Welcome to Pakistan News channel. Washington says the group's fighters launch attacks on foreign and local troops and civilians inside Afghanistan. Indian Navy has its own indigenously developed Air Independent Propulsion system. Her body was found close to the town of Charsadda on Tuesday. Can Pakistan's politicians and generals sit together and resolve their differences? He underlined the importance of the international community playing its part in peaceful resolution of Jammu and Kashmir dispute in line with UN Security Council resolutions. Pakistan is a Muslim-majority South Asian country carved out of the erstwhile British India empire in 1947. Germany and Pakistan enjoy close and diverse relations. The appreciation was expressed by German Ambassador Bernhard Stephen Sehlaghesk during a meeting with Minister for Economic Affairs Khusro Bakhtiar in Islamabad today (Wednesday). They fear that Chinese companies are slowly taking over Pakistan's fishing sector. 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He invited German companies to invest in different sectors, including agriculture, information technologies, tourism and renewable energy. After the Taliban leader Mullah Omar, Jalaluddin was considered the most influential militant figure in Afghanistan. US and Afghan officials claim the Haqqani Network is backed by the Pakistani military, a charge denied by Pakistani authorities. Yet Tobias Pflüger, a member of Germany's Left Party Die Linke, was in no hurry to leave. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Sirajuddin is believed to be an expert on military affairs. Jalauddin Haqqani was not only close to bin Laden, but also had ties with al Qaeda's current chief Ayman al-Zawahiri. Thus far, 6,535 Covid-19 related fatalities have been reported. 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Germany wants to further enhance trade relations with Pakistan and stressed the need for exchange of delegations to explore business collaborations with Pakistani counterparts, he said. Former PM Nawaz Sharif said that the army has gone from a "state within a state" to a "state above the state.". The network is now headed by Sirajuddin Haqqani, Jalaluddin's son. German Chancellor Angela Merkel after the virtual video-conference "The German foreign ministry is too focused on military cooperation," he said. © 2020 Deutsche Welle | Asia From Pakistan to Germany: A German mayor's migration story. In 1995, the Haqqani Network allied with the Taliban and the two groups captured the Afghan capital Kabul in 1996. Legal notice | "We can't be indifferent to Pakistan and I am convinced that the Pakistanis aren't indifferent towards us either," special envoy Potzel said about the bilateral relationship. Reuters Read more: Pakistani and Afghan refugees fear backlash after Berlin attack, A Pakistani man has been accused of spying for Iran on SPD politician Reinhold Robbe. | Mobile version. The cooperation also involves training courses for commanding officers at the German army's academy in Hamburg. ). He appreciated the close contacts between the leadership of the two countries and reiterated that international solidarity and a coordinated approach were the best way to counter the myriad challenges posed by the pandemic. One of Jalaluddin's sons is Anas Haqqani, whose mother hailed from the United Arab Emirates. Even though Germany has elevated Pakistan's archrival India to a strategic partner, Germany's special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Markus Potzel told DW that "Pakistan is too important to ignore.". Some analysts say Sirajuddin's views are more hard line than his father's. After Africa was declared polio-free last month, Afghanistan and Pakistan are now the only countries in the world where the disease is found. Pakistan is a Muslim-majority South Asian country carved out of the erstwhile British India empire in 1947. On September 4, 2018, the Taliban announced that Jalaluddin passed away after a long illness. Millions of children have returned to schools after authorities lifted the countrywide COVID-19 restrictions for educational institutions. Sorya Lippert is deputy mayor of the Bavarian city Schweinfurt. "As long as Taliban-linked Haqqani Network find shelter in Pakistan, we doubt that the fight against terrorism is being conducted with the necessary resolve," Potzel told DW. It is believed that Jalaluddin Haqqani died in 2015, but his group denied those reports at the time. Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood and State Secretary Miguel Berger of the Federal Foreign Office of Germany led their respective sides, a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here said. 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He is only the second cricketer to score a century on both ODI and Test debut. But he added that Germany, or rather its embassy in Pakistan, has to be cautious when it comes to public criticism of the Pakistani government and state institutions. Darul Uloom Haqqania is known for its alleged ties with the Taliban and other extremist groups. Haqqani Network was thought to be against the attack. Why is polio surging in Pakistan and what can be done to curb the disease? Contact A spokesman for the Germany's defense ministry told DW in a written response that the goal of German-Pakistani military cooperation is to "impart specialist knowledge and values, and build long-term relationships.". As its name suggests, Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system reduces a submarine's dependence on atmospheric air. AIP lets a submarine's engine run without atmospheric air for a week. Pakistan, a nuclear power with a history of supporting Islamists operating in Afghanistan, first with American support in the 1980s, has long been seen as being too lenient on groups which aligned with the military's interests in Afghanistan and Kashmir. It is the second most populous Muslim nation in the world. He said Germany would keenly continue economic cooperation with Pakistan in the future and portfolio would be strengthening in the post-Pandemic situation. Such behaviour has come back to haunt Pakistan yet again as Germany has refused to help Pakistan in modernising its submarines. Such behaviour has come back to haunt Pakistan yet again as Germany has refused to help Pakistan in modernising its submarines.Also read | Pakistan falsely claimed it made statement at UNSC: India
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