The Afghan and Pakistani foreign ministers held talks over the phone regarding the closure the Pakistani consulate in Jalalabad city, the provincial capital of Nangarhar province. “The issue of closure of the Pakistan Consulate General in Jalalabad due to a security crisis was also discussed. Mr. Qureshi requested the Afghan Government for restoring the previous security arrangements existing till 28th […]

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday felicitated Afghanistan on their 99th Independence Day, saying, he was looking forward to engage with Kabul for promoting peace and stability which was needed for the prosperity of the two countries. “I look forward to sustained high-level engagement with your government both to promote peace and stability as well as to create a conducive […]

Pakistan will reinforce its Afghan border with tens of thousands of additional troops to curb the flow of militants. Up to 60,000 paramilitaries are being raised to step up patrols along the porous, mountainous border which is notorious for smuggling and infiltration by insurgents. The recruitment to Pakistan’s Frontier Corps comes as the country builds a fence along the 2,300-kilometre […]

A senior Pakistani diplomat has urged Afghan parties and the world community to seize the opportunity presented by the recent moves towards reconciliation in Afghanistan to help promote durable peace in the war-torn country, saying Pakistan would assist the process. “While the onus for seizing the moment rests on the parties directly involved in the Afghan conflict, Pakistan, for its […]

The Afghan and Pakistani military officials have reportedly met in Pakistan to boost the bilateral cooperation on security level amid ongoing efforts to establish the joint working groups as part of the Afghanistan Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity (APAPPS). The Afghan and Pakistani operations chiefs participated in the last round of the bilateral talks on Sunday to review […]

Pakistan is set to receive thirty T-129 attack helicopters from Turkey. Pakistan is known to have evaluated the Turkish-built attack helicopter as part of an ongoing effort to procure a new attack helicopter for the country’s army. The T-129 is based on the AugustaWestland (now Leonardo) produced A-129 Mangusta. Turkish Aerospace Industries is the T-129’s prime contractor. The aircraft is […]

India will take any statement from Pakistan towards peace between the two countries seriously, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday. She also stated that the security forces will “fully honour” the ceasefire announced by the government. “Any comment on wanting peace will definitely be taken seriously,” Ms. Sitharaman told presspersons on the sidelines of a seminar on Artificial Intelligence […]

The Afghan and Pakistani officials have agreed to take practical steps regarding the start of the operations of the six working groups upon which President Ghani and Prime Minister Abbasi had reached to an agreement. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan in a statement said “The 4thmeeting of Afghanistan Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity (APAPPS) was held […]

Pakistan today asked India to take steps to resume bilateral talks instead of issuing “provocative” statements. Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal made the remarks in response to a query about Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s statement that India will not open fire first, but if Pakistan does so, it would unleash a volley of fire. “India should walk the talk and […]

Pakistan’s Chief of the Army Staff (CoAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, during his visit to Russia, said that, “we have no hostile designs on any country and will keep working towards a cooperative regional framework based on sovereign equality”. Meanwhile, Chief of General Staff of Russian Armed Forces Valery Vasilevich Gerasimov said that Russia supported Pakistan’s efforts for reconciliation and […]