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Wolesi Jirga passes commercial laws; Compliments Holy Quran recitation winners and Cricket team that reached the 2015 World Games competition
The House of Representatives gave official recognition to Ahmad Reshad and Ziaullah for winning the first prize in recitation of the Holy Quran at an international competition in Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
They also gave official recognition to the Cricket team that reached the World Games of 2015.
Qari Ahmad Reshad won the first prize among the 121 countries competing in Egypt and Ziaullah won the first prize among the 60 countries competing in Jeddah.
Recently, the Afghan National Cricket team won first place in their stage competition and will travel to the World Cricket games of 2015 in Australia.
Abdul Raof Ibrahimi, President of Wolesi Jirga, said, “On behalf of the Parliament members, once again I congratulate the winning of Afghan National Cricket team.”
Shahzada Masood, the head of Afghanistan Cricket board requested that the government provide them with better training opportunities so that they can also win the first place at the world competitions.
The Wolesi Jirga in this meeting also approved the scheme of commercial law in 5 chapters and 34 articles.
Sources close to Acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani tell Ariana News that the U.S. government has removed bounties on several Islamic Emirate officials.
According to the sources, those no longer on the list include Sirajuddin Haqqani, Abdul Aziz Haqqani, and Yahya Haqqani.
Acting Minister of Industry and Commerce, Nooruddin Azizi, and Mohammad Sadiq, Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, met on Saturday to address ongoing trade and transit challenges, stressing the importance of preventing political tensions from impacting economic ties, the ministry said in a statement.
The two officials focused on finalizing the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) and resolving issues related to the Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA), the statement read.
The meeting also discussed the upcoming visit of Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister to Afghanistan and a planned visit by an Islamic Emirate delegation to Pakistan.
The ministry hailed Sadiq’s visit to Kabul as a positive step, with Azizi emphasizing its constructive role in enhancing bilateral trade relations.
Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq met on Saturday and discussed bilateral relations, political and economic cooperation, security and transit, said Zia Ahmad Takal, head of public relations at Foreign Ministry in a statement.
In this meeting, Muttaqi emphasized that obstacles to trade and transit are not in anyone’s interest and that certain issues should not be linked together.
He added that the process of Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan should be carried out gradually and with dignity.
According to the statement, Pakistan’s special representative also acknowledged that ensuring security in Afghanistan benefits both Pakistan and the region.
He committed to introducing measures to facilitate the visa issuance process for Afghan citizens.
Mohammad Sadiq also stated that practical steps will be taken to resolve existing trade and transit challenges.
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