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India-Pakistan

Pakistan, Afghanistan agree on ceasefire, reopening of Torkham trade route

2025-03-18

[GEO.TV] Pakistain and Afghanistan reached an agreement on Monday for a ceasefire and the reopening of the Torkham trade route for all types of movement.

The breakthrough came during a Pak-Afghan jirga held to address border tensions at the Khyber-Torkham crossing.

Pak jirga member Jawad Hussain told Geo News that both sides agreed to halt hostilities and restore trade and travel at the crucial border crossing.

As part of the agreement, the joint jirga decided to temporarily suspend disputed construction by Afghan forces. The Afghan delegation has requested time until this evening to consult their authorities on the matter.

Hussain said that the Afghan jirga would brief their officials on halting the construction and that the issue would be deferred until the next meeting of the Joint Chamber of Commerce.

The final decision on the disputed construction will be taken during that session, while trade activities at the crossing will resume in the meantime. The date for the next meeting will be decided through mutual consultation.

Additionally, officials from Pakistain's Frontier Corps
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(FC) and Afghan authorities are set to meet today. The reopening of the Torkham trade route is expected following their discussions.

The border crossing was shut on February 21 after tensions escalated when Afghan forces began construction inside Pak territory.

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India-Pakistan

Torkham border talks collapse as Afghan jirga walks out over ''unserious approach''

2025-03-13

[GEO.TV] Talks between Pak and Afghan jirgas aimed at resolving the 19-day Torkham border dispute broke down after the Afghan delegation walked out, accusing Pakistain of not taking the negotiations seriously, according to sources.

They said the dispute began nearly three weeks ago when Afghan forces started constructing structures inside Pak territory near the Torkham border, The News reported on Thursday.

Pakistain objected to the construction, leading to rising tensions and the suspension of trade and cross-border movement. The closure has caused severe disruptions to businesses and travellers on both sides.

To resolve the issue, both countries formed jirgas four days ago, comprising tribal elders, businessmen, and officials.

In the first meeting two days ago, both delegations agreed to a ceasefire and further dialogue to address the controversial construction and restore border operations. The ceasefire has been upheld since the initial talks.

After consulting Afghan authorities in Kabul and Jalalabad, the Afghan jirga led by Afghan Chamber of Commerce Chairman Younus Mohmand returned to the Torkham border for a decisive round of negotiations.

The meeting was expected to determine the next steps for reopening the border and resolving the territorial dispute.

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the Afghan delegation said Pakistain had expanded its delegation list without prior consultation. The Afghan jirga waited for two hours but ultimately decided to leave without holding talks.

They returned to Kabul, expressing their disappointment with Pakistain's jirga approach and accusing it of undermining serious negotiations.

Pak jirga leader and Federation of Chambers of Commerce adviser Sayed Jawad Hussain Kazmi acknowledged the Afghan concerns, admitting that the expansion of the delegation had not been communicated properly.

He explained that Pakistain had originally submitted a list of 17 members, but another list with over 50 additional names was unexpectedly sent to the Afghan delegation.

Kazmi stressed that the Torkham border dispute was a critical issue affecting trade, economic stability, and diplomatic relations between the two countries.

He reiterated that dialogue remained the only way to resolve the matter and assured that efforts would continue to bring the Afghan jirga back to the negotiating table.

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Afghanistan

Bank Accounts of Former Govt Officials Still in Country to Be Unlocked

2021-11-29

[ToloNews] Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund issued a decree ordering the Central Bank to unblock the bank accounts of those former government officials who have not left the country.

In September, the Islamic Emirate froze the bank accounts of former government officials and now has decided to free the accounts of those who are still in the country.

Based on the decree, the Central Bank must also pay the salaries of former government officials who still work in government departments.

The decree also directs the Central Bank to unblock the accounts of the national assembly members, but it said they will not be paid a salary.

"The Central Bank is obliged to free the accounts of those former government officials who now work with the Islamic Emirate and pay their salaries. It is also ordered to release the accounts of those former government officials who are in Afghanistan," said Ahmadullah Wasiq, a member of the cultural commission of the Information and Culture Ministry.

Based on the decree, the properties of those former government officials who have left the country and have not handed over their responsibilities to the current government will remain frozen. However,
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their relatives’ properties and accounts will be freed.

A number of political analysts welcomed the move, saying it will create conditions for trust-building between the former government officials and the Islamic Emirate.

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have understood that the confiscation of property of former government officials was not the right thing to do, and was a political decision," said Jawad Hussaini, a political analyst.

"This encourages the former government officials who left the country and whose properties are frozen in Afghanistan (to return to the country)," said Shahzada Massoud, a political analyst.

"The Islamic Emirate should take another step demanded by all the people of Afghanistan and that is to include all the ethnicities in the cabinet," said Abdul Rauf Tawana, a university lecturer.

