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PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Pakistan says it is in contact with the interim Afghan government on security and counterterrorism issues. A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office in

PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Afghanistan and Pakistan have inked a draft convention for the avoidance of double taxation, addressing a complaint frequently raised by businesspeople from both

PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have underlined the importance of guaranteeing Afghan women’s rights and their equal participation in all aspects of life .

KABUL (Pajhwok): Some Afghan journalists held a protest rally in Islamabad, the Pakistani capital, asking western countries like Canada to address their asylum issue. After

PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Some segments of the Afghan society are looking at Pakistan with suspicion, says a former ambassador. Syed Abrar Hussain, speaking at an event

PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Top Afghan and Pakistani commerce officials will meet tomorrow (Monday) on trade flows and people’s movement across the Durand Line. Heading a high-level

KABUL/ISLAMABAD (Pajhwok): Kabul and Islamabad have decided to set up a joint committee to address bilateral trade challenges. An Islamic Emirate official said the idea

PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Pakistan has offered to host an extraordinary session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s Council of Foreign Ministers on the situation in Afghanistan.

PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): The government has announced reaching a complete ceasefire with the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Talks between the government and the TTP . .

PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): About 1,100 people, including diplomats, staff of international agencies and journalists, have been evacuated from Kabul, Pakistan says. Ambassador Munir Akram, Pakistan’s Permanent