The Afghanistan-Pakistan One-Day International (ODI) series has been moved from Sri Lanka to Pakistan. The venue was shifted due to logistical challenges to the national team’s travel to Sri Lanka, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) chief executive officer.…
Kabul and Islamabad will finalise a preferential trade agreement(PTA) by the end of January 2021. The Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) would also be inked in coming months, visiting Afghan Minister for Commerce and Industry Nisar Ahmad Ghoryani…
An illegal chamber of commerce and industry issued certificates of origin for Pakistan and the Central Asian states. A Pakistani newspaper reported on Thursday the Kurram Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which issued the certificates, was yet to…
High-level Afghan and Pakistani officials will meet in Kabul next week for talks on boosting bilateral cooperation in different fields. Security and trade cooperation is likely to figure prominently at the meeting of the Afghanistan Action Plan for…
KABUL, Daesh and Al Qaeda Sanctions list. According to a statement from the Foreign Office spokesperson, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had issued two consolidated SROs on 18th of this month. These lists contain names of individuals and entities designated…
A veteran Pakistani politician has called for the opening of all trade routes with neighbouring Afghanistan. Qaumi Watan Party chairman Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao also stressed the need for building the western corridor of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor…
Islamabad and Kabul should take steps to boost cultural ties for the sake of lasting peace and stability in the region, says an Afghan diplomat. Afghan Cultural Attaché Hazrat Wali Hotak suggested the visa regime should be eased…
The opening of new routes between Afghanistan will boost trade and tourism besides alleviating poverty in the region, hope residents. Durah Pass -- also called Shah Sadim Pass -- and Arandu in Chitral valley are expected to open…
Pakistan has offered to help Afghan legislators and parliamentary staff enhance their capacity. The offer was held out by National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser during a meeting with his Afghan counterpart Rahman Rahmani. The speakers met on the…
Officials have discussed modalities of strengthening the Pakistan trade, including a train service from Karachi to Torkham. Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) representatives and Pakistan Railways officials agreed on Tuesday to finalise modalities of boosting bilateral…
KABUL. Addressing the inaugural session of Afghan peace conference titled "Lahore Process" at Bhurbhan in Murree; he reiterated Pakistan's unshakable resolve to support peace, stability and long-term prosperity of Afghanistan. He said Pakistan supported an Afghanistan at peace with itself,…
Pakistan. Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan informed the Senate on Friday Pakistan had recently gifted Afghanistan a modern hospital. The Muhammad Ali Jinnah Hospital in Kabul, completed at a cost of $24 million, was…
A senior Pakistani politician has asked Islamabad and Kabul to step government-to-government and people-to-people contacts for peace in the region. Qaumi Watan Party Chairman Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao alleged on Saturday that voice of moderate Pakhtuns on both…
Pakistan. “My road to Washington is via Kabul and that’s why the first destination I chose to visit was Kabul,” Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said. His remarks came during a speech at the US Institute for Peace…
Pakistan militants, an official said on Monday. On his first foreign trip since the inauguration of the new Pakistani government last month, Qureshi will arrive in Kabul on September 15 for talks with his Afghan counterpart and President…
Inclusive Afghan-led and Afghan-owned political negotiations can lead to peace and reconciliation in the war-devastated country, believes a top Pakistani diplomat. Ambassador Zahid Nasrullah Khan made the remarks while addressing a function marking the 71st Independence Day of…
Pakistan have risen by 117.9 percent to $118.48 million in the 11 months, the central bank said on Tuesday. In the previous fiscal year, imports from the neighbouring country accounted for $54.355 million, the latest data from te…
KABUL. Of the 431 international students enrolled in the 2017 academic session, 238 are from Afghanistan and 53 from Iran, the university said in a statement. Eleven of the 238 Afghan students are studying on the PU campus, with the…
The Afghanistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity (APAPPS), envisaging the creation of six working groups, has become operational. Foreign ministries in Kabul and Islamabad, in a joint statement, hoped the plan’s effective implementation would contribute to promoting…
KABUL has considerably increased, says a top Chinese diplomat. Last year, Beijing gave a million dollars in cash assistance to UNHCR to provide blankets, gas cans and other winter items for Afghan refugees. Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Liu Jingson told…
Afghan and Pakistani military officials have discussed Durand Line security and a single-window system for cross-border trade. At a flag meeting in the border town of Torkham on Wednesday, matters of bilateral interest came up for discussion, a…
