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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Special Re­­presentative on Afghanistan Ambassador Asif Durrani has said Islamabad has evidence that the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is getting money from India through Afghan proxies, estimating that 5,000 to 6,000 TTP militants have taken shelter in Afghanistan. “If we include their families, then the number goes up to 70,000,” Mr Durrani said on Saturday while speaking at …

ISLAMABAD: US Am­­bassador in Pakistan Don­ald Blome said on Friday that the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) was eager to make large-scale investments in Pakistan. During a meeting with Shahid Ashraf Tarar, the caretaker minister for communications, railways and maritime affairs, Mr Blome said the United Sta­tes was ready to help Pak­istan create a business-friendly environment to boost investments. …

ISLAMABAD: There were fewer nicer places to be at on a clear sunny monsoon day this Saturday than the Philippines embassy where there was a celebration of the country’s culture with dance and home-cooked culinary delights. “We are actually celebrating a very important part of our culture and that’s dance. The best traditional dance is Sakuting, which originated from the …

WASHINGTON: The United States has no choice but to work with Pakistan on the way ahead in Afghanistan, says a senior US official while elucidating the Biden administration’s new policy for the region. At a discussion at the US Institute of Peace in Washington on Tuesday afternoon, US Special Repre­sentative for Afgha­nistan Tom West acknowledged Pakistan’s role in arranging a …

ISLAMABAD: Special envoy of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Jammu and Kashmir Yousef Aldobeay has said the OIC will continue to support the right to self-determination of the people of Kashmir. The special envoy said that he would prepare and present a report during the next ministerial meeting of the OIC on the situation in the region. He …

HOUSTON: There will be no negative repercussions of Masood Azhar’s designation as it only reinforces Pakistan’s commitment to fighting terrorism with the international community, says Ambassador Asad Majeed Khan. The Pakistani ambassad­or, who is on a rare visit to Hou­ston this week, noted that the United States also appreciated Pakistan’s commitment in its first reaction to the designation on Thursday. …

KARACHI: Despite potential to increase bilateral trade, Sri Lankan exporters are unwilling to take new initiatives in Pakistan due to government’s uncertain trade policies, said the Consul General of Sri Lanka G. L. Gnanatheva on Thursday. Addressing members of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), he said “although a good potential to improve trade ties exists, our exporters …