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PML-N plays religious card on reports of PTI’s international lawyer

By Ikram Junaidi | Zulqernain Tahir in Dawn, Sept 3rd, 2023LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: On the reports that the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) is engaging eminent human rights barrister Geoffrey Robertson to represent its incarcerated chief Imran Khan in international courts in relation to unlawful detention and human rights abuses, the PML-N on Saturday tried to give it a ‘religious colour,’ alleging that he (Robertson) was a lawyer of novelist Salman Rushdie and that he (Khan) is conspiring against…

Islamabad again urges Kabul to act against terrorists

by Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, September 2nd, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office has once again asked the interim Afghan government to act against “individuals and entities that threaten Pakistan” and live up to its commitments with the international community. In her weekly press briefing on Friday, FO Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said: “[I]t is their responsibility, their international responsibility, their bilateral responsibility and their trilateral responsibility as they have committed in the trilateral between Pakistan,…

US sharpens the focus on Pakistan

by Ali Hussain in Business Recorder, August 31st, 2023ISLAMABAD: A senior US diplomat on Wednesday reached out to the caretaker government to discuss deepening Pakistan-US partnership and cooperation on issues of mutual concern, including economic stability and continued engagement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Acting Deputy Secretary of State and Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland telephoned interim Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani to congratulate him on assuming the office as well as…

Shoigu: Threats to Region ‘Emerging From Within Afghanistan’

By Banafsha Binesh in ToloNews, Aug 16, 2023 at 9:07 PMA major security threat for the Central Asian nations is now emerging in Afghanistan, “where international terrorist organizations are gaining in influence,” Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said at the 11th Moscow Conference on International Security. “The security of Russia’s CSTO [Collective Security Treaty Organization] allies in Central Asia is a key priority for the work of Russia’s defense agencies. Today, the main challenges and…

Islamic Emirate’s Relations With World Are ‘Improving’: Deputy PM

By Naveed Samadi in Tolo News, Aug 13, 2023 at 10:01 PMThe Deputy Prime Minister, Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, said that the Islamic Emirate’s relations with the international community are improving. Speaking to a gathering of instructors who returned from their educational programs abroad, he said that the Islamic Emirate’s embassies are opened in 16 countries. “The world knows it and timely reaches a hand for engagement with the Islamic Emirate. You know that our embassy…

Human trafficking goes on apace- BIA officials placed on high alert

report in The Sunday Observer, Aug 6, 2023The Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) has been placed on high alert against Sri Lankans leaving the country with doctored foreign visas and passports, recruited by human traffickers in return for large fees, a top official said yesterday. From the beginning of last week, at least seven people including one woman were taken in for questioning by Immigration Border Service Agents deployed under cover at the BIA, Immigration Controller…

LNG project: China-Pakistan company out, India in

By Niranjala Ariyawansha in Sunday Times, Aug 6, 2023The Government has decided to cancel a tender awarded to a China-Pakistan consortium to supply Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and lay a pipeline network after being selected through an international open competitive bidding process and instead consider an offer by an Indian company. The China-Pakistan Engro Consortium was selected last year as part of a step towards reducing the cost of power production. However, last Monday, Power…

Kabul Needs To Take Appropriate Actions in Afghanistan for International Recognition: US

By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama online, July 27, 2023If the Taliban intends to seek international recognition, in that case, they need to “start directly with the actions and the policies they choose to undertake in Afghanistan,” said Vedant Patel, the deputy spokesperson for the US Department of State. During a press conference in Washington, DC, Patel said that the US is “going to be watching very closely and will continue to take appropriate actions as…

Islamic Emirate Urges Intl Community to Remove Sanctions

By Mitra Majeedy in ToloNews, July 9, 2023 at 8:34 PMThe Islamic Emirate has once again called on the international community to remove sanctions, saying that it is needed to facilitate engagement between the Islamic Emirate and the international community. With the Islamic Emirate taking over Afghanistan on August 15th, 2021, the Afghan assets in foreign reserves were frozen. In August 2022, the UN Security Council failed to reach an agreement on whether to extend…

France seeks to boost naval ties with Bangladesh

by Porimol Palma in The Daily Star, Jul 5, 2023The French Navy, renowned for its size and formidable naval capabilities, has expressed a keen interest in collaborating with the Bangladesh Navy to uphold international law and ensure maritime security. Rear Admiral Emmanuel Slaars, the chief of French joint forces in the Indian Ocean, conveyed this during an interview held aboard the French stealth Fregate Surcouf. The ship, which embarked on its journey from France two…

Potzel Calls for Access to Education, Work for Afghan Women

By Fatema Adeeb in ToloNews, July 4, 2023 at 9:25 PMThe UN deputy special representative for Afghanistan Markus Potzel said that if the issue of female education, and their work for international NGOs, national NGOs, and UN organizations is resolved, he “could imagine that Afghanistan would be integrated into the international community again.” Speaking to UN News, Potzel said in a speech that women have the right to participate in society. The UN deputy special…