The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said on Tuesday it had signed an exploration concession agreement with a consortium of four Pakistani companies, in the major oil producer's second competitive block bid round.
“This is a pivotal moment in Afghanistan’s history. The international community must remain engaged,” Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said in a joint press conference with his German counterpart Heiko Maas, at the Foreign Ministry.
On the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari said the government was moving forward in its commitment to “criminalize enforced disappearances”.