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Nawaz says nation should know about two years of hard work done by Gen Faiz

Report in The Nation, Dec 20, 2023LAHORE – Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Quaid Nawaz Sharif asserted on Tuesday that the country was flourish­ing in 2017 but a ‘selected’ prime minister was installed the following year through electoral manipulation. Speaking at a parliamen­tary board meeting in Lahore, the former prime minister expressed concern that the nation had paid a heavy price due to the selection of an un­deserving individual for the prime ministerial position. Nawaz…

Religious Clerics of Various Countries Visited Afghanistan in Last 2 Years:

Report in TOLOnews Online, Dec 04, 2023 at 9:18 PMThe religious clerics of various countries have visited Afghanistan over the last two years and met with officials of the Islamic Emirate to discuss various issues, including girls’ education and women’s access to work. The Islamic Emirate came to power on August 15, 2021. In July 2022, a number of religious clerics came from Pakistan and in October 2022, a religious clerics’ delegation from Turkey arrived…

US may slap sanction, but govt to keep up its works: Momen

report in Prothom Alo, Nov 20, 2023Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen has said the United States might slap sanctions but the government will stick to its course of work. “They are a nation with sanctions, they can impose it, they are rich… but we will keep up our course of work as per the reality,” he told the media at his ministry on Sunday, responding to a query about possible US actions. Earlier, a parliamentary…

UN Deputy Sec-Gen Calls for Applying Pressure on Interim Afghan Government

report in TOLOnews, Sept 28, 2023 at 9:12 PMUN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed once again called for pressure on the current Afghan government to ensure the women’s and girls’ rights to education and work in Afghanistan. Speaking at the press conference, Mohammed said that the situation of women and girls is getting worse day by day in Afghanistan. “There is a Women in Islam conference that is coming up that will be taking on some…

No Other Entity Has Right to Interfere in Media Work: Farahi

By Nasir Ahmad Salehi in ToloNews, Aug 20, 2023 at 8:39 PMThe deputy Minister of Information and Culture, Hayatullah Mahajar Farahi, said that no other entity but the culture ministry has the right to interfere in media work. Speaking at a press conference in Herat, Farahi said that some journalists have been detained on charges of working with the media that is against the Islamic Emirate. “We have finalized the law of the media and…

US expert: Bangladesh has made progress towards free, fair election

by Nurul Islam Hasib in Dhaka Tribune, Aug 18, 2023Progress has been made towards a free and fair election in Bangladesh, but with approximately five months left before the next parliamentary contest, more work is necessary to create an environment in which parties and citizens of all creeds and ideologies trust the political process, Geoffrey Macdonald, a visiting expert of the South Asia programs of the US Institute of Peace, has said. Macdonald made the…

Qatar and UAE Embassies Resume Work on Monday -Qatar Foreign Ministry

Reuters report, June 19, 2023 at 9:57 PMQatar and the United Arab Emirates’ respective embassies reopened on Monday to resume work after the two Gulf states agreed to restore diplomatic ties, Qatar’s foreign ministry said. The restoration of ties comes amid a broader regional push for reconciliation and more than two years after Arab states ended a boycott of Doha that had shattered the Western-allied Gulf Arab bloc. The Qatari ministry said in a statement…

Qatar and UAE Embassies Resume Work on Monday -Qatar Foreign Ministry

Reuters report, June 19, 2023 at 9:57 PMQatar and the United Arab Emirates’ respective embassies reopened on Monday to resume work after the two Gulf states agreed to restore diplomatic ties, Qatar’s foreign ministry said. The restoration of ties comes amid a broader regional push for reconciliation and more than two years after Arab states ended a boycott of Doha that had shattered the Western-allied Gulf Arab bloc. The Qatari ministry said in a statement…

Kabulov’s Remarks About Afghan Ambassador at Russian Embassy:

By Fatema Adeeb in TOLOnews, June 16, 2023 at 11:03 PMThe Russian special envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said that as long as the current Afghan officials are not recognized by the world, no ambassador can work in the Afghan embassy in Russia. In an interview with Russian media outlet RTVI, Kabulov also noted that the current government in Afghanistan is not inclusive. “Officially, the officials of the current Afghan government are not recognized, which…

calls to Honor Women’s Right to Education, Work Mount in Doha Meeting:

By Banafsha Binesh in TOLOnews Online, May 01, 2023 at 8:50 PMAmid an ongoing international meeting of the UN in Doha, Afghans demanded that girls’ and women’s be granted access to education and work. A UN meeting chaired by Secretary General Antonio Guterres and attended by representatives of more than 20 countries and organizations was held on Monday in Doha. Some Afghan women meanwhile expressed criticism over the lack of women’s representatives in the meeting.…

China, Iran Call to End Restrictions on Afghan Women

by Fatima Adib in The ToloNews, Feb, 16, 2023 at 9:25 PMThe presidents of China and Iran together called for an end to restrictions on women’s work and education in Afghanistan. The statement was made at the end of a visit to Beijing by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during which he discussed various issues with Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China. “The two sides … called on the Afghan rulers to form…