Islamabad, July 15 (IANS) Afghan refugees in Pakistan’s Peshawar said that their lives have collapsed into a cycle of daytime labour and nighttime fear due to police raids, economic strain and lack of legal documents, according to a latest report. Many Afghan refugees said that they work for long hours but get minimal pay and then hide in graveyards, half-built buildings or open fields to avoid arrest. Afghan refugee in Peshawar said, “We leave early in the morning to look for work. But at night…
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New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Chinese nationals working in Pakistan continue to face persistent security threats despite extensive protection measures, with the challenge stemming from deeper political and strategic factors rather than shortcomings in physical security alone, according to a report.The report published by the “Afghan Diaspora Network” argues that Chinese personnel have become “among the most consistently targeted foreign personnel in any of Beijing’s overseas investment corrid…
Kabul, May 25 ( IANS) Pakistan’s perceived “negative” global image – stemming from allegations of involvement in the major international terrorist attacks, complex religious – ideological alignments, strained diplomatic relations and past failures in mediation has undermined its credibility as mediator between the US and Iran.As a result, Islamabad’s involvement remained peripheral, largely confined to offering a diplomatic platform rather than shaping the direction of negotiations, a repo…
Kabul, May 25 (IANS) The Taliban commission for refugees stated on Monday that Pakistan deported as many as 4,237 Afghan immigrants on Sunday, local media reported.Previously, 4,590 Afghans were deported through the Torkham crossing on Thursday, followed by 4,398 on Friday and 4,142 on Saturday.According to the Taliban commission for refugees, the migrants who were deported on Sunday entered Afghanistan through the Spin Boldak border crossing in the southern province of Kandahar.355 individuals …
Islamabad, May 18 (IANS) Pakistan’s latest wave of arrests targeting Afghan refugees demonstrates structural shift in the country’s migration governance. Pakistan has hosted Afghan refugees for over 40 years. However, the current raids conducted by the authorities, arrests and forced removals of Afghans showcase one of the most aggressive enforcement phases in recent years, a report has stated. Reports indicate that around 1500 Afghan refugees have been detained in several refugee camps in recen…
Kabul, May 7 (IANS) Pakistan’s defence systems fell below expectations when they were tested against real-time targeting, integrated air defence and electronic warfare during India’s Operation Sindoor last year, a report has detailed. It stated that India’s Operation Sindoor was the “clearest example” of how Pakistan’s defence systems fell below confidence.“While modern air defence networks do not need to intercept everything, they are expected to protect core military nodes from repeate…
Kabul, April 11 (IANS) Pakistan’s commitment under the bilateral defence pact with Saudi Arabia appears to be largely symbolic, with Islamabad’s response to Iranian strikes in the Kingdom proving hollow, a report has mentioned. According to Afghan Diaspora Network, Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, addressing the Senate on March 3, said that he reminded the Iranian Foreign Minister of the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement (SMDA) with Saudi Arabia.However, citing a treaty is not the s…
Islamabad, March 29 (IANS) Amid the economy suffering with many loose ends on energy, logistics, digital infrastructure, education, poverty, and employment, the Pakistani government wants to establish itself as a major exporter of fighter jets, according to a report. “To be clear, an economy struggling to meet its ends-meet needs to focus on producing necessary goods for mass consumption, in order to ensure the welfare of its citizens; otherwise, the scarcity can lead to a spiral of rising infla…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The resolution passed by the Senate of Pakistan condemning Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over remarks about forming regional alliances with India and other countries, is a clear sign that Islamabad is rattled.Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two day visit to Israel, during which the focus has been on strengthening ties with Israel in the defence, trade and security sectors.India and Israel signed a security MoU which will bring the two countries toget…
Kabul, Feb 22 (IANS) Pakistan’s military establishment is providing radical Islamist groups like Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood operational space, enabling support for local terror outfits, including Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), and seeking backing from Islamic nations on Gaza and Kashmir. However, this convergence increases the risks of “miscalculation, ideological spillover, and proxy entanglement” across two already “volatile” regions of South Asia and the Mid…