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Asfandyar to Pakistan govt: Remove border fence

A veteran Pakhtun nationalist leader has asked the Pakistan. Awami National Party President Asfandyar Wali Khan said on Monday the government had opened the Kartarpur corridor on the eastern border, but was fencing the Durand Line. Addressing a…

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ANP chief wants Kabul to lead peace negotiations

A veteran Pakhtun nationalist has called for the immediate resumption of Afghan peace negotiations. Awami National Party (ANP) chief Asfandyar Wali Khan said the Pakhtuns on both sides of the Durand Line had been bearing the brunt of…

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Situation in Afghanistan could worsen: Asfandyar

Veteran Pakhtun nationalist leader Asfandyar Wali has called for taking all stakeholders into confidence to foreclose the possibility of another war in Afghanistan. The Awami National Party (ANP) chief told a news conference in Peshawar on Saturday the…

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Talks excluding Kabul to fizzle out: Asfandyar

Peace negotiations excluding the Afghan government will not come to fruition, warns the Awami National Party (ANP) president. Asfandyar Wali Khan said in an interview published on Thursday representatives of the Afghan government must be part of the…

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Talks excluding Afghan govt won’t succeed: Asfandyar

A veteran Pakhtun nationalist leader has warned talks on peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan. Awami National Party (ANP) President Asfandyar Wali Khan expressed his surprise over the peace talks in Islamabad in the absence of Afghan government representatives.…

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Kabul should lead negotiations with Taliban: Asfandyar

Pakistan’s veteran Pakhtun nationalist leader Asfandyar Wali Khan says peace negotiations will not come to fruition without the participation of the Afghan government. The Awami National Party (ANP) chief also called on regional countries to do all they…

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Genuine PTM demands should be met: Asfandyar

A senior nationalist leader has lent his weight to the demands of a new Pakhtun movement, calling them genuine. Awami National Party chief Asfandyar Wali Khan said Pakhtun Tahafuz Movement had valid demands. He urged the government to…

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Asfandyar calls for restoration of peace in Afghanistan

A senior Pakistani nationalist leader has urged China to help defuse tensions between Islamabad and Kabul. Awami National Party (ANP) chief Asfandyar Wali Khan believed China could play a crucial role in normalising Pak-Afghan ties. Strained relations between…

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Asfandyar calls on Pakhtuns to stand united for peace

The Awami National Party (ANP) president Asfandyar has called on Pakhtuns to forge unity in their ranks to restore durable peace in the region. Asfandyar Wali Khan issued the call at a public meeting marking the death anniversary…

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Af-Pak mistrust benefitting terrorists: Asfandyar

Only terrorists benefit from mistrust and tension between Kabul and Islamabad, says a veteran Pakistani Pakhtun nationalist leader. Awami National Party (ANP) president Asfandyar Wali Khan said on Saturday: “The people of the region have suffered a lot…

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Asfandyar pans Kabul’s exclusion from Moscow talks

The Afghan government must be part and parcel of negotiations on the future of the war-torn nation, a Pakhtun nationalist politician has said. Awami National Party (ANP) chief Asfandyar Wali Khan urged Pakistan had to be included in…

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Asfandyar calls for end to Kabul-Islamabad trust deficit

A senior Pakhtun nationalist leader has asked Pakistan to talk out their problems trading barbs on bilateral issues. Awami National Party (ANP) chief Asfandyar Wali Khan,addressing a workers convention in Charsadda district, said people on both sides of…

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Asfandyar against forcible return of Afghan refugees

KABUL nationalist leader Asfandyar Wali Khan has said his party, Awami National Party, would oppose forcible return of Afghan refugees and condemned the harassment of Afghans at the hands of police. Addressing a party gathering commemorating a 1948 massacre of…