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‘Pakistan’s nuclear program is a cause of stability in South Asia’

WASHINGTON: Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry on Thursday said Pakistan’s nuclear program is a cause of stability in South Asia. Speaking at Pakistan’s Embassy...

India’s Nuclear Dangers

The upcoming Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) – the final such summit of Obama’s presidency and perhaps the last ever – provides a critical opportunity...

Pakistan is winning the war against terrorism

We take exception to the assertion that in Pakistan the double game is far more deeply rooted (Editorial, 29 March). It is beyond comprehension...

Balochistan is seething, and that can’t make China happy about investing

Prime Minister Sharif and his deputies, whether they admit it or not, are worried about Balochistan, Pakistan’s restive western province. Baloch separatists are striking...

Afghan Taliban Dissident Pledges Allegiance to Leader

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Senior members of the Afghan Taliban said on Thursday that a prominent figure within the militant group who had opposed its...

What one should know about the NSS

The Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) process will conclude with the final summit in Washington DC, on April 1. The NSS will also mark the...

Resetting Pakistan-Iran relations

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to Pakistan last week was the first Iranian bilateral summit visit since 2002. The bilateral relationship has never reached...

Understanding Nuclear Security Summits

The US will be hosting the fourth and last Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) in Washington D.C. from March 31 to April 1. This piece...

Solid cooperation with Pakistan on N-security, says US

WASHINGTON: The United States has “a very solid cooperation” on nuclear security with Pakistan and plans to continue this collaboration, says US Under-Secretary of...

Pakistan-India ties: Spook’s arrest threatens back channel contacts

ISLAMABAD: A backchannel mechanism between the national security advisers (NSA) of Pakistan and India to discuss security and terrorism related issues is in danger...