Pakistan
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Poll: Afghans Consider Taliban-Pakistan Talks “Symbolic and Unproductive”
DID Press: A new survey carried out by DID Press Agency indicates that most respondents view the third round of talks between Afghan Taliban authorities and Pakistan in Istanbul as largely symbolic and unlikely to yield real results. According to…
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Pakistan President Holds Talks with Qatar Emir on Afghanistan
DID Press: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari met with Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in Doha to discuss developments in Afghanistan. In a statement released on Wednesday, November 5, President Zardari expressed appreciation for Qatar’s constructive role…
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India Leverages Afghanistan as Strategic Gateway to Central Asia
DID Press: Reports indicate that Pakistan’s declining influence over Afghanistan trade and transit has created a new opportunity for India to rebuild its presence in Central Asia via western routes through Afghanistan, as Iran and Chabahar port serving as key…
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Dengue Cases Surge Near Pakistan-Iran Border
DID Press: Pakistani health officials reported 59 cases of dengue fever in Turbat city, near the Iran border, noting that most patients had recently traveled to Karachi. Vahid Bazli, director of Turbat Hospital, said that affected areas are under medical…
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Pakistan Reports Rising Insecurity after Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan
DID Press: Pakistan’s FM and Deputy PM, Ishaq Dar, told the country’s Senate that security incidents have increased since the Taliban assumed power in Afghanistan. Criticizing Islamabad’s past policies toward Afghanistan, Dar said the situation in Pakistan has worsened following…
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Senior JUI Cleric Assassinated in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DID Press: Hafiz Maulana Abdul-Salam Arif, a prominent cleric and senior member of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI), was assassinated in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Unknown gunmen opened fire on him in Charsadda shortly after he finished prayers, killing him on the…
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Taliban Intelligence Chief and Pakistan’s ISI Director to Meet in Istanbul over TTP Dispute
DID Press: As tensions between the Taliban authorities and Pakistan reach their highest point in recent years, a third round of talks focused on Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) issue will be held on Thursday, in Istanbul. Abdul-Haq Wasiq, head of the…
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Pakistan Army: Afghanistan Needs Elected Government
DID Press: Pakistan’s military says tensions between Islamabad and Kabul will persist until a legitimate, elected government is established in Afghanistan. The Pakistani army’s spokesperson, citing unfulfilled commitments made by the Taliban in Doha agreement, stressed that lasting stability in…
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Kabul-Islamabad Tensions Rise Over TTP Deputy’s Death
DID Press: While Pakistani military has announced that the deputy commander of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was killed in Bajaur area while entering Pakistan from Afghanistan territory, sources close to the Pakistani Taliban have rejected this narrative, saying he had been…
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Pakistan Expelled Over 15,000 Afghanistani Refugees
DID Press: Afghanistani Refugees Commission reported that Pakistan forcibly deported more than 15,000 Afghanistani refugees on Monday through three border crossings. According to Al Jazeera, this action comes amid sharply deteriorating relations between the two countries following recent border clashes.…
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