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22 Abducted Police officers released in Balochistan.
Twenty-two police officers who were abducted by unidentified armed men last Friday in Mastung district of Pakistan’s Balochistan province have been released.Rafiq Hamza, Deputy Sup…
The Diplomat: No change in the Taliban’s ideological outlook.
In a new analytical report, The Diplomat magazine says the Taliban have remained ideologically unchanged five years after returning to power. However, the group has learned from th…
Khawaja Asif: Sohail Afridi’s Leader Is in Afghanistan.
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has claimed that the leader of ousted Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi is currently in Afghanistan, but he did not provide f…
Mahmood Khan Achakzai accuses Pakistan’s government of being illegally formed and undermining the will of the people.
Mahmood Khan Achakzai, leader of the Pashtunkhwa National Awami Party, has described the Pakistani government as a “terrorist government,” alleging that it came to power with the b…
Zardari signs order declaring state of emergency and placing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under direct governor’s rule.
Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari has signed an order declaring a state of emergency and transferring direct administration of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the province’s governor, fol…
Trump: Nobel committee’s decision on peace prize is shameful.
U.S. President Donald Trump has described the Nobel Committee’s decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to South African jurist Navanethem Pillay as “disgraceful and shameful,” cla…
UAE: Stability in Afghanistan impossible without ensuring the rights of women and girls.
Mohamed Abushahab, the United Arab Emirates’ representative to the United Nations, has said that stability, security and prosperity in Afghanistan cannot be achieved without ensuri…
Spain: Increased engagement with the Taliban must not lead to the Normalisation of the group.
Javier Puig, Spain’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, has said that half of Afghanistan’s population is living under gender-based discrimination, warning that increased enga…
The New York Times: Pakistan participates in Saudi Arabia’s air operations against the Houthis.
The New York Times has reported, citing a Pakistani military official, that Pakistani Air Force fighter jets are participating in Saudi Arabia’s airstrikes against Houthi forces in…
Nearly 50 Kilograms of drugs smuggled from Afghanistan seized in Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan’s State Security Service has announced the discovery and seizure of nearly 50 kilograms of narcotics that, according to the agency, had been transported from Afghanistan…