Pakistan
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Afghanistan
Shia Scholars in Herat Condemn Pakistani Airstrikes on Kunar and Helmand
DID Press: A group of Shia religious scholars and community elders in Jebrail township of Herat province has condemned recent Pakistani airstrikes on parts of Afghanistan’s Kunar and Helmand provinces, calling for an immediate halt to the attacks and an…
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Economy
FAO: More Than 60% of Pakistanis Cannot Afford a Healthy Diet
DID Press: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has warned of major imbalances in Pakistan’s food production and consumption system, with more than 60% of the population unable to afford a healthy and nutritious diet, according to…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan, Afghanistan Face Choice Between Confrontation and Cooperation
DID Press: Rising tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, ranging from border clashes and airstrikes to disputes over the activities of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), have brought relations between the two countries to a critical point. However, their geographic and economic interdependence…
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Afghanistan
Former Mullah Omar Adviser Calls War with Pak Army “Hostility Toward Islam”
DID Press: Mufti Abdul Rahim, head of Karachi-based Jamiat-ul-Rashid and a former adviser to Taliban founder Mullah Omar, has criticized the Taliban’s policy toward Pakistan and called on the group to refrain from supporting the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). He described…
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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
Pak Army Holds Taliban Responsible for Consequences of Alleged Terrorism Support
DID Press: Pakistan’s military has accused the Taliban of facilitating terrorism and reaffirmed Islamabad’s stated right to self-defence and to take targeted action against threats it says originate from Afghanistan. Senior Pakistani military commanders reviewed the country’s security situation and…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Claims 15 Militants Killed in Attempted Infiltration from Afghanistan
DID Press: Pakistani security sources say security forces thwarted an attempted infiltration by 15 armed militants from Afghanistan into Pakistan in the Ghulam Khan sector along the two countries’ border, killing all of them. According to Pakistani media, the group…
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Analysis
Islamabad Against Islam: Standing Alongside Tel Aviv and Washington
DID Press: Pakistan’s deployment of tens of thousands of troops to Saudi Arabia, at a time when the war in Yemen remains one of the longest-running and most costly humanitarian crises in the Muslim world, raises serious questions about the…
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Economy
Islamabad Blocked by 2,000 Containers as Protest Security Measures Hit Economy
DID Press: The widespread use of shipping containers to block roads in Islamabad ahead of a planned march by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has imposed significant costs on drivers, transport companies and businesses. An Al Jazeera report said thousands of vehicles…
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Afghanistan
Russia Offers to Mediate Between Afghanistan and Pakistan
DID Press: Russia has said it is ready to mediate between Afghanistan and Pakistan if formally requested by both sides, as tensions between the two countries remain a focus of regional diplomacy. Zamir Kabulov, Russia’s Special Presidential Representative for Afghanistan,…
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