By Mariana Baabar in The News, November 17, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reiterated on Thursday it had not sold any weapons to Ukraine or Russia. The allegations surfaced once again, this time in a BBC Urdu report, which claimed Pakistan sold weapons to two US arms firms, which were then sent onwards to Ukraine. The spokeswoman at the Foreign Office was asked during the weekly presser whether the BBC Urdu report indicated it was a fact that…
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By Shamindra Ferdinando in The Island, July 6, 2023Patriotic National Movement (PNM) Secretary Dr. Wasantha Bandara said on Tuesday (04) that Sena Thoradeniya’s ‘Galle Face Protest: System Change or Anarchy?’, reiterated accusations pertaining to the alleged high profile US role in an operation that ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in July 2022. Dr. Bandara said that Thoradeniya’s work was meant to strengthen National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa’s ‘Nine; The Hidden Story’ that dealt with…
By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, June 10, 2023Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reiterated its call for the immediate and unconditioned release of Afghanistan-born French journalist Mortaza Behboudi, who has been detained in Kabul since January 7 without any public announcement of charges against him, RSF said. “Five months of arbitrary detention and failure to respect criminal justice procedures… The Taliban authorities have produced no evidence to explain why they continue to hold Mortaza Behboudi,…
By Banafsha Binesh in TOLOnews Online, June 06, 2023 at 9:09 PMThe Foreign Minister of Russia, Sergey Lavrov, has once again reiterated his country’s support for an inclusive government in Afghanistan. Lavrov arrived in Tajikistan on Monday for a two-day visit. He will meet with the foreign minister and the president of the country and will visit Russia’s 201st military base, Interfax reported. In a meeting with his Tajikistani counterpart Sirojiddin Muhriddin, Lavrov stressed countering…
By Banafsha Binesh in TOLOnews, June 05, 2023 at 8:59 PMChina’s Defense Minister Li Shangfu reiterated Beijing’s support for stability in Afghanistan, saying that China will continue to work to restore stability in the country without interfering in its internal affairs. The Chinese defense minister made the remarks at the 20th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue. He also said that China has provided more than $49 million in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan.…