by Khalid Mehmood in The Express Tribune, Nov 2, 2023ISLAMABAD: A sinister plot to disrupt the deportation of illegal Afghan nationals from Pakistan has come to light, endangering the efforts of the caretaker government to ensure a lawful and peaceful repatriation process. The caretaker government of Pakistan, in line with the rule of law, deployed law enforcement personnel to various holding camps across the country after the deadline for illegal Afghan residents to voluntarily leave…
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Report in The Daily Star, Oct 17, 2023Washington wants dialogue among the political parties for a free, fair and peaceful election in Bangladesh due in January next year, said Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen yesterday. Momen’s comment came after a meeting with Afreen Akhter, the US deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs. “The US government endorsed the recommendations of the NDI and IRI. They also spoke about dialogue bilaterally…
report in Daily FT, Apr 22, 2023The Chief Prelates of all three Buddhist sects have written to President Ranil Wickremesinghe on the proposed Anti-Terrorism Bill and have urged him to remove certain concerning provisions from it before passing it in Parliament. The Prelates noted that a strong opposition has arisen in the society against provisions that will violate the right to expression and peaceful dissent which are key components of a country’s democracy. They also…
By Mariana Baabar in The News, April 16, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday once again reaffirmed its commitment to a stable, peaceful and prosperous Afghanistan. The Foreign Office, in a very brief statement, said this commitment was conveyed by Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in a telephonic conversation with Acting Afghan Minister for Foreign Affairs, Amir Khan Muttaqi, on Saturday. “They discussed a range of issues of mutual interest,” the Foreign Office added. The brief statement…
By Ikram Junaidi in Dawn, April 3rd, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan witnessed a rather peaceful March with the number of militant attacks declining as compared to February. However, the number of deaths remained almost the same, according to an Islamabad-based think tank. In its report, Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) stated that in March there was a 36 per cent decline in militant attacks as compared to February. The number of attacks stood at…
By Banafsha Binesh in TOLOnews Online, March 18,2023 at 8:52 PMPakistan’s President Arif Alvi said that Beijing and Islamabad play significant roles in maintaining security and peace in Afghanistan. In an interview with China’s CCTV, Alvi said that a stable Afghanistan plays an important role in the development and success of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, or the CPEC. “Another advantage of it is that many Central Asian countries, including Afghanistan, also hope to export their…
by Imran Danish in TOLOnews, Jan 18, 2023 at 8:41 PMPakistan’s foreign minister, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, said that a stable and peaceful Afghanistan will benefit both the region and the world. In an interview with Aljazeera, Zardari said that terrorism had a serious effect on both Pakistanis and Afghans and that Islamabad and Kabul are working together to fight terrorism in the region. “We have serious concerns with the issue of terrorism, and let’s be…
Says State Department spokespersonReport in The Daily Star, Jan 8, 2023US State Department spokesperson Ned Price speaks at the daily briefing, at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, February 25, 2022. File photo: Reuters/Nicholas KammThe US will be watching Bangladesh’s next parliamentary elections closely and supports constructive actions for a genuine electoral process that is peaceful and transparent. “We welcome the words of Sheikh Hasina and her government that they want free and fair…