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The train had started its journey like any other: the Jaffer Express rolling steadily through the rugged, untamed terrain of Balochistan, carrying hundreds of passengers
March 13, 2025
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Day: March 13, 2025
![Afghan Interim Government bans women from mosques in Kandahar and Herat during Ramadan, sparking local and global concern. [Image via Afghanistan International]](https://pakasiayouthforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/fd64b9aea267f5b1700df2950b2935b293aad5ac-702x517-1.webp)
PAYF Bulletin
The Afghan Interim Government (AIG) has implemented a ban on women attending mosques in the cities of Kandahar and Herat during the Ramadan prayers, including
March 13, 2025
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![UNODC meeting examines drug cultivation, trafficking in Afghanistan, focusing on IEA’s ban and rising opium production trends. [Image via Khaama Press]](https://pakasiayouthforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/OpiumCrop_slide-e2090bb993441be1602f277d9a4bba7e9156286d-1536x1022-1.webp)
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The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is hosting a meeting to examine drug trends in Afghanistan. This session, scheduled for Wednesday, March
March 13, 2025
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![India plans major development projects in Afghanistan, strengthening ties with the IEA alongside humanitarian efforts. [Image via Afghanistan International]](https://pakasiayouthforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/13a595409826ae46341ee927498389477aa07a35-563x371-1.webp)
PAYF Bulletin
India has expressed interest in launching major development projects in Afghanistan, according to its Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Parvathaneni Harish. During a UN
March 13, 2025
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![China's Special Envoy, Pakistan discuss security concerns over Afghanistan, reaffirming cooperation against regional threats. [Image via Amu]](https://pakasiayouthforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Mohammad-Sadiq-1.webp)
PAYF Bulletin
Ambassador Yue Xiaoyong, China’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, and his delegation were received in Islamabad today, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. The meeting focused on the
March 13, 2025
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![Iran claims heroin and methamphetamine production has gone underground in Afghanistan, posing a serious threat to the region. [Image via Tolo News]](https://pakasiayouthforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/vlcsnap-2025-03-12-19h47m25s001.webp)
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Hossein Zolfaqari, the secretary-general of the Iranian Drug Control Headquarters, claimed on the sidelines of a meeting in Vienna that heroin and methamphetamine are being
March 13, 2025
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![Save the Children shuts 18 health centers in Afghanistan, warns of more closures as foreign aid cuts worsen child malnutrition. [Image via Tolo News]](https://pakasiayouthforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/vlcsnap-2025-03-12-19h05m39s811.webp)
PAYF Bulletin
Save the Children has announced the closure of 18 health centers in Afghanistan and added that 14 more will be shut down in the coming
March 13, 2025
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![UAE confirms no official visa ban on Pakistanis; stricter scrutiny due to fake documents, overstays, and social media misuse. [Image via APP/File]](https://pakasiayouthforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1291392_8847127_NAA_akhbar.webp)
PAYF Bulletin
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a written reply on Wednesday informed the National Assembly that the UAE authorities have conveyed that there was
March 13, 2025
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![CM Balochistan condemns Jaffar Express Train terrorist attack; security forces rescue hostages, eliminate 30 militants. [Screengrab via Geo News]](https://pakasiayouthforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1291193_4329450_CM-Bugti-2_updates.webp)
PAYF Bulletin
Condemning the terrorist attack on the Jaffar Express train, Balochistan Chief Minister (CM) Sarfraz Bugti vowed on Wednesday that whoever takes up arms and talks
March 13, 2025
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![Pakistan Army successfully completes Jaffar Express operation, eliminating 33 terrorists and rescuing passengers safely. [Screengrab via Facebook/OfficialDGISPR]](https://pakasiayouthforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1291194_7917702_DG_updates.webp)
PAYF Bulletin
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said on Wednesday that the clearance operation, launched after the Jaffar Express train was
March 13, 2025
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