Top Pakistani and Iranian diplomats on Thursday discussed the Afghan peace process and the overall regional security environment. Amid foreign forces’ pullout from Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Iran’s Special Envoy on Afghanistan Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian…
Pakistan has once again ruled out the possibility of hosting US military bases on its soil for post-withdrawal operations in neighbouring Afghanistan. Prime Minister Imran Khan, reiterating Pakistan’s stance on the issue, made clear Islamabad would not allow…
Afghan students, who study in Pakistani universities and have returned home on vacation, say they would miss exams if the neighboring country does not open its border. Hundreds of Afghans studying in Pakistan on scholarship programs have returned…
Amid the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan, Pakistan is increasingly concerned about a security vacuum in the neighbouring country. Bleak prospects for reconciliation between warring Afghan groups are becoming even dimmer with each passing day, officials believe.…
Presidential adviser on cultural affairs, Shah Hussain Murtazawi, has criticized the visit of the Wolesi Jirga speaker to Pakistan, citing an unconfirmed report of Pakistan severing ties with Afghan National Security Adviser HamdullahMohib. Mohib said the report that…
National Security Advisor (NSA) HamdullahMohib has rejected media reports about severing his relations with Pakistan and said the intra-Afghan peace negotiations were idle due to lack of Taliban’s interest. A senior Pakistani official told media a few days…
The United States and Pakistan have agreed to continue bilateral discussions on post-withdrawal Afghanistan. The agreement came during a meeting between the US chargé d’affaires, Angela Aggeler, Pakistan army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa. Besides continued discussions on…
Deputy Interior Minister Seddiq Sediqi in response to Pakistan’s criticism on Afghanistan policy on Thursday said that the neighboring country should close terrorist centers and stop support to them. A day earlier, Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi…
Islamabad has conveyed its serious concerns to Kabul, over recent statements and baseless allegations by Afghan leaders. In an interview last week, President Ashraf Ghani accused Pakistan of operating an organised system of support for the Taliban. “The…
The EU ambassador and the Pakistan army have conferred on recent developments in the Afghan peace process. At their meeting in Rawalpindi on Monday, Androulla Kaminara and Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa also discussed matters of mutual interest and…
Pakistan says it will not allow any foreign military bases on its soil following the withdrawal of American troops from neighbouring Afghanistan. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi told journalists in Islamabad on Tuesday: “We will not allow boots…
National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib on Saturday claimed international pressures on Pakistan to stop supporting militants had increased and that was why a senior Pakistani official would visit Afghanistan in near future. Addressing a security meeting in Kabul,…
Pakistan has assured Afghanistan of stout support in its struggle against the menace of terrorism. The Foreign Office, denouncing a recent truck bombing in Logar province, said: "At this moment of grief, Pakistan stands by its Afghan brethren…
The Taliban will agree on reduction in violence and a ceasefire with the Afghan government, Pakistan has promised. The assurance was held out by a Pakistani delegation, led by special envoy Mohammad Sadiq, during a two-day visit to…
A trilateral meeting among foreign ministers of Afghanistan, Turkey and Pakistan will take place in Istanbul on Friday (tomorrow), a statement said on Thursday. In addition to recent developments regarding the Afghan peace process, cooperation in the fields…
Russia hopes the March 18 meeting of the extended ‘Troika’ in Moscow will give an impetus to intra-Afghan peace negotiations. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, currently on a two-day visit to Islamabad, lauded Pakistan’s proactive role in bringing…
Amid stepped-up diplomatic efforts, Moscow and Islamabad are set to exchange views on the Afghan peace process next week. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will hold talks with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi, a leading newspaper reported…
Pakistan says foreign troops’ withdrawal from Afghanistan should be orderly and responsible to avoid a possible vacuum. Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri, Pakistani foreign ministry spokesman, told a press conference in Islamabad that Pakistan emphasizes on a political solution to…
Pakistan’s exports to regional countries, including Afghanistan, fell by 22 percent in the first eight months of the current fiscal year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Exports to Afghanistan, China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, Iran, Nepal, Bhutan and…
Pakistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan Mansour Ahmad Khan on Tuesday reiterated Islamabad’s commitment for restoration of peace in Afghanistan and support to inclusive political solution to end on-going conflict. Khan expressed the view during a ceremony marking Pakistan Day…
President Ashraf Ghani has said if the Afghanistan peace process fails, Pakistan will suffer more than anyone else. Virtually addressing the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) summit on Thursday, the president asked the organization that its support for a…
Top military commanders of Pakistan and Qatar have exchanged views on the peace process in Afghanistan. Qatari land forces commander Maj Gen Saeed Hassen Mohammad Al-Khayareen and Pakistan army chief Gen Qamar Bajwa also discussed bilateral security cooperation.…
The Britain high commissioner and Pakistan’s army chief have exchanged views in the Afghan peace process. Christian Turner called on Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.…
First Vice President AmrullahSaleh said on Saturday that without Pakistan's support, the Taliban could not survive as an armed movement for six months.
