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Afghanistan
Pakistan: More Than 4,700 Citizens Killed in Terrorist Attacks Linked to Afghanistan
DID Press: Pakistan told the United Nations Security Council that more than 4,700 of its citizens have been killed in terrorist attacks over the past three years, which Islamabad says were carried out by militant groups based in Afghanistan. Pakistan’s…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan: Afghan Students With Valid Visas Can Continue Their Studies
DID Press: Sajjad Haider Khan, spokesperson for Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry, has said Afghanistan is not an “enemy country” and that Afghan students holding valid legal documents and visas can remain in Pakistan and continue their studies. In his first weekly…
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Afghanistan
Pashtun National Jirga Calls for Afghan Students to Continue Studies in Pakistan
DID Press: Pashtun National Jirga has called on the Pakistani government to reverse its decision to expel Afghan students from universities and hostels and allow them to continue their education in the country. In a post on its X account,…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan Embassy Protests Expulsion of Medical Students from Pakistan
DID Press: Afghanistan Embassy in Islamabad has condemned the decision by Pakistan’s medical council to expel Afghan medical students and called for the immediate suspension of the process and intervention by international organizations. In a statement, the Afghan Embassy in…
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Afghanistan
Rights Group Urges Pakistan to Investigate Disappearance of Two Afghan Media Activists
DID Press: The Human Rights Activists Union has called on Pakistan to conduct a comprehensive and transparent investigation into the disappearance of Sayed Qasim Hashemi and Hamed Ehsas, two Afghan media and cultural activists who have been missing in Islamabad…
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Government
PPP Freezes Support for Pakistan Government Legislation
DID Press: Pakistan’s opposition-aligned ruling coalition partner, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), has suspended its support for government legislation until its concerns over the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections, judicial appointments and other issues are addressed. PPP leader Syed…
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Afghanistan
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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Afghanistan
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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Afghanistan
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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Afghanistan
Pakistan’s ANP Calls for Diplomatic Solution to Tensions With Afghanistan
DID Press: Aimal Wali Khan, president of Pakistan’s Awami National Party (ANP), has urged the government to resolve tensions with Afghanistan and other neighboring countries through dialogue and diplomacy, stressing that war cannot provide a permanent solution to political disputes.…
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