July 17, 2021
Islamabad : Following the Afghan Taliban’s recent advances and rapid gains in the war-torn country amid uncertainty about the success of peace process, the stalemate in the intra- Afghan dialogue creates concerns for peace and stability in the region. Instead of waiting for events in Afghanistan to worsen, Pakistan should act proactively to mitigate the spillover effects of a civil war should it begin there on a large scale.
This was the crux of a discussion on ‘Developments in Afghanistan: Implications for Pakistan and the Region’ at the Institute of Policy Studies here.
Among the panellists were former ambassador and expert on Pak-Afghan affairs Ayaz Wazir, head of the Area Study Centre at the Quaid-i-Azam University Dr. Sadia Sulaiman Bukhari and regional chief correspondent at Anadolu Agency for Asia-Pacific Islamuddin Sajid.
Hungarian envoy visits Area Study Centre
July 7, 2021
PESHAWAR: Ambassador of Hungary to Pakistan, Bela Fazekas, visited the Area Study Centre (Russia, China and Central Asia), University of Peshawar, on Tuesday.
He visited various sections of the centre. He was informed that Gyorgy Szabad, the then speaker, National Assembly of Hungary, had inaugurated the Plaque at the centre on the 18th February 1993.
Bela Fazekas appreciated the government of Pakistan for its efforts to strengthen relations between the two countries and thanked the government for this honour. An interactive session was held with the faculty and M. Phil and PhD research scholars of the centre.
PESHAWAR: Speakers at an in-house discussion here on Thursday said that Afghanistan was already heading towards a civil war as the Afghan Taliban and Kabul government were fighting each other and.
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Peshawar
April 26, 2021
Islamabad : Dr Kenneth Holland, former President, American University of Afghanistan, has said that US will continue its counter-terrorism mission in Afghanistan after troops withdrawal but over the horizon and in this regard may require Pakistan’s help in the form of its bases to fight against ISIS and terrorists in Afghanistan.
Dr Holland was addressing a virtual panel discussion on ‘Biden Administration: options & challenges for Pakistan-US Relations’ organised here by Centre for Strategic Perspectives at the Institute of Strategic Studies in collaboration with Area Study Centre for Africa, North & South America, Quaid-i-Azam University. Admitting that Pakistan had been a critical partner in every way for the US throughout the peace process, Dr Holland said that the importance may reduce once the US troops leave Afghanistan.