by Anwar Iqbal in Dawn, Dec 20th, 2023WASHINGTON: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Asim Munir engaged with US scholars and foreign policy experts in Washington on Tuesday on the last leg of his week-long visit to the United States. The meeting covered the regional security situation in South Asia and economic stability in Pakistan, which some of the participants thought was linked to political stability and security in the country. On Monday, the army…
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By Mitra Majeedy in TOLOnews Online, Dec 04, 2023 at 8:54 PMThe second day of a meeting of opposition leaders and foreign diplomats was held in Vienna, where participants discussed the extension of cooperation, diplomatic movements and a political roadmap for the future of Afghanistan. The diplomats were from the US, UK, Austria, Germany, Spain and Norway. “Today, there was a free discussion and suggestions were made for a roadmap to solve the crisis of…
By Anwar Iqbal in Dawn, November 28th, 2023WASHINGTON: More than 12,000 Afghan refugees have resettled in the United States and Britain, while thousands more are still waiting in Pakistan for a final approval for relocation, diplomatic sources have told Dawn. The sources reveal that both the US and the UK are actively considering the resettlement of Afghan nationals, providing a glimmer of hope amid the ongoing crisis. The US has so far identified 25,351 Afghan…
report in The News, Nov 22, 2023ISLAMABAD: In order to make the security of foreign embassies in the federal capital Islamabad fool-proof, CDA has started the construction of a new strong security wall on all four sides of the Diplomatic Enclave. This wall is ten feet high and the length is ten kilometers. So far, six and a half kilometers of the wall have been constructed. The total cost of the project is Rs950 million…
By Asiri Fernando in The Sunday Morning, Nov 12, 2023An updated version of the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to grant diplomatic permission for foreign warships, military aircraft, and research vessels has been approved by the Cabinet of Ministers last week, with the SOP expected to be provided to foreign missions in Colombo in the coming weeks, The Sunday Morning learns. When contacted, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry yesterday (11) confirmed that the updated version…
report in Khaama Press online, Nov 4, 2023A high-level delegation from the de facto administration of Afghanistan, under the leadership of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, embarked on a significant diplomatic mission to Iran on Saturday. The official statement from Baradar’s office highlights the primary agenda of the delegation’s trip, which revolves around engaging in discussions with Iranian officials. The topics on the table include a broad spectrum of issues…
by Malik Asad in Dawn, October 19th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The top Pakistani diplomat who sent a controversial cipher to the foreign ministry believes that the disclosure of a confidential diplomatic cable “undermined the integrity of our communication system” and eroded the credibility of Pakistani diplomats. This was a contention in the testimony of Dr Asad Majeed Khan, former ambassador of Pakistan to the United States, recorded before the investigation officer of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)…
by Kamran Yousuf in The Express Tribune, Oct 15, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is working with other Muslim countries, particularly the Arab world, to push for an immediate cessation of hostilities by Israel against the Palestinians in Gaza Strip. As Israel warned 1.1 million Palestinians to move from north Gaza to the south, there have been concerns that it may be planning a major ground offensive. There have been fears of massacre and ethnic cleansing in the…
by Sahan Tennekoon in The Daily Morning, Sept 29, 2023The increase in the number of Sri Lankan migrants who enter the Sultanate of Oman on visit and tourist visas has caused inconvenience to the procedures of the Sri Lankan diplomatic corps in Oman, The Daily Morning learns. In the wake of around 130 illegal migrant workers being stranded in Oman at the moment, the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Sultanate of Oman, Ahamed Lebbe…
by Shafqat Ali in The Nation, Sept 28, 2023ISLAMABAD – Pakistan is in contact with the United States over a plan to send more than one million Afghan refugees back home, diplomatic sources said yesterday. Senior Pakistani diplomats told The Nation that Pakistan had briefed the US about the illegal activities of the Afghan refugees and their involvement in terrorism. One diplomat said the US respects Pakistan’s decision but feared humanitarian crisis due to the…
report in The Express Tribune, Sept 3, 2023LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: In Islamabad, a special court has postponed the hearing of post-arrest bail applications submitted by PTI Chairman Imran Khan and Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the diplomatic cipher case till the Islamabad High Court (IHC) decides a plea challenging the court’s jurisdiction. Meanwhile, the Lahore High Court (LHC) is scheduled to address petitions filed by Imran Khan against the rejection of his pre-arrest bail applications in…