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Pakistan and the United States Thursday announced revival of their strategic dialogue to further deepen their partnership in various fields after nearly two years of deadlock. Advisor on National Security, Sartaj Aziz, and the U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, speaking at a joint press conference made the announcement after a series of meetings with […]
A US spy aircraft killed six people in North Waziristan tribal region late Sunday, security sources said. The drone fired two missiles near Shawal area near the Afghan border and hit people who were crossing into Pakistan from Afghanistan. Three people also injured in the strike, they said. The slain men could not be identified. […]
A secret document obtained by the London-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism reveals for the first time the Pakistan government’s internal assessment of dozens of drone strikes, and shows scores of civilian casualties. The United States has consistently claimed only a tiny number of non-combatants have been killed in drone attacks in Pakistan – despite research […]
A roadside bomb Friday killed at least two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel in Khyber tribal region, security sources said. They said an improvised explosive device (IED) hit the patrolling party in Akakhel area of Bara Tehsil. No group claimed responsibility. The Taliban and Lashkar-e-Islam militant groups are carrying out attacks on forces in Khyber agency, […]
The National Assembly was told on Tuesday that a new policy is being evolved to stop the U.S. drone attacks in the country’s tribal regions. Advisor to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs and National Security‚ Sartaj Aziz said the National Assembly the new government is working seriously to bring an end to drone attacks. The […]
Three people were killed and five others injured in a suicide attack in the Afghan capital Tuesday, police said. “Eyewitnesses say that the explosion took place in front of the building of the Human Rights Commission in Kabul city and the target of the attack was Haji Mohammad Mohaqeq, a member of Afghan parliament. It […]
Unidentified men in Khyber tribal region on Monday fired rockets on containers carrying supplies for MATO forces in Afghanistan, killing at least five people, officials said. The drivers and cleaners of the containers were killed as the attackers torched the containers in Jamrud area of Khyber Agency, bordering Afghanistan. An official […]
Pakistan has welcomed the appointment of new US Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan and hoped that the appointment would help joint efforts to establish peace, stability and prosperity in the region. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday named James Dobbins, a career diplomat, as the new special representative for Afghanistan and […]
Army Chief, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani held talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and US Secretary of State John Kerry in Brussels and discussed Afghan reconciliation process, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. The meeting was held in a positive and constructive atmosphere, a Foreign Ministry statement said. “It was emphasized that a peaceful, […]
Pakistan will participate in the Trilateral Core Group Meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, and US Secretary of State, John Kerry in Brussels on 23-24 April, the Foreign Ministry said Monday. Pakistan army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani will be proceeding to Brussels to attend the meeting, a […]
Pakistan Friday urged all concerned stakeholders including the United States to devote their energies towards making Afghanistan peaceful, progressive, prosperous and stable country in the post-withdrawal period. Concerns about possible instability in Afghanistan grow as the endgame fast approaching and the Taliban and the U.S. have not resumed peace talks. Pakistan is also […]
The Afghan government on Monday protested the unilateral construction of facilities by neighboring Pakistan along its eastern border. “The recent construction of a gate and other facilities along the so-called Durand line took place without any coordination with Afghanistan,” Afghan Defense Ministry Spokesman General Zahir Azimi told reporters at a joint press conference in […]
