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Militants Use Afghan Migrants for Launching Terrorist Attacks: Pakistani Officials
Officials in Ministry of Foreign Affairs have warned that armed insurgents groups using Afghan illegal migrants in Pakistan for launching terrorist attacks, spokeswoman for Pakistan foreign Ministry Tasnim Aslam insisted that most of the areas where Afghan migrants illegally live in is a safe heave for terrorists expanding activities within the two countries, Afghan Minister for migrants and repatriation has rejected the claims saying expelling all Afghans as groups will cause challenges.
Pakistani officials are trying to expel Afghans from their country, the new findings of Islamabad indicates that 1,6 million Afghans legally and about 2 million other are illegally living in Pakistan, and Pakistan Government has decided to expel the illegal Afghans within 10 months, Officials in Ministry of foreign Ministry of Pakistan has accused illegal Afghans for being directly involved in terrorist activities and destroying their country.
Afghan Minister for migrants repatriation and tribal issues Sayed Hussien Alemi Balkhi said, “I confirm their illegal existences but significantly reject their involvement on terrorist attacks and activities based on the information received from our diplomatic channel, he also urged that if Pakistan Government tries to expel illegal Afghans from their territory it will cause challenges.”
Afghan officials in Islamabad have confirmed that Afghans are being bordered by Pakistani police forces right after the military school had been attacked in Peshawar, the information which has been released by the World immigration Organization indicating that 24 thousand Afghans have been forced to leave Pakistan for Afghanistan in the first month of 2015.
Reported By: Fawad Nasiri
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan has appointed 19 new ambassadors and consuls general for its overseas missions.
Among these appointments, Shahbaz Hussain and Awais Ahmad Khan have been named as Pakistan’s consuls general in Kandahar and Mazar-e-Sharif, respectively.
Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, said in a post on X that these appointments were made with the approval of Shahbaz Sharif, the country’s Prime Minister.
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the growth and development of human society in various dimensions require the active role of women and girls, and this is only possible if they have access to education.
Karzai made these remarks on Wednesday on the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, which falls on February 11.
Expressing appreciation for the role of Afghan women and girls in social life, he encouraged them to strive by all possible means to gain access to education and training and to participate in the growth and development of the country.
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Four years on, UN and EU renew call for Afghan girls’ right to education
The European Union delegation in Afghanistan also stressed the importance of women’s participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
As the world observed International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the United Nations and the European Union renewed their calls for Afghan girls’ right to education, warning that continued restrictions threaten the country’s future development.
The United Nations in Afghanistan said the day was marked with sorrow, noting that 1,607 days have passed since girls over the age of 12 were barred from attending school.
UNAMA warned that more than four years of exclusion have led to lost opportunities and undermined key sectors that rely on educated women, reiterating its demand that the ban be lifted.
The European Union delegation in Afghanistan also stressed the importance of women’s participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
In a statement, the EU said Afghan women — including nurses, midwives, and researchers — play a crucial role in building a healthy and prosperous society, adding that women must remain central to scientific progress. The bloc reaffirmed its support for education for all Afghans.
The United Nations further emphasized that equality in science is essential not only for human advancement but also for ensuring that technology and artificial intelligence contribute to global prosperity.
It warned that excluding Afghan women and girls from education and employment is not only an act of marginalization but a serious barrier to Afghanistan’s long-term development and stability.
The statements come amid continued international appeals to expand access to education and job opportunities for Afghan women and girls.
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