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Ezatullah Bek, a member of the provincial council of Ghor, was killed in clashes with the National Directorate of Security (NDS) forces on Thursday, the intelligence agency said in a statement.
According to the statement, the Special Unit of the NDS attempted to arrest Bek, who was a suspect in the assassination of both Abdul Rahman Atshan, the deputy provincial council head of Ghor, and Bismillah Adil Aimaq, a local journalist.
The NDD stated: “Instead of surrendering, Ezatullah Bek opened fire on the forces involved in the operation,” and was killed in the exchange of fire.
At least 36 Taliban insurgents were killed in clashes with the Afghan security forces in southern Kandahar province on Thursday, police said. Jamal Nasir
Balancing the dragon in the Middle East
Today, no relationship is more consequential for the future of world politics as that between the US and China
The writer is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad. She is a LUMS and Warwick alumnus
In the past few years, particularly after hacks on official Qatari websites in 2017 had triggered the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) worst crisis (Qatar-Gulf crunch), countries in the Middle East region, particularly the Gulf, have made extensive efforts to assemble and establish their cyber capacities. Guaranteed and continuous cyber cooperation is now deemed a requisite to effectively counter and monitor threats such as those pertaining to hybrid warfare, supervising terrorist movements and monitoring financial activities.
Pakistan, China friendship important for peace in SA
Islamabad
December 24, 2020
Islamabad : Emerging strategic environment, regional dynamics, and Pakistan-China cooperation to advance peace and stability were discussed at the Second Pakistan-China Think Tank Dialogue organised by China-Pakistan Study Centre (CPSC) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) via videoconferencing on Wednesday.
The dialogue was addressed by Ambassador Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, Director-General Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad and Pang Chunxue, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of China in Islamabad. The dialogue brought together eminent experts of Pakistan-China relations including Dr. Fazal ur Rehman, Director Pakistan Institute of China Studies, Dr. Wang Shida, Deputy Director China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, Amir Rana, Director of Pakistan Institute of Peace Studies and Prof Zhang Jiadong, Director Center for South Asian Studies, Fudan University.
December 23, 2020
Islamabad, Pakistan: China-Pakistan Study Center (CPSC) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) hosted the Second Pakistan-China Think Tank Dialogue via videoconferencing here on Wednesday.
According to a press statement issued by the Centre, the dialogue focused on the emerging strategic environment, regional dynamics, and Pakistan-China cooperation to advance peace and stability. The dialogue was addressed by Ambassador Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, Director-General Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad, and Ms. Pang Chunxue, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of China in Islamabad.
The dialogue brought together eminent experts of Pakistan-China relations including Dr. Fazal ur Rehman, Director Pakistan Institute of China Studies, Dr. Wang Shida, Deputy Director China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, Mr. Amir Rana, Director Pakistan Institute of Peace Studies and Prof Zhang Jiadong, Director Center for South Asian Studies, Fudan Unive