Pakistan and Russia have decided to support an “all-inclusive intra-Afghan dialogue”; Afghan security officials expel over 30 ‘Pakistani clerics’ from mosques in southern Kandahar province; Report: Pakistan is at high risk of food crisis
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    • Reports noted that Pakistan and Russia have decided to support an “all-inclusive intra-Afghan dialogue” to guide the war-ravaged country towards lasting peace. “The Afghan endgame was one of the key subjects that came under discussions between Pakistani authorities and the Russian foreign minister, who travelled to Islamabad last week,” a senior Pakistan government official said. Situation in Afghanistan is believed to have been one of the key motivating factors that compelled the two countries to move beyond their bitter past. 1

    In another development, according to reports, Afghan security officials have expelled over 30 ‘Pakistani clerics’ from mosques in southern Kandahar province over ‘provocative speeches’ to encourage people for an ‘uprising against the government’. Hamdullah Nazak, Governor of district Dand in Kandahar, said that Pakistani clerics had come from Balochistan and had no valid documents. “When the authorities asked them to provide documents and prove their identity, they failed,” Nazak said. 2

    In other developments, a recently released report called the Food Security Risk Index by a British consultancy has revealed that Pakistan is at a high risk of food crisis in the coming years. The report ranks Pakistan 27th out of 48 countries named in the report. 3

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