WASHINGTON: Requesting $742 million in aid to Pakistan, US Secretary of State John Kerry told US lawmakers on Tuesday that the Obama administration was helping Afghanistan and Pakistan fight terrorism. “We are helping Afghanistan and Pakistan to counter violent extremism, … read more
WASHINGTON: The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday sharply questioned US plans to sell F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, questioning Pakistani actions in Afghanistan. “They continue to support the Taliban, the Haqqani network and give safe haven … read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday offered to host the first round of direct talks between the Afghan government and Taliban groups in Islamabad, which are expected to take place by the first week of March. Pakistan has graciously made the offer … read more
ISLAMABAD: Militants said on Saturday they had blown up a girls’ school in South Waziristan , the latest in a string of attacks on educational institutions. There were no casualties, but the bomb destroyed three out of five classrooms of … read more
ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain says anti-terror operation would continue till the elimination of the menace from all parts of the country, including Karachi. Addressing Convocation of Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology in Islamabad on Saturday, he said the … read more