Author: Ahmed Mukhtar Naqshbandi

NCOC counts 1,002,430 recovered cases after recording 3,027 more survivors.
Pakistan’s positivity rate is now 6.23%.
The number of active or currently ill patients are at 89,673

Cable offered recommendations on ways to mitigate the crisis and accelerate an evacuation.

Pakistan tells Taliban its soil will not be used against Afghanistan, hopes for the same from Afghanistan.
Situation along Afghan border satisfactory, no refugees crisis so far, says interior minister.
Pakistan has completed 97-98% of the fencing around Afghan border, says Sheikh Rasheed.

Hekmatyar said that the Ghani government has refused the transfer of power to an interim government & failed to secure Kabul.

The US has reached out to Pakistan and half a dozen other countries it believes can influence the situation in…

The insurgents have sought to project greater moderation in recent years, but many Afghans remain skeptical.

Joe Biden administration faces internal backlash after Taliban take over Kabul.
Pentagon officials say they had warned the concerned authorities about the situation.
US military officials criticise State Department for delaying visa process for Afghan allies.

Taliban will be denied access to any Afghan reserves held in US accounts.
The central bank’s gross reserves totaled $9.4 billion at the end of April, says IMF.
In addition to freezing assets, Washington could also block aid to Afghanistan from multilateral lenders like IMF and World Bank.