Sardar Ahmed Shakib, acting Afghan ambassador in Islamabad, on Friday called on the government of Pakistan to reopen the Torkham crossing as soon as possible. In a meeting with Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Asif Durrani, the Afghan envoy said that closing the Torkham gate is detrimental to both countries. He added that travelers and traders stuck in Torkham are […]

Pakistan’s Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani said on Friday that the Chitral terrorist attack is an “isolated” incident and it does not appear to have been authorized by the Afghan authorities. Talking to reporters informally after briefing the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Jilani said that Pakistan has taken up the issue of rising terrorist attacks in the […]

New US intelligence assessments suggest that it is “unlikely” al-Qaeda will revive in Afghanistan and Pakistan and that counterterrorism operations by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan have degraded Daesh’s presence in the country, two senior US officials said on Friday, CNN reported. The assessments described by the officials in a briefing to reporters paints an optimistic picture of the overall […]

Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) says the closure of Torkham crossing into Pakistan has cost the economy millions of afghanis (AFN) over the past three days. The closure of the border came at a crucial time specifically for exporters of fresh produce, especially fruit. The ACCI said the longer the trucks sit at the closed crossing the more […]

This year’s Group of Twenty (G20) Summit will start on September 9 in New Delhi. Under the theme “One Earth, One Family, One Future,” India has used its G20 presidency to focus discussions at ministerial meetings throughout the year in preparation for the summit. The agenda that has emerged will focus on economic growth, financial stability, and development needs—issues important […]

Due to its strategic location, Afghanistan is an essential player in South Asia and Central Asia’s trade, energy, and commerce sectors. Numerous initiatives, such as the TAPI Pipeline, TUTAP Power Project, CASA-1000, and TAP, have attracted the country due to its ability to link these two regions. These initiatives aim to improve energy transmission and trade routes between regions, creating […]

On August 24, during the 15th BRICS Summit at Johannesburg, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates had officially joined the BRICS group, and this membership would take effect on January 1, next year. This marks the second expansion of the BRICS group since South Africa’s inclusion in 2011 […]

Earlier this year, the American investment consulting group the Hindenburg Initiative Research and Reporting made headlines by releasing a research report claiming the prominent Indian entrepreneur Gautam Adani’s company, the Adani Group, of fraud and stock price manipulation. This report caused an uproar in the financial world. In the aftermath, Adani-related companies witnessed an extended period of declining stock prices, […]

There’s little doubt that the sole purpose behind BJP’s raucous campaign to rename India as ‘Bharat’ is to create some confusion and unease in the mind of the masses about the United opposition’s challenge to the oppressive,exploitative and intensely divisive regime under a common banner blazoned INDIA. As far as I can see the ordinary voter is seething with anger […]

Pakistan claims a “large group of terrorists” stormed security outposts close to the Afghanistan border in northern Pakistan on Wednesday, prompting fierce clashes. Four Pakistani soldiers were killed and 12 assailants died in the clashes at two separate outposts in the Kalash border valley, according to Pakistani officials. The clashes took place when “a large group of terrorists equipped with […]