Pakistan, Iran sign deal to secure border for increasing trade
QUETTA: Pakistan and Iran have reiterated their resolve not to allow anyone to use their soil for terrorism against each other and agreed to...
War to go on till last ‘terrorist is eliminated’
ISLAMABAD: A meeting presided over by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif here on Friday discussed the overall security and economic situation of the country.
An...
US general seeks Pakistan’s help to defeat Afghan terrorists
WASHINGTON: It is important to ‘enlist’ Pakistan for defeating terrorists in Afghanistan, says a senior US general nominated to head US and Nato troops...
US Will Not Target Haqqanis in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD—The United States military for the first time has categorically stated its counterterrorism operations in Afghanistan are not targeting the Haqqani network of militants,...
US prepares for tough fight, long stay in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Ash Carter has warned that 2016 would be a tough fighting season in Afghanistan while his new commander called for...
Role in anti-terror coalition discussed with Saudi Arabia
ISLAMABAD: As Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif embarked on a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia and Iran, their focus...
Pakistan urges Riyadh, Tehran to re-engage
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday urged Saudi Arabia and Iran to open their channels of communication to defuse tensions, as Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and...
Pakistan launches efforts to end Riyadh-Tehran standoff
RIYADH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman met with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Mohammed Nawaz Sharif at Al-Yamamah Palace on Monday to discuss...
Aziz hits back at Obama over negative Pakistan forecast
ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday hit back at United States President Barack Obama for his ‘prediction’ that Pakistan would remain in turmoil for decades....
Pakistan: an optimist’s take
I don’t know what worries me more. My own future or that of Pakistan. But I know for sure that I am because Pakistan...
