By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, November 23, 2023According to Pakistani media, authorities in the country have reported that the process of deporting migrants will be carried out as previously planned. The interim government of Pakistan intends to deport approximately one million Afghan migrants by January 2024. Geo News, a Pakistani media outlet, reported on Wednesday, citing Jan Achakzai, the Information Minister of Balochistan province, that the second phase of deporting illegal immigrants…
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by Rashidul Hasan/ Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary in The Daily Star,Nov 23, 2023Little-known and recently-formed political parties have started announcing that they are taking part in the polls, as the government seeks to get as many registered parties as possible to run. These small parties are said to be being bolstered to make the January 7 election look participatory since the BNP, its allies, and some other parties have decided to boycott any election under Sheikh…
Report in Dawn, November 23rd, 2023HYDERABAD: The Jeay Sindh Rahbar Committee, a conglomerate of five nationalist parties, announced on Wednesday staging a rally in Hyderabad on Nov 26 to press the government for expelling illegal immigrants. The committee, which held a meeting with Jeay Sindh Mahaz-Riaz chairman Riaz Ali Chandio in the chair, said that the rally would also focus on other issues like occupation of Indus River and lands, unemployment and exploitation of Sindh’s…
Report in Kathmandu Post, Nov 22, 2023The Lalitpur District Administration on Tuesday issued a prohibitory order banning demonstrations, mass meetings, protests and gatherings in the Pulchowk area for six months. The ban covers areas like the residences of ministers, the UN building, the National Human Rights Commission and the areas adjoining the major establishments. The move comes a day after the Kathmandu District Administration Office issued a similar order banning protests and demonstrations along the…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 20, 2023 at 9:16 PMThe Islamic Emirate’s Spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, said that they are not obliged to adhere to the UN laws unless their government is recognized by the United Nations members. This comes as November 19 is the 77th anniversary of Afghanistan’s joining the UN. However, he stressed even if the Islamic Emirate is recognized, the issues which are against the Islamic rules will not be accepted. “The Islamic…
report in Prothom Alo, Nov 20, 2023Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen has said the United States might slap sanctions but the government will stick to its course of work. “They are a nation with sanctions, they can impose it, they are rich… but we will keep up our course of work as per the reality,” he told the media at his ministry on Sunday, responding to a query about possible US actions. Earlier, a parliamentary…
by Krishana Prasain in The Kathmandu Post, Nov 19, 2023Internet traffic has grown sharply soon after the government banned the popular social media platform TikTok, suggesting that users are exploring online loopholes to access the app. Internet service providers and experts say TikTok accounts for nearly 40 percent of internet bandwidth consumption in Nepal, and when it is banned, the internet consumption should have nosedived. But to the surprise of many, internet traffic has grown…
report in Dawn, November 20th, 2023HUNDREDS of Afghan refugees who were rushed out of Pakistan to the UK have been languishing in military bases as the government scrambles to find accommodation, the Independent has reported. Around 3,000 Afghans, many of whom worked for the British army, were evacuated following the Afghan Taliban’s takeover of Kabul in August 2021 to be provided residence in the UK. They have been stuck in Pakistan since last year. The…
report in The News, Nov 19, 2023LAHORE : Tanzeem-e-Islami (TI) Ameer Shujauddin Shaikh has voiced concerns over the statement of Caretaker Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar calling the Afghan government illegitimate. Addressing a meeting on Saturday, he said it is inappropriate and undiplomatic for a caretaker prime minister to declare Kabul an illegitimate regime. He said the PM should keep in mind that an international conspiracy is being hatched to divide Muslim states waging proxy war…
By Fatema Adeeb in TOLOnews Online, Nov 16, 2023 at 8:43 PMThe Islamic Emirate, in response to the remarks of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, said that the current Afghan government has not given any military equipment to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The Islamic Emirate’s spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said they have kept the remaining military equipment of foreign forces in depots and have no relations with the TTP. “We deny this…
By Naweed Samadi in TOLOnews Online, Nov 16, 2023 at 8:27 PMAsif Durrani, Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, said that Pakistan will not unilaterally take steps to recognize the current Afghan government. Speaking at the Islamabad Policy Research Institute, Durrani said that they will act simultaneously with other countries to recognize the government of Afghanistan. “We will recognize the Taliban regime simultaneously. We will not recognize the Taliban regime unilaterally,” Durrani added. Pakistan’s Special Representative…