December 7, 2024
Pakistan

UNSC report endorses Pakistan’s stance on terrorism from Afghan soil: FO

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) report has endorsed Pakistan’s view regarding terrorists of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) taking refuge within hideouts and sanctuaries in Afghanistan. Addressing the weekly press briefing in Islamabad on Thursday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said that the report mentions how the TTP — declared as ‘Fitna al-Khawarij’

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World

Taliban cut ties with Afghan embassies loyal to former government

ByAFP The Taliban government has severed consular ties with swathes of Afghan embassies in the Western countries, Kabul said Tuesday, cutting off diplomats loyal to the former foreign-backed administration. The 2021 Taliban takeover left diplomats staffing Afghanistan’s foreign missions in limbo, having pledged to serve a government which collapsed in chaos after the withdrawal of

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Pakistan

Army reiterates concerns over use of Afghan soil against Pakistan

The operations, as per the army’s media wing, have so far resulted in the neutralisation of as many as 29 terrorists. Recalling that Islamabad has time again urged the interim Afghan government to ensure effective border management on their part, the ISPR called on the neighbouring country to fulfil its obligations and deny the use

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Sports

Afghan fan misbehaves with Shaheen Afridi in second T20I

An Afghan spectator misbehaved with Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi during the second T20I match against Ireland on Sunday in Dublin. According to the details, the incident took place as the star pacer was going towards the ground from the dressing room. Initially, Shaheen ignored the Afghan fan using foul language against him, however, he

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Pakistan

Validity of Afghan refugee POR cards extended

The federal cabinet on Friday extended the validity period of the ‘Proof of Registration (POR) cards’ issued to the Afghan refugees in the country for three months and green-lit the establishment of an additional special court in Makran division to deal with anti-narcotics cases in Balochistan. The cabinet, which met here with Prime Minister Shahbaz

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Pakistan

Top Afghan Taliban aide shot dead in Pakistan

A close aide of Taliban supreme leader Mullah Habitullah Akhundzada and former bodyguard of another leader, Mullah Mansoor, was assassinated in Pakistan by unknown assailants near the Pak-Afghan border on Saturday. The deceased, identified as Mohammad Omar Jan Akhundzada, was leading evening prayers at a mosque in the city of Quetta on Thursday when he

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