Kabul, Jan 5 (IANS) Business leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan held discussions on reopening the Torkham border crossing, aiming to ease trade disruptions between two nations, local media reported on Monday. The Taliban-run Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment said that they and Pakistani counterparts agreed to establish a joint delegation to hold talks on reopening the Torkham border crossing, Afghanistan’s Khaama Press reported.In a statement, the chamber said Pakistan’s Chamber of…
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Islamabad, Jan 5 (IANS) People held a protest in the Landi Kotal area of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to demand an immediate reopening of the Torkham border, local media reported on Monday. Traders, transporters, tribal elders, daily wagers, activists of political parties and civil society were part of the protest held on Sunday under the banner of All Borders Coordinators Council.Representatives from various organisations and groups, who were directly impacted by the border shutdown with Afgha…
Quetta, Jan 2 (IANS) Leading Baloch human rights defender, Mir Yar Baloch, on Friday, wrote to Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar drawing attention to Pakistan’s support for Hamas and its alliance with Iran’s revolutionary axis. He alleged that this alignment contributes to cycles of violence that extend far beyond the immediate theatre of conflict, undermining regional stability from the Middle East to South Asia and beyond. The human rights activist asserted that Israel’s security challenge…
Berlin, Dec 20 (IANS) A majority of Germans support the federal government’s plans to curb asylum immigration, according to an opinion poll published on Saturday. A survey conducted by YouGov for the German news agency DPA found that 53 per cent of respondents fully support Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt’s goal of reducing the number of asylum seekers entering the country, while a further 23 per cent said they would rather support the policy.Only 15 per cent said they oppose the approach, …