Posted 12/8/2023, 2:00:23 AM
Pakistan Cracks Down on Officials Who Issued Passport to Taliban Minister, Cancels 30K-40K Passports Given to Afghans
- Sirajuddin Haqqani, Afghan Taliban's Interior Minister, reportedly used a Pakistani passport for international travel, especially to Qatar for talks with the US
- Around 30,000-40,000 Pakistani passports were issued to Afghan nationals from different Pakistani provinces
- Pakistan has arrested officials involved in issuing Haqqani's passport and cancelled passports given to Afghans
- US and Pakistan officials will meet to discuss Afghanistan situation and challenges facing Afghan immigrants in Pakistan
- Pakistan rejected recent US terrorism report for failing to acknowledge Pakistan's counterterrorism efforts and reforms on terror financing