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Posts tagged as “mistrust”

Mistrust threatens to derail Pak-Afghan bonhomie

by Kamran Yousaf in The Express tribune, Sept17, 2023ISLAMABAD: The main border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan reopened on Friday, following an eight-day closure. However, the underlying tensions between the neighbouring nations are far from over. Official sources revealed to The Express Tribune on Saturday that the root cause of the ongoing tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan is the lack of action against the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The Torkham border crossing was abruptly shut…

JaPa held back from independent stand by govt mistrust

by Selim Zahid in Prothom Alo, June 17, 2023Jatiya Party (JaPa), under the leadership of GM Quader, for quite some time now has been actively endeavouring to build up slightly ‘different’ and ‘independent’ anti-government stand in politics. The government, however, has its misgivings and is reluctant to allow JaPa to move in that direction. Speaking to several leaders of Jatiya Party, it has been learnt that the top level of the government wants JaPa to…