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Government
Pakistan Government-Opposition Talks Fail as PTI Begins Protest March
DID Press: Talks between representatives of Pakistan’s federal government and opposition parties ended without a final agreement at the office of the Speaker of the National Assembly. The main obstacle was reportedly a dispute over a meeting between senior members…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Defense Minister Rejects ‘Jihad’ Label for Afghan-Soviet War
DID Press: Pakistan’s Defense Minister, Muhammad Asif, challenged the widely accepted narrative of the Afghan war against the Soviet Union during a speech in the National Assembly, saying that conflict should not be considered a “jihad.” Asif claimed that the…
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