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A meeting of the Pakistan Study Group (PSG) was held in hybrid mode on 14 February 2024. The main items on the agenda were—the Results of the Pakistan Elections, Government formation after the Elections and the Probabilities of Coalition between Pa....

April 11, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Interaction , Pakistan Army , Imran Khan , Pakistan Elections , Pakistan Study Group , Muttahida Qaumi Movement

Neighborhood News Digest- 25 January 2024

Afghanistan

India sends 40,000 litres of Malathion to help Afghanistan combat locusts-The Khama Press

India has sent 40,000 litres of Malathion pesticide to Afghanistan via the Chabahar port to combat the locust menace. The Ag....

January 25, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Kyrgyzstan , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Imran Khan , Pakistan Elections , Human Rights , Colombo port , Rohingyas , Nepal-India , Death Sentence , Russia-Myanmar , Cabinet , Energy sector , China-Maldives Relations , Xiang Yang Hong 03 , Online Safety Bill , Glaciers , Gyalsung , Agri-business

Neighborhood News Digest- 18 January 2024

Afghanistan

UNICEF Announces 950 Community-Based Education Classes- Tolo News

UNICEF announced the establishment of 950 new community-based education classes in Afghanistan with the cooperation of South Korea. UNICEF has said ....

January 18, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , South Korea , economy , Maldives , Iran , Mizoram , Afghanistan , Bhutan , India-Nepal , Bangladesh , Pakistan Elections , Inflation , Kuwait , BNP , Maldives Tourism , Sri Lanka’s Election , Ministers , Iran air strikes , Pakistan retaliate , 19th Summit of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) , Nepal-Uganda , Ram Temple , Myanmar Refugees , Wa State

Neighborhood News Digest- 04 January 2024

Afghanistan

Islamic Emirate Estimates Daesh Numbers in Afghanistan around 80- Tolo News

The Islamic Emirate’s spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, said that the Daesh has been suppressed in Afghanistan and that between 70 to 80 Dae....

January 04, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Bhutan , Daesh , ISIS , India-Nepal , United States , Imran Khan , Pakistan Elections , TBA , Tourism , Election Commission of India , Islamabad , Sri Lankan Economic Crisis , Chinese Research Vessel , Bangladesh National Election , Herat , India-Maldives defence ties , NUG-China , Sri Lanka-Myanmar

Neighborhood News Digest – 15 December 2023

Afghanistan

Pakistan punishes Kabul with Sirajuddin Haqqani ‘Disclosure’-The Khama Press

Pakistan has let out its worst-kept secret that the top mujahideen personnel of its anti-Russian and, later, anti-US campaigns in Afg....

December 15, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , US , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Bhutan , Pakistan Elections , OIC , refugees , Bangladesh Election , National Day , coup , China-Myanmar , Human Trafficking , Bilawal Bhutto , UNP , Afghan refugees , PM Kakar , Chinese Research Vessel , SJB , Sirajuddin Haqqani , Humanitarian , Budget 2024 , Hydrographic Surveys , Women Empowerment.

Neighborhood News Digest – 02 November 2023

Afghanistan

Over 1 lakh undocumented Afghans returned to Afghanistan: Pak official – Hindustan Times

Pakistan's deadline to expel all undocumented immigrants, including hundreds of thousands of Afghan nationals, is expiring ....

November 02, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Terrorism , elections , India-Nepal , Assam , Pakistan Elections , Bhutan elections , IMF , Inflation , India-Maldives , Myanmar China , Bangladesh-India , India-Sri Lanka , Bhutan King , US-Bangladesh , Afghan immigrants , Operation 1027 , Israel-Gaza , Economic and Technology Corporation Agreement (ETCA) , Maritime Corporation , Transfer capital , Uzbek delegation , Thorthomi Lake , Ground Report

Neighborhood News Digest – 22 September 2023

Afghanistan

US, Islamic Emirate Hold Talks on Narcotics in Doha – Tolo News

Karen Decker, the Chargé d'Affaires of the US Mission to Afghanistan, said on X that she met with the “Taliban delegation” in Doha and held te....

September 22, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Climate Change , Bhutan , elections , USAID , Taliban , Pakistan Elections , Doha , IMF , Human Rights , Suu Kyi , Aid , Khalistan , Nepal-China , PM Dahal , Electricity trade , Sri Lanka UN , Garments Exports

Neighborhood News Digest – 14 September 2023

Afghanistan

China becomes first country to send envoy to Afghanistan after Taliban takeover – Wion

Recently appointed Chinese ambassador to Afghanistan, Zhao Sheng, presented his credentials to Taliban Prime Minister Mullah....

September 14, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Russia , Nepal , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Taliban , Imran Khan , Pakistan Elections , Human Rights , ECB , Hydropower , Chinese Envoy , India wheat , Bangladesh wheat , MNDF , AK-47 , ITC , Mamata Banerjee , President Wickremesinghe , Railway strike

Neighborhood News Digest – 24 August 2023

Afghanistan

Six Pakistan soldiers killed in attack near Afghanistan border – Al Jazeera

Six Pakistani soldiers have been killed in a clash with the Pakistan Taliban near the border with Afghanistan, according to an army stat....

August 24, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , US , Nepal , UNSC , Bhutan , sanctions , Taliban , Pakistan Elections , BRI , Tourism , Border Dispute , Bangladesh-China , Afghan-Pak , India-Sri Lanka , Women in politics , Onion shortage , Transit Policy , Bank Ratio

Neighborhood News Digest – 17 August 2023

Afghanistan

China's Foreign Ministry: What Happened in Afghanistan 'Failure of US' – Tolo News

The fall of Kabul was a military and political "failure" of America, a spokesman for China's foreign ministry said on the annive....

August 17, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Nepal , Afghanistan , Bhutan , elections , Terror attack , Taliban , Pakistan Elections , military , heritage , Women , Oli , Blasphemy , India-Bangladesh , Humanitarian Assistance , China-Sri Lanka , Chinese FM , India-Sri Lanka , China visit , Power Pact , Ex-President