by Shamindra Ferdinando in The Island, Sept 25, 2023Controversy surrounds an alleged suggestion by the US that Parliament name a member from a minority community to represent the Parliamentary Oversight Committee on National Security, as incumbent Chairman of the committee Rear Admiral (retd.) Sarath Weerasekera, MP, cannot be issued a visa in time for him to join a parliamentary delegation visiting Washington later next month. The National Democratic Institute (NDI) has, with USAID funding, organised…
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report in TOLOnews, Sept 24, 2023 at 9:43 PMSpeaking at the United Nations General Assembly, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said that Saudi Arabia reaffirms the importance of security and stability in Afghanistan and that it should not serve as a safe place for terrorist organizations. He also stressed the need to respect the rights of Afghan people, including the rights of women to education and work. The Saudi foreign minister meanwhile called…
report in The Express tribune, Sept17, 2023ISLAMABAD: Tokyo has hosted the ninth round of Pakistan-Japan Security Dialogue where the two sides discussed a wide range of bilateral, regional and multilateral issues of mutual interest. Pakistan’s delegation was led by Asia-Pacific Additional Foreign Secretary Ameer Khurram Rathore, while the Japanese side was headed by Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs Department Director General Ryo Nakamura. The cordial Pakistan-Japan ties and the potential for greater cooperation in the…
Report in Dawn, Sept 13th, 2023PESHAWAR: The police on Tuesday beefed up security measures across the provincial capital following the instructions of Capital City Police Officer Syed Ashfaq Anwar. SP cantonment Waqas Rafiq said that the divisional SPs along with other units had been deployed to monitor the checking process at the blockades, and police officials were directed to take indiscriminate action against the use of tinted glass in vehicles, unregistered vehicles and pillion-riding. He…
by Ibrahim Shinwari in Dawn, Sept 11th, 2023KHYBER: A meeting between Pakistani and Afghan border security officials to reach an agreement over the reopening of the Torkham border remained inconclusive on Sunday, according to officials. This was the first meeting between the two sides at the Zero Point after the border was closed on Wednesday following an exchange of fire. In the meeting, the Pakistani side was represented by Khyber Rifles Commandant Asim Kiyani, Lt…
by Umer Farooq in Dawn, Sept 11th, 2023PESHAWAR: Seven terrorists were killed and six others critically injured in an exchange of fire with security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Chitral district, the military said on Sunday. The clash occurred in the Ursoon area on Saturday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. “Own troops effectively engaged terrorists’ location and after an intense exchange of fire, seven terrorists were killed, while another six were critically…
Editorial in The Nation, Sept 8, 2023The recent closure of the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan due to clashes between their security forces is a troubling development that underscores the deteriorating relations between the two neighbouring nations. This incident not only threatens peace and stability in the region but also disrupts vital trade routes and exposes the inability of the Afghan government to maintain control over its territory. The Torkham border crossing is…
by Ikram Junaidi in Dawn, Sept 8th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Keeping in view of the fast-growing political turmoil in the country, the rising scourge of terrorism and the precarious security situation at borders, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has urged the state and the government to take urgent corrective steps with collective wisdom to redefine their priorities to tackle these looming threats to national security. In a statement on Thursday, PTI spokesperson Raoof Hasan expressed concerns over the widespread…
report in The News, September 04, 2023CHITRAL: The police have started taking measures to beef up security in Chitral along the border with Afghanistan to stop the possible entry of militants in the valley. The sources said that the district police officer, Lower Chitral, had started visiting the areas to check the security arrangements in the places close to the Afghan border. The security was being beefed up in view of the threat of possible…
report in Prothom Alo, Aug 30, 2023Human rights activists and various journalist forums have been expressing their concern after the publication of the Cyber Security Act draft. They say that the government is keeping the basic content of the controversial Digital Security Act intact, with just a change in name. In face of such criticism and objections, two more sections of the proposed law have been made bailable. Now four sections of the act remain…