Report in Dawn, December 17th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Sardar Ahmad Jan Shakib, the interim ambassador of Afghanistan to Pakistan, called on JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman here on Saturday to discuss “the need for peace” in the region currently plagued by terrorism. Mr Shakib arrived at the residence of the JUI-F chief and delivered a ‘special message’ of the interim Afghan government to Maulana Fazl. JUI-F spokesperson Aslam Ghauri said the meeting between the diplomat and the…
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By Nazeer Shinwari in TOLOnews Online, Dec 06, 2023 at 7:58 PMThomas West, US Special Representative, said that he has started travels to Pakistan, UAE, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia from December 5-15. “Look forward to meeting with key partners to discuss shared security interests, refugee protection and resettlement, humanitarian needs, human rights, and economic issues,” West said. Political analyst Torek Farhadi said the West may ask for financial support for the UN operations in Afghanistan.…
report in Khaama Press online, Nov 24, 2023The situation in the region and Afghanistan was discussed in a joint meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, the Council of Defense Ministers, and the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization. Furthermore, on Thursday, the heads of state of the Collective Security Treaty Organization gathered in Minsk to discuss current international and regional security issues. According to the TASS news agency, in a meeting held in…
report in Khaama Press online, Sept 24, 2023Hossein Amir Abdollahian, the Foreign Minister of Iran, emphasized in a meeting of the Asian Crisis Council that Afghanistan is one of the “deep-rooted crises” in the region and underlined the regional impacts of this situation. On Saturday, Iran’s Foreign Minister, in the Asian Council meeting on the Expansion of Terrorism and the Crisis of Migration and Refugees, regarded them as the consequences of the crisis in Afghanistan.…
Report in Dawn, May 1st, 2023KHYBER: Two soldiers were injured when a landmine planted on the main Bara-Tirah Road exploded during routine bomb detection exercise on Sunday morning, sources in the region said. They said that an eight-member bomb disposal squad was conducting an explosive detection exercise in Ghaibi Neeka locality when they spotted an improvised explosive device planted on the road in Mammal Pati area. They said that the BD squad immediately took cover…
by Muhammad Arif Nasar in The Nation, Feb 8, 2023The writer is a freelance contributor.Education helps the sustainability of a society. It not only stabilises one society but helps the region in development. In today’s world where all the countries throughout the globe are working to improve their education system, the Afghanistan government, led by the Taliban, banned higher education for female students. Women play a fundamental role in a country’s politics, society, economy, and…
by Riazul Haq in Dawn, December 28th, 2022, updatedInterior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said that the number of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) fighters in the region was between 7,000 to 10,000, adding that some of the militants who had previously laid down arms have now secretly resumed activities. In an interview with Dawn News TV programme Live with Adil Shahzeb on Tuesday, he revealed that there were around 7,000 to 10,000 TTP fighters in the region…
report in Dawn, December 23rd, 2022BAJAUR: Bajaur Peace Action Committee decided here on Thursday to hold a march on January 5 against the incidents of terrorism in the region. The decision to arrange “Qaumi Aman March” was made in a meeting of the committee held in Nawagai town with its chairman Maulana Abdur Rasheed in the chair. The participants of the meeting said that they would not allow more bloodshed in Bajaur. The meeting of…
Report in The Daily Star, Dec 14, 2022Bangladesh wants direct Dhaka-Guwahati and Sylhet-Guwahati air connectivity and direct bus service between Sylhet and Shilchar for promoting people-to-people contacts, boosting bilateral ties and ensuring collective prosperity in the region. Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen shares this idea when Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Kumar Verma called on him at his office yesterday. They discussed issues of mutual interest. Momen recalled with satisfaction the arrangements made by…