ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday reiterated that Pakistan believes in policy of neutrality and non-interference in the internal affairs of Afghanistan and stands for a stable, prosperous and peaceful neighboring country. He urged …

AFGHANISTAN: Hizb-e-Islami, an Afghan Islamist militant group, claims it has brought down a U.S. drone aircraft in the Logar province of Afghanistan. In an undated video procured by Reuters a battered drone appears to be …

According to Karen DeYoung of the Washington Post, US Vice-President Joseph Biden will be traveling this week to Pakistan and will be carrying with him new offers of financial aid in an attempt to …

Do we remember what we have heard or what we wanted to hear? Famous last words are tricky. Even strangers can get infected with nerves at the bedside of a dying man, not least because …

ISLAMABAD: The United States is trying to find a ‘scapegoat’ by exaggerating the level of terror threat emanating from Pakistan’s tribal areas, say officials from the Pakistan Army and Foreign Office (FO). Although Pakistan is …

ISLAMABAD: The United States ambassador to Pakistan on Friday said Washington understands that Pakistan’s military is too stretched to invade North Waziristan at the moment, but is confident the operation eventually will happen. Ambassador Cameron …

ASHGABAT: President Asif Ali Zardari Saturday inked multi-billion dollar gas pipeline project linking Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, assured complete security and full support to the project, saying it would change the development paradigm of …

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN: US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday that he was convinced the war in Afghanistan was on the right track as he toured the country to assess Washington’s strategy for reversing the …

KABUL: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Sunday said the common threat of terrorism could be tackled through enhanced economic ties and increased trade relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan.The Prime Minister …

BRUSSELS: Pakistan said on Friday it was willing to assist talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban because stability and peace in Afghanistan were in its own interests, foreign news agency reported. NATO and …