KABUL and wanted to good relations with the neighboring country. Addressing at a ceremony of ration packs distribution among Afghan refugees, the president said Pakistan welcomed the recent peace efforts in Afghanistan. President Alvi said Pakistan would extend similar treatment…
The power-sharing deal between President Ashraf Ghani and Dr. Abdullah has created an opportunity for bringing peace to Afghanistan, believes a veteran Pakistani politician, Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) Chairman Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao welcomed the agreement and asked…
KABUL have discussed ways of further promoting bilateral cultural relations. WAM news agency reported UAE Minister of Culture Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi held discussions with her Afghan counterpart Hasina Safi on Tuesday. Besides agreeing on the need for reinforcing…
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa businesspeople have suggested the signing of a Pak-Afghan Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The suggestion came at a meeting of the business community regarding Pak-Afghan bilateral trade at the Customs House in Peshawar on Tuesday. Participants stressed…
Hundreds of Afghan citizens, seeking to return to their country, have taken refuge in mosques, shops and railway tunnels in Pakistan’s border town of Landikotal. In the hope of going back to their homeland, the stranded Afghans, including…
Pakistan. Foreign Office spokeswoman Aisha Farooqui also underlined sustained reduction of violence in the neighbouring country to resolve the current political impasse. In a statement late on Sunday, she claimed Pakistan had consistently stressed the importance of a…
Islamabad has been urged to follow container inspection regulations under the Afghanistan). In a virtual focus group discussion (FGD) -- Pak-Afghan Bilateral Trade and Transit vis-a-vis COVID-19 -- experts noted cargo was currently being carried 100 percent. The…
KABUL Railways, a media report said on Sunday. The 5-7 GITA service trains were expected to shift up to 500 containers every month, Pakistan Railways Chairman Habib-ur-Rehman Gilani said at the launching ceremony. “The project will help increase the revenue…
Pakistani students stranded in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province have asked Islamabad to pabe the way for their return to their homeland. In a video massage, the students of a medical college in Jalalabad said they had been stranded…
KABUL Times that Islamabad had imposed fresh restrictions on Afghan exports. The government of Pakistan had not imposed any new restrictions on Afghan exports, the embassy clarified in a statement. It claimed the country continued to facilitate Afghan exports. The…
KABUL has relaxed visa process for Afghan patients keeping in view severe winter, the country’s embassy in Kabul said on Monday, The embassy in a statement said it will specially accommodate Afghans wishing to travel to Pakistan urgently. For this…
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has increased vegetable and fruit imports from neighbouring Afghanistan. Daily imports have been jacked up from 12 vehicles a day to 100 to ensure the availability of the items in the local market at…
KABUL on Wednesday rejected media reports regarding increase in duty on Kandahar pomegranates. A statement from Pakistan Embassy in Kabul said the Government of Pakistan has not implemented any such measure. In fact, since last month, Pakistan has been providing…
Pakistan have agreed to start the process of talks on a preferential trade agreement (PTA), says a government official. Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce, Textile, Industries and Production and Investment Razak Dawood said the step was aimed…
Two top commerce bodies have called for the promotion of strong cooperation between Afghanistan. The Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) and the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry issued the call on Friday. Leaders…
President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday arrived at the head of a high-level delegation in Islamabad on a two-day visit. A statement from the Presidential Palace received by Pajhwok Afghan News said that President Ghani has reached to neighboring…
Uzbekistan and Pakistan. At a meeting in Islamabad, Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Elyor Ganiev gave Prime Minister Imran Khan a detailed briefing on the planned railway corridor. The railway line will link Uzbekistan-with Balkh capital Mazar-i-Sharif, Kabul and…
KABUL’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday says Islamabad was making sincere efforts for the success of the ongoing Afghan peace process and has played its due role in the development of the country. Addressing the seventh round of the…
KABUL Atif Mashal discussed his country’s peace process with Pakistani foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday. A statement from the Afghan Embassy in Islamabad to Pajhwok Afghan News said the newly-appointed Afghan envoy to Pakistan met with Qureshi on…
Afghanistan’s efforts for lasting peace and development in the region. Afghanistan always valued its close relationship with Pakistan, hosting millions of refugees for decades, the Afghan ambassador said. Shukrullah Atif Mashal appreciated Pakistan’s support for efforts aimed at…
The Pakistan. Frontier Customs Agents Group president Ziaul Haq Sarhadi made the demand asked the authorities concerned to resolve the problems being faced by exporters and importers. In a statement on Tuesday, Sarhadi said the government was duty-bound…
