Peshawar
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Government
Pakistan Marks Ashura Nationwide Under Tight Security Measures
DID Press: The day of Ashura was observed across Pakistan on Friday with religious processions and mourning gatherings held under strict security arrangements, as authorities deployed tens of thousands of police personnel and imposed communication restrictions in several cities. In…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Lawmaker Warns Border Closures with Afghanistan Threaten Peshawar Industry
DID Press: A senior Pakistani lawmaker has warned that prolonged closure of border crossings with Afghanistan is pushing the industrial sector of Peshawar toward a serious economic crisis, arguing that cross-border trade is essential for the region’s survival. Asad Qaiser,…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Reports Deal on Stranded Trucks, Taliban Yet to Confirm
DID Press: Pakistani media have reported that an agreement has been reached to facilitate the return of Pakistani trucks stranded in Afghanistan, although the arrangement has not yet been officially confirmed by Taliban authorities. According to the reports, the understanding…
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Afghanistan
Pak–Afghan Peace Jirga to Be Held in Peshawar
DID Press: A joint peace jirga between Pakistan and Afghanistan is scheduled for March 31 in Peshawar, aiming to establish a common framework for peace, stability, and dialogue amid rising border tensions. According to Arbab Shehzad Khan, head of Aspire-Khyber…
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Afghanistan
Regional Conflict Threatens Central Asia’s Access to Global Markets
DID Press: Rising tensions in Iran and Afghanistan are putting South Asian trade at risk and disrupting Central Asia’s new routes to Asian and African markets. The escalation between the Taliban government in Afghanistan and Pakistan threatens the security of…
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Government
Suicide Blasts, Gunmen Hit Frontier Corps HQ in Peshawar
DID Press: Pakistani police sources said that armed assailants on Monday (Nov. 24) attacked the headquarters of the Frontier Corps in the city of Peshawar, an assault that reportedly involved two suicide explosions and left at least three people dead.…
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Afghanistan
PTI Calls for Resolving Disputes with Afghanistan Through Diplomacy
DID Press: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has urged that security issues and border tensions with Afghanistan should be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy rather than military action or population displacement. Speaking at a political gathering in Peshawar, Ali Amin Gandapur, Chief…
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