Muhammad Abbas Khan, Pakistan’s Chief Commissioner for Afghan Refugees, has called for an international conference to address the challenges faced by Afghan migrants living in third countries.
Pakistan’s Punjab has declared a health emergency due to toxic smog and warned a three-day lockdown may be enforced if air quality conditions do not improve.
At least 24 people were killed and 40 injured on Saturday in a blast at Quetta Railway Station in Pakistan’s southwest, a police officer said.
Zabiullah Mujahid, the spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate, has once again rejected Pakistan’s claim regarding the presence of members of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Afghan soil.
The Torkham border crossing has officially reopened for commercial transit after a two-month closure. This development coincides with the approaching end of Afghanistan’s fresh produce season.
KABUL (SW) – The de-facto Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoIC) has reported a 10% decrease in Afghanistan’s exports over the earliest five months of the current solar year.
KABUL/ISLAMABAD (SW) – The Afghan Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, has reported that nearly 2,000 trucks carrying fresh fruit and vegetables from Afghanistan have been stranded in Pakistan for over a week.
MONITORING (SW) – Pakistan’s parliament has a problem – and it is nothing to do with the politicians. No, the problem besieging the building –
KABUL (SW) – Pakistani media, citing government officials, have reported that from July 21, to August 17, 2024, Pakistan expelled 32,200 Afghan citizens.
MONITORING (SW) – Pakistan’s military has said it had arrested retired general Faiz Hameed, former head of the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, in connection with a land development case.
KABUL (SW) – A number of Afghan businessmen say that the Pakistan embassy in Kabul has not yet issued them with the temporary transit document for the Afghan truck drivers traveling to and from Pakistan.
KABUL/ISLAMABAD (SW) – Following the ban on undocumented cargo truck transit at the Torkham border crossing starting August 1st, Pakistan has closed the route to Afghan traders without temporary transit permits.
