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Pakistan minister accuses Imran Khan of inciting violence in wake of ‘assassination’ attempt

fatimah.amjad — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 12:31:20 +0000

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Pakistan’s Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb

Sat, 2022-11-05 15:22

DUBAI: The Pakistani information minister on Sunday accused former Prime Minister Imran Khan of inciting violence through his call for daily nationwide protests, saying he was welcome to call an international body to aid investigations into a gun attack in which he was injured this week.

Khan was shot in the legs on Thursday as he waved to crowds from atop a truck-mounted container while leading a dayslong protest march to Islamabad from Lahore to pressure the government to announce early elections.

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Taliban FM visits Iran for talks on trade, border and refugees

zaynab.khojji — Sun, 09 Jan 2022 18:23:41 +0000

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Sun, 2022-01-09 21:19

ISLAMABAD: A delegation led by the Taliban foreign minister is in Iran to discuss border, economic and refugee issues, a senior foreign ministry official in Kabul said on Sunday.

It is the first time that a high-profile delegation from Kabul is visiting the neighboring country after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August last year.

Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi is accompanied by the ministers of economy and commerce, as well as the governor of Afghanistan’s central bank.

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Too early to recognize Taliban, Pakistan says ahead of OIC session on Afghanistan

malawi — Sat, 18 Dec 2021 23:33:01 +0000

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Sun, 2021-12-19 02:28

ISLAMABAD: The stage to recognize the Afghan Taliban government “has not come yet,” Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said ahead of a special session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation being hosted by Islamabad as Afghanistan faces a looming economic meltdown and humanitarian catastrophe.

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Too early to recognize Taliban, Pakistan says ahead of OIC session on Afghanistan

farheen.fatima — Sat, 18 Dec 2021 10:37:13 +0000

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Sat, 2021-12-18 13:27

ISLAMABAD: The stage to recognize the Afghan Taliban government “has not come yet,” Pakistani foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Friday, ahead of a special session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) being hosted by Islamabad as Afghanistan faces a looming economic meltdown and humanitarian catastrophe.

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Taliban call on OIC to recognize government during upcoming Pakistan meeting

farheen.fatima — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 05:15:40 +0000

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REHMAT MEHSUD

Sat, 2021-12-11 08:10

DUBAI/PESHAWAR: Taliban chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid on Friday called on members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to recognize the Afghan Taliban’s government during an upcoming meeting in neighboring Pakistan.

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Taliban call on OIC to recognize Afghan government at Islamabad meeting

rbksa — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 23:47:16 +0000

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Sat, 2021-12-11 02:46

DUBAI/ PESHAWAR: Taliban chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid on Friday called on members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to recognize the group’s government in Afghanistan at their upcoming meeting in Pakistan.
Fears are growing about a pending humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan after billions of dollars’ worth of international aid was abruptly cut following the Taliban takeover of the country on Aug. 15.

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Afghan Taliban deny TTP part of movement, call on group to seek peace with Pakistan

farheen.fatima — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:03:34 +0000

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REHMAT MEHSUD

Fri, 2021-12-10 11:55

DUBAI/PESHAWAR: The Afghan Taliban said on Friday the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was not part of their movement and called on the group to focus on reaching peace with the Pakistani government.

The Pakistani Taliban have fought for years to overthrow the government in Islamabad and rule the South Asian nation of 220 million with their own brand of Islamic law. The group has stepped up its campaign against the Pakistani security forces in recent months.

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Taliban ‘more qualified’ to run Afghanistan than Kabul govt, says group spokesman

Sajjadkk — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 21:33:37 +0000

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Fri, 2021-07-16 00:29

DUBAI: The Taliban are more qualified to run a future political set-up in Afghanistan than the current Kabul government, a spokesman for the group told Arab News in an exclusive interview on Wednesday, amid a surge in violence and mounting doubts about the future of US-backed peace negotiations.

Taliban officials said last week that the group had taken control of 85 percent of territory in Afghanistan, a claim the Kabul government dismissed as a propaganda campaign launched as foreign forces, including from the US, withdrew after almost 20 years of fighting.

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More qualified than Afghan government to run Kabul — Taliban spokesman

wasey — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 16:29:32 +0000

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Thu, 2021-07-15 19:27

DUBAI: Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said this week the insurgent group was more qualified than the Kabul government to run a future political setup in Afghanistan, as violence surges in the war-torn country and doubts mount about the future of United States-backed peace negotiations.
Taliban officials said last week the group had taken control of 85 percent of territory in Afghanistan, a claim Kabul has dismissed as a propaganda campaign launched as foreign forces, including the United States, withdraw after almost 20 years of fighting.

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The death of Osama bin Laden

farheen.fatima — Mon, 25 May 2020 07:48:51 +0000

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Mon, 2020-05-25 10:42

Long before US special forces caught the world’s most-wanted man, our Southeast Asia bureau chief interviewed him

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On May 2, 2011, a US special forces team stormed a walled compound in the northeastern Pakistani city of Abbottabad and shot dead Osama bin Laden, the leader of Al-Qaeda.

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The death of Osama bin Laden

one.diaz — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 19:34:17 +0000

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Thu, 2020-04-16 22:29

Long before US special forces caught the world’s most-wanted man, our Southeast Asia bureau chief interviewed him

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On May 2, 2011, a US special forces team stormed a walled compound in the northeastern Pakistani city of Abbottabad and shot dead Osama bin Laden, the leader of Al-Qaeda.

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Hundreds enter Pakistan from Iran despite border closure

malawi — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 22:38:25 +0000

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Naimat Khan

Sun, 2020-03-29 01:35

DUBAI, MARDAN: More than 100 pilgrims returned to Pakistan on Thursday from Iran, immigration documents show, despite the border being sealed by the Pakistan government to try to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

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Pakistan ‘concerned’ over rise of Daesh in Afghanistan after US withdrawal

sehrish_ghaffar — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 05:01:40 +0000

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Tue, 2020-03-03 07:55

ISLAMABAD: A deal between the Taliban and the US for American forces to withdraw from Afghanistan has sparked Pakistani concerns over the lingering presence of Daesh in the war-torn country.
The peace pact, signed in the Qatari capital Doha by US special envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad, and Taliban political chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, could pave the way toward a full pullout of foreign soldiers from Afghanistan in 14 months. In return, the Taliban have pledged to renounce violence and sever ties with militant organizations threatening the US and its allies.

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Pakistan ‘concerned’ over rise of Daesh in Afghanistan after US withdrawal

seamus.obuachalla — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 16:38:41 +0000

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