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Pakistani carrier fires 28 pilots over fake licenses scandal
July 8, 2020

Pakistani carrier fires 28 pilots over fake licenses scandal

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s national carrier is firing 28 pilots found to have tainted licenses, the company’s spokesman said Wednesday, the latest chapter in a scandal that emerged in the wake of the Airbus A320 crash in Karachi in May.…READ MORE

US envoy forges ahead with troubled Taliban peace deal
July 5, 2020

US envoy forges ahead with troubled Taliban peace deal

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Washington’s envoy to Afghanistan on Saturday emphasized the economic benefits of the peace deal with the Taliban, forging ahead with an agreement that has run into new political obstacles in the U.S. and the region.…READ MORE

US peace envoy looks to start of talks to end Afghan war
July 2, 2020

US peace envoy looks to start of talks to end Afghan war

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Washington’s peace envoy told Pakistani officials that Afghanistan’s Taliban and Kabul’s political leaders were close to starting negotiations to decide the face of a post-war Afghanistan, a crucial next step in a U.S. deal signed with the Taliban in February, according to a statement released Thursday by the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad.…READ MORE