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Afghan foreign minister to lead high-level delegation to Pakistan tomorrow

The Foreign Office (FO) said on Thursday that Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mutaqqi would lead a “high-level delegation” to Pakistan from May 5 (tomorrow) to May 8. In a statement issued today, the FO said: “Acting Afghan Foreign Minister, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi is visiting Pakistan from May 5 to May 8 2023. “He will lead a high-level delegation, which includes Acting Afghan Minister for Commerce and Industry Haji Nooruddin Azizi and senior officials from the Afghan Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Transport and Trade.” During the visit, the statement said, the two sides would review the “entire spectrum of

January 6, 2023

Reports on Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan ‘utterly baseless’: FO

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office has rejected reports that Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Afghanistan as “utterly baseless and malicious”. FO Spokesperson Mumtaz Zehra Baloch issued the statement after Afghan journalists claimed that Pakistani fighter planes targeted the suspected hideouts of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists in two Afghani provinces – Kunra an Nangarhar. The Afghan journalists also shared fake photos of smoke billowing out from the mountains in their WhatsApp groups. However, the security officials of Pakistan and Afghanistan have dined the reports of air raids. Furthermore, the TTP militants in Afghanistan also reportedly rejected the claims. An Afghan-based

December 28, 2022

Muhammad Salman Abbasi

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Recent Wave of Terrorism (Opinion)

Recently, another severe wave of terrorism has been witnessed in different parts of Pakistan. In particular, the Balochistan area is seen as a target of terrorists, where in the last one or two days, terrorists have carried out several brutal attacks on security forces personnel and civilians. Many youths, including a captain officer, have been martyred and many have been injured. Even common people are not safe from terrorist attacks. In the past few days, terrorists seized the police station of the Counter-Terrorism Department in Bannu Cantonment and pressured the government to meet their unjust demands by holding the police

December 20, 2022

UN urges Afghan govt to stop terrorist attacks against Pakistan

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on Interim government of Afghanistan not to allow terrorist organizations to use Afghan soil for carrying out attacks on Pakistan or any other neighbouring country. Addressing a press conference, he said the United Nations is holding talking with the de facto authorities in this regard. He said we believe the Taliban must deliver from the point of view of the interests of the international community as well as the interest of Afghanistan itself.

September 11, 2022

US ‘agrees’ to release Afghan funds through Swiss bank

KABUL/WASHINGTON: The US has agreed to release a part of Afghanistan’s frozen assets, which were seized after the Taliban came to power last year. According to TRT World, a source privy to the matter said $3.5 billion in funds is to be likely released to the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) based in Basel, Switzerland. “An international board of experts has also been set up to disburse the money,” the source added. The announcement is expected to be made in the coming weeks. Around $9 billion of Afghanistan’s central bank, foreign currency assets held with US and other foreign banks

August 26, 2021

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At least 4 US Marines killed and 3 injured in Kabul Airport explosion

KABUL: At least 4 US Marines were killed and three injured in the Kabul Aiport explosion. According to the Wall street journal, 4 US Marines have lost their lives in the explosion in Kabul Airport. The death toll is expected to be higher than previously reported. Pentagon press secretary also confirmed the development. Earlier, it was reported that at least 60 people have been killed after two bombs exploded near Kabul Airport, a Taliban spokesperson has confirmed. The first blast was reported to occur at the Abbey Gate of Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport while the second bomb went off near

August 23, 2021

Taliban have assured Afghan land will not be used against Pakistan: Sheikh Rasheed

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed has said that Pakistan wants to see peace in Afghanistan and the international community is in contact with them. Talking to the media on Monday, he said that Pakistan is standing with the world in these circumstances. “No decision has been made about the Afghan refugees. After the current Afghan situation, China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has become more important,” he added. He said that some members of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have been released from Afghan jails. The minister said that international conspiracies are being hatched against CPEC. “Some people who attacked the

August 22, 2021

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No banks, ATM cash available after Taliban take over Afghanistan

KABUL: Banks and cash machines in Afghanistan stay closed for nine consecutive days as the Taliban take control of Afghanistan. There’s no cash inside the ATMs, no operational banks and no money transfer office for overseas. With all these utilities closed, it’s now near impossible to send money into the country. People say they are running out of cash. Azizi Bank, Afghanistan’s largest commercial Bank also announced that the bank will stay closed till the new government or system. As the Taliban has taken control over Afghanistan, it will take a long time before the group gets access to a

August 17, 2021