Bashir Ahmad Gwakh
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Multimedia Journalist @rferl | Digital Communication Strategist | Fulbright Scholar | Views are personal. RTs not endorsement
Joined March 2009
The Taliban government in #Afghanistan has issued a statement criticizing #Pakistan “army for crackdown against #TLP”. “Pakistan shouldn’t be using violence against its own citizens,” the statement added. #Ironic
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The Press Club of India calls on the Government of India to ensure that no foreign power is permitted to dictate the terms of engagement with the Indian press,
The Press Club of India strongly condemns the exclusion of women journalists from the first press conference hosted by representatives of the Taliban in India.
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“My wife is very kind to me, so she didn’t wake me up for a couple of hours.” John Martinis was sleeping when news of his Nobel Prize in Physics broke earlier this week. His wife Jean, up reading late into the night received the calls, but let him sleep on. Meet our new
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Kudos to #Indian journalists - especially female journos for grilling the Taliban foreign minister on #AfghanWomen rights and girls education. Muttaqi’s answers were misleading to say the least! @suhasinih @Smita_Sharma @Nidhi @SharmaKadambini
Also kudos to male colleagues who joined the protest against discrimination, requested us today to sit in front row of press conference- although we compete for stories, no conflict over need for #MediaSolidarity and #Zerodiscrimination
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It’s been 4 years since the Taliban banned #AfghanGirls from schools. Taliban FM Amir Khan Muttaqi tells @Smita_Sharma that the schools will stay closed until Amri Sani (2nd order from Taliban leader). Muttaqi gave a general/misleading answer abt #DanishSiddiqui’s brutal killing.
I asked #Muttaqi as to why are Afghan young girls and women barred from schools and education institutes when other islamic nations and ideologies including Iran, Syria, Saudi or Deoband educate their girls. And also if he regrets the brutal killing of journalist #DanishSiddiqui
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2/2 Pakistan army also claimed to have killed 200 Taliban. The Taliban, however, says 6 Afghans and 58 Pakistani soldiers are killed. Some Taliban accounts are sharing graphic videos. Both sides claim to have briefly captured over 25 posts.
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#Pakistan army statement’s confirmation: 23 Pakistani soldiers were killed & 29 were injured. The Taliban spox Zabihullah Mujahid: We halted attacks after Qatar and Saudi’s mediation. The Taliban provincial govt in Khost says: 2 Pakistani soldiers are captured alive.
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Zabihullah Mujahid claims that the Taliban killed 58 Pakistani soldiers during last night clashes. “#Pakistan offered to send a delegation to Kabul but we rejected it,” he said. #Afghanistan
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#Education is not a crime. In a nationwide survey of over 2,000 Afghans, 92% said it was important for girls to continue their schooling. When girls learn, they unlock the potential to shape a better future for all. 🔗 Learn more: https://t.co/1BAcj9UJvh
#ForAllWomenAndGirls
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Emphasizing on civilian supremacy, @AimalWali questioned why #Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir appeared to be leading talks with President Trump and presenting him mineral samples. Instead of answering, Shahbaz Sharif’s govt took away his security.
The federal government/ Interior Ministry has taken back all the security personnel allotted to me and my father and family. Two things 1. If anything happens to me or my family the responsibility will be yours 2. I’ll keep on speaking for the public and am ready for anything
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French photojournalist Antoni Lallican killed by a drone in Ukraine ➡️ https://t.co/9fFlM0TgPh
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Update: The Taliban government in #Afghanistan has restored internet access. Interestingly, internet was also down in some parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and #Balochistan. It raises questions!
#Afghanistan is sliding back to the days when people had to cross into neighboring countries just to make a phone call. That was life under the Taliban’s first rule. It’s happening again, and this time because the Taliban want to censor Afghans and cut them off from the world.
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#Afghanistan is sliding back to the days when people had to cross into neighboring countries just to make a phone call. That was life under the Taliban’s first rule. It’s happening again, and this time because the Taliban want to censor Afghans and cut them off from the world.
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Kabul children spend their days hauling water through Kabul's dusty alleys instead of going to school, an ordeal for one family that reflects Afghanistan's deepening water crisis https://t.co/zyrHS4zXyc
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‘Trump brags of ‘massive’ oil deal in Pakistan – but drilling has not found any,’ @guardian reports. Experts & former ministers say there is no sign of untapped reserves. https://t.co/hWp0xD0DOn
theguardian.com
Announcement of deal baffles experts and former ministers, who say there is no sign of any untapped reserves
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"In most countries, the head of the army answers to the defense minister. In your country, you, the defense minister, answer to the head of the army, don't you?"
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Afghan boy, 13, lands in Delhi by hiding in landing gear of flight from Kabul | Latest News India
hindustantimes.com
After detailed questioning and review by all authorities concerned, the child was repatriated the same day, officials said
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@farzanaalispark @bashirgwakh دیکھوں گے تو ہر موڑ پر مل جائینگے لاشیں ڈھونڈوگے تو اس شہر میں قاتل نہ ملے گا
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Pakistan army & state have provided mercenaries to the Arab monarchies for over 50 years. Remember Brig Zia-ul-Haq massacring the Palestinians in Jordan in Sep 1970? The Saudi-Pakistan defense pact will change nothing for a common Pakistani. Army will make money hands over fist
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