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Pakistan tops list of nations at risk of violence: US think-tank report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan has topped the list of countries at the highest risk of experiencing new mass killings, according to a new report by a US think-tank, Early Warning Project.
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Pakistan's support for Afghan Taliban dwindles amid increasing Durand Line
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The honeymoon period between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban is over as Islamabad is facing an emerging security situation in border provinces and an assertive Taliban, which is unwilling to accept any 'one-sided' change in the status quo ante on the Durand Line issue.
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Pakistani soldier killed in border clash with Afghan Taliban
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The clash erupted over the construction of a road in Pakistani territory by the Afghan Taliban. The land was owned by the residents of Khurlachi and Borki, which fall on the other side of the border fence, near Afghanistan's Paktia province.
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Afghans' lives have become "unbearably hard" due to rise in poverty: WFP
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Since Taliban seized power in Afghanistan after withdrawal of US troops, the country has witnessed a surge in poverty, unemployment and extreme food insecurity. Moreover, the economic crisis wiped out jobs, salaries and livelihoods across Afghanistan.
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Afghan Taliban's rise to power results in terror attack surge in Pak by 51
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 20 (ANI): Due to the rising power of the Taliban in Afghanistan, Pakistani soil has witnessed a 51 per cent increase in the number of terrorist attacks in the last year, Islamabad-based think tank, Pak Institute of Peace Studies (PIPS) findings revealed on Wedne
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Security interests widen trust gap between Afghan Taliban, China
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 30 (ANI): China has apparently put a pause on investments or assistance in Afghanistan as the country is unhappy with the Afghan Taliban due to its non-fulfilment of commitment to safeguarding Beijing's security interests.
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Pakistan supports proscribed organizations to fulfill short-term objective
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 28 (ANI): Pakistan is supporting and promoting extremist elements in order to fulfill short-term strategic objectives.
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Eight-member Pakistani Ulema delegation visits Kabul to hold talks with TT
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], July 26 (ANI): An eight-member delegation of Pakistani ulema, led by a Pakistani cleric Mufti Taqi Usman, reached Kabul on Monday in a bid to persuade Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to further extend their ceasefire with Islamabad.
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Engagement with Kabul or Indian overtures to Taliban
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): India's overture to the Taliban has come in the midst of what appears to be a softening of the Taliban's attitude towards the US, its bugbear.
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UAE to run Kabul airport in deal with Taliban: Report
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 8 (ANI): The Taliban and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are set to strike a deal for the Gulf nation to run several airports in Afghanistan, media reports said on Thursday.
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Renewed terror threat from TTP looms on Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 21 (ANI): The rise of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), better known as Pakistani Taliban, enabled by the Afghan Taliban's steadfast support, will expand the threat of terrorist attacks in Pakistan, including against civilian targets, a Netherlands-based think tank
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Pakistan-TTP 'peace deal' doomed to fail despite Afghan-Taliban's push
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 20 (ANI): Pakistan's sheer desperation for peace with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) comes as the country's economy continues to remain in shambles and the prevailing political instability has made the Pakistani state "weak and vulnerable."
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