Pakistan Saturday released senior Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar to help in the reconciliation process in Afghanistan, the Foreign Ministry said. Baradar, number two in the Taliban hierarchy, was arrested in the Pakistani port city of Karachi in February 2010 in a joint raid by the Pakistani and American intelligence agents. Afghan President […]
Pakistan summoned Afghan envoy over cross-border firing which killed five Pakistan nationals in Balochistan province on Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry said. Officials earlier said that Afghan border security guards opened fire in Qamar Din Karez area of Pakistan along the Afghan border and killed five people and injured several others. “The Afghan Charge d’ Affaires […]
Pakistan said Tuesday it will soon release senior Afghan Taliban leader, Mullah Andul Ghani Baradar, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. Mullah Baradar was arrested in Karachi in February 2010 in a joint raid by the American CIA agents and Pakistani forces. Afghanistan welcomed the Pakistani government’s decision. “Although Pakistan is not handing Mullah […]