Pakistan
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Afghanistan
18 Killed, 29 Injured in Truck Crash Carrying Returning Migrants from Pakistan
DID Press: At least 18 people have been killed and 29 others injured after a truck carrying returning migrants from Pakistan overturned in the Qarghayi district of Laghman, local officials said. According to a spokesman for the Taliban-appointed governor in…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Intensifies Anti-Smuggling Operations Along Pakistan Border
DID Press: Taliban authorities say they have intensified monitoring and enforcement measures to curb cross-border smuggling along Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan. The Taliban-run Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday that mobile customs teams operating in the provinces of Kandahar, Nangarhar,…
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Economy & Development
China, Pakistan Boost Security and Economic Cooperation Under CPEC 2.0
DID Press: China and Pakistan have announced a new broad consensus to deepen their “all-weather strategic cooperative partnership,” following the official visit of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to Beijing. According to a joint statement, the two sides agreed to…
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Afghanistan
Pakistani Senator Condemns Taliban Child Marriage Policy
DID Press: Pakistan Senator Sherry Rehman has strongly criticized a Taliban-issued regulation on family separation, calling the legalization of child marriage in Afghanistan “shocking” and joining growing international condemnation. Rehman reacted to the Taliban’s new “family separation” regulation, expressing concern…
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Government
China Praises Pakistan’s Role in Middle East Peace Efforts
DID Press: China has commended Pakistan for its role in supporting peace efforts in the Middle East during a high-level meeting in Beijing between the two countries’ leaders. Shehbaz Sharif met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing to discuss…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Opposition Leader: Current Insecurity Rooted in Afghanistan War Policies
DID Press: Following the deadly bombing of the Jaffar Express train in Balochistan, opposition leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai has linked Pakistan’s current security crisis to past Afghanistan war-era policies, urging accountability for the long-term consequences of those decisions. After a…
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Afghanistan
Terrorism as a Double-Edged Blade Deepens Kabul–Islamabad Rift
DID Press: The deadly suicide attack on the Jaffar Express train at Quetta railway station has once again exposed the fragility and complexity of the shared security landscape between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Taliban foreign ministry’s swift and unequivocal condemnation…
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Government
Eight Muslim States Condemn Israel Over Treatment of Gaza Aid Activists
DID Press: Pakistan, Egypt, Turkey, Indonesia, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates have jointly condemned what they described as abusive treatment of activists detained from a Gaza-bound aid ship, following actions attributed to Israeli National Security Minister Itamar…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan’s Jamaat-e-Islami Calls for Reopening Border Crossings with Afghanistan
DID Press: Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan has called for the reopening of border crossings with Afghanistan, the legalization of trade with Iran, and the completion of the Iran–Pakistan gas pipeline, describing these steps as essential for economic stability. According to Pakistani media…
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Afghanistan
International Warnings as Afghan Deportations from Pakistan Intensify
DID Press: International organizations have renewed warnings over the worsening situation of returning migrants to Afghanistan, as Pakistan deported more than 4,000 Afghan nationals in a single day. The Taliban-run High Commission for Migrants said that on Sunday, 3 Jawza,…
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