Several days ago the Islamic Emirate in a similar move appointed a team under the auspices of the Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Hanafi to return the houses and personal vehicles of the former government officials.

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India-Pakistan

Nayyar Bokhari's son slapped police constable, reveals CCTV footage

2016-05-06

[DAWN] Former chairman Senate Nayyar Bokhari’s son, Jarar Bokhari, slapped the special branch constable, revealed CCTV footage of the incident.

Arrest warrants for both father and son have been issued by Magistrate Jawad Hussain Adil, with a copy available with DawnNews.

Police has also lodged an application with a local court in Islamabad in connection with the incident.

"We are against VIP culture," said Islamabad Inspector General tariq Masood. He also urged other members of the police force to not bow to "pressure".

Leader of the opposition, Syed Khursheed Shah, remarked that the incident is being "needlessly" made into an issue.

"Bukhari is a PPP man and the Islamabad police is attempting to please the federal government," said Shah.

Islamabad district bar association also went on strike in solidarity with Bukhari, who is a lawyer by profession and an ex-president of the association.

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the rules are silent on former chairs of Senate.

Earlier, Nayyar Bokhari and his guard were trying to gain entry to Islamabad district courts when they were stopped by law enforcement personnel deployed for security.

The guards posted at the entry point asked to search the former senate chairman who arrived at the premises accompanied by his guards. The move led to a heated exchange, upon which Bokhari insulted the security staff present and one of the men slapped a special branch constable.

The special branch personnel deployed for security left their posts in protest after the incident.

The incident occurred at a time when the federal capital and Rawalpindi are on high alert and security agencies have been directed to maintain a strong vigil.

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India-Pakistan

Halt operation or else, FATA MNAs tell Zardari

2008-09-05

Parliamentarians from FATA on Thursday threatened to quit the ruling coalition if the military operation in the Tribal Areas was not stopped.

"We are so disappointed with this government that we will not support Asif Zardari. We might quit the coalition if the government doesn't review its habit of lying," FATA members' parliamentary leader Munir Orakzai said.

He said the government had not kept its word of suspending the military operation during Ramazan.

Despite threatening to withdraw support for the PPP's presidential candidate and to quit the coalition government, the FATA parliamentarians are still ambivalent about the presidential vote.

Talking to Daily Times on Thursday, Jawad Hussain, a member of the National Assembly (MNA) from Lower Orakzai, said that the FATA parliamentarians had not yet taken a final decision on supporting PPP Co-chairman Asif Zardari's candidature for Presidency. He said a meeting of FATA parliamentarians would be held today (Friday) to make a final announcement on the issue. Hussain said that the FATA members would either take a mutual decision to vote for any of the three presidential candidates, or allow the parliamentarians from the Tribal Areas to cast their vote individually. There are 20 FATA seats in parliament - 12 in the National Assembly and eight in the Senate. One FATA member - Syed Akhonzada Chitan from Bajaur - has already joined the PPP, while FATA Senator Hamidullah Jan Afridi is a member of the prime minister's cabinet.

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India-Pakistan

Shia leader bumped off in Dera Ismail Khan

2007-02-15

Unknown gunmen killed shia leader Jawad Hussain in Dera Ismail Khan city on Wednesday, said police. The two gunmen killed Hussain at around 10am near Chaman Chowk, Riaz, a moharrar at the DI Khan city police station, told Daily Times. Hussain was the leader of a Shia youth group. An hour before the incident, police tried to stop three men for an identity check near Kotli Imam, but the men fled. However, police have found the identity card of one of the men that he dropped while escaping.

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India-Pakistan

Shi'ite Muslim leader shot dead in Pakistani town

2007-02-14

Two men on a motorcycle shot dead a Shi'ite Muslim leader in a northwestern Pakistani town on Wednesday in an apparently sectarian attack. The killing of Jawad Hussain Jawadi sparked violent protests by angry Shi'ites in the town of Dera Ismail Khan 280 km southwest of the capital, Islamabad. Jawadi was leader of a Shi'ite youth group in the town and an active member of the community.

The attackers opened fire as he was walking near a town market, killing him on the spot, police said. "We have no details except that there were two attackers riding a motorbike," said senior police officer Aslam Khan.

As news of Jawadi's killing spread, several groups of protesters roamed the town, throwing stones at shops and blocking roads with burning tyres, police and witnesses said. "They're angry and chanting slogans against the government and local administration," said resident Shaukat Khan. No casualties were reported and police said the situation was under control.

Separately, authorities have identified a man killed after he launched a gun and grenade attack at Islamabad airport on Feb. 6, news reports said. Three security men were wounded in the attack. The man, initially described as a suicide bomber, was killed when one of his grenades went off. It was not clear if it went off accidently.

Authorities published a picture of the man in a newspaper on Wednesday, appealing for help in identifying him. Geo Television said the man had been identified as a resident of a central town who had links with a banned Islamist group and had disappeared from his home six months ago.

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