امریکی کانگریس مین رایان زِنکے نے دعویٰ کیا ہے کہ پاکستان میں طالبان جنگجو امریکی ساز و سامان استعمال کر رہے ہیں۔ سی این این کی سیریل نمبر چیکس تفصیلات اور پاکستانی رپورٹس بھی بلوچستان اور خیبرپختونخوا میں امریکی ہتھیاروں کے استعمال کی نشاندہی کرتی ہیں۔
A claim by US Congressman Ryan Zinke that Taliban fighters in Pakistan are using American Humvees and M16s has revived Pakistan’s long-running warning about post-2021 weapons spillover, as Pakistani reporting cites CNN-linked serial checks and alleged recoveries of US-origin kit in KP and Balochistan.
پاکستان کو افغانستان میں اپنی فوجی کارروائی ختم کرنے کی کوئی جلدی نہیں اور یہ سلسلہ اُس وقت تک جاری رہے گا جب تک سرحد پار سے پاکستان کو نشانہ بنانے والے گروہ قابلِ تصدیق طور پر غیر مؤثر ثابت نہ ہو جائیں۔
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, in a message addressed to Sirajuddin Haqqani, recalled the anti-Soviet era by saying Pakistan stood “shoulder to shoulder” with the Haqqanis, hosted Afghan families as guests, and still carries millions of refugees on its soil.
پاکستان افغانستان کشیدگی: امریکہ کی جانب سے پاکستان کے اپنے دفاع کے حق کی حمایت۔ امریکی انڈر سیکرٹری ایلیسن ہُکر نے پاکستان کی سیکرٹری خارجہ سفیر آمنہ بلوچ سے رابطہ کر کے کہا کہ امریکہ طالبان حملوں کے مقابلے میں پاکستان کے اپنے دفاع کے حق کی حمایت کرتا ہے۔
The IMF board called Pakistan's performance "exceptional" in closed-door discussions and India's attempt to block the third review did not prevail. Pakistan receives $1.32 billion. Total disbursements reach $4.8 billion. Officials cited by the Express Tribune. The Thursday Times reports.
An explosion near a railway track in Quetta on Sunday injured at least 52 people. The BLA's Majeed Brigade claimed responsibility. The group is designated a terrorist organisation by Pakistan, the US, UK, EU, Canada and Australia. The Thursday Times reports.
President Trump says a US-Iran peace agreement is "largely negotiated" and will be announced "shortly." The Strait of Hormuz will be opened. Pakistan's Field Marshal Asim Munir was named personally by Trump alongside heads of state. Pakistan brokered the original ceasefire. Pakistan's army chief flew to Tehran and negotiated through the night. Less than twenty-four hours later, Trump announced the deal is largely done. The Thursday Times reports.
The New York Times reported that Field Marshal Asim Munir played a central role in US-Iran mediation and his overnight Tehran visit was an intensification of shuttle diplomacy. The Thursday Times traces how Pakistan's army chief built the trust of both Washington and Tehran, one visit at a time.
Trump is to hold a conference call with leaders from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey and Pakistan to discuss a draft Iran agreement. The FT reports a 60-day ceasefire deal is close. Iran says nuclear issues are excluded from the initial framework. Rubio says Iran could accept today. Trump says it is deal or strikes. The Thursday Times reports.