US catches Afghan govt `red handed` in plotting with Pakistani Taliban

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 12:08

The United States has caught the Afghan government red-handed secretly conniving with the Pakistani Taliban to gain a stronger position in a regional power game.

Pakistani Taliban using toxic chemicals in bombs

Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 13:06

Pakistani Taliban have mastered the science of manufacturing explosive devices using more toxic chemicals to inflict lethal injuries on their victims, according to a media report.

Over 156,000 hit in South Sudan `disaster` floods: UN

Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 13:06

Extreme floods across vast parts of remote and impoverished South Sudan have affected over 156,000 people, the United Nations has said, with many areas now accessible only by air.

Security tightened at Pak girls` school after Taliban threat

Last Updated: Monday, October 21, 2013, 15:49

The one-page handwritten letter was found on the premises of the building by school staff recently.

Malala has done `nothing` to earn rights prize: Taliban

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 19:48

The Pakistani Taliban on Thursday said teenage activist Malala Yousafzai had done "nothing" to deserve a prestigious EU rights award and vowed to try again to kill her.

Pakistan govt serious about talks with Taliban: PM Sharif

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 19:44

The Pakistan government is serious about holding talks with the Taliban in keeping with a mandate given by all political parties, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday.

Talks best of difficult options to deal with Taliban: Imran

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 13:23

Khan said former military ruler Pervez Musharraf had misled the nation about his commitments to the US on behalf of Pakistan

Talks best of difficult options to deal with Taliban: Imran

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 13:23

Khan said former military ruler Pervez Musharraf had misled the nation about his commitments to the US on behalf of Pakistan

Pakistani rights body questions talks with Taliban

Last Updated: Monday, September 23, 2013, 18:09

Condemning the suicide attack on a church in Peshawar that killed 81 people, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Monday asked the government to explain how talks with the Taliban will address challenges facing the country.

Discord between Pak Army, government over Taliban talks

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 21:23

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s government`s futile attempts to check Islamist militancy have put Pakistan`s Army on a collision course with the former.

Pakistani Taliban seeks release of 50 prisoners

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 00:00

Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Hakimullah Mehsud has demanded the release of 50 prisoners, including those from banned anti-Shia groups, in response to the government`s offer of talks, a media report said on Thursday.

Zardari warns against `appeasing` Pak militants

Last Updated: Monday, September 16, 2013, 12:57

Former President Asif Ali Zardari has warned against "appeasing" the militants, saying the attack by the Pakistani Taliban that claimed the lives of two top Army officers shows the futility of the policy.