Daily Study Abroad

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan and the Af­ghan Taliban on Satur­day completed the first round of their talks in the Qatari capital Doha. ​ 

Foreign Office says strikes in Afghanistan undertaken in self-defence Media reports claim Pak, Afghan talks set to start in Doha Defence Minister says no delegations will go to Kabul Wherever the source of terrorism lies, it will have to pay heavy price: Kh Asif. ​ 

Shehbaz Sharif says Pakistan wants permanent end to terrorism originating from Afghanistan Pak Armed Forces forcefully responded to Afghan aggression under leadership of Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir. ​ 

LAHORE – Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has announced the establishment of four new industrial estates across Punjab for foreign investors, marking a major step toward revitalizing the province’s industrial landscape. ​ 

KHYBER – The unstable relations due to the tension between Pakistan and Afghanistan at the Pak-Afghan border has severely affected the bilateral trade at Torkham border. ​ 

KARACHI – Senior leader of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and former speaker of the Sindh Assembly Agha Siraj Durrani passed away here on Wednesday. ​ 

ISLAMABAD – Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Commerce,Rana Ihsaan Afzal Khan, on Wednesday, called on Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Foreign Trade of the United Arab Emirates During the meeting, both dignitaries reviewed the state of bilateral trade and economic cooperation between Pakistan and the UAE. ​ 

KARACHI – The Greater Karachi Regional Plan 2047 has been launched to improve the urban, administrative and environmental future of Karachi to provide a comprehensive, sustainable development framework for the city on the 100th anniversary of Pakistan. ​ 

This screengrab shows Taliban posts destroyed after unprovoked firing in Kurram on Tuesday. ​ 

KP CM oath taking. ​