ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China on Thursday emphasised the need for stability in Afghanistan as Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari met his counterpart in the Taliban administration, Amir Khan Muttaqii, for the first time. “The two sides agreed that peace and stability in Afghanistan was vital for regional development and prosperity,” Foreign Office said in a […]
State news agency Xinhua reported on Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping urged Afghanistan’s “relevant parties” to exterminate terrorism and offered to provide additional assistance to the war-torn nation. Afghanistan and China both share a land border, and the Taliban has formed a new government in Afghanistan. As U.S.-led foreign soldiers concluded their 20-year presence […]
Minister for Interior Shaikh Rasheed Ahmed on Sunday said that the incident involving the daughter of the ambassador of Afghanistan to Pakistan “was not an abduction” at all. “This is an international conspiracy. An agenda of RAW,” he said while speaking to Geo News on the program “Naya Pakistan”. He was referring to the Indian […]
Reuters journalist Danish Siddiqui has been killed while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters near a border crossing with Pakistan; an Afghan commander has said. Afghan special forces had been fighting to retake the main market area of Spin Boldak when Siddiqui and a senior Afghan officer were killed in what […]
Turkey will not take new steps to resolve disputes around US-made F-35 jets and Russian-made S-400 missile systems with the United States, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told his US counterpart Joe Biden on Thursday. The US sanctioned Turkish government officials last year over Ankara’s acquisition of S-400s from Russia. Washington also officially kicked Turkey out […]
According to a statement released by the Inter-Services Public Relations, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa said that Pakistan firmly embraces the Afghan peace process and that a secure, healthy, and peaceful Afghanistan is in the best interests of the country in general and Pakistan in particular (ISPR). As per the media […]
Chief of army staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa arrived in Kabul on a day-long visit, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Bajwa on Monday said that Pakistan will always support the Afghan peace process based on the common harmony of all. The COAS reiterated that a […]
Kabul weeps as an explosion near a school in the west Kabul district of Dasht-e-Barchi, killed at least 30 people. There is a majority of young female students among the dead and wounded. No group has claimed responsibility for Saturday’s blast. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid denied the group’s involvement and condemned the incident. Saturday’s explosions […]
New Zealand has announced that it will withdraw its last remaining troops from Afghanistan by May, concluding a 20-year deployment that was the country’s longest-running one. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday that Afghanistan’s internal peace process represented the best prospect for an enduring political solution in the troubled country; meaning the New Zealand […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan recently expressed surprise at how difficult governing has been. He knows better than to pretend that he was surprised. The single most important characteristic he has sought in his political proxies and partners is the capacity to shout down, harass, abuse, and tar and feather those that dare warn Pakistanis about […]
