Pakistan
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Government
Pakistan’s Balochistan Spends More Than 14 Billion Rupees on Counterterrorism
DID Press: Senior officials in Pakistan’s Balochistan province have announced that the provincial government has spent more than 14 billion rupees on counterterrorism efforts under the National Action Plan, the counterterrorism policy and the Provincial Action Plan. According to the…
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Afghanistan
Russia Calls for Resolution of Afghanistan-Pakistan Tensions
DID Press: Russia’s ambassador to Islamabad has called for a resolution to tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan, warning that the continued closure of trade routes between the two countries is damaging regional commerce and affecting Pakistan’s trade with Russia and…
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Government
Pakistan’s ANP Leader Backs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor After Meeting
DID Press: Aimal Wali Khan, leader of Pakistan’s Awami National Party (ANP), has expressed support for Faisal Karim Kundi, the governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, following a meeting between the two, marking a shift from his earlier opposition to the governor’s…
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Afghanistan
Ashraf Ghani Urges Pakistan to Choose Between Friendship and Hostility with Afghanistan
DID Press: Former Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has urged Pakistan to clarify its position towards Afghanistan, calling on Islamabad to choose between friendship and hostility and end what he described as its dual policy towards the country. Ghani said the…
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Afghanistan
Seven Pakistani Soldiers Reportedly Killed in Clashes Along Afghanistan Border
DID Press: At least seven Pakistani soldiers have reportedly been killed in armed clashes between Afghan and Pakistani forces along the Durand Line, although the reported death toll has not been independently verified. According to published reports, the clashes occurred…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Says It Targeted Taliban Positions After Border Clashes in Kurram
DID Press: Pakistani security sources have said that Taliban forces opened fire on Saturday in the Taida and Ghuzgari areas of Upper Kurram district in northwestern Pakistan, prompting a retaliatory response from the Pakistani army. According to the sources, the…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Reports 23 Drone Incursions from Afghanistan in September
DID Press: Pakistani media have reported that at least 23 drone incursions from Afghanistan into Pakistani airspace were recorded in September, prompting responses from Pakistan’s air defence systems and diplomatic protests by Islamabad to Kabul. According to the reports, Pakistan…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan Envoy in Russia Accuses Pakistan of Threatening Regional Security
DID Press: Mawlawi Gul Hassan Hassan, Afghanistan’s ambassador to Russia, has accused Pakistan of threatening regional security and stability, arguing that the current security challenges facing the region originate from Pakistan. Speaking at a security conference on Central Asia and…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Rules Out Unconditional Talks with Afghanistan, Demands Security Guarantees
DID Press: Pakistan has said it is willing to hold talks with Afghanistan but ruled out unconditional negotiations, insisting that any agreement must address Islamabad’s security concerns. Sajjad Haider Khan, spokesperson for Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said at a…
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Afghanistan
Five Countries Agree to Advance Trans-Afghan Corridor, CASA Railway Projects
DID Press: Officials from the Taliban authorities, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan and Iran have held talks in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, on expanding the Trans-Afghan Corridor, advancing the Central Asia–South Asia (CASA) railway project, and securing financing and investment for…
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