Will give talks with Taliban another chance: Pak PM Sharif

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 17:16

Giving failed talks with the Pakistani Taliban another chance, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday set up four-member committee to oversee peace parleys with the banned militant group but made it clear that they would have to stop attacks that have seen a surge recently.

Pak govt ready to take on Taliban in tribal belt: Report

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 16:22

The Pakistan government has decided to take the battle to the Taliban in the restive tribal belt of North Waziristan and a military crackdown is "just a matter of time", a media report said today.

Kayani had been unwilling to tackle Taliban: PML-N leader

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 23:31

A leader of the ruling PML-N party has said Pakistan is being put on a "war footing" to counter a surge in terrorism even as he claimed former army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani had been "unwilling" to tackle the Taliban.

Malala book launch stopped at Pak varsity

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 14:44

A ceremony to launch teenage rights activist Malala Yousufzai`s book at a Pakistan university has been scrapped on the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government`s intervention on the grounds that it could not provide security for the event.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari tells Pak politicians to `wake up` to Taliban menace

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 11:36

Even as the Pakistani government is mulling holding peace talks with the militant group Taliban, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, patron-in-chief of PPP, has called for military action against militant groups like Taliban.

Pakistan urges US to tread carefully in Afghan withdrawal

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 01:57

A senior Pakistani official urged the United States on Monday to ensure the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan does not leave a vacuum that threatens regional stability and Pakistan`s own security.

Pak officials warn of Taliban attacks in mountainous north

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 21:50

The Pakistani Taliban may be planning attacks on tourists in the country`s mountainous north, where 10 foreign climbers were massacred last year, officials warned on Monday.

`Tough decisions` needed to cope with situation: PM Sharif

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 21:34

Amidst growing speculation about a military operation against the Taliban, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday said "tough decisions" were needed to cope with the extraordinary situation faced by Pakistan.

Afghanistan to free 37 prisoners soon despite US protests

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 16:45

Afghanistan said today it expects to release within two weeks a first batch of alleged Taliban prisoners whom the US says are responsible for dozens of NATO and Afghan deaths.

Taliban rule north of Kabul despite military efforts

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 14:09

A scandal over civilian deaths in a recent US air strike is a stark reminder of how the Afghan war is raging just a short drive from Kabul, with a NATO-Afghan offensive failing to recapture districts under Taliban control.

Cuba to freeze foreign funds linked to al Qaeda, Taliban

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 03:35

The Cuban government adopted legislation to immediately freeze funds from foreign banks linked to terror groups, including al Qaeda and the Taliban, officials said Friday.

Taliban say Pakistan govt should show seriousness about talks

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 23:58

Pakistani Taliban, which carried out string of deadly attacks on security forces, on Friday claimed it was stronger than before and the government should show seriousness about holding talks with it.