Kabul: The Afghan Ministry of Information and Culture has reported that 51 media outlets in the country have been shut down due to violence in the past three months. The ministry said 16 media outlets, including four TV networks, are in Helmand, which has stopped functioning in recent times.
Acting Minister for Information and Culture Qasim Wafizada said that 35 media outlets have stopped their work so far. More than six media outlets, terror outfits have gone into the hands of the Taliban, and their activities are being used by the Taliban as their voice. Data from Nai, an organization that supports open media in Afghanistan, shows that 51 media outlets across the country have been shut down since April.
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Chief Executive Officer Air Marshal Arshad Malik reached Kabul on Tuesday on a one-day official visit. AFP/File
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Chief Executive Officer Air Marshal Arshad Malik reached Kabul on Tuesday on a one-day official visit.
The PIA CEO requested Afghanistan’s Civil Aviation Authority to allow increase in the airline’s flights to Kabul and approve its flights from Kandahar and Mazar-i-Sharif to further strengthen ties between the two countries.
A PIA spokesman said that during the visit, the CEO met Dr Qasim Wafizada, chief of Afghan CAA, other officials of the authority and representatives of trade associations.