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Breakthrough at last
ISLAMABAD: Ten days and three meetings — that’s all it took Pakistan and India to break a years-old deadlock in their strained relations.
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US, China add weight to Afghan peace push
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United States have expressed their commitment to enabling an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned political process that promotes a dialogue between...
Taliban Peace Talks Encouraged by Afghans, Pakistan and U.S. Officials
Officials from Afghanistan, Pakistan and the U.S. expressed willingness Wednesday to explore and encourage efforts to boost dialogue between Afghanistan’s government and Taliban groups,...
US sees plenty of room for growth in bilateral trade
KARACHI: US Consul General in Karachi Brian Heath has said although the trade volume between the United States and Pakistan stands above $5 billion...
Impact of Indian construction on rivers to be evaluated
ISLAMABAD: Having lost a couple of major international arbitrations in water disputes, the government has decided to carry out a comprehensive study to evaluate...
Pakistan’s Afghan challenge
IT was unimaginable just a couple of years ago — Pakistan hosting an international conference with high-level political delegations from across the region.
That...
Pakistan and India agree to resume diplomatic dialogue
Relations between Pakistan and India improved dramatically on Wednesday when the two sparring nuclear-armed neighbours agreed to unrestricted talks after years of disagreeing terms...
Afghan President Receives Unexpected Welcome in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Afghan political leaders publicly warned President Ashraf Ghani not to smile when he came to Pakistan for a global conference on...
Pakistani Officials: Afghan Peace Talks Expected Next Week
ISLAMABAD—Peace talks between the Afghan government and Taliban are likely to resume as early as next week, Pakistani officials said Wednesday.
“An internationally guaranteed...
Regional conference backs resumption of Afghan peace talks
ISLAMABAD — A regional conference held in Pakistan on Wednesday ended with calls for the resumption of Afghan-Taliban peace negotiations and an agreement by...