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Taliban pull back from Kunduz as fighting flares up in Ghazni
KABUL: The Taliban said they were pulling back in the northern city of Kunduz on Tuesday in order to protect civilians, but fighting continued...
Taliban Targeted Activists, Media in Northern Afghan City
KABUL, Afghanistan — Within hours of seizing the northern Afghan city of Kunduz last month, Taliban fighters went door-to-door, hunting down not only those...
FO, Indian scholars, diplomats condemn Shiv Sena’s act
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday expressed its “concern” over attempts in India where functions organised for prominent Pakistanis have been disrupted with the recent ugly...
Raheel, Turkish army chief discuss fight against terror
ANKARA: Chief of Army Staff Gen Raheel Sharif, who arrived in Turkey on Monday on a three-day official visit, expressed heartfelt condolence over Ankara...
Indian govt urged to help Pakistanis return home
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz, has expressed concern over the suspension of Samjhota Express train service...
Shiv Sena assaults Kasuri’s host in Mumbai
NEW DELHI: Former foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri survived dire threats from the rightwing Shiv Sena ahead of his book launch in Mumbai on...
Pakistan’s political economy
A COUNTRY which was clocking a growth rate a shade above 5pc per annum for most of its history is now finding that this...
RETHINK COMPOSITE DIALOGUE
INDIA today is scuttling the composite dialogue process with Pakistan. The two countries had taken 50 years to reach an understanding about a structured...
Kunduz attack: The web of intrigues Comment
The attack on Kunduz city and its occupation by the Taliban forces was shocking for the world in general and for the Afghan people...
India building contacts with ISIS, al-Qaeda in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: The Indian government is now working on building contacts with rogue groups in Afghanistan, including al-Qaeda and ISIS, reports from Afghanistan have revealed....