Pakistan
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Pakistan, Sri Lanka Seize 671 kg of Methamphetamine Linked to Afghanistan
DID Press: Pakistan’s Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) says it has helped dismantle a transnational drug-trafficking network linked to Afghanistan after authorities seized a combined 671 kg of methamphetamine in operations at ports in Karachi and Colombo. According to the ANF, 200…
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Pakistan Recalls Ambassador From Kabul for Consultations
DID Press: Pakistan has recalled its ambassador to Kabul, Ubaid Ur Rehman Nizamani, to Islamabad for consultations amid growing concerns over security developments in Afghanistan. After returning to Islamabad, Nizamani met with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq…
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Pakistan Army: 12 Members of Baloch Armed Group Killed
DID Press: Pakistani military said it killed 12 members of a Baloch insurgent group during an intelligence-based operation in Kalat district of Balochistan province. The military also said it foiled another attack in the Kachi Bag area, reporting that several…
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TAPI Pipeline to Create More Than 12,000 Jobs in Afghanistan
DID Press: The Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project is expected to create more than 12,000 jobs in Afghanistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, chairman of Turkmenistan’s Halk Maslahaty, said. Berd Berdimuhamedov said the project is currently under construction and, once completed, will transport…
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Pakistan Says 15 TTP Militants Killed Trying to Cross From Afghanistan
DID Press: Pakistan’s security forces have killed 15 militants linked to the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) after foiling an attempt to cross into the country from Afghanistan, according to Pakistan’s military. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media wing,…
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Former Pakistani Diplomat: Islamabad’s Security-First Afghanistan Policy Has Failed
DID Press: Former Pakistani ambassador and Georgetown University adjunct professor Touqir Hussain has criticized Islamabad’s decades-long approach toward Afghanistan, arguing that treating the country primarily as a security challenge has failed and contributed to deeper instability and increasingly complex relations…
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Pakistan Says Ties With Kabul Depend on Action Against TTP
DID Press: Pakistan has said meaningful progress in relations with Afghanistan will depend on the Taliban taking “concrete and verifiable” action against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and other militant groups Islamabad says are operating from…
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SCO Calls for Inclusive Government in Afghanistan
DID Press: Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), in their final declaration at the Bishkek summit, called for the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan with the participation of all ethnic and political groups. The leaders said an…
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Nearly 6 Million Afghans Have Returned From Iran and Pakistan, UN Says
DID Press: Nearly 6 million Afghans have returned to Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan in less than three years, the United Nations refugee agency said, describing the scale of the movement as unprecedented in recent history. Pakistan has recently confirmed…
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Pakistan Approves $3.5 Billion Chinese-Funded Oil Refinery
DID Press: Pakistan’s Ministry of Planning and Development has approved the construction of a major oil refinery in the Dhabeji area near Karachi, backed by $3.5 billion in Chinese investment. The project will be developed under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor…
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