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Afghanistan
Taliban Defense Ministry Accuses Pakistan of Seeking to Destabilize Region
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Taliban-run Ministry of Defense has accused Pakistani forces of training and deploying armed individuals and urged regional countries to remain vigilant against what it described as a Pakistani “project to destabilize the region.” In a statement, the…
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Afghanistan
KP Chief Minister Calls for Border Reopening and Renewed Engagement with Kabul
DID Press: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has criticized Pakistan’s policy toward Afghanistan, calling for renewed engagement with Kabul, the reopening of border crossings and a change in previous policies to promote peace and reduce insecurity. Afridi criticized Islamabad’s…
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Government
Pakistan Blocks Routes to Islamabad Ahead of Planned PTI March
DID Press: Pakistani authorities have blocked several major roads, highways and bridges leading to Islamabad as supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party prepared for a planned march toward the capital. Authorities closed or restricted…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Claims 13 Taliban Fighters Killed in Border Clash
DID Press: Pakistan has claimed that at least 13 Taliban personnel were killed and several others wounded in overnight clashes along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, while Kabul has rejected the account and presented a different version of the confrontation. Pakistan’s Ministry…
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Afghanistan
Iran, Kabul-Islamabad Tensions Dominate Turkish, Qatari Talks With Taliban
DID Press: The situation in Iran and tensions between Kabul and Islamabad were among the key issues discussed during separate visits by senior Turkish and Qatari security officials to Afghanistan, according to Taliban Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani. İbrahim…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan: Regional Mediation Efforts With Taliban Have Failed to Ease Tensions
DID Press: Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry says mediation efforts by regional countries to ease tensions between Islamabad and the Taliban administration in Kabul have so far failed to produce a breakthrough. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan said Pakistan had engaged…
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Government
Pakistan Deploys 23,500 Police Ahead of PTI Protest in Islamabad
DID Press: Pakistani authorities have stepped up security measures in the capital Islamabad ahead of planned protests by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party on September 27, requesting the deployment of 23,500 additional police personnel from Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan provinces.…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan, Afghanistan Airlines Facilitate Transit Flights via Islamabad
DID Press: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and Afghanistan’s Kam Air have signed a cooperation agreement to facilitate transit routes from Kabul to the Middle East via Islamabad International Airport. Under the agreement, the first phase of cooperation has been launched…
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Government
Lebanese Interior Minister Arrives in Pakistan for Two-Day Visit
DID Press: Lebanese Interior Minister Ahmad Al-Hajjar arrived in Islamabad on a two-day official visit at the invitation of Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Pakistan’s state-run Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) reported. Al-Hajjar is scheduled to meet with senior Pakistani…
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Economy
Claim: Pakistan Offered US Strategic Concessions for $10 Billion
DID Press: Reports published in recent weeks indicate that Pakistan has been seeking a $10 billion financial facility from the United States to strengthen its foreign-exchange reserves and support economic stability. The request reportedly followed Islamabad’s role in mediating between…
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