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CJP thanks Pakistan for safe evacuation of foreign media correspondents from Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD, Committee to Protect Journalists’ (CJP) Asia Programme Coordinator, Steven Butler on Monday telephoned Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain and thanked Pakistan for its cooperation in safe evacuation of foreign journalists from Afghanistan. The minister said that Pakistan supported freedom of expression […]

UN chief urges Taliban to halt offensive in Afghanistan, negotiate ‘in good faith’

UNITED NATIONS, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday that Afghanistan is “spinning out of control” and urged the Taliban fighters, who are capturing huge swaths of territory, to halt its offensive so they could “negotiate in good faith.” “The message from the international […]

India, Afghanistan – a source of sustained disinformation campaign against Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, A sustained disinformation and propaganda campaign by India and Afghanistan to sabotage the Afghan peace process and target Pakistan, has been uncovered, showing the extent of the fifth generation warfare. According to data analytics conducted by the G5iO – a think tank studying the […]

Biden stands by US withdrawal plan from Afghanistan as Taliban gain

WASHINGTON, US President Joe Biden has said there is no change in his country’s plan to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan, even as Taliban fighters step up attacks and make territorial gains, arguing that the Afghan army must fight for itself while Washington provides military […]

Afghans have pivotal role to decide about future of Afghanistan : Sh Rashid

ISLAMABAD, Minister for Interior, Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad on Wednesday said that Afghans would take initiatives for the future of their country and reiterated that Pakistan had no favourites in Afghanistan. Addressing a press conference, he said Pakistan was itself a victim as the nation had […]

Afghanistan an example how corruption drowns nations: Fawad

ISLAMABAD, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Wednesday that Afghanistan was an example as how corruption can drown the nations. In a series of tweets, the minister said after the Taliban’s occupation of the eighth province, people of Afghanistan and the […]

Senior UN official ‘extremely concerned’ over ‘indiscriminate attacks’ in Afghanistan

UNITED NATIONS, A senior UN official has said he is “extremely concerned” over the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan where fighting between the Taliban and government forces has intensified as foreign troops complete their withdrawal from the war-torn country. In a statement, Martin Griffiths, the under-secretary-general […]

Pakistan will ‘not accept forceful takeover’ in Afghanistan: NSA

WASHINGTON, National Security Adviser Dr Moeed Yusuf has said that Pakistan would not accept the ‘forceful takeover’ in Afghanistan and instead support the political solution to the conflict. “We will not accept a forceful takeover,” he told reporters at a press conference held at the […]

UN demands end to fighting in Afghanistan as Taliban advance; Doha talks deadlocked

UNITED NATIONS, The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has called for an immediate end to fighting in urban areas, as the Taliban continues a ground assault in the south of the country. UNAMA said civilians are bearing the brunt of the violence as fighting […]

Pakistan’s exports to Afghanistan increase 10.47% in FY 2020-21

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan’s exports of goods and services to Afghanistan witnessed an increase of 10.47 percent during the fiscal year (2020-21) as compared to the corresponding period of last year, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported. The overall exports to Afghanistan were recorded at $983.295 million […]

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