Pakistan
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Afghanistan
Ex-Pakistani Envoy Warns Airstrike Threats Against Kabul Are Not Solution
DID Press: Asif Durrani, Pakistan’s former special envoy for Afghanistan, urged restraint in rhetoric and warned against threatening airstrikes on Kabul, stressing that counterterrorism should be pursued through calibrated, intelligence-led operations rather than escalatory language. Writing on X on Friday,…
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Afghanistan
Ex-Afghan MP Warns Pakistan of Severe Fallout from Any Strike on Afghanistan
DID Press: former Afghan lawmaker and outspoken critic of the Taliban warned Islamabad that any military strike on Afghanistan would carry serious consequences for Pakistan. Abdul Hafiz Mansur, a former member of Afghanistan’s parliament, said that any military aggression against…
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Economy
Foreign Investment in Pakistan Plunges 41%
DID Press: According to the State Bank of Pakistan, foreign direct investment (FDI) in Pakistan fell 41% year-on-year to $981 million in the first seven months of the current fiscal year, reflecting a sharp erosion of investor confidence amid rising…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Summons Taliban Envoy Over Deadly Bajaur Attack
DID Press: Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry summoned the deputy head of the Taliban mission in Islamabad to lodge a formal demarche following a deadly attack in Bajaur that killed 11 Pakistani soldiers. According to Pakistani media, Islamabad condemned the attack and…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Ties Trade with Afghanistan to Counterterrorism Action
DID Press: Pakistan conditioned any expansion of economic relations with Afghanistan on concrete security measures, stressing that counterterrorism is a prerequisite for deeper trade ties. Pakistan’s Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan said in a post on X that Islamabad would…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Alleges India–Kabul Alignment Against Islamabad
DID Press: Pakistan’s defense minister alleged that New Delhi and Kabul are aligned in efforts to undermine Islamabad, warning that Pakistan would not hesitate to carry out new strikes against Afghanistan if insecurity persists. “Almost all branches of terrorism” are…
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Analysis
Bajaur Attack and Complex Security Equation in Pakistan
DID Press: Last night’s suicide attack on a border forces base in Mamond, Bajaur, which left at least 13 people dead—including nine security personnel and three civilians, among them a six-year-old child—once again demonstrated that the security crisis in Khyber…
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Government
Pakistan Activates Counter‑Terror Unit in Gilgit‑Baltistan to Boost Northern Security
DID Press: Government of Pakistan launched a dedicated counter‑terrorism unit in the strategically important northern region of Gilgit‑Baltistan as part of efforts to strengthen security and protect key transport routes. The new Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) unit in Gilgit has…
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Afghanistan
Afghan Shiite Council Urges Pakistan to Strengthen Shiite Security After Mosque Attack
DID Press: The Council of Afghan Shiite Scholars condemned the assault and called on the government of Pakistan to take more responsible and effective measures to protect the security of Shiite citizens, In the wake of a terrorist attack on…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan to Deport 20,000 Afghans Awaiting US Resettlement
DID Press: Pakistani authorities have announced the deportation of thousands of Afghanistan citizens who were in the process of resettling in the US. According to sources, approximately 20,000 Afghan refugees, who had been waiting for months for relocation to the…
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