NEW YORK: Pakistani Ambassador in United States, Hussain Haqqani termed on Sunday the visit of President Zardari to US as very successful, saying opposing military operation against militants in Malakand was tantamount to create misunderstandings …

ISLAMABAD: Frustrated Mian Iftkhar provincial minister for Information of Frontier Province told a press conference in Peshawar Thursday.
We are now convinced that the agenda of Sufi Muhammad of the Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariah Muhammdi was not peace …

SWAT: Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat Muhammadi (TNSM) has rejected establishing Dar-ul -Qaza and appointment of Qazis in Malakand by Provincial Government. Despite establishment of Dar-ul-Qaza under Nizam-e-Adl regulation, the situation remained tense in Swat on Sunday. Spokesman Maulana …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan resumed peace talks with the Taliban three days back while its military reported gains in a fourth day of heavy fighting against militants dug in along mountain ridges 70 miles from the capital. …

LAHORE: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said Saturday that Nazim?e?Adl regulations are in accordance with the constitution of the country and traditions of people of the area and the government would fully honour Swat …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan yesterday expanded its offensive against the Taliban from Lower Dir to Buner with warplanes and helicopter gunships pounding militant hideouts.
The Taliban moved into Buner this month from the nearby Swat Valley. They set …

PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Taliban has suspended talks with the government, a negotiator said yesterday, as helicopter gunships pounded suspected militant hideouts in the northwest of the country.
“Our council of leaders met on Sunday night and …

ISLAMABAD: Director General ISPR Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas has termed the speculations of Taliban’s takeover on Islamabad “baseless and funny”. Talking to private TV channel on Saturday, Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas said that Pakistan Army …

An event in the life of a nation sometimes has deeper significance than what appears on the surface. The accord by which the government all but ceded administrative and judicial control to militants and their …

Just as the Pakistani Tehrik Nifaz Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad’s rhetoric is becoming unbearable for anyone’s comfort, so is the drumbeat from none other than American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Both are …