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PM rules out reversal of ‘one-document’ visa regime

by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, December 20th, 2023QUETTA: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Tuesday ruled out withdrawing the newly implemented “one-document regime”, which requires all Afghan citizens to enter Pakistan with a valid passport and visa, similar to travellers from other countries. “There’s no question of retracting the one-document system for border crossing,” the premier said at a press conference during his visit to Quetta, stressing that the policy aimed to formalise border…

Taliban regime ‘enabler’ of terror: Kakar

by Syed Irfan Raza in Dawn, November 9th, 2023• Caretaker PM says Islamabad will not back down on deportation of illegal Afghans, tells Kabul to move against anti-Pakistan groups• Says 60pc rise in terror incidents in two years, TTP havens in neighbouring country to blame• Terms Afghan leaders’ remarks on deportation ‘irresponsible’, ‘threatening’ISLAMABAD: As mass expulsion of Afghan nationals purportedly living without proper documentation picks up steam, caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq on Wednesday pinned…

700,000 Jobs Lost Since Late Regime Change in Afghanistan: UN Envoy

By Nizamuddin Rezahi in Khaama Press, Mar 1, 2023Ramiz Alakbarov, the Deputy Special Representative of UNAMA on Tuesday in a press conference said that Afghanistan’s gross income has declined by 35 percent, and nearly 700,000 people have lost their jobs over the past 18 months. Mr. Alakbarov added that 65 percent of the people need humanitarian aid, and millions are on the verge of catastrophic starvation in Afghanistan. A high-ranking UN official in Afghanistan has…