Pakistan
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Government
Saudi Arabia Turns to Iran to Rein in Ansarullah
DID Press: Saudi Arabia has asked Iran to use its influence to restrain Ansarullah and prevent the group from expanding its attacks into Saudi territory. The request was conveyed to Tehran through Pakistan. According to Reuters, Pakistan delivered Riyadh’s warning…
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Afghanistan
NRC Warns Afghan Families Are in “Free Fall” Amid Worsening Humanitarian Crisis
DID Press: The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has warned that Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis is deteriorating month by month, leaving families increasingly vulnerable to poverty, displacement, conflict, climate change and gender restrictions. Jan Egeland, secretary-general of the NRC, said during a…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Raises Fresh Concerns Over Militants Allegedly Trained in Afghanistan
DID Press: Rana Sanaullah, a senior adviser to Pakistan’s prime minister, has claimed that militants trained in Afghanistan are entering Pakistan through Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and are seeking to expand their activities into Punjab province. Sanaullah claimed that militants trained in…
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Government
11 Militants Killed in Pakistani Army Operations in Balochistan
DID Press: Pakistan’s military says 11 members of the group it refers to as “Fitna al-Hindustan” were killed during intelligence-based operations in Balochistan on September 6 and 7. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), during an operation in Kharan,…
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Afghanistan
Pakistani Politician Warns of Expanding Afghanistan-Iran Trade
DID Press: Pakistani politician and analyst Afrasiab Khattak has warned that the expansion of trade between Afghanistan and Iran could lead to changes in Afghanistan’s trade routes and reduce Pakistan’s role in the country’s commercial exchanges. Khattak was responding to…
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Afghanistan
Delta Energy Deal Raises Questions Over Persian Gulf and Western Influence in Afghanistan
DID Press: The signing in Kabul of a major oil and gas exploration and production agreement between the Taliban’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum and Saudi company Delta Energy has once again drawn political observers’ attention to the hidden layers…
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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
Durrani Calls Expulsion of Afghan Medical Students from Pakistan “Shocking”
DID Press: Asif Durrani, Pakistan’s former ambassador to Afghanistan, has described Pakistan’s decision to expel Afghan medical students as “shocking” and called for the decision to be reconsidered. Durrani, referring specifically to female students, said they had worked hard to…
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Government
54 Punjab Officials Face Action in Pakistan Corruption Crackdown
DID Press: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari has said that 54 officers and government employees have faced suspension or dismissal as part of an anti-corruption crackdown ordered by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif. According to Bokhari, the provincial government has…
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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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