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China: Will Play Constructive Role To Bring Together Pakistan, Afghanistan

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 8, 2017

China today said it will play a "constructive role" to bring Pakistan and Afghanistan on the same page as part of fresh efforts to resolve the 16-year conflict with the Taliban by hosting a trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of the three countries.

Will Face Benazir Bhutto Murder Trial In Pakistan, Says Pervez Musharraf

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday September 3, 2017

Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf said he would return to Pakistan to face trial in the murder case of ex-prime minister Benazir Bhutto.

Want Aid? Then Act Against Terror Groups: US Official Tells Pakistan

World News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 27, 2017

America's aid to Pakistan "will be conditioned" on the steps Islamabad takes against terrorist groups such as the Taliban and the Haqqani network, a senior Trump administration official has said

After Donald Trump's Tough Talk On Pakistan, US Official Rubs It In: 'Be Warned'

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday August 23, 2017

The United States warned an angry Pakistan on Tuesday that it could lose its status as a privileged military ally if it continues giving safe haven to Afghan terrorist groups.

Donald Trump says India Must Help More In Afghanistan, New Delhi Responds

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Tuesday August 22, 2017

Responding to US President Donald Trump's request for giving more financial aid to war-torn Afghanistan since "India makes billions of dollars in trade with the US", India today said it has been helping Afghanistan get back on its feet and will continue to do so

Donald Trump Nudges India: You Make Billions With US, Help More In Afghanistan

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 22, 2017

US President Donald Trump today said he will work to boost strategic partnership with India for achieving peace and stability in Afghanistan, and asked New Delhi to provide more economic assistance to the war-torn country since "India makes billions of dollars in trade with the US"

'We Want India To Help Us More In Afghanistan,' Says Donald Trump

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 22, 2017

The US today ruled out a hasty withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan as President Donald Trump warned Pakistan of consequences if it continues to provide safe havens to terror groups and sought an enhanced role for India to bring peace in the war-torn country

Jihadi Glamour: Pakistani Taliban Launches Women's Magazine

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday August 1, 2017

The Pakistani Taliban on Tuesday released the first edition of a magazine for women, apparently aiming to convince its target readership to join the terrorist group and take up jihad.

Top US Senator Calls For Tough Action Against Pak For Supporting Terror

World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 29, 2017

Top US Senator John McCain has moved a legislative amendment in the Senate to impose gradual diplomatic, military, and economic costs on Pakistan if it continues to provide support to terrorist groups, including the Taliban and the Haqqani network.

Taliban Suicide Bomber Attacks Pakistan Paramilitary Force, 2 Killed

World News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 17, 2017

A Taliban suicide bomber today hit a vehicle carrying paramilitary force members, killing two, including a major, and injuring ten others in northwest Pakistan.

'Taliban' Suicide Bomber Kills Two In North West Pakistan

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday July 17, 2017

A suicide bomber struck a vehicle carrying members of the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) in Pakistan's northwest Monday, killing two and wounding six others, police said, in an attack claimed by the Taliban.

With Pakistan As Base, Al Qaeda In Indian Subcontinent Getting More Active: Experts

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 14, 2017

Al Qaeda is getting more active in the Indian subcontinent and by 2017, it boasted several hundred members, with its cells mostly in Afghanistan and its operatives flourishing in Bangladesh, counter-terrorism experts have told the US lawmakers.

Pakistan Uses Executions As Political Weapon: Rights Group

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday July 8, 2017

A human rights watchdog on Friday accused Pakistan of using executions as a "political tool" - and even a means to deal with prison overcrowding.

UN Security Council Sanctions Splinter Group Of Pakistani Taliban

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 7, 2017

The United Nations Security Council has sanctioned a splinter group of the Pakistan Taliban, subjecting it to assets freeze and an arms embargo. The Security Council's Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee yesterday added Jamaat-Ul-Ahrar (JuA) to the ISIS and Al Qaeda sanctions list.

Nawaz Sharif Flies Back To Pak To Visit Scores Injured In Oil Fireball

World News | Reuters | Monday June 26, 2017

Pakistani hospitals today struggled to treat scores of severely burned victims of a fuel tanker explosion that killed at least 146 people, as Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif flew back from an overseas trip to visit the injured.

