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14 Cricket Figures Urge Better Prison Conditions for Imran Khan
DID Press: Fourteen prominent figures from the world of cricket issued a joint statement expressing concern over the health of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan, calling on authorities to improve his detention conditions. The signatories urged Pakistan’s responsible authorities…
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EU Envoy Warns Cutting Engagement with Afghanistan to Carry Heavy Consequences
DID Press: Gilles Bertrand, EU’s special representative for Afghanistan, warned that cutting international engagement with Afghanistan would carry serious consequences for the country. Bertrand said there is no broad opposition inside Afghanistan to continued international engagement with the current authorities,…
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Amnesty Urges Congress to Curb Trump Administration’s “Illegal Killings at Sea”
DID Press: Amnesty International called on US Congress to rein in what it described as unlawful actions by the administration of Donald Trump, after 11 more people were killed in U.S. operations on the high seas, bringing the reported death…
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China–Pakistan Push to Legitimize Taliban Through Security Pressure, Economic Incentives
DID Press: China and Pakistan are pursuing a coordinated approach that combines security pressure with economic incentives in an effort to curb militant threats while facilitating the international legitimization of the Taliban, according to regional assessments. Beijing and Islamabad recently…
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Explosion Destroys NY Church, Several Injured
DID Press: A powerful explosion tore through Abundant Life Fellowship Church in the US state of New York on Tuesday morning, injuring a pastor and at least four firefighters, authorities said. US officials described the damage to the building as…
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China Rejects US Claims of Nuclear Tests as Baseless
DID Press: China dismissed allegations by US that Beijing conducted nuclear explosive tests in recent years, calling the claims unfounded and politically motivated. Liu Pengyu, spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Washington, said U.S. officials had distorted China’s nuclear policy…
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80 Nations Condemn Israel’s Expansion Drive in West Bank
DID Press: Eighty countries have issued a joint statement strongly condemning decisions by Israel to expand its illegal presence in the West Bank, describing the moves as a clear violation of international law. In a rare coordinated diplomatic move, the…
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Iran–Afghanistan Rail Corridor Emerges as Key Trade Artery
DID Press: Head of Railway of the Islamic Republic of Iran said rail freight traffic between Iran and Afghanistan risen sharply in recent months, describing the corridor as a strategic axis for expanding bilateral economic cooperation. Jabbarali Zakeri, the railway’s…
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Bajaur Attack and Complex Security Equation in Pakistan
DID Press: Last night’s suicide attack on a border forces base in Mamond, Bajaur, which left at least 13 people dead—including nine security personnel and three civilians, among them a six-year-old child—once again demonstrated that the security crisis in Khyber…
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Kabul, Tashkent Signed 25 MoU Worth $300M
DID Press: At the Afghanistan-Uzbekistan Trade Cooperation meeting, attended by Nooruddin Azizi, Minister of Industry and Commerce of the Taliban government, and Arkinjon Turdimov, Governor of Syrdarya, both sides signed 25 memoranda of understanding valued at over $300 million. These…
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