Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday asked Afghanistan to consider Pakistan as a ‘partner of peace’ rather than blaming it for the ongoing unrest, which he said was the ‘outcome of using a military solution by the United States instead of a political one’. “Blaming Pakistan for what is going on in Afghanistan is extremely […]
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Regional connectivity depends on durable peace in Afghanistan: Fawad
TASHKENT (Uzbekistan), Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Friday that regional connectivity depended on the durable peace in Afghanistan. Talking to media in Tashkent he said if peace was restored in restive Afghanistan, Pakistan would be connected with Central Asia. Prime Minister Imran Khan’s meeting today with the Afghan President […]
PM attends Tashkent conference on regional connectivity
TASHKENT (Uzbekistan), Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday joined other regional leaders at a conference held in Uzbekistan’s capital Tashkent, aimed at strengthening close ties among the Central and South Asian countries in the interest of their people. The Plenary session of the conference titled ‘Central and South Asia Regoinal Connectivity, Challenges and Opportunities’ held […]
Pakistan urges Afghanistan to utilize available forums to address bilateral issues
ISLAMABAD – Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri on Monday rejected allegations made by the Afghan leadership as baseless. Pakistan has conveyed its serious concerns to the Afghan side by making a strong demarche with the ambassador of Afghanistan in Islamabad on the recent irresponsible statements and baseless allegations made by the […]
Exports to Afghanistan witness 15% growth during July-April 2021
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce, Textile, Industry and Production Abdul Razak Dawood has claimed that Pakistan’s exports to Afghanistan during July-April 2021 have witnessed growth of 15 percent to $ 869 million as compared to $ 754 million during July-April 2020. Fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy products, chemicals, electrical equipment, machinery, paper and […]
Gen Bajwa, Ashraf Ghani discuss effective border management, peace process
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Jawed Bajwa called on Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul, according to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations. Chief of UK Defence Staff General Sir Nicholas Patrick Carter was also present during the meeting, held in Kabul. Matters of mutual interest, current developments in Afghan […]
Ghani faces pressure as race for Afghan presidential election heats up
As presidential candidates in Afghanistan urge President Ashraf Ghani to step down before his mandate ends on May 22, Pakistani officials say the country will “respect Afghan nation’s decision” and will engage with anyone at the helm of affairs in Kabul. A council of 12 presidential candidates has said that if President Ghani wanted to […]
Recognising the spoiler in the Afghan peace process
As 2020 presidential elections in the US draw close, President Trump should be feeling the need to deliver on his promise to disengage from unnecessary wars, particularly from the war in Afghanistan. This will save American lives and leave him more money to spend in America to make it great again, develop infrastructure and create […]
Afghan president urges new lawmakers to participate in peace process
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani encouraged newly-elected lawmakers to participate in the peace process with the Taliban as he opened on Friday the first session of parliament since a controversial election. Ghani has invited thousands of politicians, religious scholars and rights activists to an assembly known as a loya jirga next week to discuss ways to […]
Pakistan and peace in Afghanistan
US Department of State Deputy Spokesperson Robert Palladino at a press briefing said that Pakistan could play an important role in bringing about a negotiated settlement in Afghanistan and expressed gratitude to Islamabad for whatever it has done to this end.The US envoy seeking a peace deal with the Taliban to end 17 years of […]