by Anwar Iqbal in Dawn, December 14th, 2023WASHINGTON: Chief of Army Staff Gen Asim Munir commenced his first working day in Washington on Wednesday with a meeting with the US defence secretary at the Pentagon. The Pentagon issued a brief statement after the meeting, saying: “Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin III hosted Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir at the Pentagon today, where the two officials discussed recent regional security developments and…
Posts tagged as “Washington”
by Anwar Iqbal in Dawn, December 11th, 2023WASHINGTON: Army Chief Gen Asim Munir left for Washington on Sunday for his inaugural visit to the United States since assuming the role last year. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed in a statement that this was Gen Munir’s first visit to the United States as the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), during which he is scheduled to meet senior US military and government officials. Since the…
By Wajid Ali Syed in The News, October 07, 2023WASHINGTON: A number of US lawmakers, during their meetings with the Pakistani ambassador, have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen Pak-US ties by expanding the scope of current cooperation in different areas including trade, investment, renewable energy, climate change, and regional security. Last week, Ambassador Masood Khan met Senator Bill Hagerty, Senator Jon Ossoff, Representative Jim Banks, Co-Chair Pakistan Congressional Caucus, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, Ranking Member House…
By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, July 8, 2023Nasrat Ahmad Yar, 31, was a husband and father of four.Nasrat Ahmad Yar, an Afghan who worked with the US military in Afghanistan for most of his adult life, had been shot and killed in Washington, an official said. Ahmad Yar was a ride-share driver who fled to the US for a better life for himself and his family. He went out driving because he was…
report in Prothom Alo, Apr 17, 2023Foreign minister Abdul Momen on Sunday said Dhaka has sought cooperation from Washington to ensure participation of all political parties in the upcoming national election. It is not possible for the government and the election commission to conduct a fair election single-handedly. Political parties and people must have sincerity and commitment, and the government has sought cooperation from the USA to that end, he said. The foreign minister made…
By Mohammad Farshad Daryosh in TOLOnews’, Mar 3, 2023 at 11:00 PMThe US special envoy for Afghanistan, Thomas West, said Washington has not seen significant steps towards normalization with the Islamic Emirate. In a special interview with TOLOnews, West stated that the current Afghan government lacks a permanent representative at the UN and official ties with international financial institutions. “We have not seen significant steps towards normalization with the Taliban, They do not have a…
report in TOLOnews, Mar 1, 2023 at 9:44 PMThree years have passed since the signing of the Doha agreement between the US and the Islamic Emirate, and neither Kabul nor Washington is pleased with the way the agreement has been implemented. Kabul said that the parts of this agreement that refer to the Islamic Emirate have been fully implemented, but Washington has not been bound by its obligations in this regard. “Their troops did not…
by Muhammad Amir Rana in Dawn, February 12th, 2023The writer is a security analyst.Following the withdrawal of US and Nato troops from Afghanistan, strategists in Washington felt they were being ‘betrayed’ by Pakistan. Apart from some old ‘grievances’ against Pakistan, the US was perturbed by the way in which the Taliban takeover of Kabul was celebrated as a ‘victory’ in Pakistan. Even Pakistan’s prime minister at the time, Imran Khan, could not curb his enthusiasm…
report in The Khaama Press online, Feb 11, 2023During his visit to Washington, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Foreign Minister of Qatar met with the U.S. Secretary of States Antony Blinken and discussed Afghanistan. The Foreign Ministry of Qatar on Saturday in a statement said that the country’s Foreign Minister met with his American counterpart in Washington, and discussed a range of subject matters including strengthening relations between the two countries, development in Afghanistan and…
by Porimol Palma in The Daily Star, Jan 17, 2023The US wants to see Bangladesh as an independent player in the Indo-Pacific region, recognising it as a significant geostrategic actor in the region’s security architecture, says US-based foreign policy expert Anu Anwar. He made the observation during an interview with The Daily Star following the Dhaka visit by Donald Lu, US assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia, from January 14 to 15.…