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Taliban Say They Won’t Attend Peace Talks, but Officials Aren’t Convinced
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban said on Saturday that they would not participate in international peace talks, citing what they claimed were increased American...
Trump says US troops needed in Afghanistan to protect Pak N-arms
WASHINGTON: If elected to the White House, Republican frontrunner Donald Trump would keep US troops in Afghanistan to ‘protect’ Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal.
“I think...
Pakistan’s Big Threat Isn’t Terrorism—It’s Climate Change
For decades, Pakistan has struggled to manage urgent crises, ranging from infrastructure woes to terrorism. While its policies focus on short-term conventional threats, a...
Pathankot attack: Pakistan dismisses Indian allegations as unhelpful
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan termed on Thursday India’s latest allegations against Pakistan over the Pathankot airbase attack as ‘unfortunate and unhelpful’.
“Pakistan strongly condemned the Pathankot...
Top Kabul negotiator accepts legitimacy of Taliban’s Doha office
KABUL: Afghanistan’s top negotiator has termed the Taliban’s Qatar office a ‘legitimate interlocutor’, saying his government is at ease with opening peace talks with...
Kabul-Taliban talks in a few days: FO
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office appears optimistic that the inaugural round of reconciliation dialogue between the Afghan government and Taliban would be held in a...
Four countries ink deal for $10 billion TAPI gas pipeline project
ISLAMABAD: The four nations that are part of the $10-billion Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (Tapi) gas pipeline project have signed an initial investment agreement, a move that...
PAKISTAN’S STRENGTHS ACKNOWLEDGED
DESPITE the trials and tribulations the nation is passing through, Pakistan has some in-built strength, which is acknowledged by its allies. An article titled...
Kabul Sees ‘Last Chance’ for Peace With Taliban
KABUL—Afghanistan’s chief peace negotiator says talks with Taliban-led insurgent groups are a “last opportunity” for accord, despite increasing violence during the past six months...
COAS reiterates support to Kabul
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Wednesday made a brief stopover in Kabul where he attended the change of command ceremony...