Soon From LAHORE & KARACHI A sister publication of CENTRELINE & DNA News Agency www.islamabadpost.com.pk ISLAMABAD EDITION IslamabadWednesday, August 25, 2021 Pakistan’s First AndP Only DiplomaticO Daily STPrice Rs. 20 I hope Taliban will India has no China slams honor their vows about business in Afghanistan women rights: Bachelet Afghanistan policy of US Detailed News On Page-08 Detailed News On Page-01 Detailed News On Page-08 Briefs ‘India has no FM visits neighboring states business in Staff RepoRt ISLAMABAD: Foreign Min- ister Makh- Afghanistan’ doom Shah Mahmood Fawad Ch says Pakistan carrying out Qureshi has embarked serious efforts for the evacuation of upon visits to Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, foreign nationals from Kabul Turkmenistan and Iran. During the visit, the Foreign Minister will have high-level Cabinet defers interactions to exchange views on the evolving sit- decision on uation in Afghanistan and ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani in a meeting with Ambassador of Saudi Arabia on enhancing bilateral rela- media authority Nawaf Bin Saeed Al Maliki at embassay of Saudi Arabia. – DNA tions. In the consultations, Foreign Minister Qureshi will share Pakistan’s per- DNA Pakistan- spective on the latest de- ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet meeting on velopments in Afghanistan. Tuesday deferred approval of the so- China mull CIA chief meets ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister Pakistan believes that the called Pakistan Media Development Au- neighboring countries have for Information and Broadcasting strategy Chaudhry Fawad Hussain addressing thority (PDMA). Federal Information a vital stake in the peace, Minister Fawad Ch informed media that to counter security and stability of Af- a press conference. – DNA the Prime Minister has asked further Mullah Baradar ghanistan and the region. deliberations on the subject. attacks Special coRReSponDent The minister said according to prime min- The meeting came as efforts to evacuate NAB doesn’t ister’s advice, we will further negotiate thousands of people became increasingly urgent ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet on Tues- with the stakeholders. The minister said ali fuRqan day reiterated its stance that India was mak- see frauds in his only concern was the issue of fake ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and ing constant efforts to sabotage Afghanistan news and protection of rights of media agencieS US to complete peace process and said it should not meddle China are formulating a BRT project workers. Other than that he had nothing joint security strategy for in affairs of the land-locked country. against any media house, he added. WASHINGTON: US Central Intelligence “India must stay away from the whole the protection of Chinese pull-out by Aug 31 DNA nationals and companies Agency chief Wil- process going on in Afghanistan as it is through baseless propaganda campaign. liam Burns held WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden plans neither its neighbour, nor has any role in Fawad said Foreign Minister Shah Me- working in Pakistan. Feder- ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Mus- al Interior Minister Sheikh a secret meeting to stick to his August 31 deadline for U.S. lim League-N Afghanistan peace process,” Minister for hmood Qureshi apprised the Cabinet of the in Kabul with troops to leave Afghanistan, an administra- Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry evolving situation in Afghanistan. He said Rasheed Ahmed confirmed (PML-N) that a joint strategy would Taliban co-found- tion official said Tuesday. Earlier, Biden spokesper- Fawad Hussain said while briefing the the Cabinet was informed that Pakistan was er Mullah Ab- and other G-7 leaders met virtually to dis - media about Federal Cabinet meeting, carrying out serious efforts for the evacu- be formulated to counter son Marri- the attacks on the Chinese dul Ghani Baradar, the Washington Post cuss the situation in Afghanistan, with sev - yum Aurang- chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan. ation of foreign nationals from Kabul.” We reported Tuesday. The Monday meeting, eral pushing for him to keep U.S. troops in He lashed out at India for using Afghan soil are facilitating the evacuation of thousands citizens and projects in Pa- zeb has said kistan. He stated this in a the country beyond next week’s deadline that the National Accounta- during previous government, led by Ashraf of people of different nationalities from Continued on Page 06 to facilitate the ongoing evacuation effort. Ghani, to sponsor terrorism in Pakistan and Afghanistan’s capital Kabul”, he added. press conference the other bility Bureau (NAB) did not day here in Islamabad. see the frauds committed in said now its media had been on the fore- front to sabotage the Afghan peace process Continued on Page 06 This statement came a few BRT’s Rs126 billion project. days after the attack on Responding the new corrup- Chinese citizens in Gawa- G-7 leaders discuss tion case against PML-N dar port city of Balochistan. President