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Posts tagged as “cross-border”

Fight against militancy: US reaffirms commitment to back Pakistan

report in The News, September 28, 2023PESHAWAR: The United States (US) has reaffirmed the commitment to support Pakistan in the fight against cross-border infiltration and militancy in KP. The commitment was reaffirmed as US Deputy Chief of Mission Andrew Schofer visited Peshawar recently where he met officials. During the visit Schofer met Inspector General of Police Akhtar Hayat and delivered $350,000 worth of safety and security equipment to enhance the safety and effectiveness of forces…

Kerung-Kathmandu rail: China offers feasibility deal, Nepal stalls

by Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 18, 2022 China has officially proposed that Nepal sign a letter of exchange in order to carry out a feasibility study of the Nepal-China cross-border railway. The Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu sent a letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the third week of November—a letter also addressed to the Ministry of Finance—and sought the government’s approval for the accord’s signing. But officials said that as…