Posts tagged as: Afghanistan

Seminar urges SAARC members to work for economic prosperity

Seminar urges SAARC members to work for economic prosperity Participants of a seminar agreed to take concrete steps to enhance people-to-people contact and trade relations among SAARC member countries to make the region prosperous and hub of the economic activities. In a seminar organized by the South Asia Free Media Association (SAFMA), speakers urged to […]

Pakistan has no hidden interests in Afghanistan, claims Pakistan Foreign Minister

Pakistan has no hidden interests in Afghanistan, claims Pakistan Foreign Minister Pakistan has no hidden agenda in Afghanistan, says foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar. Khar on Friday said Pakistan was only interested in a peaceful and stable Afghanistan. Addressing a joint press conference with German foreign minister Guido Westerwelle Friday, Khar said the onus lay […]

Political scenario of Afghanistan after 2014

Political scenario of Afghanistan after 2014 After the incident of September 11th, 2001, United States of America and its allies attacked Afghanistan in search of Al-Qaeda leadership, without keeping in mind any of the ethical grounds of human rights, though it claims to be a champion of morality in the world. At the time of […]

Two British Nationals killed in a Drone Strike in North Waziristan

Two British Nationals killed in a Drone Strike in North Waziristan On Friday, November 18, 2011 Britain was looking into reports of two British nationals, accused of extremist links, killed in a drone strike in Pakistan’s tribal region. According to reports the names of the men were Ibrahim Adam, 24, and Mohammed Azmir, 37-year-old. Reports […]

German foreign minister appreciates Pakistan’s commitment to fighting terrorism in Afghanistan

With an important conference on regional security amongst Afghanistan and her neighbours set to take place in Bonn in the first week of December, German foreign minister has come out and stated that he is looking forward to working with Pakistan in Afghanistan after Hina Rabbani Khar made it clear in her latest statement that […]

US to keep hands off our Nukes: Pakistan

US to keep hands off our Nukes: Pakistan Pakistan sought a firm guarantee from the US that its nuclear arsenal is secure during Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to Islamabad last month. Officials familiar with Clinton’s meetings with Pakistan’s top civilian and military leaders said that concerns about the safety of the country’s nuclear […]

U.S. President Barack Obama aims to increase military presence in Asia-Pacific region following his trip to Australia

U.S. President Barack Obama aims to increase military presence in Asia-Pacific region following his trip to Australia The U.S. President Barack Obama will reveal plans to increase the military presence in Asia-Pacific region, during his visit to Australia. Obama aims to improve relations between both countries to a further level. Australia has proved to be […]

Taliban claim Afghan Jirga security plan has been compromised

  The Taliban claimed to have acquired the security plan for an upcoming grand jirga of tribal elders in Afghanistan. The loya Jirga, as it is known, is believed to be vital in deciding the current Afghan government’s policy towards American forces stationed in the country. The Taliban struck the last loya jirga, held in […]

Top militant leader in North Waziristan threatens to break peace pact with Pakistan government

Top militant leader in North Waziristan threatens to break peace pact with Pakistan government The most powerful militant leader in the North Waziristan border region Hafiz Gul Bahadur has threatened to tear up a peace accord and turn his fighters against the government. Bahadur has an unofficial non-aggression pact with the military, focusing instead on […]

A Date with Time: Significance of August 14th 2002

We have witnessed a lot of changes over the past few years, some of the changes are positive and some negative. It was the day when two passenger airplanes hit the World Trade Center in America that changed everything for a lot of people. Thousands of people were killed during the attacks on the World […]

A structural failing of the Criminal Justice System

A structural failing of the Criminal Justice System Pakistan is the world’s third-most dangerous country for women, after Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, based on a survey conducted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation. In its 2010 report, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan says almost 800 women were victims of “honour killings” — […]

Amnesty International rejects Taliban call to reduce civilian casualties

Amnesty International rejects Taliban call to reduce civilian casualties Human rights group Amnesty International stated that Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar’s call for fighters to reduce civilian casualties was “hypocritical”. Amnesty said the statement issued in Omar’s name last week to mark the Muslim holiday of Eidul Azha was “more about propaganda and less about […]

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