LONDON: One of the most explosive spots on earth today is the so-called Durand Line, the 2,640 kilometre border, much of it in harsh mountain country, between Afghanistan and Pakistan. This is where the United …

WASHINGTON: The direct costs of the seven-year “war on terror”, which includes operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, have reached US$752 billion, if the current year’s appropriation of $188 billion is included, according to the non-partisan …

LONDON: America will not win the war in Afghanistan by taking it across the border into Pakistan’s tribal areas. The gloom of the coalition forces about the war in Afghanistan tends to be seasonal. The …

ISLAMABAD: After two days of hectic negotiations between officials of the US Embassy in Islamabad and family members of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, the Afghan government finally handed over the son of the Pakistani neuroscientist allegedly …

After Georgian venture men at Kremlin have started having second thoughts. They are now not following dollar-dominated world economy rather pursuing Euro-oriented territories with a multi-pronged policy. Many do not believe but some …

On the anniversary of tragic events of September 11, the statements of both Pakistan and US armed officers are frightening for Asia. New York Times reported today that ‘President Bush secretly approved orders in July …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan Tuesday agreed to forge close cooperation within the framework of Trilateral Military Commission for accurate operations against militants. This resolve surfaced during joint press conference of President Asif Ali Zardari and …

KABUL: Newly elected Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari has invited his Afghan counterpart to attend his oath-taking ceremony, the Afghan government said Sunday. ’The Pakistani president invited him (Karzai) to take part in the …

Chinese President Hu Jintao on Sunday felicitated and extended best wishes to PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari on his election as the President of Pakistan. “In this new historic period, the Chinese side would like …

PRAGUE: A Czech military Special Forces unit from Prostejov, south Moravia, has been operating in Afghanistan again since September, chief of staff Vlastimil Picek has said. The deployment of 100 soldiers from the elite unit …