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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....
86 killed in blasts at Ankara rally
ANKARA: At least 86 people were killed on Saturday in the Turkish capital when bombs set off by two suspected suicide attackers ripped through...
Ankara terrorist attack: What does it mean for Turkey?
The toll from Saturday's twin bombings in Ankara is appalling enough -- the deadliest single terrorist attack on Turkish soil. But the atrocity will...
Obama will be the only person sticking to Iran deal
Sometime this week, President Obama is scheduled to sign an executive order to meet the Oct. 15 “adoption day” he has set for the...
Iran’s Parliament Approves Outline of Bill on Nuclear Deal
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's parliament on Sunday approved an outline of a bill that would allow the government to implement a historic nuclear deal...
US to issue ‘condolence payments’ to families of victims of Afghan hospital airstrike
The Pentagon said on Saturday it would issue “condolence payments” to families of victims in the U.S. airstrike that destroyed a hospital and killed...
Spying Case Against U.S. Envoy Is Falling Apart, and Following a Pattern
WASHINGTON — Last fall, federal agents raided the home and office of Robin L. Raphel in search of proof that she, a seasoned member...