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Traders urge Pakistan govt to act as Afghan-truck gridlock hits border trade
Peshawar: With commercial cargo trucks, some with perishable goods, stranded at the Afghanistan border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province since October 11, two top trade bodies on Sunday urged the Pakistan government to…
- World
Pakistan says ‘committed’ to dialogue with Afghan to resolve differences
Islamabad: Pakistan said on Sunday that it was committed to dialogue to resolve differences with the Afghan Taliban but demanded that Kabul must address concerns regarding the use of its territory by…
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Arrests of Afghan nationals in Pakistan jump 146 per cent in one week: UN
Peshawar: Arrests and detentions of Afghan nationals in Pakistan surged by 146 per cent in the week ending November 1, driven largely by the reopening of border crossings, according to a UN…
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Pakistan, Afghan forces exchange heavy fire near border
Kabul: Pakistani and Afghan forces engaged in fierce cross-border clashes in the early hours of Wednesday, and reports of civilian casualties emerged from both sides, according to local media reports. Heavy fighting…
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Heavy armed clashes erupt between Afghan and Pakistani forces
Kabul: Tensions flared along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border as heavy armed clashes erupted between Taliban forces and Pakistani security personnel. The violence comes in the wake of an accusation by the Taliban that…
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13-year-old Afghan boy lands in Delhi by hiding in plane’s landing gear
New Delhi: A 13-year-old Afghan boy’s “curiosity” brought him to Delhi from Afghanistan after he somehow managed to get inside the landing gear compartment of an aircraft that took off from Kabul,…
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Afghan authorities destroy 65 tonnes of expired food items in Kabul
Kabul: Afghan authorities collected and destroyed 65 tonnes of expired and low-quality food items in the capital Kabul on Tuesday, officials from the Ministry of Public Health said. “Today, 65 tonnes, approximately…
- Afghanistan
India resumes visa services for Afghans in 5 categories
New Delhi: India has restarted the visa service for Afghanistan nationals wishing to visit the country for business, education and medical treatment and they can now apply online. After the Taliban seized…
- Pakistan
Afghan-owned businesses shut in Pak amid mass deportation
Rawalpindi: As Pakistan intensifies mass deportation of Afghan refugees, the businesses owned by Afghans in the commercial centres of Rawalpindi city and cantonment areas have started to shut down. As the deadline…
- Pakistan
6,700 Afghan nationals deported from Pakistan since April 1: Report
Islamabad: Pakistan has deported 944 Afghan families comprising 6,700 individuals since April 1 as the deadline set by the government expired last week, a media report said on Sunday. The deportation intensified…
- Pakistan
Pakistan set to intensify deportation of Afghan refugees post Eid holidays
Islamabad: Pakistan is set to intensify the deportation of Afghan refugees post Eid holidays as the March 31 deadline for refugees, including Afghan Citizen Card holders, to voluntarily return to their home…
- Afghanistan
Human rights body slams Pakistan for forced deportation of Afghan refugees
New York: US-based advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged that Pakistan should immediately end the forced return and deportation of Afghan refugees. Pakistan has set a March 31 deadline…
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Pakistan tightens security around Rawalpindi’s Afghan refugee detention centre
Rawalpindi: Pakistan has tightened security around an Afghan refugee detention centre in Rawalpindi even as the operation to detain Afghan refugees in the country continues. The Pakistani government has set a deadline…
- Afghanistan
Rights of Afghan women & girls in focus as world celebrates International Women’s Day
Kabul: As the world celebrates the International Women’s Day under the theme of ‘For ALL Women and Girls: Rights, Equality, Empowerment’, international organisations on Saturday emphasised the need to support Afghan women…
- Pakistan
Pakistan: Peshawar HC suspends deportation of 100 Afghan musicians
Peshawar: A high court in Peshawar has stopped the forcible deportation of over 100 Afghan musicians seeking political asylum in Pakistan and directed the federal government to decide their cases in two…
