Report in Dawn, Dec 14th, 2023QUETTA: A member of the caretaker government of Balochistan on Wednesday raised eyebrows by suggesting that Pakistan should offer the United States “drone bases to target militant sanctuaries in Afghanistan”. However, caretaker Information Minister Jan Achakzai subsequently deleted his post on X (formerly Twitter), where he had proposed a set of seven counterterrorism measures. But when asked about his tweet and why he deleted it, at a subsequent press conference,…
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Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 12, 2023Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev expressed satisfaction over counter-narcotics in Afghanistan, saying that the “Taliban” has contributed more to the fight against drugs in Afghanistan in the past year than a two-decade effort by a coalition led by the United States. He said that the US-led coalition forces were interested in “exporting heroin” to Russia and other countries. “In less than a year, the Taliban, no matter…
by Nasir Iqbal in Dawn, Sept 14th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Outgoing Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial on Wednesday wondered why the Constitution’s command, which clearly states that elections should be held within the stipulated period of 90 days after the dissolution of the assemblies, was being contested. Speaking at a farewell dinner hosted in his honour by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), the CJP observed that the superior courts would not be burdened with…
report in Khaama Press online, July 7, 2023Kremlin’s Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the Taliban’s participation in future Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meetings depends on the consensus of the SCO member states. Previously, Taliban authorities had asked Shanghai Cooperation Organization to invite the group’s representative to the future SCO meeting to be held in Kazakhstan. While preparing for the next round of the SCO summit, Dmitry Peskov on Thursday said that the Taliban’s request will also…
by Janakraj Sapkota in The Kathmandu Post, June 25, 2023Bharat Budha, chair of Putha Uttarganga Rural Municipality’s ward 10, knows that many youths from his village have made it to the United States via ‘tallo bato’—backdoor route—and that many are still on the way. He also knows that eight of them have been deported from the country and that they have lost a cumulative Rs45 million in the process. The deported youths say that they…
report in Prothom Alo, June 17, 2023Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said recently that it didn’t matter at all if people from her country didn’t fly to the United States, adding that “there are other oceans and other continents in the world.” “We will not be dependent on others, who will not give us visas,” she said. Her comments came in response to a warning from Washington that it would slap visa restrictions on Bangladeshi…
report in Prothom Alo, Jan 12, 2023The United States’ move to include Bangladesh in the Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS) has come to the fore again. Besides, the US has given importance to the cooperation between two countries over maritime security. Sources said these issues came up for discussions during the meeting between foreign secretary Masud Bin Momen and US National Security Council’s senior director for South Asia Rear Admiral Eileen Laubacher at the state guest house…