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AFGHAN INTERIM DEPUTY INTERIOR MINISTER WELCOMES INTERIOR MINISTER UPON ARRIVAL IN KABUL ON DAYLONG VISIT
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NTERIOR Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Sunday held a crucial meeting with his Afghan counterpart Sirajuddin Haqqani and discussed effective management of the Pak-Afghan border, prevention of narcotics, and mechanisms for regulating cross-border movement, according to the state media. “Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi holds an important meeting with his Afghan counterpart Sirajuddin Haqqani during her daylong visit to Kabul,” the Interior Ministry said in a post on X. It said that Naqvi was warmly welcomed by interim Afghan Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani upon arrival at the Afghan Ministry of Interior. The visit comes in the backdrop of a series of steps between both nations to improve ties, such as the revival of the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) and the upgrading of each country’s diplomats from the rank of chargé d’affaires to ambassador. Both countries also held the inaugural round of the Additional Secretary-Level Mechanism talks earlier in the month.
“Discussion on bilateral relations, particularly counter-terrorism, infiltration, and the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan,” took place, according to the interior ministry. Effective management of the Pak-Afghan border, prevention of narcotics, and mechanisms for regulating cross-border movement were also discussed, the post said. “Terrorist organisations are causing chaos and instability and we must stop them together,” Naqvi was quoted as having said to his counterpart. “Pakistan has selflessly hosted millions of Afghan refugees for decades; the doors are open for the legal entry of Afghan citizens,” the interior
minister said. The process of repatriation of Afghan citizens illegally residing in Pakistan was also a subject of the conversation between Naqvi and Haqqani. Afghanistan’s Senior Deputy Interior Minister Ibrahim Sardar, Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq, Federal Interior Secretary Khurram Agha and other senior diplomatic officials were there as part of the country’s delegation. Officials from the Afghan Ministry of Interior were also present on the occasion. On his arrival at the Kabul airport, Naqvi was received by Afghan Interim Deputy Interior Minister Mohammad Nabi
Omari, radio Pakistan reported. Pakistan has witnessed an alarming surge in terror activities over the past year, especially in KP and Balochistan, after the proscribed TTP ended its ceasefire with the government in November 2022. Earlier in the week, Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan signed the Framework Agreement on the Joint Feasibility Study for the UzbekistanAfghanistan-Pakistan (UAP) Railway Project in Kabul. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar had made the announcement in a post on X from Kabul, where he had arrived on a day-long visit for the signing. On Wednesday, the UN special representative for Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, proposed a ‘prioritised’ regional dialogue with Pakistan, Iran and Central Asian states to halt the disorderly return of Afghans and uphold the principle of voluntary, dignified and safe repatriation. On Friday, security forces foiled an infiltration attempt by terrorists along the PakistanAfghanistan border and arrested five “alleged suicide bombers”, state-run PTV News reported.
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Nine terrorists of Fitna al-Khawarij were killed in a fire exchange with the security forces and another eight were captured during a four-day joint operation by the police, the Counter-Terrorism Department, paramilitary organizations, and the district administration in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Malakand district, the military’s media wing said in a statement on Sunday. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said, “The joint intelligence-based operation was conducted on the reported presence of terrorists belonging to Fitna Al Khawarij.” “During the conduct of the operation, spread over four days, our own forces skillfully surrounded and effectively engaged the Khawarij location, and after intense multiple fire exchanges, nine Indian-sponsored Khawarij were sent to hell, while eight others were apprehended,” the ISPR said. The statement added that two hideouts used by terrorists were destroyed and a large quantity of weapons, ammunition, and explosives were recovered. “Locals of the area appreciated the op-
eration and expressed their full support for the state’s counter-terrorism efforts,” the military’s media wing said. “A sanitisation operation is being conducted to eliminate any other kharji found in the area, as the security forces and law enforcement agencies of Pakistan, in step with the nation, are determined to wipe out the menace of Indian sponsored terrorism from the country,” the statement read. Pakistan has been grappling with an alarming surge in terror activities over the past year, especially in KP and Balochistan, after the proscribed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ended its ceasefire with the government in November 2022. The security forces, faced with increasing attacks by militants, have also intensified counterterrorism operations in KP and Balochistan. Eleven terrorists were killed, five were injured and seven were arrested during joint operations conducted in the Hangu and Malakand districts on Saturday. A senior army officer and two police officials were also wounded during the clash. In a separate incident, Bannu police claimed to have shot down two explosiveladen quadcopters intended to target police stations.
Four ‘Fitna al-Hindustan’ terrorists neutralized in Kalat operation: ISPR RAWALPINDI
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Four terrorists of the “Indian proxy Fitna al-Hindustan” were killed during a fire exchange with the security forces during an operation in Balochistan’s Kalat district, the military’s media wing said in a statement on Sunday. In a statement, the InterServices Public Relations (ISPR) said that the intelligence-based operation took place on the night of July 19-20, upon the “reported presence of terrorists belonging to Indian proxy, Fitna al-Hindustan.” In May this year, the government
designated all terrorist organizations in Balochistan as Fitna-Al-Hindustan. “During the conduct of the operation, our own forces effectively engaged the terrorists’ location, and after an intense fire exchange, four Indian-sponsored terrorists were sent to hell,” the statement stated. According to the ISPR, weapons, ammunition, and explosives were recovered from the dead terrorists, who were actively involved in numerous terrorist activities in the area.
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