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Beijing likely to host Troika-plus meeting in Afghanistan this month
Senior diplomats from Pakistan, Russia, China and the United States might meet in Beijing later this month to discuss the current situation in Afghanistan, Pakistan media reported Wednesday.
A senior official confirmed to The Express Tribune on Tuesday that the next meeting of the troika-plus or extended troika, as it is called, was being planned in Beijing. According to the official, the meeting could take place this month.
“The Chinese side wants to schedule the meeting before the start of Chinese New Year,” the official said on condition of anonymity.
Chinese new year begins on February 1.
However, the official said the Covid-19 pandemic particularly the spread of the new variant of coronavirus might delay the meeting since Chinese authorities had strict protocols.
Panjshir’s Parande hydropower dam has been fully completed and is now approaching the operational phase, officials announced on Saturday.
The spokesperson for the governor of Panjshir, Saifuddin Laton, said that for the first time, the province will benefit from electricity generated from its own water resources.
Laton added that the project was designed and implemented by Ukrainian electrical engineers in collaboration with the company Inter Global Middle East, at a cost of $7.6 million.
The dam is expected to have a generation capacity of four megawatts.
Noorullah Noori, the Minister of Borders and Tribal Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, has called Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif a “mentally ill” person for threatening Afghanistan with attacks.
Speaking at a gathering, Noori asked Khawaja Asif to study history before making a decision.
He said: “Your history against Bangladesh and India is clear. Our history against Russia, America and Britain is clear. You judge.”
Pakistani officials have consistently claimed that attacks in the country are organized by militants in Afghanistan, a claim that the Islamic Emirate denies.
Pakistan carried out attacks in Kabul and Paktika about a month ago, which led to deadly clashes between the two sides.
The two sides have held three rounds of talks, but the talks have been inconclusive.
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