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April 9, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiserâs visit to Kabul was postponed abruptly after the plane aboard Pakistan delegation was denied landing at the Hamid Karzai International Airport at the last moment on Thursday.
Mohammad Sadiq, Prime Minister s Special Representative for Afghanistan, tweeted that visit of Speaker Asad Qaiser was postponed due to security reasons. The speaker was heading a nine-member parliamentary delegation to Kabul on the special invitation of his counterpart Chairman Wolesi Jirga Afghanistan Mir Rehman Rahmani.
âThe aircraft of the speaker was denied permission to land at the Hamid Karzai International Airport due to a security threat, Sadiq said on Twitter.
The plane was about to descend when the control tower informed of the closure of the airport.
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ISLAMABAD: A plane carrying Pakistan s Parliament Speaker and a delegation of lawmakers was not allowed to land in Kabul and was turned back due to security reasons after explosives, apparently years old, were found buried near the airport.
National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser was heading a nine-member parliamentary delegation to Kabul for a three-day visit on the special invitation of Speaker of Afghan Wolesi Jirga Mir Rehman Rehmani.
A spokesperson for the speaker said that Qaiser along with the delegation had departed for Kabul from the Islamabad International Airport as per schedule but when their aircraft was still in the air, the delegation members were informed that Kabul airport had been closed due to some security reasons, the Dawn News reported.
Peshawar
April 9, 2021
PESHAWAR: The participants of a meeting have called for finalising a new Afghanistan – Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) after proper consultation with the business community on both sides of the Pak-Afghan border and other relevant stakeholders.
A delegation of KP businessmen led by Shahid Hussain, a former senior vice-president of Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), during a recent visit to Afghanistan, held a meeting with Sulaiman Bin Shah, Deputy Minister at Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Government of Afghanistan, said a press release.
The participants of the meeting discussed the matters pertaining to bilateral trade along with transit trade and called for proper consultation before finalizing the new APTTA.
Security situation denies Asad’s plane landing in Kabul
Top Story
April 9, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser’s visit to Kabul was postponed abruptly after the plane aboard Pakistan delegation was denied landing at the Hamid Karzai International Airport at the last moment on Thursday.
Mohammad Sadiq, Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, tweeted that visit of Speaker Asad Qaiser was postponed due to security reasons. The speaker was heading a nine-member parliamentary delegation to Kabul on the special invitation of his counterpart Chairman Wolesi Jirga Afghanistan Mir Rehman Rahmani.
“The aircraft of the speaker was denied permission to land at the Hamid Karzai International Airport due to a security threat,” Sadiq said on Twitter.
Pakistan National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser.
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The plane was about to descend when the control tower informed of the closure of the airport A plane carrying Pakistan s Parliament Speaker and a delegation of lawmakers was not allowed to land in Kabul and was turned back due to security reasons after explosives, apparently years old, were found buried near the airport. National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser was heading a nine-member parliamentary delegation to Kabul for a three-day visit on the special invitation of Speaker of Afghan Wolesi Jirga Mir Rehman Rehmani. A spokesperson for the speaker said that Mr. Qaiser along with the delegation had departed for Kabul from the Islamabad International Airport as per schedule but when their aircraft was still in the air, the delegation members were informed that Kabul airport had been closed due to some “security reasons”, the Dawn News reported.