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Islamabad to continue talks with Kabul, says Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry

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…

3-day mass contact starts, BNP seeks to continue programmes even after vote

report in Prothom Alo, Dec 28, 2023The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has started its three-day public campaign and distribution of leaflets calling people to boycott the ‘dummy’ elections and build a public opinion in favour of their non-cooperation movement demanding the resignation of the incumbent government in the second phase of its ongoing movement. According to concerned sources, the party is likely to declare the same type of programmes at the end of this 3-day…

Protests Against Pakistan’s Visa Policy Continue in Chaman Area:

Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 23, 2023 at 9:36 PMProtests continue across the Durand Line in the Chaman area of Quetta, Balochistan, against Pakistan’s policy which stipulates passengers must have a visa. The protestors said that they will continue their demonstration until the Pakistan government rescinds its decision. They also blocked the Chaman-Quetta highway from 20th November. “They are neighboring countries, when someone wants to cross to the other side, what is the need for…

Afghan Girls Continue to Call for Reopening of Schools:

Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 22, 2023 at 8:46 PMSeveral female students above sixth grade voiced concerns about their future as the final exams of school began in the country. Some of the students said they are worried that they won’t be allowed to study and participate in exams next year. 12-year-old Zahra, who is in the 6th grade, is preparing for tomorrow’s exam. She said she is afraid that won’t be allowed to continue…

China renews support for Sri Lanka

report in Daily FT, Oct 21, 2023—President Wickremesinghe finally meets Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing——-Xi assures China will continue to provide assistance to Sri Lanka without any political strings attached————Wickremesinghe shares vision to set up maritime economic corridor linking China, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and South Africa; In a significant diplomatic encounter, President Xi Jinping yesterday extended China’s unwavering commitment to aiding Sri Lanka in achieving economic stability and progress, devoid of any political agenda.…

Organ Trafficking

edit in The Nation, Oct 03, 2023The capture and arrest of a gang involved in illicit kidney extraction and transplant procedures by the Lahore police is both commendable and probing. Over 300 illegal operations, 328 to be exact, are alarming. The fact that people desperate to save their loved ones find themselves at the mercy of such mafias and gangs is lamentable. It makes one question why the legal process of availing a kidney transplant…