The government of Pakistan on Wednesday extended condolences and sympathies over the loss of hundreds of lives and extensive damage to property in neighbouring Afghanistan. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan stood with Afghan brothers and sisters in…
Problems for Afghan commuters and traders have once again increased at the Spin Boldak-Chaman gate in southern Kandahar province. Pakistani forces are not only harassing commuters but also obstructing fruit exports on one pretext or another. Afghan…
US President Joe Biden and Pakistan’s Ambassador in Washington Masood Khan have discussed the current situation in Afghanistan. The ambassador met the US president at the White House on Wednesday, a Pakistani TV channel reported. In a statement,…
Top diplomats from Pakistan and Iran have conferred on fresh developments in Afghanistan, calling for stability in the neighbouring country. Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said: “We discussed the dire humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.” Flanked by his Iranian…
The University of Lahore would pay salaries of doctors working at Pakistan-built hospitals in Afghanistan under an agreement signed on Tuesday. The agreement between the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and Lahore University of Pakistan was signed between…
Pakistan has renewed support for a peaceful and stable Afghanistan contributing to regional progress and connectivity. Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari urged the global fraternity to focus on sustained humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people. At a joint…
PESHAWAR (Pajhwok Pakistan has renewed its commitment to a peaceful and sovereign Afghanistan, saying it is not playing the role of a spoiler in the neighbouring country. Pakistan was constantly raising its concerns over rising terrorism and cross-Durand Line attack,…
Former Pakistan prime minister and leader of Tehreek-i-Insaf party Imran Khan has warned that Pakistan will disintegrate if the military establishment did not take right decisions. Khan, who was ousted from the top office through a no confidence…
Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that global interaction with the caretaker government of Afghanistan is not a choice but a necessity. Sharif, who visited Turkey two days ago for a three-day official visit, his first since…
A jirga of tribal elders from different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has arrived in Kabul for talks between the Pakistani government and the Taliban, some sources said. "We have arrived in Kabul and will meet the leaders…
Pakistan hopes Afghanistan’s new government will help it combat terrorist activity on its side of the Durand Line. Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, currently on a visit to the United States, said: “We continue to not only monitor…
The United States and Pakistan have wrapped up security-level talks, covering Afghanistan and other issues, in Washington. The two sides completed their security dialogue days ahead of a meeting between their foreign policy chiefs in New York, a…
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged the international community to help the already suffering Afghans on emergency basis following recent devastating floods. Shehbaz wrote on his twitter page: “Deeply sad to learn about the loss of precious…
Afghan Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan hopes the election of Shehbaz Sharif as Pakistan’s new premier will boost bilateral relations. In a message to Sharif, Mullah Hassan said “On behalf of the government and people of the Islamic…
Afghanistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Naseer Ahmad Faiq, has lodged a protest against Pakistan’s airstrikes on Afghan villages in Khost and Kunar provinces to the powerful UNSC and termed the action a blatant violation of Afghanistan’s territorial…
Pakistan has reaffirmed respect for Afghanistan's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity. "Pakistan will continue to work closely with the Afghan government to strengthen bilateral relations in all fields," the Foreign Office spokesman said on Sunday. In a statement,…
Islamabad has given New Delhi a two-month extension to complete the transportation of wheat and life-saving medicine to Afghanistan via Pakistan. The Foreign Office spokesperson said on Sunday announced the extension in the time period for the shipment…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Saturday summoned Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan Mansoor Ahmad Khan over Pakistani airstrikes in Khost and Kunar provinces. Deputy Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmad Zia Takal in a message to the media said…
Pakistan has delivered food items loaded in 10 trucks to Afghanistan in assistance via Torkham crossing. While handing over the food items, Pakistani officials renewed support to the people of Afghanistan and said the war-torn country was facing…
Pakistani security forces have allegedly carried out airstrike on Waziristan refugees in Sperai district of southeastern Khost province and in the Shaltan district of eastern Kunar province, inflicting casualties on people, according to local residents on Saturday.…
The first group of Afghans who were stranded on the Pakistani side of Torkham border has returned to their country following a meeting between Pakistani and Afghan officials. These Afghans had no passports and wanted to return to…
Pakistan's new Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will strengthen cooperation and partnership with Russia on the Afghan issue, hopes President Vladimir Putin. In a message, the Russian leader said on Tuesday: "Dear Mr. Sharif, accept my sincere congratulations on…
Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has embarked on the enrollment of Afghan refugee children in schools. An official of the KP Elementary and Secondary Education Department said out-of-school Afghan refugee children were being enrolled and a plan for achieving…
Shehbaz Sharif was elected as the 23rd prime minister of Pakistan on Monday when 174 legislators voted in his favour. Before the voting process got under way, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf lawmakers boycotted the election and walked out of the…
