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Afghanistan’s tough year, but optimism persists
"A spark of joy, a ray of hope in Afg inferno," tweeted the renowned Afghan journalist Bilal Sarwary over the weekend, referring to last...
Pakistan bound to emerge as top most nation: Air Chief
SLAMABAD: Air Chief Marshall, Sohail Aman on Sunday said that Pakistan was bound to succeed and emerged as the top most nation of the...
Pakistan success stories increase hopes of global polio eradication
The raid that killed Osama bin Laden in May 2011 was blamed for a spike in polio in Pakistan because some used the CIA’s...
Mirwaiz: Radicals will try to sabotage Indo-Pak talks
SRINAGAR: With growing warmth in Indo-Pakistan ties, the moderate Hurriyat faction today urged the leadership in the two countries to take forward the peace...
PM’s Pak visit will lead to other steps: Minister
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Pakistan is a “positive step” which would lead to more such steps, Minister of State in the PMO...
‘PM Modi’s good gesture towards Pakistan aimed at winning UNSC membership’
Islamabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's good gesture towards Pakistan was a part of his efforts to get permanent membership to the UN Security Council...
India deal unlikely to secure Toshiba’s lofty nuclear plans
Japan's Toshiba Corp may need to curb its ambitions in nuclear power even as it looks set to win a deal in India, battling...
Ball of dialogue now in India’s court: Pakistan
ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI: In the midst of immense uncertainty over foreign secretary-level talks after the Pathankot attack, Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj...
Rights group says India using torture as war tactic
ISLAMABAD: Indian forces in held Kashmir use torture as weapon to punish Kashmiri detainees and to force them into becoming informers, or join organisations...
Govt advised to be cautious while pursuing normalisation with India
ISLAMABAD: Former defence secretaries want the government to be extra cautious in pursuing a normalisation process with India because they do not see a...



