New border demarcation between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan ends decades-old conflict

New border demarcation between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan ends decades-old conflict

The presidents of Kyrgyzstan (right) and Uzbekistan (left) shake hands. Central Asian countries Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan announced new demarcation to end border clashes. After the breakup of the Soviet Union, the 870-mile area between the two countries was the cause of dispute. Local people living on both sides of this disputed border region used to…

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Prime Minister reached Peshawar, called an emergency meeting of security agencies

Prime Minister reached Peshawar, called an emergency meeting of security agencies

Nation salutes its martyrs, Shahbaz Sharif (Photo File) Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reached Peshawar where he called an emergency meeting on the police lines blast. According to Information Minister Maryam Aurangzeb, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reached Peshawar where he has called an emergency meeting and the officials of all relevant institutions after the tragic…

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Afghanistan: Humanitarians await guidelines on women’s role in aid operations

Afghanistan: Humanitarians await guidelines on women’s role in aid operations

Representing the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), they stressed that the world’s largest humanitarian operation – supporting some 28 million people in Afghanistan – simply cannot function without women staff.  The officials reported on their mission to the country last week, in the wake of the edict prohibiting Afghan women from working with local and international…

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