Pakistan
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UN: Afghanistan refugees Arrests in Pakistan Jump 146% in One Week
DID Press: The number of Afghanistan nationals detained in Pakistan has surged by 146 percent in just one week, according to a joint report by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). During the week…
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Mujahid: Pakistan’s Irresponsible Approach Led to Failure of Istanbul Talks
DID Press: Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Taliban government, said that the “irresponsible attitude” of the Pakistani delegation and its refusal to accept security commitments prevented any agreement from being reached during recent Istanbul talks. He also reaffirmed the Taliban’s…
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Asif Durrani: Taliban Opt to Maintain Confrontation with Pakistan
DID Press: Pakistan’s former special representative for Afghanistan said that recent Istanbul talks between Kabul and Islamabad have reached a deadlock, indicating that the Taliban have no intention of easing tensions with Pakistan. Asif Durrani, reacting to the failure of…
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Taliban–Pakistan Talks Fail in Istanbul as Tensions Deepen
DID Press: Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawja Muhammad Asif announced that the third round of negotiations between Islamabad and the Taliban government in Afghanistan ended without any concrete agreement. He attributed the failure of the talks to “deep and unresolved differences”…
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Pakistan Warns of Possible War if Talks with Taliban Fail
DID Press: Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawja Muhammad Asif warned that war remains an option if ongoing negotiations between Islamabad and Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities in Istanbul fail to yield results. Speaking to Geo News ahead of the third round of talks…
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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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