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Pakistan Bans Live Broadcasts of Terrorist Attacks and Security Incidents
DID Press: Pakistan’s Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has directed private news channels to refrain from broadcasting live footage, rebroadcasting, or publishing images of security incidents, including explosions, shootings and terrorist attacks. Under the directive, television channels are permitted to…
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India, Russia Hold Talks on Afghanistan and Pakistan
DID Press: India and Russia held the seventh round of consultations on Afghanistan and Pakistan in New Delhi on Wednesday, October 14, under a bilateral special mechanism. According to a statement from India’s Ministry of External Affairs, the meeting was…
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France Arrests 8,000 in Connection With High School Student Protests
DID Press: France’s Ministry of Justice has reported that around 8,000 people have been arrested amid protests by high school students across the country, with 85% of those detained reportedly under the age of 18. According to the report, the…
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Waez-Zadeh Behsoodi: He Will No Longer Publicly Criticize Taliban Over Treatment of Shias
DID Press: Ayatollah Waez-Zadeh Behsoodi returned to Kabul on Wednesday after spending four months abroad, announcing that he would no longer publicly criticize the Taliban’s treatment of Afghanistan’s Shia community or discuss its problems in the media. Speaking at a…
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Pakistan Says It Intercepted 23 Drones from Afghanistan in September
DID Press: Pakistan says it intercepted 23 suicide drones launched from Afghanistan in September, raising concerns about the growing use of unmanned aircraft amid escalating clashes between Islamabad and the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan. According to a report by France…
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Anti-Government Protests in Albania Leave Government Buildings Ablaze
DID Press: Thousands of protesters clashed with riot police in Tirana, the capital of Albania, during anti-government demonstrations that saw several government buildings set on fire. The clashes left 14 police officers injured and resulted in the arrest of 35…
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Pakistan: PTI Leader Directs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government from Afghanistan
DID Press: Rana Sanaullah, political adviser to Pakistan’s prime minister, has claimed that Murad Saeed, a senior leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), is in Afghanistan and is directing the affairs of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government from there. Speaking on…
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OIC to Discuss Afghanistan Crisis at Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Baghdad
DID Press: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is set to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, alongside the crises in Yemen and Sudan and other regional developments, at the 52nd session of its Council of Foreign Ministers in Baghdad, Iraq,…
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Taliban Vows to Keep Pakistan Border Crossings Closed Until Afghan Demands Are Met
DID Press: Hayatullah Muhajir Farahi, deputy minister for publications at the Taliban-run Ministry of Information and Culture, has said border crossings between Afghanistan and Pakistan will remain closed until the demands of the Afghan people are met. Farahi made the…
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Iranian Cultural Attaché Calls for Broader Cultural and Economic Cooperation With Afghanistan
DID Press: Seyed Rouhollah Hosseini, cultural attaché at Iran’s Embassy in Kabul, has highlighted the potential of Abu Hanifa Exhibition to strengthen cultural, artistic and economic cooperation and expand relations between Iran and Afghanistan. According to the public relations office…
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