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Afghan refugees to be confined in camps: Pak minister
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 13 (ANI): Concerned about the fast-changing situation in Afghanistan, Pakistan federal minister Fawad Chaudhry said that the Imran Khan-led government will not allow Afghan refugees to sneak into cities and would confine them to refugee camps in the border areas.
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Violence in Afghanistan could worsen drug problem in Pakistan: Anti-narcot
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] July 11 (ANI): Violence in Afghanistan could intensify drug trafficking and the problem of narcotics in Pakistan, an anti-narcotics official told NIKKEI Asia.
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Pakistan's envoy, Mansoor Ahmad Khan, warns of deploying militias against
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 11 (ANI): Pakistan's Ambassador to Kabul, Mansoor Ahmad Khan, on Saturday warned that deployment of militias against Taliban could make things worse in Afghanistan.
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Situation is bad in Afghanistan, out of Pakistan's control, says NSA Yusuf
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 10 (ANI): Fearing a civil war in Afghanistan, Pakistan National Security Adviser Dr Moeed Yusuf has painted a bleak picture of its neighbouring country, which may result in the Taliban slipping into Pakistan as refugees.
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Taliban will not engage with Afghan govt as long as Pak provides it sanctu
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 9 (ANI): Taliban would not engage in a dialogue with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's government as long as the Pakistani military and intelligence continue to give sanctuary to terrorists, said a prominent Afghan expert.
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Afghanistan situation, a security concern for Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 7 (ANI): The violence is surging in Afghanistan with the pullout of foreign forces from the country. The situation has caused immense anxiety in the Pakistani administration about the challenges that Pak may have to go through.
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Pakistan to emulate Iran model to contain refugees coming from Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 6 (ANI): Pakistan may emulate the Iran model to contain refugees coming from Afghanistan by closing the border as the US, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) troops withdrawal progresses amid the rise in violence by the Taliban.
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Torkham border with Afghanistan closed by Pakistan to stem COVID-19 spread
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 6 (ANI): Pakistan has decided on Tuesday to close the Torkham border crossing with Afghanistan to stem COVID-19 spread.
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Pakistan undertaking dangerous gamble in Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 4 (ANI): As the US military is continuing with its drawdown from Afghanistan, Pakistan is undertaking a dangerous gamble in the war-torn country and has sought to cultivate radical jihadi groups in the region.
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'Pakistan's support to terror groups has left it in perilous state'
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 4 (ANI): Amid the deteriorating security situation in neighbouring Afghanistan, Pakistan is more "susceptible to a coup or revolution" due to Prime Minister Imran Khan's lack of control of his country's own military and security apparatus, says political consultant
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Afghan official praises Pak minister for admitting Islamabad provides safe
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 30 (ANI): Pakistani interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has received praise from Afghan officials for admitting that Pakistan provides safe haven to Taliban terrorists.
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Terrorists from Afghanistan posing threat to our security, says Pakistan F
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 30 (ANI): Amid the recent surge in violence in Afghanistan, Pakistan has said that some 5,000 terrorists belonging to the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were posing a threat to its security from their "sanctuaries" in the neighbouring country.
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