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Civil Society Leaders Begin Unofficial Pakistani-Afghan Talks
ISLAMABAD—Officials, civil society activists and politicians from Pakistan and Afghanistan are holding a two-day unofficial dialogue in Islamabad on how to lessen bilateral tensions,...
In-house with three member delegation from CIS
The terrorist attack in Paris mark the beginning of a new trend in global terrorism as they underlined the Islamic State's intentions to operate...
Public Talk by H.E. Philippe Lacoste on “Climate Change and International Security”
November 02: Hosting a Public Talk by H.E. Philippe Lacoste, Deputy Special Representative for the Paris Climate Conference (CoP21) on “Climate Change and International...
IQBAL’S THOUGHT, AN UNFINISHED AGENDA
Monday, November 09, 2015 - IQBAL is part of our national psyche. In a sense, he defines our national persona, and he has been...
Reports of nuclear talks precede Army chief’s visit
WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s nuclear programme is once again the focus of discussions in the US capital as Army Chief Raheel Sharif prepares to visit Washington...
Pakistan invites India’s FM to moot on Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has invited India’s foreign minister to a crucial regional conference on Afghanistan to be held in Islamabad next month.
The move comes...
Govt forms high-powered panel on FATA reforms
ISLAMABAD: Amid mounting pressure to bring the federally administered tribal areas (Fata) into the mainstream, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif constituted a high-powered committee on...
China offers to ‘host’ Afghan peace talks
ISLAMABAD: China has offered to host a meeting between Afghan government officials and Taliban representatives should the two sides so desire, but refused to...
Afghan President Condemns Slayings of Minority Shiites
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani on Monday condemned the gruesome slayings of seven members of an ethnic Shiite minority abducted in a...
Afghanistan: moving forward
Pakistan's adviser to the prime minister on foreign affairs stated recently that the time was not yet ripe for restarting the Afghan peace talks...