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Daily Times ISPR DG says no organized terrorist infrastructure exists in Pakistan after army’s operations As long as Afghanistan is peaceful and stable, it does not matter who is in power in Kabul
July 18, 2021
Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Major General Babar Iftikhar on Saturday said Pakistan Army’s regular troops are manning Pak-Afghan border and all illegal crossing points have been sealed along the border.
In an interview to a private channel, Major General Babar said the recent terrorist attacks has linkage with Afghanistan’s fresh situation which has frustrated the terrorists. “There is a threat of terrorist sleeper cells becoming active again due to the situation in Afghanistan,” he said. “Pakistan Army is keeping a close eye on the situation in the region and is playing its role with utmost seriousness for the successful outcome of the Afghan peace process,” he added.
July 17, 2021
Friday, Kabul, Afghanistan: as he walked down the stairs of his office – holding a cane in one hand, I stepped forward to shake hands with him. About six feet tall, full-bodied, this middle-aged man had once – during the Soviet era – worked for the Soviet secret service ‘KHAD’. This is the same KHAD that had close ties with the Soviet intelligence agency KGB, and which was once also accused of terrorism inside Pakistan.
In 1987, at the age of 19, he lost his leg while defending his homeland in Jalalabad. At the time, he was a communist and also a critic of Pakistan. After a while, when Kabul was captured by the Taliban, he was forced into exile in Britain.
Ex-Pak President Momnoon Hussain dies at 80
15 Jul 2021, 06:37 GMT+10
Karachi [Pakistan], July 15 (ANI): Former Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain died in Karachi on Wednesday after a prolonged illness. He was 80.
Hussain, who was a PML-N loyalist, served as the 12th President of Pakistan from 2013 to 2018, Dawn reported. He was replaced by Asif Ali Zardari.
He was diagnosed with cancer in February last year and was under treatment at a private hospital in the city for some days where he breathed his last.
Hussain is survived by a wife and three sons.
President Arif Alvi expressed sorrow over Hussain s demise, saying he shared the pain of his bereaved family.
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