by Kamran Yusuf in The Express Tribune, Dec 31, 2023ISLAMABAD: At the start of the year, which coincidentally happened to be two months after the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) announced the end of a ceasefire with the Pakistani government, Peshawar’s Red Zone was rocked by a suicide blast that killed hundreds. Although the TTP initially claimed responsibility for the heinous attack and later retracted the statement, the incident set the tone for Pakistan’s relations with…
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by Kamran Yousuf in The Express Tribune, Oct 13th, 2023.ISLAMABAD: The interim Afghan government has refused to accept aid from Pakistan for the earthquake victims as tensions between the two neighbours continue to strain relations between them. Afghanistan was struck by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake last Saturday, leaving at least 1,000 people dead and affecting many villages. There was further damage when another quake hit the region on Wednesday. Pakistan was quick to offer support…
By Mitra Majeedy in TOLOnews Online, Oct 09, 2023 at 7:56 PMMullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, deputy prime minister for economic affairs, at an inaugural event for the start of an air corridor, emphasized the need for interaction between the current government and neighboring countries and said that the Islamic Emirate wants a positive interaction with neighboring countries. He added that he does not consider disrespect for Afghan refugees in Pakistan acceptable.“They disrespect the migrants, this…
Report in Dawn, Sept 8th, 2023TOBA TEK SINGH: A woman was arrested on Thursday for allegedly fabricating charges of Quran desecration against some people of her locality. According to an FIR registered by the Tandlianwala City police under Section 211 of the Pakistan Penal Code and Section 16 of the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance 1960, 21 complainants claimed that the suspect was a drug peddler. When local residents confronted her about this, she…
by Kamrani Yousaf in The Express Tribune, April 14th, 2023ISLAMABAD:Top diplomats from China, Russia, Pakistan and Iran on Thursday met in Uzbekistan to discuss the evolving situation in Afghanistan with participants voicing concerns over some of the actions taken by the interim government in Kabul. While foreign ministers of China, Russia, and Iran attended the second quadrilateral group meeting on Afghanistan, the Pakistani side was represented by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani…