Politics
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Maryam Nawaz Sharif: Punjab Faces Greater Security Threat From Neighboring Provinces
DID Press: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has said the Pakistani province faces a greater security threat from neighboring provinces than from neighboring countries, with militant activity entering Punjab through inter-provincial border areas. Speaking at an event in Lahore…
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Tamadon TV Resumes Broadcasts, Says “Era of Silence” Over Taliban Pressure Is Over
DID Press: Afghanistan’s private Tamadon TV has announced that it is resuming its operations, with a greater focus on online broadcasting, following what the station described as pressure and the use of force by Taliban authorities. The announcement came after…
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Pakistan Army Says 21 Militants Killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Operations
DID Press: Pakistan’s military said on Sunday that its security forces had killed 21 militants in several operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including 10 in North Waziristan, as Islamabad renewed accusations that militants were using Afghan territory for cross-border attacks. According…
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Lavrov: NATO Mission in Afghanistan Ended in “Failure and Disgrace”
DID Press: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has criticized NATO’s continued existence after the Cold War, saying the alliance’s military mission in Afghanistan ended in “failure and disgrace” and ultimately forced Western forces to withdraw. Speaking on the sidelines of…
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Nancy Mace Says US Should Not Recognize Taliban Government
DID Press: U.S. Representative Nancy Mace, a Republican from South Carolina, has described the Taliban as a terrorist organization and called efforts to legitimize the group “dangerous and reckless.” She said the United States should not recognize the Taliban-led government…
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Afghans Deported From US Arrive in Guyana Under Third-Country Deal
DID Press: Guyana has received six deportees from the United States, including Afghan and Cuban nationals, under the Trump administration’s third-country deportation programme, Guyanese officials said. The group arrived on Friday after being vetted and found to have no criminal…
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Hundreds of Taliban Forces Surround Kabul’s Khatam al-Nabieen Seminary
DID Press: Hundreds of armed forces from the Taliban’s Ministry of Justice have been deployed around the Khatam al-Nabieen Islamic Seminary in Kabul, according to reports, while electricity to the area has also been cut. Earlier reports said the seminary…
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Witkoff and Kushner Arrive in Moscow to Revive Ukraine Peace Talks
DID Press: U.S. special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on Saturday to push for a renewed diplomatic effort to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, which has entered its fifth year. The two were received…
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US Sanctions Turkish Bank Over Alleged Iran Financial Ties
DID Press: The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned Golden Global Investment Bank in Turkey and two affiliated companies, accusing them of facilitating tens of millions of dollars in transactions for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force (IRGC-QF) and providing access…
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Torkham Closure Costs Pakistan Economy $2.5 Billion, Chamber Says
DID Press: The prolonged closure of the Torkham border crossing with Afghanistan has caused an estimated $2.5 billion in losses to Pakistan’s economy, according to Yusuf Afridi, president of the Khyber Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Afridi said the losses…
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