Report in TOLOnews Online, Dec 27, 2023 at 9:04 PMA group in Pakistan that defends the rights of Afghan immigrants told TOLOnews that about 140 immigrants who were awaiting visas from the US and other nations have been deported from Pakistan. According to the group, these immigrants wanted to go to the US after getting visas, among them were some journalists. “Around 140 Afghan immigrants who were supposed to ne transferred to US or some…
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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…
by Rizwan Shehzad in The Express Tribune, Nov 19th, 2023.ISLAMABAD: As the country readies for the crucial ballots next year, envoys representing key Western nations on Saturday sat down with linchpins of Pakistani politics — mainly from the PML-N and the PPP — chiefly to discuss the upcoming general elections and economic affairs. US Ambassador Donald Blome held a series of meetings with political figures, notably meeting with PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, PPP’s Yusuf Raza…
by Jamal Shahid in Dawn, Sept 13th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights has expressed concerns over the misuse of blasphemy laws to settle personal scores and observed that incidents like Jaranwala were “a matter of great shame for the nation”. In a meeting chaired by Senator Waleed Iqbal on Tuesday, the committee also sought details of persons detained under blasphemy laws. “It is a matter of serious concern when people take the…
report in Tolo News, Aug 156, 2023 at 11.28pmThe acting Defense Minister, Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, said that some countries fail to provide their own security and then blame Afghanistan. Mawlawi Yaqoob made the remarks on the 2nd anniversary of the Islamic Emirate, without specifying a particular country. He said that such remarks are possibly aiming to show Afghanistan as a dangerous country to the world. “These messages may be meant to reflect to the…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 16, 2023Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal will be leaving Kathmandu to participate in the 78th United Nations General Assembly on September 16. The event is taking place in New York, from where Dahal will on September 22 embark on a visit to China. At the Nepal government’s request, the United Nations headquarters has rescheduled the prime minister’s address, pulling it a day ahead, after it clashed with the date…
by Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post,Aug 4, 2023US Ambassador Dean Thompson is learnt to have met Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Thursday. One of the envoy’s motives for the meeting was to confirm whether the prime minister would attend the upcoming 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, according to sources at the prime minister’s private secretariat. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has no information about the meeting. According…
by Mitra Majeedy in ToloNews, July 28, 2023 at 9:51 PMTwo days before the Doha meeting, US special envoy Thomas West and US special envoy for Afghan women, girls and human rights, Rina Amiri, in Astana met with the representatives of five Central Asian countries — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan — and discussed Afghanistan. Inclusive governance and women’s rights were discussed by the participants of the meeting. “Many agreed that inclusive governance &…
report in Prothom Alo, Jun 7, 2023Awami League (AL) leader Amir Hossain Amu has said the floor is open to BNP and all other political parties to hold dialogue within the constitution through the mediation of the United Nations. Amu is a seasoned politician of the ruling party and is currently serving as its advisory council member. He is also the coordinator of the AL-led 14-party alliance. While addressing a rally of the alliance in…
by Mohammad Jamil Khan in The Daily Star, May 24, 2023A syndicate has been smuggling people from Bangladesh to nations such as Italy, France, and America under the pretense that they are employees of a non-governmental organisation. As employees of the non-governmental organisation known as the “Protection for Legal and Human Rights Foundation,” they used to request authorisation from the UN headquarters to attend conferences. The syndicate member would apply for a visa at the…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, May 1, 2023The “Talk to Me, Not About Me” letter was prepared by 21 Afghan civil society and women’s organizations in response to the Doha meeting, where the UN and other nations will discuss recognition of the Taliban. They expressed their outrage over the Taliban’s recognition on Sunday, April 30, while Afghan women, members of civil society, and media organizations remain denied access to fundamental human rights.…