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Pakistan deputy PM Ishaq Dar laments ‘costly cup of tea’ in Kabul amid Afghanistan tension

Pakistan deputy PM Ishaq Dar laments ‘costly cup of tea’ in Kabul amid Afghanistan tension

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Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar reiterated his frustration over “a cup of tea” in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul, which he claims to have proved costly for Pakistan, describing it as a “big mistake” that “should not be repeated”, Tolo News reported. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar was referring to the 2021 visit of the then-Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (ISI) chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed to Afghanistan(AFP File) Speaking during a Senate session on Wednesday, Pakistan’s Deputy PM slammed the previous Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government in a veiled attack, saying that under the pretext of that “cup of tea”, Pakistan’s borders were opened to Afghanistan, a decision he described as a major mistake. “It was a big mistake and should not be repeated,” Dar said during the session, as quoted by Tolo News. According to Tolo News, Dar was referring to the 2021 visit of the then-Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (ISI) chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed to Afghanistan after the Taliban took over control of the country following the withdrawal of US …

‘Relevant T-Word Is Terrorism, Not Tango’: India Responds To Pakistan Minister’s Remark On Ties

‘Relevant T-Word Is Terrorism, Not Tango’: India Responds To Pakistan Minister’s Remark On Ties

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Last Updated:January 03, 2025, 18:04 IST Earlier this week, Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar had urged India to improve ties between both countries and said “it takes two to tango.” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaisawal. (PTI) India on Friday reacted to Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar’s remarks on improving Indo-Pakistan ties, where he emphasised on to “create an environment to help improve the relations”. “The relevant ‘T’ word is terrorism and not Tango,” Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaisawal said today during the weekly briefing. #WATCH | Delhi: On Pakistan Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar’s statement regarding ties with India ‘it takes two to tango’, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal says, ” The relevant ‘T’ word there is ‘terrorism’ and not ‘tango’…” pic.twitter.com/2hrTW75ScR— ANI (@ANI) January 3, 2025 Earlier this week, Dar had urged India to improve ties between both countries and said “it takes two to tango,” ARY News reported. He had also called upon India to “create an environment to help improve the relations”. Indo Pak Strained Ties The …

More than 3,000 Pakistanis return home from Kyrgyzstan after recent attacks on foreigners

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Pakistan has repatriated more than 3,000 Pakistanis, mostly students, from Kyrgyzstan in the past week after recent attacks on foreigners over an unknown dispute with migrants, the deputy prime minister said Wednesday. Pakistan began using special and commercial flight over the weekend to bring people home. More were expected to return later Wednesday, bringing their number to slightly over 4,000 by midnight. Ishaq Dar told a news conference in Islamabad that the situation was under control now in the Kyrgyzstan capital Bishkek, where authorities are trying to arrest people who attacked foreigners, including Pakistanis. Thousands of Pakistanis study or work in Kyrgyzstan, and Dar said most of them wanted to come home. He said he visited Bishkek the previous day, where he met his counterpart as well as Pakistanis who live there. “Though the situation is now normal in Bishkek, we are facilitating those Pakistanis who want to come back,” Dar said. Source link