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BFIU issues directive to stop financial relations with Jama’atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya

report in Dhaka Tribune, Aug 23, 2023Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), a financial intelligence agency that works to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing, in a directive on Tuesday asked all to stop business and financial relations with the banned militant organization Jama’atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya. After the militant organization was banned by the government, the BFIU issued the directive, adding that any business relationship with this organization is ordered to stop or face…

Projects with Chinese Loans: One complete, eight running at adequate pace

by Jagaran Chakma in The Daily Star, Aug 22, 2023One of the development projects undertaken on Chinese loans has been completed while eight others are being implemented in full swing following a prolonged hiatus for the pandemic, said relevant officials and Economic Relations Division (ERD). A memorandum of understanding titled “Strengthening investment and production capacity cooperation”, comprising 27 projects and a cost of $20 billion, was signed during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Bangladesh…

Islamic Emirate’s Relations With World Are ‘Improving’: Deputy PM

By Naveed Samadi in Tolo News, Aug 13, 2023 at 10:01 PMThe Deputy Prime Minister, Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, said that the Islamic Emirate’s relations with the international community are improving. Speaking to a gathering of instructors who returned from their educational programs abroad, he said that the Islamic Emirate’s embassies are opened in 16 countries. “The world knows it and timely reaches a hand for engagement with the Islamic Emirate. You know that our embassy…

Three soldiers, civilian martyred in KP

Report in Dawn, June 6th, 2023PESHAWAR/SWAT: Three soldiers were martyred during clashes between security forces and militants in North and South Waziristan districts, according to the military’s media affairs wing. Two militants were also killed in the fighting, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. In Swat, meanwhile, a key militant commander of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban (TTP) was arrested during an operation in which a civilian lost his life and a policeman was injured. ISPR said…

Two troops martyred in Kech area

report in The News, June 02, 2023RAWALPINDI: Two soldiers were martyred in an exchange of fire with terrorists in Singwan area (Dist Kech) of Balochistan along the Pakistan-Iran border. When a group of terrorists attacked the security post, the troops retaliated and pushed them back, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement on Thursday. During the exchange of fire, Sepoy Hasnain Ishtiaq, 34, and Sepoy Inayat Ullah, 27, embraced Shahadat. The security forces…

Three terrorists killed in Bajaur: ISPR

Report in The News, April 13, 2023RAWALPINDI: Security forces have killed three terrorists in an Intelligence Based Operation (IBO) in Bajaur district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Wednesday. Security forces conducted an IBO in general area Loesum, District Bajaur on Tuesday. During conduct of the operation, intense fire exchange took place between own troops and terrorists. Resultantly, three terrorists were sent to hell. Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from their, who remained…

Mujahid: ‘Countries That Failed in Afghanistan’ Hindering Intl Relations

By Mohammad Farshad Daryosh in TOLOnews, March 25,2023 at 7:49 PMThe Islamic Emirate spokesperson said that “some countries that failed in Afghanistan” over the past 20 years are preventing the current Afghan government from interacting with the international community. The Islamic Emirate spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said a number of countries are still eager to interact with the current Afghan government. “The countries that failed in Afghanistan, and the countries that shamefully left, they did not…

Interim Govt Policies on Women Affecting Intl Relations: Zakhailwal

Report in TOLOnews online, March 17,2023 at 12:43 AMIn an interview with TOLOnews, Zakhailwal said a constitution and the people’s support are important for governance. “There were policies that made the space unfavorable. The trust that the people needed, has not been formed. Our relations with the world countries have been undermined,” Zakhailwal said. He suggested that the issue of female education should be solved inside Afghanistan and that the ground should not be paved…

Nepal, India skip contentious issues at Kathmandu talks

by Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, Feb 14, 2023Nepal and India held a foreign secretary level meeting on Monday where they discussed a range of issues of mutual interests. But they avoided broaching contentious issues related to boundary and border, submission of the final report of the Eminent Persons’ Group on Nepal-India relations, and resolution of the standoff over the Agnipath scheme on recruitment of Nepalis in the Indian Army. The meeting took place…

Toshakhana Case: Politicians surrender to bureaucrats

by Agha Iqrar Haroon in Pakistan Today, Jan 23, 2023(The writer is an international award winning journalist who has been in the field since 1988 and appears in national and international media as analyst and political scientist)On January 19, in response to the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) directive to provide details with regards to Toshakhana gifts, the PML(N)-led Federal Government excused itself from complying with the orders, arguing that it may lead to damaging Pakistan’s…

UML optimistic on longevity of current ruling coalition

by Purushottam Poudel in The Kathmandu Post, Jan 16, 2023As top leaders from the two major ruling coalition partners—the CPN-UML and the CPN (Maoist Centre)—seemed to be harbouring suspicion at each other, some leaders from the parties, however, have said that the relations between the two sides haven’t worsened as perceived in the public. Leaders of the CPN-UML, the largest partner in the ruling coalition, smelt a rat mainly after the Nepali Congress, which was…