Shehbaz Sharif, Chinese ambassador also the PML-N spokesperson Bilawal welcomes PDM raised the issue of safety of Afghanistan situation said that Prime Minister Chinese nationals in Paki- Imran Khan did not get any stan and demanded stronger summons by the bureau. “Al- decision to launch protests security protocol for them. new DeSK Impossible to evacuate legations of corruption of bil- The attack at the Gwadar lions and trillions have now PPP has faced the government on every issue East Bay Expressway project LONDON: An emergency all people: Spain fallen to 4.5 million,” she from the beginning, Karachi has many problems injured one Chinese national meeting of the G7 lead- added. The PML-N leader and killed two local children. ers on Tuesday agreed MADRID:L Spain will not be able to rescue all Af- also said that the spectacle, that the Taliban will be ghans who served Spanish missions in Afghanistan which has been run for three Continued on Page 06 held accountable for its because of the “dramatic” situation on the ground, years, has now exposed. Miftah Ismael actions in Afghanistan on Defence Minister Margarita Robles said Tuesday. Faisal urges IMF chief Continued on Page 06 Continued on Page 06 youth to get quits party post thanks Pakistan vaccinated DNA DNA LAHORE: Pakistan DNA ISLAMABAD: Special Muslim League-Nawaz ISLAMABAD: International Assistant naziR Siyal (PML-N) Sindh General Monetary Fund (IMF) Man- Secretary Miftah Isma- to Prime aging Director Kristalina el has resigned from his Minister KARACHI: Pakistan Peo- Georgieva has expressed party post arguing that on Nation- ples Party (PPP) Chairman “deep and sincere grati- politics became diffi- al Health Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has tude” for Pakistan’s assis- cult in the presence of Services, welcomed the decision of tance in the safe and swift ‘badmash tola’ (mafia) Regulations and Coordi- the Pakistan Democratic evacuation of the organisa- Movement (PDM) to start in Karachi. The sourc- tion’s personnel and their nation, Dr Faisal Sultan es further claimed that Tuesday said that citizens political activities. Talking families from Afghanistan. to Media, Bilawal Bhutto Miftah Ismael had ten- of age group 17 and 18 In a letter to Prime Minis- said that PPP is serving the dered his resignation to years would be allowed to ter Imran Khan, Georgieva people with clear intentions. the top leadership of the party. The sources said while get COVID-19 vaccine from wrote that the "instrumental He appealed to the people giving reasons for his resignation Miftah Ismael said September 1st. Address- roles" played by Pakistan’s for support and coopera- politics has become very difficult in Karachi and Sindh ing a press conference, Dr ministers of foreign affairs, tion. He said that Paksitan in the presence of “a gang of goons”. It is pertinent to finance, and defence, as well Faisal said that with this Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), and note that PPP candidate Qadir Khan Mandokhail had decision all young people as State Bank of Pakistan emerged victorious in NA-249 by-poll recount defeat - Governor Reza Baqir, were of this age group will be el- Continued on Page 06 ing Miftah Ismael of PML-N by 909 votes. much appreciated. igible for vaccination. Inside... Taliban urges US to stop Aussie investors must be convinced for tech transfer to Pakistan – Page 02 evacuating skilled Afghans Dr. Alvi for increasing the quantum of The Taliban spokesman says any extension in the August 31 online education – Page 03 deadline, if being considered, is “unilateral” Chakwal’s uplift Govt top priority, Special coRReSponDent Confusion over Ukraine says Ch. Sarwar in abul – Page 04 K America’s KABUL: The Taliban have asked the jet 'hijacking' in Kabul strategic mess is US not to encour- creating a void age the Afghans – Page 05 from leaving their MonitoRing DeSK homeland, saying KIEV: Ukraine's deputy foreign minister said Tuesday that one of the Kamala Harris they are “not in accuses China country's jets had been hijacked at Kabul airport earlier this month favour” of such a in a version of events later denied by his own ministry. Yevgeny Yenin of ‘intimidation’ move. In a media – Page 06 told the independent Hromadske radio station that a Ukrainian plane briefing in Kabul, had been "hijacked" in Kabul and flown to Iran "with a group of un - Azeri, Uzbek economies spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said “we known passengers on board, instead of evacuating Ukrainians." have good preconditions are not in favour of allowing Afghans to Yenin confirmed to AFP that the incident took place on August 15 and for interaction leave”, as translated from Pashto to that the plane subsequently returned to Ukraine. But his comments – Page 07 English by his interpreter. In a speech were then denied by the foreign ministry. "There are no Ukrainian Full vaccination that continued the conciliatory messag- planes hijacked in Kabul or elsewhere," spokesman Oleg Nikolenko by Oct 15 must for ing put out by the movement since its told AFP, saying that Yenin's words "do not correspond to reality".