Pakistan
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Afghanistan
Taliban Warns Pakistan and Opponents: “Do Not Test Our Patience”
DID Press: Noorullah Noori, the Taliban’s acting minister for Borders, Tribes and Tribal Affairs, warned Pakistan and armed opponents of the Taliban during a meeting with Kuchis from six provinces, urging Islamabad to learn from Afghanistan’s history and saying opponents…
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Afghanistan
TAPI Gas Pipeline Reaches Outskirts of Herat
DID Press: Officials of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project have announced that the pipeline has reached the outskirts of Herat city, with efforts underway to extend it into the city and to Herat’s industrial park. Muhammadmyrat Amanov, CEO of…
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Afghanistan
Iran to Maintain Relations With Afghanistan and Other Neighboring Countries
DID Press: Iran’s president, referring to Tehran’s relations with countries in the region, said Iran would continue engaging with its neighbors, while regional countries also take their national interests into account in their relations with Tehran. Masoud Pezeshkian made the…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Calls for “Constructive Engagement” With Afghanistan
DID Press: Talal Chaudhry, Pakistan’s Minister of State for Interior, said Wednesday that Islamabad wants constructive engagement with Afghanistan, stressing that peace in the two neighboring countries is closely linked. Speaking at a conference on Afghanistan in Islamabad, Chaudhry said…
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Afghanistan
Sindh High Court Allows Afghan Medical Students to Resume Studies
DID Press: Sindh High Court has ordered Jinnah Sindh Medical University to allow Afghan medical students facing a return order to resume their classes and protected them from eviction from university hostels pending further proceedings. The court had previously suspended…
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Afghanistan
ICG: Afghanistan Faces Multiple Crises Five Years Into Taliban Rule
DID Press: International Crisis Group (ICG) has warned that Afghanistan remains under pressure from multiple, overlapping crises five years into Taliban rule, citing declining foreign aid, extensive restrictions on women and girls, a closed political system, economic pressures, armed opposition…
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Afghanistan
Hekmatyar Warns Pakistan: Instability in Afghanistan Could Threaten Pakistan
DID Press: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of Afghanistan’s Hezb-e Islami, has warned that Pakistan’s alleged efforts to destabilize Afghanistan and trigger a civil war will fail and could ultimately threaten Pakistan’s own security. In a post on X, Hekmatyar criticized what…
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Government
Pakistan Government, PTI Escalate Dispute Over Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DID Press: Tensions between Pakistan’s federal government and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party have intensified over the political and security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with federal officials discussing the possibility of imposing governor’s rule or an emergency in the province.…
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Afghanistan
US Afghanistan War Commission Meets Pakistan Army Chief
DID Press: A delegation from the U.S. Afghanistan War Commission met Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces, in Rawalpindi on Monday to discuss Pakistan’s role in the Afghanistan war, regional security…
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Government
Pakistan Prepares to Send First Astronaut to China’s Tiangong Space Station
DID Press: Pakistan is nearing a historic milestone in its space programme, with a final decision expected on which of two military pilots will become the country’s first astronaut to travel to China’s Tiangong Space Station. Muhammad Zeeshan Ali and…
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