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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…
Pakistan at the UN: India using Afghan territory to support armed groups against Pakistan.
Mohammad Jawad Ajmal, Counsellor at Pakistan’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, has accused India of supporting armed groups and using proxy networks in Afghanistan to fuel…
Guterres: Pakistanis even shared their own food with Afghans.
António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, has praised Pakistan’s longstanding role in hosting Afghan refugees during his three-day visit to the country, saying tha…
Lemarquis: Declining humanitarian aid has increased pressure on the people of Afghanistan.
Bruno Lemarquis, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan, has warned that declining international aid, combined with drought and the large-scale return of migra…
Middle East Monitor: Taliban-Pakistan tensions extend beyond disputes over the TTP.
“Middle East Monitor” writes in an analytical report that tensions between the Taliban and Pakistan extend beyond the activities of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and border d…