tribune, Aug 10, 2023As the dengue onslaught continues, demand for liquid saline in hospitals has increased exponentially, reaching 10-12 times (over 1,000%) the usual requirement, leading authorities to fear an imminent shortage in supply. Several medical institutions in Dhaka, including Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital, Mugda Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Sir Salimullah Medical College, and Institute of Child and Mother Health have already reported shortages. Patients are now apprehensive…
Beijing to allow people’s movement in Tatopani border point
By globalpoliticsnews on August 5, 2023
by Anish Tiwari in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 5, 2023Beijing has decided to re-open the Tatopani border point for people’s movement from September after reopening two-way cargo movements on May 1, according to Nepali authorities. “The 11th meeting of the Nepal-Tibet Trade Facilitation Committee held on Sunday agreed to open the border for the general public within the next two months,” said Ramesh Neupane, chief district officer of Sindhupalchowk district. The meeting was chaired by…
Taliban’s Treatment of Women, Girls Could Be ‘Gender Apartheid’: UN Expert
By globalpoliticsnews on June 23, 2023
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, June 19, 2023A UN expert said on Monday that the Taliban’s treatment of Afghan women and girls may amount to gender apartheid, given how severely the de facto authorities of the country continue to violate their rights. Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, expressed similar concerns on the opening day of the Council’s summer session, adding that the de facto authorities had “dismantled the most…