Pakistan
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Afghanistan
UN Expert Says Pakistani Attacks on Afghan Civilians May Constitute War Crimes
DID Press: Richard Bennett, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, has said Pakistani airstrikes that kill Afghan civilians may constitute war crimes and called for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to examine the…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Claims More Than 20,000 Militants Are Based in Afghanistan
DID Press: Pakistan’s Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Attaullah Tarar, has claimed that more than 20,000 members of armed groups are present in Afghanistan, including approximately 6,000 members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Tarar said the groups were based in…
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Afghanistan
Taliban: Pakistani Military Circles Are Obstructing Talks With Afghanistan
DID Press: Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Taliban, has accused some Pakistani military circles of obstructing negotiations and making it more difficult to resolve disputes between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Mujahid criticised what he described as the role of certain military…
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Afghanistan
Former Afghan Security Adviser Calls Taliban ‘War Orphans’ in New Book
DID Press: Hamdullah Mohib, Afghanistan’s former national security adviser, has described the Taliban as “war orphans” in his new book, Shadows Over Kabul, which examines the group’s ideological roots and the factors behind the collapse of Afghanistan’s former republic. In…
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education
Schools Closed and Public Gatherings Banned in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DID Press: Authorities in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have introduced new security measures, including the closure of educational institutions in several districts and a 30-day ban on gatherings of more than five people in Hangu district. According to local media…
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Election
Fazlur Rehman Accuses Pakistan Govt of Electoral Fraud, Security Failures
DID Press: Maulana Fazlur Rehman, leader of Pakistan’s Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) party, has questioned the legitimacy of the country’s current government, alleging that it came to power through electoral fraud. Fazlur Rehman criticised the government, claiming that it had failed…
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Afghanistan
China, Pakistan to Hold First Joint Army Exercise in Xinjiang
DID Press: China and Pakistan will hold their first joint army training exercise, named Karakoram 2026, in Korla, in China’s Xinjiang region, in mid-to-late October 2026, according to China’s Ministry of National Defense. The exercise will focus on joint counterterrorism…
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Government
Pakistan Replaces KP Chief Secretary in Major Administrative Reshuffle
DID Press: Pakistan’s federal government has ordered a major administrative reshuffle in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa following the imposition of emergency measures and governor’s rule, appointing Dr Muhammad Fakhr Alam Irfan as the province’s new chief secretary and removing Shahab Ali Shah…
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Government
Sohail Afridi, Junaid Akbar Reportedly Detained After Governor’s Rule in KP
DID Press: Sohail Afridi, chief minister of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, and Junaid Akbar Khan, the provincial president of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, have reportedly been arrested following the imposition of emergency measures and governor’s rule in the province.…
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Government
Pakistan Faces Political, Security Crisis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Amid Tensions With PTI
DID Press: Tensions between Pakistan’s federal government and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party have escalated over security in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. According to reports cited in the supplied account, President Asif Ali Zardari, acting on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s proposal,…
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