By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, December 4, 2023The Taliban administration in Afghanistan considers one of its achievements in the past two years to be a reduction in conflicts and the establishment of overall security. While this claim is not entirely unfounded when it comes to armed confrontations, the question remains whether the security of citizens is truly guaranteed with a decrease in hostilities between opposing groups. Are people now able to continue…
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Report in Dawn, October 13th, 2023TAXILA: Senior PML-N leader Ataullah Tarar on Thursday set aside the perception that the return of party supremo Nawaz Sharif was the outcome of any deal with the establishment. Talking to newsmen at Kohistan Secretariat here, he clarified that there were no changes or cancellation of Mr Sharif’s return to Pakistan and all the speculations in this regard were misleading. Mr Tarar said on October 21 Mr Sharif would make…
report in Daily Times, Oct 5, 2023The establishment has accepted Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif’s narrative and backed off from politics, a top party leader said Wednesday. In a news conference, PML-N Secretary General Ahsan Iqbal said that Nawaz’s narrative has been accepted and the establishment announced openly that it would not interfere in politics any more. “The establishment and the judiciary will have to cooperate to take the country’s economy forward,” the…
report in Khaama Press online, Sept 5, 2023The World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) and 63 human rights groups have jointly appealed to the UN Human Rights Council, urging the establishment of an independent investigation mechanism for Afghanistan. The recent letter highlights a disturbing trend over the past two years, characterized by a surge in reprisal killings, torture, arbitrary detentions, and enforced disappearances. This distressing situation encompasses human rights defenders, journalists, and artists and extends to…