'$30,000, House In Pakistan': What Taliban Promised Chef To Kill UAE Diplomats

World News | Written by Amitabh Pashupati Revi | Friday June 16, 2017

Thirty thousand dollars and a house in Pakistan. That's what it took chef Sayed Mahboob Agha to set off explosives that killed six UAE diplomates and six others in the Kandahar Governor's guesthouse in January this year. This is what a joint Afghanistan, US (Federal Bureau of Investigation) and UAE probe has concluded, according to Afghan Intellige...

Pakistan More Of A Threat Than An Ally: US Think Tank

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 6, 2017

Pakistan is still a sanctuary for the Taliban and the Haqqani network, and more of a threat than an ally, a top US think tank has said. US President Donald should tell Islamabad that it will face sanctions if it continues to support terrorist groups.

Terror Outfits In Pakistan Operate Openly On Facebook: Report

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 30, 2017

At least 41 of the 64 outfits banned by Pakistan, including the Pakistani Taliban and the sectarian group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), are active on Facebook and accessible by users of the social media platform, a media report said today.

Pakistan 'Harbouring Terrorists' In Afghanistan To Counter Indian Influence: Top US Official

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 24, 2017

Pakistan is "harbouring terrorists" and using them as "reserve" in Afghanistan, a top US intelligence official has told lawmakers. Pakistan wants to see an Afghanistan that "does not have heavy Indian influence," Lt Gen Vincent Stewart, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency told members of the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee during a Congr...

Pakistan Executes 4 Hardcore Terrorists Convicted By Military Courts

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 10, 2017

Pakistan today hanged four more "hardcore" Taliban terrorists convicted of "heinous" terrorism-related offences by controversial military courts, taking the number to over 160 since the Peshawar terror attack in 2014.

US-Pakistan Relationship Like A 'Critically Ill Patient': Condoleezza Rice

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 9, 2017

The US' relationship with Pakistan is like a "critically ill patient" as one has to just try to keep it alive for the next day, former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said.

Nawaz Sharif Took Money From Osama Bin Laden To Fund Jihad In Kashmir, Says Imran Khan's Party: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 9, 2017

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been accused of taking money from al Qaeda terrorist Osama bin Laden to promote jihad in Kashmir. The allegation has been made by opposition leader Imran Khan's party - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.

Pakistan Executes 3 Taliban Terrorists Convicted By Military Courts

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 5, 2017

Pakistan today executed three more Taliban terrorists convicted of "heinous" terror related offences by military courts, taking the number to over 150 since the Peshawar attack in 2014.

Pakistan Resorting To Proxies Against India, Afghanistan: US Experts

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 2, 2017

Afghanistan's relationship with India is unacceptable to Pakistan, which is using proxies like Haqqani network and the Taliban against its neighbours, eminent experts have told US lawmakers.

Use Diplomacy, Not Proxies To Pursue Interests, US Tells Pakistan: Report

World News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 17, 2017

Pakistan should use diplomacy and not "proxies" that engage in violence to pursue its interests in Afghanistan and elsewhere, US National Security Adviser Lt Gen HR McMaster has said as he criticised the Pakistani leadership for selectively targeting terror groups. Lt Gen McMaster in an interview to Afghan television channel ToloNews appeared to ta...

In Move That Could Irk Pak, India May Pay To Repair Afghanistan Aircraft

World News | Reuters | Thursday March 23, 2017

India is considering whether to pay for repairs to grounded helicopters and transport planes from Afghanistan's air force, signalling a willingness to step up military assistance for Kabul that has irked Pakistan in the past.

Pakistan's Parliament Votes To Reinstate Secret Military Courts

World News | Reuters | Wednesday March 22, 2017

Pakistan's parliament on Tuesday amended the constitution to reinstate secret military courts that try civilians charged with terrorism offences, something activists have warned will lead to human rights abuses.

Pakistan A Destabilising Factor In Afghanistan: Afghan Foreign Minister

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 22, 2017

Terror groups continue to have safe havens in Pakistan and its establishment provides unhindered support to terrorists, Afghanistan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani said on Tuesday, slamming Pakistan for being the destabilising factor in his war-torn country.

This Is How Pakistan's Top Female Squash Player Evaded Taliban

World News | Reuters | Thursday March 16, 2017

When Pakistan's top female squash player Maria Toorpakai was a little girl she burnt all her dresses in the back yard and chopped her hair short. For the next decade she lived as a boy.

Pakistani Lawyers Protest Court Bombing, Demand More Security

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 22, 2017

Lawyers in northwestern Pakistan today boycotted courts demanding more security, a day after a group of Taliban suicide bombers stormed a court in the volatile Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and killed seven people.