Nobody asks Indian PM why you are killing innocent Kashmiris: Musharraf
BERLIN: Former President Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf has said that the West blames Pakistan for everything nobody asks Indian prime minister, why did you arm your country with a nuclear weapon? Why are...
View ArticleTaliban, Afghan govt in talks to end war: Report
WASHINGTON: Secret talks aimed at ending the war in Afghanistan have begun between representatives of the Taliban and the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, The Washington Post reported on...
View ArticleTaliban blow up NATO tankers to avenge drone attacks
QUETTA: At least one man killed and over two dozen NATO containers were torched when unidentified miscreants attacked a NATO convoy at Western Bypass in the Quetta city on Wednesday.The attackers set...
View ArticlePentagon says 100 insurgents killed near border
WASHINGTON: U.S. and Nato forces have killed more than 100 fighters from a Pakistan-based faction of the Taliban during two weeks of stepped-up military operations along the Afghanistan-Pakistan...
View ArticleTaliban commander among three militants killed: NATO
KABUL: As many as three Taliban militants including a commander have been killed in a clash with Nato and Afghan troops in western part of Afghanistan, Nato claimed Sunday. In another incident, another...
View ArticleU.S. military officials press new tactics against Taliban
WASHINGTON: US military officials racing to make progress in Afghanistan are pressing new tactics to cut off the flow of Taliban fighters and bomb-making materials from Pakistan into key battlefields...
View ArticleNATO lets Taliban leaders go to Kabul for talks
BRUSSELS: NATO sometimes allows Taliban leaders to travel to Kabul to allow them to hold tentative peace talks with the Afghan government, an alliance official said. As part of efforts to support...
View ArticleRabbani claims to convince Taliban for talks
KABUL: Former Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani claimed Thursday that he convinced the Taliban to negotiate peace after nine years of war in Afghanistan. Talking to media here, Rabbani, who heads...
View ArticleAfghanistan’s aid workers advised to seek permission from Taliban
KABUL: Aid workers should seek permission from the Taliban to operate in areas they control, said a leading NGO the other day. In a gloomy assessment of the current security situation, the Afghanistan...
View ArticlePakistan willing to assist Afghan talks: Qureshi
BRUSSELS: Pakistan said on Friday it was willing to assist talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban because stability and peace in Afghanistan were in its own interests, foreign news agency...
View ArticleSermons promoting extremism
Friday prayers hold a special place in the culture and tradition of every Muslim country, including Pakistan. While many Muslims try to pray five times a day, it is indeed Friday when mosques are...
View ArticlePatterson believes Kashmir solution must for busting militancy: Wikileaks
ISLAMABAD: Former US Ambassador to Pakistan, Anne W. Patterson had believed that the solution of Kashmir issue was essential to isolate Taliban. Referring to the revelation of the Wikileaks, a private...
View ArticleTaliban co-founder tipped off U.S. on Osama hideout: Report
London: A Taliban leader tipped-off the U.S. about where Osama bin Laden was hiding in Pakistan, a media report here said. The Mirror cited secret papers found at Osama’s high-walled compound in...
View ArticleU.S. seeks direct talks with Taliban’s Mullah Omar
WASHINGTON: With America expected to begin withdrawing troops from Afghanistan in July, Washington has stepped up the pace of talks with Taliban leaders. During a visit to Islamabad last month, Marc...
View ArticleObama tries to mend strained ties with Pakistan
WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD — President Obama phoned the president of Pakistan on Sunday to offer “condolences” for the deaths of two dozen soldiers killed in NATO airstrikes along the Afghan border, the...
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