HEC chairman holds interactive session with Afghan students

Islamabad : An interactive session of Afghan students studying in Pakistan under Allama Muhammad Iqbal Scholarships with Chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC) Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed was organised at HEC SECRETARIAT. As many a...

After crackdown: Afghan transit trade declines by 89%

ISLAMABAD: In the wake of crackdown on smuggling, the Afghan transit trade has declined by 89 per cent in the first five months of the current financial year. Sources say that during the first five months of this fiscal year,...

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Pakistan, BD keen on boosting military ties

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir and Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forces Division of Bangladesh Lt Gen S M Kamr-ul-Hassan have stressed the importance of strengthening defence ties between Pakistan and ...

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Pakistan suffered most due to Afghan conflict: Asif

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif addressed the National Assembly, emphasizing that Pakistan has borne the brunt of the Afghan crisis more than any other country. The staggering toll includes approximately 90,000...

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Dealing with the Taliban

When the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan over three years ago, Pakistan’s policymakers assumed this would help to guarantee the stability of the country’s western border. That has long been a strategic compulsion ...

13-Jan-2025 Read More

India-Afghan Taliban bonhomie

On August 15, 2021 when Kabul fell to the Afghan Taliban without a single shot fired, an India diplomat posted in Islamabad admitted "Pakistan has defeated us". "Give credit where it is due," said the diplomat, quickly adding: "...

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