Pakistan
Pakistan
“Carrot-and-stick policy needed with Afghan Taliban” claims prominent journalist Ahmed Rashid
" Unless the Pakistani state applies commensurate pressure, efforts to persuade the Afghan Taliban to open a dialogue with the government…
Pakistan will continue to play ‘sincere role’: FO
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday said it will continue to play a ‘sincere role’ in facilitating Afghan peace talks after the Taliban…
Foreign funding: 3 Islamabad-based NGOs barred from working
On the personal direction of Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar, the capital administration restrained at least three Islamabad-based Non-Government Organisations (NGOs)…
Crippling disability fails to stop courageous woman from Swat vally
Completely unaware of the International Women’s Day, 21-year-old Tahira resident of Mingora Swat is busy tailoring clothes as she happens to the whole and…
Gitmo’s oldest detainee Saifullah Paracha gets his very 1st parole hearing
The oldest inmate at the prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, pleaded his case earlier yesterday, for freedom after more than a dozen…
Islamabad to expand military cooperation with Saudi Arabia
The country’s top civil and military leadership has decided to expand its engagements with Saudi Arabia and will offer military…
Met Forecast: Countrywide rain likely from today
A seven-day spell of widespread rain with the potential of generating urban and flash flooding at several places in the country is…
‘Pakistan welcomes Malaysian tourists’ said Minister
"Malaysia has expressed willingness to cooperate for tourism development. This will help strengthen bilateral ties,” Minister for Education, Youth and…
Taliban chief tells supporters to move into the mountains
The Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansoor has asked his supporters to “move to the Taliban-controlled areas and mountains in Afghanistan”…