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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report in Khaama Press online, Dec 2, 2023The Pakistani government is sending Afghan migrants back home, and at the same time, they’ve closed the Torkham border crossing for patients who don’t have passports and visas. The information and culture department in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan has announced through a statement that the Torkham border crossing was closed on Friday to patients lacking legal documents such as visas and passports. Previously, border officials at the Torkham…
report in TOLOnews, Nov 18, 2023 at 8:57 PMSeveral religious scholars of Pakistan supported the expulsion of illegal immigrants from this country. During a meeting with Pakistan’s chief of army staff, General Syed Asim Munir, the scholars expressed their concerns about the use of Afghanistan’s territory against Pakistan and asked the current Afghan government to take action in this regard. “The forum unanimously supported Government’s measures to harden the State including repatriation of illegal foreigners,…
Report in The News, October 30, 2023LAHORE: Aurat March has expressed shock at the state’s decision to evict and deport Afghan refugees from Pakistan by November 1, 2023 and has appealed for taking this decision back. In a letter to Interim Prime Minister, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, Aurat March has said, “We are appalled at the Pakistani state’s decision.” A statement issued to the press, which is the letter written to the premier, jointly by Aurat March…
By Sardar Shafaq in TOLOnews Online, Oct. 22, 2023 at 8:18 PMKhost residents say that land, cars, produce and other goods are still being bought with Pakistani rupees. They called on the Islamic Emirate to stop dealing with Pakistani rupees and to punish those who buy and sell in foreign currency. A number of residents of Khost province, which borders Pakistan, said that land, cars, pine nuts, houses, food, gold, silver and many other goods…
Bureau Report in Dawn, October 21st, 2023PESHAWAR: The Federal Investigation Agency’s Anti-Corruption Circle arrested an Afghan national for carrying forged Pakistani documents, officials said. They said on an intelligence report, a raid was conducted on the University Road, where Habibullah, an Afghan, was taken into custody. “The accused had arrived from Afghanistan. The raiding team recovered a Pakistani national identity card, a passport and a border crossing token from the accused,” an FIA official said.…
by Malik Asad in Dawn, October 19th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The top Pakistani diplomat who sent a controversial cipher to the foreign ministry believes that the disclosure of a confidential diplomatic cable “undermined the integrity of our communication system” and eroded the credibility of Pakistani diplomats. This was a contention in the testimony of Dr Asad Majeed Khan, former ambassador of Pakistan to the United States, recorded before the investigation officer of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)…
report in The News, Oct 19, 2023RIYADH: An investigation into the allegations of issuing Pakistani identity cards and passports to Afghan citizens has been launched, with Saudi Arabia sending over 12,000 passports of Afghans to the Pakistani Embassy. It should be noted that a committee has been formed to investigate the recovery of fake Pakistani passports from 12,000 Afghans in Saudi Arabia. According to sources, the Ministry of Interior has formed the five-member committee under…
By Shazia Hasan in Dawn, October 18th, 2023KARACHI: As the humanitarian situation in Gaza becomes desperate after days of relentless bombing by Israeli forces, global aid organisations have said the time was “running out to save millions of people” in the Gaza Strip. Yet, no aid is being allowed inside the besieged enclave. Like global aid agencies, non-governmental organisations in Pakistan are also ready to provide humanitarian assistance to Palestinians, but they cite blockade and…
report in The Express Tribune, Oct 14, 2023ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabian authorities disclosed that they have successfully retrieved over 12,000 Pakistani passports from Afghan nationals, Express News reported. This revelation has raised concerns about the performance of national institutions. According to reports, Riyadh authorities have notified Islamabad about this matter, shedding light on the acquisition of these fraudulent passports by Afghan citizens through various passport centers operating within Pakistan. In response, the Ministry of Interior has…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, October 13, 2023Manzoor Pashteen, leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement, revealed Thursday that Pakistani authorities have prevented his group from gathering aid for earthquake victims in Herat, Afghanistan. He criticized the Pakistani government for hindering “the expression of Pashtun humanity.” Mr. Pashteen is one of the influential Pashtun leaders in Pakistan who has repeatedly criticized the government and the military for unlawful killings and abductions in tribal…